With spring
in the air, you don’t have to have your Metairie home for sale to catch the
spring cleaning bug. Whether or not you’ve been cooped up inside for a
longer-than-usual siege of the wintertime blues, as soon as the weather turns
the corner, there seems to be a natural urge to open the windows and start
freshening your place up.
Spring
also brings the traditional hot selling season, and if you’re among those getting
ready to list your own home for sale to take advantage of it, you’ll want to
add extra attention to the traditional cleanup. Home for sale or not, you can
channel some of your annual sprucing-up energy with one of these light renovation
ideas. Each can add new zest to your living areas without breaking the bank:
·
If you want to liven up your kitchen or bathroom
but don’t want to shell out for the full cost of replacing the cabinets or
doors, consider what simply changing the
hardware would do. Take a trip to the hardware department, pick out a
sample knob or pull, then test what the change would look like. Sometimes this
simple transformation adds a surprising degree of sparkle!
·
If your lighting fixtures are looking a bit
dated and dingy, one simple fix is to buy new
lampshades. Replacing a whole lamp is expensive and often unnecessary—and
new shades can make a much more resounding impact, anyway. If you are planning
to put your home for sale on the Metairie market anytime soon, best opt for
white or cream. Keeping the look bright yet neutral gives you a proven selling
advantage.
·
In any room where years of wear and tear have created
smudges that no amount of elbow grease can remove, think about painting with a change of color. It may be a bit more ambitious and costly,
but whether you hire pros or do it yourself, the result can make you feel like
you’re in a whole new home. As with the lampshade selection, resist the temptation
to get overly exuberant and creative: choose neutral color combinations.
·
If new furniture is not yet called for (or
beyond this year’s budget), consider calling in the pros for some upholstery cleaning;
then adding new accent pillows. If your existing pillows are in good shape, sometimes
just a few new pillow covers can freshen up a room’s whole look. Designers
sometimes recommend picking just one bright color and keeping with it
throughout the house.
You don’t have to be planning to list your home for sale in
Metairie to make 2014’s
spring cleaning efforts a self-satisfying success. And if you’re
planning to list, I have a host of other preparation tips…and a marketing plan
designed to bring top results!
Terez Harris NOLA Real Estate Group
(504)297-2619
Harris.Terez@gmail.com
Keller Williams Realty New Orleans 8601 Leake Ave. New Orleans, LA 70118 504-862-0100
Each office independently owned and operated. All brokers licensed in the state of Louisiana.
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