Hotel-style bathrooms sell homes

When you're selling your home, the bathroom needs to be pristine. Spotlessly clean and tidy.  No toothpaste, no children's toys or potties, no wet towels! Try to add a plant, a few expensive, matching toiletries, fluffy new towels (just put them out for viewings), and put the lights on for photographs. Imagine it's a beautiful hotel bathroom!

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TEN most common suggestions I make in a Consultation

During my Home Staging Consultations, there seem to be some recurring themes! Here are ten of the suggestions I find I am repeating on a regular basis.

1.  Declutter
2.  Re-paint brightly coloured wall colours with more neutral colours
3.  Hang some artwork 
4.  Put blinds on bathroom windows
5.  Replace broken fittings 
6.  Iron the bedding for that 'show home' feel
7.  Add some plants
8.  Add some relevant accessories
9.  Clean the kitchen and bathroom thoroughly
10.Tidy up the garden

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Get the colours right

This house needed to be prepared for sale. All the curtains were made from one fabric, which was a golden colour. Similarly, the carpets were golden. There was no reason to change these expensive items, so this set the scheme for the entire house. Some of the grey-based purple paint in a couple of rooms clashed with the gold, so I recommended re-painting the bedroom and hallway. It's vital that the colour scheme flows through the house.

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Moving in to first home

This lovely couple were moving in to their first home. It was fun discovering the right style and colours for them. They didn't want to change any of the wall colours yet, so I added warmth in the accessories.

Don't let the triffids take over

When you're selling a home, reclaim any large areas that have been taken over by the triffids - it's amazing how more spacious a room or a garden can feel if you thin-out the plants/bushes.

One Day Makeover - more photos

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After - what's missing?

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After - I removed 2 chairs as they were blocking the "flow!

A "Supermarket Trolley Dash" in an beautiful interiors shop!

This was a real dream come true!! A close friend of my client owns a beautiful interiors shop in Rothley, and she offered the loan of some accessories for the project.  I was invited to search the shop and the stockrooms to make my selections - it was like a supermarket trolley dash but in slow motion and with lots of bubblewrap!