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3 Ways To Prep Your Home for A Perfect Open House

Written by Posted On Monday, 10 December 2018 08:48
3 Ways To Prep Your Home for A Perfect Open House

If you’ve ever put your house on the market, you know that open houses are a crucial part of the selling process. But did you know that the success of an open house largely hinges on how you prepare for it? When it comes to prepping for your open house, It’s important to think about what prospective buyers want to see in your home. But what do buyers want, really?

Well, allow these three tips to guide your open house preparation, and you’ll likely discover the answer to that question -- in the form of an offer.

1. Declutter

The importance of decluttering your home prior to an open house cannot be understated. When prospective home buyers are touring your home, you want them to see it as a clean slate, to do with as they please. So, if your home is filled with distracting knick-knacks, stacks of old magazines, or too many family photos, this can make your home seem less like a clean slate and more like, well, a museum documenting a stranger’s life.

So, when prepping for an open house, and deciding what should stay, and what should be tucked away, put yourself in the prospective buyer's shoes. If you were at an open house, would you want to be hyper-focused on the family who lived there before you, or would you want to picture your own family in the home? This question should guide your decluttering efforts.

2. Get furniture that highlights the home’s potential

Once you’ve finished decluttering, it’s important to stage your home with furniture that highlights its potential. If you’re a furniture connoisseur and already own pieces that do your home justice, then you might be good to go. However, if you’re like most people, your furniture might be a little out of date or unconducive to the size and layout of your home. In cases like these, it’s a good idea to re-think your home’s current furniture situation.

Again, it’s not a bad idea to ask yourself, if I were a prospective buyer, what kind of furniture would I want to see in this home? As a general rule, though, it’s best to opt for streamlined furniture, which has a magical way of opening up even the smallest, most closed-off spaces.

And for bonus points, you can incorporate your home state’s most popular furniture item into the setup to appeal to local buyers.

3. Add finishing touches

Although de-cluttering and perfecting your home’s furniture layout, should certainly be your first moves when it comes to prepping for an open house, the finishing touches are equally as important. These are the day-of to-dos, that give your home the extra oomph it needs to sell.

The morning of your open house, head over to your local farmers market and buy a bouquet of fresh flowers to display in your home. Flowers have a special way of making your home feel bright and welcoming, without feeling too lived-in.

Lastly, an hour or so before the open house is scheduled to begin, pop a batch of cookies in the oven. The sight and smell of freshly baked cookies will add a cozy, inviting feel to your home.

And what better way for a prospective buyer to celebrate finding their new home than with a cookie?

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