Interior Home Design - Sell Your House With Home Staging By H John Johnsen

Home staging is the proven way to sell your house quicker and
at a better price...even in today's poor market. Home staging
makes your house more competitive by presenting the house as
"ready-to-move-in" to prospective buyer's. And; home staging can
be a way to get more organized and de-cluttered. This applies to
both inside and out of the home.

Staging can be simple or more work and could require the help
of a professional home stager. But; in some cases you can do it
yourself if it is a simple project.

The first step is to look around each room. Bring a note pad
with you if you are serious about doing this. Make notes about
any problem items; such as broken doors, light switches. Yes;
the ‘honey do’ type list, but it gets much more detailed as you
go.

Now look inside the closets. Yes; buyers look in closets to see
if there is enough room. Mark in your pad whether the closet is
neat or packed and needs some thinning out.

Bathroom is the next stop. Any broken tiles, dripping faucets,
etc? Also is there any areas that need to really be cleaned?
Look at this as though you were buying.

The kitchen is an important area. Is it cluttered with items
all over the counters? Are the cabinets messy and over flowing?
Clear out the items you don’t use on a regular basis. Store them
where you can get to them; but not clutter a cabinet in doing
so.

Look around the living and dining rooms. Clean up as much
clutter and items you don’t use daily. Clean out he display case
of any items that are not “display casable”.

The garage is another place that gets cluttered very quickly.
If you get a hold on it before it gets too cluttered you will be
ahead of the game. If you are beyond that you may want to do a
little at a time to make it easier on yourself. A cluttered
garage can create an issue for buyers. You want to have the
garage clear so they can determine what vehicle(s) will fit and
how much room they have for their belongings.

Curb appeal is just as it sounds. An appeal of your house from
the curb view. What do you see when you look at your house from
the curb? Peeling pain, a broken mailbox, dead plants, etc? You
will be surprised at how different the house will look once you
make the effort to clean up the yard. Take a drive past your
house and see what needs to be changed or repaired. And; don't
forget the back yard. This is a particular area where buyer's
like to see how they will use it - especially if they have
children. So this area needs a special cleaning.

Staging is just making your home more presentable to yourself
and/or prospective buyers. To make it easier on yourself; just
make a list of the items that need to be fixed, repaired or
cleaned and do it a little at a time.

Ask yourself this question: Would you buy a house that needed a
lot of work; unless you were a handyman?

About the Author: H. John Johnsen is a Designer and Writer for
Home Design http://Sense.com and other web sites. You can find
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