When a prospective buyer comes to tour your home they need to be able to imagine themselves living in your home. This means you need to make the home appealing to a wide variety of people while still maintaining your individual style. Sounds tough, right? Follow these simple tricks and tips to make your house feel like home to more buyers.  

Follow a Color Scheme  

Pick no more than 4 to 5 colors when decorating your home. Pick one dominant color, typically a neutral such as tan, brown, black, gray, or white, and then apply a secondary color and a few pops of color. Try to stick to this trend throughout the home. It makes everything seem more cohesive and keeps the buyers from feeling like every room is part of a different home. With proper planning and execution, even a salmon color scheme can seem like it goes! If you don’t know where to start with color schemes, look at what you already have and then check sites like Pinterest and see what others have done with your dominant color. Add in a few throw pillows and some inexpensive art and you have a well-designed room! 

Hang Your Art Appropriately  

Artwork should typically hang at eye level or about 57 inches from the floor. The correct height is especially important when hanging solo centerpiece artwork. Plan out where you will put your art before the nail ever hits the wall. Arrange the art on the floor leaning against the wall where you think it should go. Then, have someone hold it up for you as you check the placement. Next, create a mark with a piece of tape or a small pencil mark on the wall as to where the nail should go, this will prevent wall damage and ensure a proper hang every time.  

Paint Can Fix It 

Paint is the magic glue that holds home decor together. Have an eyesore of a room that you’re 15 year old painted lime green? Paint over it with a nice neutral wall and be sure to include a primer under the paint so that the color does not bleed through. Perhaps paint the walls a light gray, white, tan, or another popular color. Sometimes less color is more.  

Ceilings Matter 

Look up at your ceilings – do you see water stains from the time that pipe burst 12 years ago? Trust us, the buyer will see that too. Instead of thinking the problem is long solved, they might wonder what caused that and how expensive it will be for them to fix it. Paint over the ceilings and make them nice bright and white to eliminate any second guesses from potential buyers.  

When in Doubt add Plants 

Plants make everything better. Have a dull corner that needs some color but don’t know what belongs there? Get a plant! House plants are available at most home improvement stores and are relatively inexpensive and low maintenance. Plants not only purify the air to make the home feel fresh and light, but they also add the much-needed pop of color.  

Throw Pillows 

Does that old couch need to be replaced but you’re waiting until you move to do so? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Cover any unsightly spots on the couch with a color throw blanket or different sized throw pillows. This serves two purposes in covering possible blemishes as well as adding pops of color to an otherwise bland space.  

Cover the Cover Table 

That once stunning coffee table in your living room now is covered in rings of yesterday’s coffee stains and marks. Cover the marks with a bold colored book with a fun picture of architecture or travel on the cover.  

Following these simple steps will help elevate your home. After a few showings, you will see the offers rolling in! 

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