13 Feng Shui Tips to Staging a Dynamic Laundry Room

Basement and laundry rooms may be underground, but if there’s square footage available it’s not dead space. Neglecting to recognize and enhance these areas can kill the potential for optimum offers. Remember; buyers will pay a premium for storage space so if you’ve got make the most of it. Every space should have the AH!, factor.

Emotions sell. You touch the ♥. You fill the need. You sign the deed of sale! 1,2,3

13     Tips that make a world of difference

  1. Edit, edit, edit. Act as if you’ve already sold the property. Clear the space of all unused items, seasonal, infant, toddler, teen. Rent a storage unit, sell, donate, give away items that no longer represent your current lifestyle, that no longer represent who you are today. You’re moving, make it a transformational process. Be excited about the shift.
  2. Clean every surface, every light fixtures, the tops of the hot water tank, furnace, filtration system, washer and dryers. Replace filters and fittings. Yes, buyers will see you took the time to care about the things. They WILL notice.
  3. Paint the walls a bright cheery neutral such as “ICI’s Crisp Linen #A0057″. Create the illusion of space.
  4. Find a handy, visual place to keep files of warranties and maintenance documents.
  5. Change light bulbs to 100wat’s so clients can see their way into making a fabulous offer.
  6. Install white or chrome shelving in the laundry room.
  7. Keep all cleaning supply bottles clean of goo, and neatly organized.
  8. Organize household tools and equipment such as brooms, mops, ladders. Neatly wrap the vacuum cord. Yes, any loose ends becomes a distraction. Focus concentration on the bright shiny space you are offering.
  9. Edit the kitty litter from the space, ask grandma or a friend to babysit. The last thing you want is the lingering smell to rush buyers out the front door.
  10. Keep dirty laundry baskets covered and if possible out of site behind storage doors.
  11. Make sure that all clean laundry and linens are folded and put away in their rightful places.
  12. Clean all windows inside and out. Let the sun shine in, any natural light is a free enhancement. Make the best of it.
  13. This is a perfect time to utilize a “Scentsy Warmer with the scent of Thunderstorm” to create that feeling of clean and fresh.

Create a positive lasting impression for buyers as they journey back throughout the house. Remember the bottled water you left for them in the kitchen with the photos of the back garden, the 3 pens with your listing portfolio on the dining room table, itemizing all new updates and the last 3 months total of each utility bill. These details speak of your honesty and will provide buyers with a sense of confidence as they sign the deed.

You will be proud you took the time. You will be happy with the deal you’ve made. You will be excited to start your new journey. Enjoy!