The most comfortable place for them to stay was in our second bedroom,which I had been using as an office. Since I had a work deadline, myhusband moved his fold-out table from it's usual place in the dining roomand set it up in our bedroom. When I walked back into the dining room, I was struck by how spacious andopen it suddenly seemed. The room looked like it had grown by severalfeet. In contrast, our bedroom now looked tiny and cluttered.
Homeowners often find themselves masquerading as collectors.
We collecteverything from fish hooks to china, old jelly jars to old teddy bears. Once you get used to the way your collections or your furniture or even amessy room works, you will no longer be able to see it with a buyer'seyes. And being able to take that objective look is critical if you wantto make the leap from being a homeowner to a home seller. If you truly want to sell your home, you're going to have to clear our andclean out your home, from top to bottom, even if that means parting withsome of your collectibles or putting them in storage. When home buyers walk through your front door, they want to see a clean,open, spacious home that will allow them to live in the style theyenvision within their mind's eye.