Signature Kitchens
Know your goals
Makeover your kitchen with purpose by getting clear on your goals right from the start. A successfully staged kitchen:
Makeover your kitchen with purpose by getting clear on your goals right from the start. A successfully staged kitchen:
- Looks, feels and smells clean and fresh.
- Looks and feels spacious and light. There’s plenty of room inside cupboards and cabinets.
- Is tasteful and good looking – there are no glaringly bad or out-of-date features.
- Looks welcoming – it’s easy to envisage using and enjoying the space.
- Shows signs of life, but is not messy.
Templer Interiors
1 Have your kitchen professionally cleaned
Having a professional thoroughly clean your kitchen is one of the best investments you can make when preparing your home to sell. Yes, you could clean it yourself, but would it really look as good? A sparkling-clean kitchen is one that looks its best.
2 Be very aware of odours
Make sure all rubbish, recycling and pet-related items are removed before showing your home, and take the time to clean inside and under the containers themselves. Run a lemon down your rubbish bin. Nothing turns off a potential buyer faster than a bad smell.
3 Consider fresh paint
Aside from cleaning, painting will give you the best value for money. Give your kitchen a new coat of paint in a hue that works with the colour of your worktops and cabinets – when in doubt, go with crisp white. Even if your kitchen was recently painted, take a close look at the walls and ceiling and touch up any imperfections, even tiny ones.
Having a professional thoroughly clean your kitchen is one of the best investments you can make when preparing your home to sell. Yes, you could clean it yourself, but would it really look as good? A sparkling-clean kitchen is one that looks its best.
2 Be very aware of odours
Make sure all rubbish, recycling and pet-related items are removed before showing your home, and take the time to clean inside and under the containers themselves. Run a lemon down your rubbish bin. Nothing turns off a potential buyer faster than a bad smell.
3 Consider fresh paint
Aside from cleaning, painting will give you the best value for money. Give your kitchen a new coat of paint in a hue that works with the colour of your worktops and cabinets – when in doubt, go with crisp white. Even if your kitchen was recently painted, take a close look at the walls and ceiling and touch up any imperfections, even tiny ones.
Celeste Lewis Architecture
News flash: A staged kitchen is not a practical kitchen
Staging your home is the first step in letting go… which is not always easy. If you are preparing your home to put it on the market, it’s time to make the shift from thinking about it as your home to seeing it as a property that is about to be sold. Staging, when done well, can help make your home more appealing to buyers and help it sell more quickly, and maybe even for a bit more. Isn’t it better to make the best possible impression from the beginning, and not have to live through endless viewings before making a sale? Keep this in mind as you prepare.
Staging your home is the first step in letting go… which is not always easy. If you are preparing your home to put it on the market, it’s time to make the shift from thinking about it as your home to seeing it as a property that is about to be sold. Staging, when done well, can help make your home more appealing to buyers and help it sell more quickly, and maybe even for a bit more. Isn’t it better to make the best possible impression from the beginning, and not have to live through endless viewings before making a sale? Keep this in mind as you prepare.
Signature Kitchens
4 Keep windows clean and clear
Clean the kitchen windows, inside and out. If you have heavy window coverings, consider removing them – or at the very least, be sure window coverings are completely open when you show your home.
5 Clear the worktops
A toaster and coffee-maker are just about the only things to consider leaving out on the worktops. Put everything else out of sight.
Clean the kitchen windows, inside and out. If you have heavy window coverings, consider removing them – or at the very least, be sure window coverings are completely open when you show your home.
5 Clear the worktops
A toaster and coffee-maker are just about the only things to consider leaving out on the worktops. Put everything else out of sight.
Aidan Design
6 Organise inside cupboards
Guess what? Potential buyers will be looking inside your cupboards. And if your cupboards are overstuffed, that gives the impression that there isn’t enough storage space in your kitchen. Remove excess stuff, mismatched items and anything that simply does not look good. If you still need to use these things, keep them in a box hidden on a high shelf in a wardrobe during showings.
Guess what? Potential buyers will be looking inside your cupboards. And if your cupboards are overstuffed, that gives the impression that there isn’t enough storage space in your kitchen. Remove excess stuff, mismatched items and anything that simply does not look good. If you still need to use these things, keep them in a box hidden on a high shelf in a wardrobe during showings.
Neat Method San Diego
7 Organise the pantry
Pull back the contents of your pantry until you have some open space on each shelf. Organise what’s left into a set of matching food storage containers or open baskets. This may mean removing a lot of food – just remember that a staged kitchen is not necessarily a practical kitchen! As with items from your cupboards, keep extra pantry goods in a box out of sight during showings if you must.
Check out these stylish modern pantries
Pull back the contents of your pantry until you have some open space on each shelf. Organise what’s left into a set of matching food storage containers or open baskets. This may mean removing a lot of food – just remember that a staged kitchen is not necessarily a practical kitchen! As with items from your cupboards, keep extra pantry goods in a box out of sight during showings if you must.
Check out these stylish modern pantries
allee architecture + design, llc
8 Style open shelving
People have a sort of love-hate relationship with open shelving. It can look great, but it can also be a challenge to keep neat. If you have open shelving in your kitchen, your goal should be to show people how it can be useful and look great. Leave some open space on each shelf, and display only matching sets of everyday dishes. You can’t go wrong with a set of white dishes and clear glasses.
People have a sort of love-hate relationship with open shelving. It can look great, but it can also be a challenge to keep neat. If you have open shelving in your kitchen, your goal should be to show people how it can be useful and look great. Leave some open space on each shelf, and display only matching sets of everyday dishes. You can’t go wrong with a set of white dishes and clear glasses.
Artisan Custom Homes
9 Set fancy hand soap and washing up liquid on a tray
Get rid of the tired old sponges and soap containers, and replace them with nice-looking washing-up liquid, hand soap and moisturising cream, all on a neat little tray.
10 Make the tap shine
A pretty, gleaming tap makes a good impression. And be sure to fix any leaks while you’re at it.
Get rid of the tired old sponges and soap containers, and replace them with nice-looking washing-up liquid, hand soap and moisturising cream, all on a neat little tray.
10 Make the tap shine
A pretty, gleaming tap makes a good impression. And be sure to fix any leaks while you’re at it.
crbs co.
11 Accessorise the hob
A pretty casserole or kettle on the hob is a welcoming touch. Just be sure the one you choose is in good condition – no scratched-up old pans.
A pretty casserole or kettle on the hob is a welcoming touch. Just be sure the one you choose is in good condition – no scratched-up old pans.
Kropat Interior Design
12 Add new tea towels
Brand-new tea towels should be a must on any kitchen staging shopping list. They are a great, cost-effective way to add a splash of colour and pattern, especially to white kitchens.
13 Set out fresh fruit
Anything perfectly ripe and beautiful will work here. Choose a pretty fruit bowl or set your fruit on a cake plate.
Take a look at some ideas for adding a touch of personality to your kitchen
Brand-new tea towels should be a must on any kitchen staging shopping list. They are a great, cost-effective way to add a splash of colour and pattern, especially to white kitchens.
13 Set out fresh fruit
Anything perfectly ripe and beautiful will work here. Choose a pretty fruit bowl or set your fruit on a cake plate.
Take a look at some ideas for adding a touch of personality to your kitchen
Du Bois Design Ltd
14 Bring in fresh flowers or greenery
Like a fruit bowl, freshly cut flowers, branches or potted herbs will bring life and cheer to your kitchen. You don’t need to spend a fortune on fruit and flowers, though – take this kitchen, for example. Cheap and cheerful daisy-like flowers are plonked in a glass mason jar, and a row of lemons sit on a plain white platter. The arrangement is easy and inexpensive, but looks great.
Like a fruit bowl, freshly cut flowers, branches or potted herbs will bring life and cheer to your kitchen. You don’t need to spend a fortune on fruit and flowers, though – take this kitchen, for example. Cheap and cheerful daisy-like flowers are plonked in a glass mason jar, and a row of lemons sit on a plain white platter. The arrangement is easy and inexpensive, but looks great.
15 Stack your nicest cookery books
Cookbooks are accessories that make a kitchen look appealing and useful. But do edit your collection – keep just one shelf’s worth and make sure each book is in good shape. If you don’t have a shelf, a small stack of cookbooks on the worktop will work just as well.
Have you had to prepare your home for sale? What has worked or not worked for you? Share your experiences and advice in the Comments below.
Cookbooks are accessories that make a kitchen look appealing and useful. But do edit your collection – keep just one shelf’s worth and make sure each book is in good shape. If you don’t have a shelf, a small stack of cookbooks on the worktop will work just as well.
Have you had to prepare your home for sale? What has worked or not worked for you? Share your experiences and advice in the Comments below.
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