How to Prep Your Kitchen Before You Sell

Refreshing a kitchen doesn’t need to entail a comprehensive overhaul; oftentimes, subtle alterations can have a significant impact on final selling price. Decluttering, depersonalizing, refreshing paint, hardware and adding new textures are all great ways to refresh your kitchen for selling.

Declutter and Depersonalize

Before your stager comes the best thing to do first is to depersonalize and declutter your kitchen. This is the easiest and most impactful refresh. Personal items like art, cooking supplies and accessories should all be removed prior to staging. Decluttering your kitchen and getting rid or storing all items in the kitchen creates a blank slate for your stager. The stager can then go in and make the space neutral to any potential buyer. If we have all our personal items when the house is showing it can prove a lower final selling price, as it is harder for a buyer to see themselves in the space.

Update

Focusing on the small details in your kitchen can be another easy refresh to your space. The integration of new light fixtures or the modernization of the backsplash can infuse the kitchen with contemporary allure and individual character. Replacing the handles on your cabinets is a simple, cheep way to create a new refined look in your kitchen.

Create Space and Warmth

Warming up and freshening your space can be done by adding plants or wood accents. The strategic placement of indoor plants can add life to an otherwise cool space. Adding new refreshed wood items like stools immediately warm up and enhance both visual appeal and the practical functionality of the kitchen.

Kitchen refreshes are greta for our day to day life and essential to getting a higher sell price for your home. The way we live in our space is different in how we sell it. Home stagers can take the blank slate that you created through refreshes and make it appeal to anyone.