6 Tips To Prepare Your House to Sell (Without Spending A Fortune!)

(This is a guest article written by professional home stager Sharon Atchison, who’s been my preferred home staging partner since 2015. Below she shares advice for Tri-Cities homeowners who need to prepare your house to sell.)

Many of you have decided that spring is the perfect season to either buy or sell a home. If you are selling your home, here are a few tips to give it a fresh look:

1.) Spring is a fantastic time to switch out your throw pillows and curtains. This doesn’t have to be an expensive venture. You can find slipcovers for your throw pillows online starting at about $7 and new sheer curtains for under $20 per set.

2.) Updated paint colors are always a huge plus when you’re getting ready to sell your house, but sometimes that’s just not an option. I would highly recommend you touch up any walls with the current paint and don’t forget the trim.

3.) Spring is the perfect time to bring in some earth elements. Whether you choose real or artificial plants/flowers, you can easily bring a little “life” to a room. You have the option of choosing a pop of color that goes with your current scheme or you can go neutral and pick something in white/beige or even easier, foliage. Keep your container simple and let the floral/foliage do the talking.

4.) Spring is also a great time to get rid of that heavy winter bedding and replace with an inexpensive down comforter from an outlet store, some colorful pillowcases with a matching throw at the bottom of the bed.

5.) Have a clean and fluffy set of new towels hanging in the bathrooms. These do not have to be expensive as they are just for show.

6.) Let’s not forget that our homes have been closed up tight to keep out all the cold for quite some time now. As a homeowner, you don’t always recognize the smells in your house. A simple way to get rid of some of those locked up smells is to turn off your heater, open a couple of windows let those odors escape.

(Sharon Atchison has lived in the Tri-Cities since 2001 and began her professional home staging career in 2013. “I’ve always had a love for real estate and decor,” she says. “I knew becoming a Realtor would be fantastic but I just really wanted to do something inside these homes.” Visit SharonAtchisonStaging.com to learn more about Sharon’s Tri-Cities home staging services.)