A Little DIY
Doing what we do, we get to see a lot of properties, from cozy condos to mind-boggling mansions. We just want to share some of our observations, hopefully we can help some home owners set the priority in term of preparing their home for the market.
“Curb Appeal” is a very widely used term in real estate, yes it is important to do all you can do to fix up the property and make it look nice, first impression and presentation is very important. Preparing your house for the market doesn’t have to be stressful and doesn’t have to break your bank, there are a lot of DIY projects you can tackle over the weekend.
Here is our short list of DIYs:
- Painting: cheap and effective way to cover up the blemishes and re-fresh your home, if you are not sure what color to paint, stick with safe / neutral colors such as Navajo White / Swiss Coffee combination (Kelley-Moore)
- Switch Plates: you know, those AC and light switch covers. Good chance that you might have multiple styles of switch plates going on in your home, pick up some new ones and replace them to create a uniformed look throughout the house
- Mulch: Spread some new mulch around the house not only will highlight your landscaping details, the new mulch smell also shouts “renovated home” to the potential buyers
- Planter Boxes / Window Shutters: Spring is here, real estate is picking up, install some planter boxes and window shutters ($15) to highlight those street facing windows and make them look BIGGER! It’s all about curb appeal right?
- Hardwares: door knobs, kitchen cabinet handles, bathroom fixtures… They are surprising easy to replace, in most cases, all you need is a screwdriver! ok, ok, the bathroom fixtures are a bit tougher to deal with… Don’t underestimate these small hardwares, they can do wonders to update the overall look!
- Light Fixtures: many people are uncomfortable around electricity, but changing light fixtures are really quite simple, it is all about twisting wires and securing the fixtures, just make sure you shut off the power before you do anything.
Dated light fixtures / chandeliers are eye sores, we call them “pimples” of a home, and they can undermine the other home improvements you’ve already accomplished - Cleaning: lastly, clean, then clean again, target your kitchen and bathrooms!!
Before the planter box & shutters
After the planter box & shutters treatment
Ok, that’s it for now… Good luck with your projects!
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Being in the business for over 10 years, we have accumulated abundant resources in the real estate industry. From over 1000+ realtors we have worked with in the past to handyman and painters, we have the Power Team in place to help you prepare your home for the market and to sell at top dollars.
We are very excited to announce the new service we will be rolling out in early 2009 — fully managed interior/exterior painting service.
Our client often ask for our recommendations on the interior and exterior paint color during our initial staging consultation session, so it makes absolute sense for us to include the painting as part of our service portfolio. Together, our staging designers & experienced painters will work with you to select the most suitable color for your property, then we’ll take care of the schedule and logistics for the painting and wrap it up with our stunning staging, all in time for the market.
We are aiming to become your one stop shop for getting your home ready for the market. We are constantly seeking ways to offload you and save you the headache of working with multiple vendors. By bundling the services, we can save you a lot of money as well! On the other hand, we can benefit from less time conflicts with the other contractors as well! This really is a Win-Win solution…
One Two Six Design is one of the best known and well respected staging companies in the Northern California, we’re proud of this and take our work very seriously. Our painters are exceptionally gifted, specializes in custom paint color and textures. A good paint job is more than just good color choice or brush works, we also factor in the effect of natural lighting of your rooms and the color coordination with the furnishings. Painting is the largest “art work” in your home, so choose your painter wisely!