One secret to a great property sale is the ability of owners to give the impression their home has oodles of space and storage.
Homes full of furniture feel cluttered and insufficient, diminishing buyers’ willingness to purchase or devaluing the offers for the property.
As well as decluttering and encouraging as much natural light as possible to come into your home, it’s a great idea to focus on your storage.
It’s an area that most sellers neglect unless they have a great agent who’s on their game and reminds them of the importance of this element of a sale.
If your storage areas are overflowing, many buyers recoil in the belief your home doesn’t have the space they need. Several potential problem areas include the garage, kitchen and bathroom.
I’m going to focus on the most neglected area in the hope it inspires you to take action when the time comes to sell – the bedroom closets.
Do an audit: Identify the clothes that you don’t wear, like or want anymore. Either offer them to friends or family or take them to a charity store.
Hideaway: After a clear-out, consider putting some of the remainder of your clothes into storage for the duration of the sales campaign. Keep only clothes you use regularly. This will further increase your closet space.
More shelving: Many wardrobes fail to use the vertical space that’s available. If this is true in your home, consider installing more shelves, hooks or hanging organizers. Transparent storage containers are perfect.
Hang ups: If you hate waste, you probably reuse the hangers that came with clothes you bought at a store or the wire ones used by drycleaners. Those from the stores are often bulky, while wire hangers get out of shape. Invest in elegant, slim hangers that could save 20% closet space.
Clothes plan: One reason for a disorganized closet is the fact we race against time in the morning and end up leaving clothes on the floor or hanging untidily. Meet this challenge by planning your outfit the night before.