One mistake to avoid
during this phase is putting too much personality around the house. Keep in
mind that each and every buyer must be able to visualize himself/herself as the
owner and he/she will not be able to do that if he/she is surrounded with
family photos as constant reminders that this is your residence. One trick then
is to remove these traces and create a neutral vision similar to those applied in a luxury hotel that
are both comforting and attractive yet depersonalized.
Learn how you can turn those photo
collections into an artwork. Here are five (5) steps to follow through.
1.
Create a quick inventory of your personal mementos. Survey your surroundings and inspect which corners of your new house for sale have evidence of the current inhabitants – picture
frames in the living room, photo albums in the entertainment section, picture
collage in the library and so on.
2.
Take them down and segregate. If there are wall pictures in the bedroom, put it down. Or
set aside in one corner all framed photos of your kids in your home office.
Bring them altogether and categorize according to usage and frames. For instance,
those that go into the walls as decors, put them on one side. Those that can be
found on top of side tables, place them on the other side. Separate based on
the types of frames used – some may be made of metallic materials, others, of
wood.
3.
Stick to one type of frame. Since the objective is to convert it into an artwork,
consistency is the key then. Find one type that is neutral and consistent both
in color and design and focus on using that to display all over your PH property for sale. Get their
dimensions – is it 4 x 6, 5 x 7 or 8 x 10?
4.
Find pictures in the internet, resize and print them depending
on the size of the frame. Stick to images
that highlight landscape, nature, trees and flowers all in black and white. You
may opt for colored ones if it works better with your interiors. Use software
like Photoshop to edit them so it will fit the generic frame that you have on
hand.
5.
Set these images on top of your personal portraits and
position them strategically all over your residence. Do remember to keep them as balanced as possible. For
example, your wall collection is all about beautiful settings in the country
side – rivers, mountains and trees. Then out of nowhere, there’s a big-eyed
baby included in the collage. Avoid inserting items that are out-of-theme and
do not go well with the concept you are trying to depict.
