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Canton and Plymouth, Michigan home sellers know that a few simple seasonal touches can get their home sold faster. Whether you are decorating for the season or to boost your selling potential, home staging doesn’t have to be too costly.
One thing Canton residents do before zipping out and purchasing new items to decorate for the fall market, is taking a good look around their homes. They find candles, glassware or other holiday items that they received as gifts tucked away in their basements and attics. It is fun to recycle old objects, and you’ll be surprised what a new coat of paint can do. Below are some exceptional tips that can assist in creating those much needed seasonal touches to get your home sold much faster this fall. You might just be relocating faster than you think!
Decorating Your Home for the Fall Market:
- Make or purchase new pillows for your sofas and chairs. Textured fabrics in warm jewel tones will warm up your room. Adding a luxurious throw over your couch will provide a warming, comfortable feel to your home.
- Add new splashes of color and scent to your rooms by swapping out old candles. Replace the existing ones with great fall scents like pumpkin or apple spice, and try to stick to the warming fall colors if possible. Don’t leave candles lit if you leave your home for a showing!
- Modify your artwork and/or decor throughout your home. Vivid paintings and brighter accent colors will brighten up your rooms on dark, dull days. This is very important when people are visualizing themselves living in your home this time of year.
- Change your bedding. Replace your summer duvet cover with a warm, cozy comforter, and place an extra woolly blanket at the foot of the bed.
- Add area rugs to cold hardwood floors in the living room and bedrooms.
- Buy some fancy bath towels and hang them just for showings.
- A clean bathroom is a great selling feature. Be sure to keep your shower curtain and bathmat free of mold and mildew -buy new ones if necessary! Also, try adding a few more colorful candles or other cheerful objects to your bathroom and watch things liven up before your eyes!
- Add a new fall wreath to the front door, as well as a new "Welcome" doormat.
- Place some seasonal plants around your home, as well as in the garden if you can. Adding real pumpkins and other seasonal vegetables of all sizes to both your front porch and inside decor will enhance the warmth of your home this fall. You may also want to add some hay for your pumpkins to perch upon outdoors.
- It is important to rake the leaves and clean up your deck or patio regularly. Curb appeal for your home is just as important as the inside features your home has to offer. Be sure to throw your summer hanging baskets away.
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This blog was revamped from an original Active Rain blog post by RE/MAX’s Aboutowne Realty in Oakville, Ontario