When it comes to decorating your house it is all about reflecting your own personal style. However, when the time comes to sell your home you might need to scale the decor back a little bit to make seem more appealing to buyers. Buyers need to be able to image their furniture and their style in your home, and it makes it easier when the home isn’t decked out in your style. So if you are wanting to sell your home faster you might want to ditch some of these choices to make your home sell faster.

TV Over The Fireplace

Today’s buyers are interested in beautiful, serene rooms with seating revolving around a focal point of beauty. So no matter which side of the “TV over the fireplace debate” you are on when it comes time to sell find another temporary spot for your TV.

Also if you have mounted your TV on the wall or over the fireplace, you may have to remove the evidence after you take it down. No buyer wants to see unpatched holes in the walls.

Taxidermy

Since Polk County has a huge hunting community you may be able to skip this one and you will be ok, but it wouldn’t hurt to take down all your trophies. The combination of creepy and beautiful is all the rage. Unfortunately, for many, the creepy is far more powerful than the beautiful. Real or not, you don’t have to say goodbye to your animal skulls. Just tuck them away until the home is sold.

Blond Wood

Don’t stain your hardwood just because you are listing your home, but if you are thinking about doing it anyway go dark. Wide- dark planks are in and blond wood is out.If the floors are dating it might be a good idea to refinish them for a huge impact. Alongside new baseboards and neutral paint, deep chocolate floors will give your home the modern edge that could attract on-the-fence buyers.

Saturated Walls

The next owner one your home probably has a very distinct taste in furniture, which they will be spending quite a bit of money on. They are not going to buy new furniture to match your saturated wall colors. Many buyers do repaint before moving in, but painting over-saturated tones require more coats, more time, and more money. To get the highest selling price and the most interested buyers it is a good idea to paint the entire place in simple neutral colors.

Outdated Furniture

Buyers bring their own furniture, but picturing their gorgeous modern furniture in your space can be daunting if everything is outdated. If the furniture distracts the buyer from the square footage, a focal point, or hardwood floors then it should be taken out. Old furniture can also, leave a buyer with the impression that there is the lack of attention to routine maintenance and updating.

Narrow Baseboards

New baseboards and crown molding can take a room to the next level with an afternoon’s worth of work. However, make sure the sizes and designs you choose look modern. Crisp, white baseboard that is a minimum of 5 inches high are preferable to the dated 2- or 3- inch baseboards from the ’90s.

Faux Finishes

You might hate ordinary paint, but funking up your living space with a faux finish can be a sticking point. Even if your DIY job looks amazing, buyers see only another thing they need to change. Paint over your fake Venetian plaster, reclaimed wood, or textured walls before the first showing. Asking a buyer to adopt your specific design style is risky. Most buyers see these polarizing design elements as work they will have to do and spend money to make the home a reflection of their own personal style.

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