Hints and ideas on how to present your home for sale don’t have are not costly, nor do they have to take up a lot of time, however, a little creativity goes a long way. Listed below are some tips and ideas you can take advantage of when selling your home:- External presentation is so important, you have to make them stop and look:-

• Garden is hedged, clipped or pruned, lawns cut and watered
• Trees (if any) are pruned and shaped
• Path swept and leaf free

All of the above considered well before placing your home on the market, not the day before

• The word de-clutter, is such a very strong word when it comes to selling your home, I can’t emphasise it enough, there is nothing worse than a home spilling over heaps of unwanted and unattractive clutter in every room. Get Rid of it!
• All carpets vacuumed,washed and dried
• All floor tiles cleaned and free of any build-up of scum or grease
• Bathroom tiles in shower cleaned of soap scum and grime
• Any mould in the tile grout in the bathroom/shower recess removed by painting out with a grout pen, it works miracles
• The kitchen is one of the most important rooms and as such is critically examined by any buyer, so make sure your oven is sparkling clean, have it professionally cleaned if you can’t do it yourself
• Make sure all the electrical and gas points are all in good working order
• All your kitchen cupboards and draws are clean
• The pantry is neat, tidy and have clean shelves
• If you have a workshop, clean and hang as much as possible to create more space, everyone likes a big workshop. Likewise with your garage, clean concrete floors and free them of grease, place racks around the perimeter of the garage to create more space for your cars, this a huge plus for any potential buyer.

Decorating Oh, what an important subject, this is where your creativity comes in. With decorating it is important you are kept up with the current trends, and this does not mean you have to dramatically change things, but for instance, painting is a great way to update your home, so whilst it is an effort to do this, it is an inexpensive way of bringing your home up to date, and most potential buyers will love it because they don’t have the time to do it themselves.

• Paint any rooms that are looking tired. I would suggest all white rooms, because white always works
• Art on walls creates a wow factor! Beg, borrow or steal from friends if possible,or buy some blank canvases and add bright paint to them abstract style and hang. It is very surprising what you can create out of a blank canvas and by doing so you are adding colour to your room. Large rooms usually command large canvases or paintings. Keep your smaller paintings to the smaller rooms
• Always group small paintings, try not to separate them
• Mirrors are great items to create a perception of more space, strategically placed they can do wonders to a home, generally, it is better to have a large size mirror than small. Place them in entrance hallways, over mantelpieces. Large mirrors in small bathrooms make a huge difference.
• Place bunches of flowers or greenery from your garden in large beautiful vases
• Group candle holders or candles in any of the rooms and light them for more atmosphere
• Stack brightly covered large cushions on the floor where suitable, just to add more colour, co-ordinate the colours with the canvases on the walls
• Throw magazines on coffee tables or sideboards
• Group photo frames on dressers or sideboards. Dont have them placed individually
• Use throws over couches, if the couches are old, use them to hide any imperfections
• Turn all lamps on, even though it is daylight, this creates more atmosphere
• Internally, the home should smell fresh and clean, this is achieved by scented candles throughout the home,and obviously cleaning the home just before the inspection always leaves the rooms smelling fresh, however, keep away from using bleaches and any smelling cleaning products,it could feel like you are covering up unnecessary odours that maybe in the home!

In conclusion, follow this advice and your home open inspections will have everyone talking, which is what you want as an outcome to that successful sale. A beautiful presentation of your home when you are selling is a must and works every time, and most importantly it can be fun!