{"id":2714,"date":"2015-08-26T15:33:29","date_gmt":"2015-08-26T15:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/top-tips-for-dressing-your-house-to-sell\/"},"modified":"2018-02-19T15:35:53","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T15:35:53","slug":"top-tips-for-dressing-your-house-to-sell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/top-tips-for-dressing-your-house-to-sell\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Tips for dressing your house to sell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate Plus (https:\/\/seoultimateplus.com) - Code Inserter module -->\n<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='b68b392479b5981b8acf46565e9fe32a0734fc21a1f7c1e60121eaa6ca1a1c64';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','\/\/load.sumo.com\/');<\/script>\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate Plus -->\n\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/thelatest.co.uk\/homes\/files\/2011\/05\/Orchard-Gate-3-bedroom-house-livingroom.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"none\" \/><\/p>\n<div><span size=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">image source: http:\/\/thelatest.co.uk\/homes\/crest-nicholson-heavens-gate<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span size=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt; 0 0 1 64 368 Property Data MEdia LLP 3 1 431 14.0 &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt; Normal 0 false false false EN-GB JA X-NONE &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt; &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 10]&gt; \/* Style Definitions *\/table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-priority:99;mso-style-parent:\"\";mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;mso-para-margin:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";}&lt;![endif]--><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">When you make that big decision to move and its time to sell the <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"houses\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/house\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/house;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.03jm5;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/House\" >house<\/a> thats when all those years of hard lovin&#8217; need to be addressed. Yes, that family <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/bathroom\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/bathroom;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01j2bj;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Bathroom\" >bathroom<\/a> has coped with hundreds of bathtime battles, the <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/kitchen\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/kitchen;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0d4wf;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Kitchen\" >kitchen<\/a> has produced countless masterchef meals and the <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Living room\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/living-room\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/living_room;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.03f6tq;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Living_room\" >sitting room<\/a> sofa is only just getting comfy enough for the TV dinner nights, but when it comes to showing prospective buyers around, it&#8217;s time for a spruce up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"><u><b>Top 10 Tips to Close That Sale<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">1. <span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>De clutter it makes a <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/room\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/room;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.06ht1;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Room\" >room<\/a> look bigger and allows the buyers to envisage how they would use it. Once the junk has gone, take time to clean well where that much loved pile of cant do withouts used to be!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">2.<span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Hide the family photos the buyers want to imagine themselves living in the house not get endless reminders of you and yours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">3.<span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span> Set the scene &#8211; theres nothing wrong with suggesting how a room could be used, even if you don&#8217;t use it that way yourself.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>Try placing the odd musical instrument in a spare office space to turn it into the music room or vice versa. Place candles round the bath and add soft lighting to enhance a dark corner,lifestyle magazines on the coffee table work well too!<span>\u00a0 <\/span>You can even extend this idea into the garden by hanging lanterns on a tree and setting out a bistro table and chairs on the patio.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">4. <span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>Set out and light each room as best you can before the viewing &#8211; it beats rushing round adding cushions and putting table lamps on as they walk in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">5. <span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Prime the kids to be on their best behaviour. This is where shameless bribery comes into its own.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">6.<span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span> Point out any little problems that the buyers or their <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Surveying\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/surveying\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/surveying;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0gjm7;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Surveying\" >surveyors<\/a> will find anyway, as you show them round. It may seem daft but it encourages them to trust you and usually helps towards <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Closing (real estate)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/closing-real-estate\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/closing_real_estate;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.059265;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Closing_(real_estate)\" >closing<\/a> that sale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">7. <span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Don&#8217;t shove too much clutter behind cupboard doors you can be sure that the one door that is hiding the most hideous junk will be the one they want to open<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">8. <span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Remember that the outbuildings, <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Garage (residential)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/garage-residential\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/garage_residential;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.08l44y;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Garage_(residential)\" >garage<\/a> etc also need to be tidied up, as these are just as much part of your <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/property\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/property;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.05wrt;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Property\" >property<\/a> and may clinch the sale for buyers that are looking for space here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">9.<span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span> When repainting, <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Use (law)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/use-law\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/use_law;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.05r4j5;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Use_(law)\" >use<\/a> neutral colours that blend with each other, to enhance the feeling of space and flow between rooms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">10. <span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Don&#8217;t be afraid of letting your own personality show by having quirky or statement pieces of furniture, lighting or ornaments. After all, it is still your house and none of these things are permanent so buyers will see beyond them when viewing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt; 0 0 1 328 1876 Property Data MEdia LLP 15 4 2200 14.0 &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt; Normal 0 false false false EN-GB JA X-NONE &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt; &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 10]&gt; \/* Style Definitions *\/table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-priority:99;mso-style-parent:\"\";mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;mso-para-margin:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";}&lt;![endif]--><!--StartFragment--><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">There it is then. Good luck, and if you have only got time to do one of the above ideas then declutter,declutter, declutter!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>image source: http:\/\/thelatest.co.uk\/homes\/crest-nicholson-heavens-gate \u00a0 When you make that big decision to move and its time to sell the house thats when all those years of hard lovin&#8217; need to be addressed. 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