Bexley/Beverly Hills
As the cooler weather draws in, you can make your St George property buyers feel more welcome. It’s simply a matter of adjusting some of your décor to suit the season.
What you will achieve in the end, without too much expense, is a welcoming experience for your potential buyers on open home days. And you’ll feel cosier as well.
You have probably stood outside in the cold, waiting for your friend or family member to answer the door ‒ and then felt embraced by comfort and warmth as you entered. This is exactly the experience you want to present to a potential buyer who is coming to view your home. The truth is that even strangers can experience these same emotions when they enter your home. However, you need to think about the atmosphere you create when you are selling your home during the late autumn and winter months.
Selling your home in winter is a great time for taking advantage of all the homely additions you see that create a feeling of warmth. Let’s look at some of the cosy aspects you could initiate to help your potential buyer feel like they never want to leave.
Fabrics and rugs are a great start, with the added advantage that you can swap them for crisp cotton and linen in warmer months. Think shaggy rugs, velvety cushions and thick, cosy blankets.
If you’re in need of some inspiration, taking a trip down to IKEA could be well worth your time. Invest in some luxury fabrics like some cosy throws for your lounge room (some beautiful ones in store right now), or bedroom. IKEA also stocks sheepskin rugs that look welcoming draped over a chair or at the end of your sofa. And if you want to ramp up the luxury factor, head into high-end homewares stores like West Elm or Williams-Sonoma for chunky knit throws. If you can’t find anything that suits your style, you can always hop online and continue your search on Amazon Australia.
If you are looking to create a more inviting atmosphere, go for warmer colours like nutmeg, cinnamon, turmeric, warm reds and browns, and warm whites. Beige also works as a base colour. Just make sure it’s a warm beige, not ‘greige’ that has cool blue undertones.
If your style is more maximilist than minimalist, there’s a rustic warmth about mismatched colours. Changing it up a little and adding rich textures and alternate themes amongst an otherwise colour-coded room can add cosiness for the cooler months.
Lighting plays a major part in creating the right atmosphere in your home for sale. That bright white light is perfect for warmer days but in winter, you want your lighting to cast a warm glow. So consider choosing globes that deliver warmer tones like yellow and rose to improve the atmosphere. And our hot tip for selling in winter: even if your home gets plenty of natural light, keep the lights on for open-for-inspection times. Loads of light will lift the mood of potential buyers and help them fall in love with your home.
If the weather outside is frightful, make your heating delightful, so that as soon as your potential buyer steps into your home you have them loving the warmth and feeling instantly at ease. You’ll know you've scored a point on the happiness scale when you close the door and they state how nice and warm it is inside.
Having the heating turned up a little will encourage your potential buyer to stay longer, giving your and your agent more opportunity to answer their questions. And our hot tip? If you’re lucky enough to have a gas fire or wood burning stove, make sure it’s lit, especially when the photographer comes around. A burning fire adds instant cosiness to a home.
If you’d like no-obligation expert advice about your St George home, please get in touch with our team. We’re here to help.
