29th June 2021 / Prue Fletcher: Preparing Your Home For Sale

10 Belmont Avenue, Kew

PREPARING YOUR HOME FOR SALE

After a brief pause in normal activity, we are confident the property market will continue with strengthen. All signs point to a competitive market where buyers are increasingly likely to make a decision based on a property's online presence. As more properties come onto the market, it's more important than ever to make your home stand out online.

So, how can we help make your home stand out in the crowd? We've called upon our resident home stylist, Ali Waight, to give us her top tips in preparing your home for sale.

First & Foremost, Engage With An Agent

Enlisting the help of an experienced professional is critical to the success of your property campaign, especially in these uncertain times. Here, your agent can guide you through the preparation, time frame and strategy to ensure you enter the market in the best possible position.

Engage a Property Stylist

Staging your property for sale is a proven tool to help you achieve an optimal sales result in the market. Not only will your stylist help you to declutter, prepare your gardens and provide either partial or full styling options, but will maximise the space and flow in your house to give buyers a great first impression.

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Do You Need to Move all Your Furniture Out?

No. Stylists can work with a partial style, which means working with some pieces of furniture that you already have. We can bring in rugs, artwork, and ambient lighting to compliment and help lift your room.

Are You Allowed to Keep our Beds and Linen?

Our clients generally use their own mattresses, and stylists will often bring in linen, cushions, bedsides, lamps and potentially a bed head to help tie the room together. The best way to showcase a bedroom is to dress it to its maximum capacity. Most people can't judge the size of a room online, so a great tip is to always incorporate the largest bed option so they can visualize the rooms full potential.

Should You Turn a Bedroom into a Study?

Bedrooms are always going to achieve a greater result. We want to show the spaces at their maximum capacity.

How Do You Maximise the Space in Your Dining Room?

Most people judge the size of a room online by counting the number of chairs around a dining table. So, it's best to opt for the larger option putting as many chairs as possible. A great tip is to take away the end chairs and squeeze four along each side. This will also create better flow with traffic.

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If You Remove Your Personal Items and Photographs, Will You Lose the Emotion of the House?

Remember, we are selling a home which we want someone else to imagine as their own. So, to ensure buyers notice the special features of your home (i.e.. ceiling detail, cabinetry, storage, natural lighting) you don't want them to be distracted by personal photographs. For this reason, it's best to pop these away. Think layered lighting, soft throws, non-polarizing artwork to help create the desired atmosphere.

What are the Best Quick Fixes Sellers Can Start Doing Now?

• Pressure wash decks, weather boards and driveways. Everything comes up fresh and bright!
• Sugar Soap all your walls. You may find you might not need to paint them by doing so.
• A little trick is to only paint trims, architraves, and skirting boards.
• Mulch garden, avoid black and red mulch as it tends to not photograph as well, instead selecting a more natural wood.

Our agents are ready to work with you, with our pool of buyers only getting stronger as they look to secure their next dream home!