Selling your Home, Getting Rid of the Clutter

When a potential buyer walks into your home, they need to imagine what their furniture, and decorations will look like. Your Americana theme living room might look wonderful, but remember buyers are not there to admire your decorations or pictures. They are there to hopefully buy your home.

What do you want buyers to think about as they are walking around your home? You want them to imagine where they are going to put their furniture and pictures, etc. You want the buyer to move in mentally.

The first thing you need to do is minimize clutter. The next step is to remove as many personal items (family photo's, knickknacks, Johnny’s first painting), and decorative items as possible.

The kitchen is one of the worst spots for clutter. There are appliances on the counter, baskets of things on the table, cookbooks on the shelves. You need to get rid of all of it! The house shouldn't look lived in. All surfaces should be clear and clean. Clutter can make your home seem smaller, and may make it seem like it has less storage. Getting rid of the clutter makes your home look cleaner, and more spacious. More space for your buyers to move in their cookbooks, baskets, etc.