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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All buyers think they are the ones who can see past staging. Me included! We’re probably not all right.

I hired a stager and I think it was money well spent. Here are the tiny things I did in the run up that I don’t know if they helped, but I feel like maybe they did:

[b]I replaced anything at all yellowed or rusted. [/b]This was air vents, a bathroom fan, light switches, a thermostat, can lights (replaced with led conversion kits. Warm white, dimmable). When you remove most of these kinds of things, there’s a number on the back you can type into amazon to order a fresh replacement. Easy peasy. One that made a huge difference was the little phone that talked to the front door (it was a condo). It was all yellow and sad looking and the fresh white one made a subtle but helpful impression.

I patched all the walls, door frames, etc and fixed cracked or peeling caulk before the painters came. Watch YouTube, it’s not difficult and it’s even easier if you have time to let things dry and sand a few times. Use wood filler for the trim obviously. I think I did a better and more thorough job than the painters would have. So worth DIYing if you have time.

Realign any kitchen cabinets that are off. Look at your hinges and consult YouTube.

Take screens or storm windows off the windows. Label them with painter tape as you go. Wash the windows. Huge difference.

If you’ve had pets or the place is old, clean above cabinets and door frames with something grease cutting, like Mr Clean.

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That is a really good one.  We had an electrician replace all the yellowed beige outlets and switches in our house and got new switch plates and it was amazing how “new” it made the whole thing look.  Well worth the money. [/quote]

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