Lighting up your home for sale
If you’re selling your home in the fall or winter months, it’s important to make sure your home doesn’t appear dull and dark to prospective buyers; Whatever season you’re buying a home, it’s good to tour a home that doesn’t make you feel like you’re being shown into a cave. There are several ways to add brightness and cheer to all areas of your home with relative ease.
One of the easiest ways to add sparkle to your home is with lights. Adding more lamps to your home to illuminate those dark corners can work wonders; Additional lamps are particularly nice if they have a three-light switch so you can add a little or a lot of light to a room. In the kitchen area, you can also add LED strip lights or under-cabinet lighting under the cabinets.
Another way you can add more light to your home is by lightening your window coverings. Consider using a heavy sheer curtain under your curtains so you can hold the curtains back and let light shine through the delicate sheer curtains.
A more labor-intensive solution to a dark home is to add skylights; This solution definitely takes more time and money, but it can really add some sparkle to your home. You can get skylights that have a UV coating so they don’t make your home too hot in the summer months as well.
A different way to brighten up your home is to paint the interior in light and bright tones. Too much dark color in a room can make it seem oppressively small and cave-like; try painting your walls and ceiling in a lighter shade to see if that opens up the room.
In rooms that have room for them, large mirrors can also help open up the space and add needed light to an area. Hang large mirrors over the mantel in the living room or over the sideboard in the dining room; Keep in mind, though, that not everyone likes being able to see themselves eating, so try hanging the mirror at a level where you can’t see it well from a sitting position at the table.
No matter which solution works best for you, it’s worth experimenting with ideas to find what works best to bring more light into your home during this darkest season. Prospective buyers will view a home that feels bright and inviting more favorably than one that is dark and foreboding.