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12 Tips to Clean Up, De-Clutter and Revamp Your Home

Posted on January 6, 2013 | Leave a comment

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Create an Outbox
Place a box in an out-of-the-way place, behind a door or in a corner, and start to fill it with the items you don’t need, don’t love or just aren’t sure about. Let it sit for a week so you become fully detached, and then you’ll know whether to toss it, donate it or give it away.

After all the clutter of the holidays — presents opened, guests and family departed — what’s a better way to start the new year than by clearing things out, getting everything back in order and making a few changes to freshen up your home. Away with 2012. It’s 2013!

Our friend Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan from Apartment Therapy gave us some great ideas how to organize and de-clutter, how to use color to develop your style and a few simple cleaning tips to keep everything fresh.

These are simple steps you can take today that will make a world of difference regardless of whether you live a tiny apartment or a great big house

Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marlo-thomas/12-tips-to-clean-declutter_b_2405378.html

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Declutter Your Home Before Showing to Potential Buyers

Posted on April 28, 2012 | Leave a comment

Q. What’s the best way to declutter my home before I show it to potential buyers? Can I leave packed boxes in a corner or do I need to move things into storage?

A. Even if your house hasn’t been featured on “Hoarders,” making an effort to clear out clutter and to ensure that your home is as neat and tidy as possible before opening your door to buyers is common advice in real estate circles. And for good reason, said Jeffrey Stockwell, a senior vice president with Stribling & Associates in Manhattan.

Contact the appraiser at www.scappraisals.com for you value questions.

“It’s vital, because most real estate is aspirational, and buyers want to see themselves someplace better and more beautiful,” he said. “They want the feeling that if they move in there, it will be organized, clean and attractive. If they walk into a cluttered, messy space, there’s none of that feeling that life will be better.”

Even if your home is in good condition, Mr. Stockwell said, “if it’s cluttered, people will think it needs a renovation, and that lowers the value.”

Read more at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/19/garden/declutter-that-house-to-sell-it-faster-market-ready.html?_r=1&ref=realestate

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