First impressions count to potential buyers!

Make an entrance!

• Consider improving privacy by adding a low wall at the front of your house.
• Pave a pathway to your front door.
• Add interest to your doorway with potted plants.
• Invest in a new front door mat.
• Spruce up your front door with a coat of paint.
• If your hallway is dark and narrow, paint it a light colour.
  

Kitchen - the room that sells!

• Clear the clutter to make your cupboards and benches feel spacious.
• Cover any cooking splatters with a fresh coat of paint.
• New cupboard and drawer handles will add life to an old kitchen.
• Consider replacing scratched or stained bench tops with new laminate, or if your budget allows, granite or composite stone.
• Lift old lino and replace it with new lino, polished floorboards or tiles.

Sleeping in style

• Reduce the amount of furniture in small bedrooms to give the impression of space.
• Storage is important - consider adding built-in wardrobes or storing clothes with friends to create an illusion of space.
• De-personalise your bedroom but add little touches like candles and perfume bottles.
• Add some luxury with fresh linen, puffed pillows and extra cushions.

Finishing touches

• Ensure all areas have been dusted, vacuumed and put new light bulbs in all rooms.
• Add colour to neutral rooms using accessories, but don't go overboard with patterned accessories, as they create a cluttered feeling.
• Keep window treatments simple.
• Disguise small windows by hanging curtains from the top of the wall, not the top of the window.
• Add elegance by extending your curtain drop so it pillows on the floor.

Lounge and dining

• Too much furniture will make your living areas look small. Remove any unessential items and store them with family or hire a storage space.
• Use neutral colours in your living space.
• Ensure your carpets are cleaned.
• Get marked or damaged timber floors re-sanded and polished.

Bathroom

• Ensure your bathroom is spotless, with clean tiles.
• If your bathroom is small, maximise space by putting the towel rail behind the door.
• Fix or replace cracked basins, toilets or tubs.
• Add a little luxury with fluffy towels, handmade soaps, boutique bath products and a plant or flowers.
• Air your bathroom before inspections - bad smells are a buyer turn off!

Step outside

• Mow your lawns and weed your garden beds.
• Define your garden bed borders.
• Add a focal point using a sculpture, water feature or garden bench.
• Give the illusion of space in a courtyard by using large pavers.
• Introduce colour with pots of flowers.
• Plant a vegetable garden.