It can be hard to see your home through a
buyer’s eyes.
Sometimes you’ve become so used to your rooms you lose the ability to see when a room needs an update.
Sometimes you’ve become so used to your rooms you lose the ability to see when a room needs an update.
The bedroom is notorious for making
or breaking a buyer’s decision to make an offer. Here are some signs yours may
need an update.
Bedrooms
don’t come with an expiration date, but some really should. When buyers are
touring a home, a stale bedroom with outdated style can be a deal-breaker.
Problematically, many sellers simply can’t see their own bedrooms honestly
anymore. Give your bedroom the “has it gone bad?” sniff test by checking for
these common signs of stale design:
Your ceiling has more popcorn than the home theater: Is your ceiling a constellation of dusty,
stained popcorn texture? Nothing says “state of the art 1950s design” like the
popcorn ceiling. Removal can be a dirty job, and you’ll want to have it checked
for asbestos before you do, but getting rid of it goes a long way to
modernizing the look.
Mirror, mirror, on the wall. And the closets. And the... ceiling? A little reflected light makes a bedroom look
bigger, but if you’re rocking the fun house / journey-into-infinity effect,
consider removing some of those reflective surfaces.
Frills, frills everywhere. Check
those bed skirts, window dressings, and curtains. Could a Civil War-era
southern belle scratch together a formal dress from your assortment of puffy
fabrics? Tone it down.
Sorry, captain, the pattern is... retro. Check the paper in your drawers, the shelves of
your armoire, and the paper on the walls. Does it feel like felt? Is it yellow
like a pirate map? Does it remind you of an 80s prom? Any (or all!) of these
are signs you need to update.
Prison ward pillows. Wow,
that bed looks... really, really flat. You sleep like that? Clean lines are one
thing, an uncomfy bedroom is another. Puff it up and make it cozy.
Formica anything. Does
your dresser look like it would make a nice kitchen island in the 1970s? Spring
for some staging furniture and replace that laminate wonderland.
But I’ve had that alarm clock / television / stereo for 30 years! Yes, and it shows. Nix the flip-digit clocks, the
wood grain television cabinets, and the neon-striped boom boxes. Modernize or
put them in storage, stat.
Yes,
buyers can modernize a bedroom when they buy the house, but expecting them to
see past your bedroom’s past is taking a gamble. Do a few simple things to
freshen up that room!
Need someone to evaluate your interior appeal? Talk to a local REALTOR® and let them guide you towards maximizing your home's appeal.
Need someone to evaluate your interior appeal? Talk to a local REALTOR® and let them guide you towards maximizing your home's appeal.
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