De-clutter Your House to Sell it Faster Christmas is, for most of us, a time when we acquire lots of Things, and Things can rapidly Clutter is, in fact, one of the greatest contributors to a home selling at a reduced price, or even not at all! You need to look at your house with ‘buyers eyes’. Imagine this is the fi rst time you have seen the house - what is your fi rst impression? Cluttered? Clutter makes room feel smaller, and that makes the house feel smaller. It distracts the buyer from the features of the house and makes them feel uncomfortable. It makes it harder for the buyer to become emotionally attached to the house and see themselves living there with their belongings - and it is that visualisation, as much as anything, that sells houses. De-cluttering doesn’t mean bringing in a huge bin and emptying everything into it. William Morris said ‘have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful’, and while both of those can be a matter of interpretation, there are some general rules that can help with deciding what stays and what goes.Start by separating things into fi ve categories: 1. The things you need to have for day-to-day living or need to re-accessorise. If you are in doubt about keeping something, put it away for a couple of weeks and, if you haven’t needed it or thought about it, then it can be disposed of. Go through your entire house, room by room (this can take some time) sorting and cleaning as you go and then again a week later - you will be amazed how much you will get rid of. If you would like help with de-cluttering your home or with any aspect of preparing your house for a successful sale then do ring me and I would be delighted to speak to you about it. Happy times! The Jordan House Styling Company |