Edmonton, St Albert, & Area RE/MAX Real Estate Professional

  You might ask.... What is decluttering your home? What does that mean? 

 

It's taking a look at all the furniture, possessions, and collectibles in your home and determining what you can remove from your home to make it show better. I work with a professional Home Stager (Jill Gargus of Simply Irresistible Interiors) who will help you to do this, for a fee.

 

If you want to do this yourself, thats okay. What you really need to do is what I call "tough-loving your stuff..." Make firm and decisive decisions on what stays and what goes.

 

Remember...less is better. The less stuff you have inside makes your home look bigger.

 

Now you say, where do I put the furniture etc... that I want to remove? There are several companies that will drop-off a storage container in your driveway, so you can fill it and have it taken for storage. Easy and not too, too expensive. When I last changed homes, I used my pickup truck (yup, I have one cause this is the prairies) to move my excess stuff to a storage locker about 3 km from my home. I understand the problems, but I also know that it is very important that your home shows as well as possible. You could use your garage for storage, but that is only a 50% solution. Buyers see all the extra furniture and know its probably yours.

 

Now, don't take out everything! A vacant or vacant looking home doesn't show as well as a properly arranged home. You should see the before and after photos from Jill Gargus' professional staging. What a difference!

 

Either way, with a professional stager like Jill Gargus, or on your own, you need to make your home look as nice as possible to get it sold and get the most money.

 

Please call or email me if you have any questions. Don't hesitate to leave a comment on this blog post or any other I have.