HANDS up all of you who think you’ve been blessed by the good taste gods.
Well the truth of the matter is, good taste is in the eye of the beholder … and when you invite a bunch of beholders to view your home (and hopefully buy it) … there’s every chance their eyes may make the nose below turn up at what they see. Good taste is hard to define … it is so individual.
So why should you bother to please the unpredictable? Why isn’t it enough to require those beholders to use their imagination, look beyond your personal style, and at the potential of your home.
You could take your chances. However, if you want top dollar the odds of potential buyers seeing your house as theirs are much of higher if they aren’t distracted with a style that stands out a little too much.
Where then can things can wrong?
I’ve been to Hawaii too
We’re all pretty pleased with ourselves when we go an amazing holiday at a luscious location … and what better way to express that than decorate our homes in mementos picked up along the way.
If you are super enthusiastic about your travel experiences, there’s a chance you may have gone a little bit large … like that plastic banana tree … Hulu dancer lamp … giant wooden giraffe … a replica Eiffel Tower or Burj Khalifa … or Balinese batik throw hanging from a piece of authentic Lombok bamboo.
Nobody does it Besser
In fact we’ve probably all done it at some stage. Need a quick, cheap storage solution? A few Besser bricks and cheap timber boards later and all your books and DVD’s have a place to land.
A cardboard box covered with that Balinese batik throw … and hey presto … a lamp table!
In the world of house staging, this rates as a No! No! No!
In your dreams!
Is your bedroom a bedroom? By this we mean does it contain a bed and bedroom furniture?
Bedroom furniture does not include your home gym or your home office. It can hard enough for people to make up their minds about a house without adding this kind of confusion.
You’re Stuffed
Hobbies can be a big part of your life … there are some that should be seriously slashed … such as your limited-edition snow globes (all 100 of them) … decorator turtles (turtle lights … turtle plates … turtle decals … turtle cushions … turtle candles … you get my drift) … or blue-tacked 60’s rock posters doubling as wall paper.
Then there are those that should be banned … taxidermy tops the list … moose heads … giant cod … most definitely a low, low, loooow chance of being everyone’s cup of tea. Weapon collections … also a big no.
Your kitchen is cooked
Presenting a functioning kitchen, that you can at least swing a roast in, is one of the most important boxes to tick. An oven door propped up with a piece of wood … a fridge too far from the action … or a dented sink and dripping taps could well be the big turn-off.
Same goes for the bathroom and toilet. Only simple, clean and functional will cut it.
How can we make it right?
Stand by for the next installment, when Irusia will light the way. (and by light, please picture no more than three lights … carefully placed, not too bright, not too dark … but juuust right).
In the meantime, if you need immediate help contact Irusia.
Call +61 414 640 115 or email Irusia