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Successful home staging highlights a home’s attributes. Think of cleaning and organizing as indoor curb appeal: like curb appeal, cleaning is eye candy. Clean, organized spaces give buyers the clean slate that helps make the buying decision. "A first recommendation Real Estate Staging Association professional home stagers make when meeting with homeowners, is that deep cleaning is a differentiator." - Maureen Bray, Past RESA President and owner of Room Solutions Staging Portland, OR
Windows of Opportunity
"Clean windows invite the eye,and give a spacious look to the home. They brighten our outlook. Clean windows accomplish all of that. The important thing to remember is, people respond to natural light. It’s light and bright, inviting and welcoming. It adds to eye appeal."
- Kathy Kraft Harkema, Spokesperson
Pella windows
Ten Ways to Clean house and clean up
"It's important to do quick touch-ups while the house is being staged, to keep it clean and welcoming for prospective buyers. A quick ddusting throughout the house with a microfiber cloth, removing all smudges and fingerprints from mirrors, glass tables and windows, with Clorox Glass Wipes, and wiping down kitchen surfaces with Clorox disinfecting wipes."
- Mary Gagliardi, Product Research Scientist, The Clorox Company
Cleaning Highlights beautiful windows
"As one looks through clean windows into the interior of the home, a clean window speaks volumes as to how the current owner takes care of their home. By seeing windows that are clean and well kept, the prospective buyer gets a feel as to how the rest of the home has been taken care of"
- Jan Haviland, President and CEO
The Haviland Corporation
Manufacturer of Squeegee
organization
Experts say mess creates stress. We experience stress from many sources in everyday life, and want to come home to a refuge, safe from demands of the outside world. An interior characterized by order and tranquility can have a soothing, comforting feeling that positively affects our mood.
Organize a Beautiful Kitchen
"When you decide to sell your house it's best to take the time to learn how to make appliances look good, even if the appliances are going to stay. We're going for making these products look as new as possible."
- Sue Bailey, Spokesperson
Viking Range
Organization Begins in the Closet
"Data consensus shows one of our most important requirements in a comfortable home is bountiful storage. We need adequate, and more than adequate room for storage to feel organized, so we can think clearly, without visual distraction, which can cause stress, and maximize productivity."
- Ginny Snook Scott, Chief Design Officer, California Closets
Organize a Dream Home
"You want to present the home in its best possible condition, which involves many different considerations, but cleaning is one of those things you can control. To the buyer, a clean house is the clean slate that helps make the buying decision."
- Deborah Johnson, National Training Manager, Merry Maids