Bedrooms

Bedrooms are the most private rooms in the house, but when you put your house on the market, those private spaces go public. Are your bedrooms ready for the parade of buyers? They aren’t if your master bedroom says “laundry folding area” instead of “luxury hotel suite” or if the kids’ rooms look like the offsite headquarters for Batman or Barbie.

Preparing bedrooms to sell means making the master bedroom a restful haven, the kids’ rooms great places to sleep and study, and the guest room a welcoming, serene spot for family and friends.

Quick Checklist

  • Candles and fresh flowers are excellent accessories on bedroom furniture.
  • New bedspreads or quilts make a bedroom look inviting. Make your bed look pretty and make sure the bedspread or quilt fits the bed properly and hangs low enough to cover the view under the bed. Buyers won’t look under the bed, so you can store other non-essential items there.
  • Put away the stacks of reading material on night stands and leave room for one good book.
  • In kids’ rooms, posters, photos, drawings and awards are all personal items that should be taken down for showing the house. You want the buyers to imagine the rooms as their own.
  • Put away all items that are hanging off the backs of doors. Cluttered and clanking doors often make the room feel smaller – especially if they don’t allow the door to open all the way.
  • Hang your clothes by category: all blouses together, all shirts together, buttoned and facing the same direction.
  • In kids’ bedrooms, be sure to put the toys in boxes or bins, and slide them under the bed.
  • Items that you don’t need should be taken out of the closet to make them more spacious. If you need to, get a storage space for them.
  • Coordinate your clothing in your closets and line shoes up neatly so it looks as organized as possible. If the potential buyer sees that you take great care of your personal items, they will naturally assume you give the same attention to caring for your home.

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