| If you want to sell your house fast, for top dollar, | | | | cool colors when selling in the spring or summer. If |
| (of course!) consider the art of redesign to | | | | you want your buyers to feel good and look good |
| attract your target buyers through their emotions. | | | | in your home, avoid the temptation to paint the |
| Redesign means to reinterpret your living spaces | | | | entire interior white. |
| and existing furnishings, making the most of what | | | | Keep Your Buyers in Mind at all Times |
| you already have and bringing in touches of | | | | Selling your home is largely a matter of keeping |
| interior design to create a buyers' dream home. | | | | your potential buyers in mind. The emotional |
| Home buyers think they choose a home based | | | | needs of various types of buyers are different. |
| on financial smarts, but most buyers choose the | | | | For instance, first-time buyers want shelter and |
| home they fall in love with and just can't live | | | | security, while moving-up buyers desire more |
| without. The physical senses of buyers respond | | | | space, prestige, and peace. |
| to a home's design, and buyer base their purchase | | | | Think about using your furniture in new ways. |
| decisions on what the see, hear, smell, touch, and | | | | Many home owners who go through the redesign |
| even taste. | | | | process take out extra furnishings in the living |
| What do buyers actually want? | | | | room and use smaller-scaled upholstered chairs |
| All buyers want a home that most closely suits | | | | found in the bedroom in the living room |
| their needs and makes them feel a sense of | | | | makeover. Although you might not be as |
| happiness. Therefore, you'll want to take those | | | | comfortable in the smaller chair, your buyers will |
| two factors into account when choosing your | | | | see the room as larger and with plenty of seating. |
| colors, patterns, and textures as you redesign | | | | Clean and shine your home, move furnishings |
| your home for sale. | | | | around for your buyers' point of view, and then |
| Don't Paint Everything White | | | | add a few carefully selected props to encourage |
| Buyers respond to color, and although white may | | | | your prospective buyers' desired emotions, paying |
| look fresh, most people don't look good in all-white | | | | special attention to feelings of happiness, joy, |
| rooms. If your home is meant to appeal to | | | | serenity, and security. You'll sell your home more |
| wealthy, well-educated buyers, use complex, | | | | quickly if you pay close attention to the small |
| muted colors. If your target buyer will be less | | | | details. |
| educated, use primary or pastel colors. Also use | | | | Copyright © 2006 Jeanette J. |
| warm color if you'll be selling in fall or winter, and | | | | |