With feasts to prepare,
guests and trips to coordinate, and presents to wrap, the last thing you want
to do is spend an inordinate amount of time preparing your home to be viewed by
potential buyers. Check out these easy tips and tricks to help your home
remain show worthy, without forcing you to sacrifice the holiday spirit.
Use lights strategically
When you decorate outside,
keep two things in mind. First, big, bulky decorations might be a
turn-off to some buyers, so keep your decorations at a tasteful minimum.
Second, consider any architectural features you want to highlight, and use
lights to do that. If you have a great archway, illuminate it with a
string of lights. Interweave lighting into your hanging vines. You
can use the lights to help focus the buyers eyes to the big selling points of
your yard.
Build an Oasis
When coming in from the cold,
buyers want to feel completely welcomed. An easy way to do this is to
make the environment warm. Right before your home is going to be shown,
turn the thermostat up a few degrees. If you have a fireplace, light a
fire (assuming someone like your agent will quickly be there to make sure it’s
a controlled flame).
Show off with your Tree
Please do not try to do this
by buying the biggest, bulkiest tree available. This will make your home
look small and may even seem tacky. Instead, use your tree to show off
your house. If you have tall ceilings, get a tree that almost reaches the
top, drawing buyers’ eyes upward. Try to find a skinny tree, so the room
won’t lose any depth while holding it. And consider decorating it using a
single theme – this will make the room look complete and well put together.
Decorate to Sell
You know that your home has
beautiful features. Use your decorations to draw the buyers towards those
parts of the house. If you have a fantastic mantle, consider laying a
holiday vine across it. Bold colors draw the eye, and the holidays are a
chance to point a big neon sign to the part of your home that will be huge
selling points (figuratively, of course).
Use the Smells of the
Season
In addition to a warm
welcome, nothing makes a potential buyer feel more at home than inviting
smells. A simple way to win their affection is to leave a pot of hot
apple cider or hot chocolate simmering on the stove right before you leave,
with a few mugs to the side to make it clear everyone’s welcomed to
partake. The smell will permeate the house, and the gesture will be
appreciated. The buyer will feel that this house is a place they’d like
to call home in the winter.
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