With the current state of the housing market, how do you set yourself apart? Is your home sending buyers in the opposite direction? Does it make a statement, and is it the right statement? I’ve listed a few tips to make your home a showplace that will not only make buyers stop and look, but maybe even give you that offer that you have been waiting for.
1. If it’s Broke, Fix It: This applies to old fixtures, leaking faucets, stained surfaces, and stained carpet. The two rooms of biggest return are the bathroom and the kitchen, pay close attention to them and have them looking their best.
2. First Impressions: Even though autumn is upon us, your yard has to have something to offer since it is the first impression that buyers have of your home. So straighten up, mow the yard, and prune those bushes and trees. Buy a couple planters of mums or fall pansies for a touch of color near the entry. Check the outside for peeling or warped paint, dirty windows, and damage to the roof.
3. Get Rid of Clutter: As crazy as it sounds, to sell a home, you have to make it look as though no one lives there. Keep clothes, outerwear, backpacks, and toys put away.
4. De-Personalize: You’ve spent a long time giving your home your own personal style, now it’s time to undo all of that hard work. Remove all of those family pictures, souveniers, and accents. People want to see your home, not your possessions. Tables and walls should be as free as possible of all things unless it highlights the architecture of your house such as over a fireplace or a small table in an foyer. The last step is to paint your walls a nice neutral that will show off details while making the rooms seem larger and more spacious.
5. Trick the Eye: There is a fine line between too much furniture and just the right amount. Try to arrange a sitting room around a focal point other than the television such as a fireplace. The more pieces you remove the larger the room will appear, but remove too much and it will look cold and uninviting.
6. Light to Your Advantage: Candles are a great replacement for all of the personal stuff that you removed. The gentle flickering of a candle instantly brings to mind a sense of ease, something people don’t even realize they need, but it will leave a deep impression long after they have gone on to the next home. Flameless candles are a great choice for this purpose .Also, replace 60 watt bulbs with 100 watt. This simple change makes your home appear brighter, cleaner, and larger that your competition.
7. Let the Sunshine In: While you may prefer to keep your curtains closed for privacy, buyers want things to be bright and happoy, not dark and depressing. Open the blinds and shades and let the natural light shine in, just make sure that you have cleaned the windows and dusted your tabletops.
8. The Un-Made Look: Sounds crazy, right? Think about it, any website will show you a bed stuffed with pillows and partially unmade. Try to follow those examples and your bedroom will show more like a haven than just a room to go to sleep in.
9. Outdoors In: A few fresh flower arrangements will not only scent the air, but they are pleasing to the eye. One for each room is usually enough.
10. Prepare the Table: Set a table the old fashioned way with cloth napkins, plates, and silverware. This seems inviting to the perspective buyer. Just be sure that the plates are clean and that the table linens are clean and free of stains.
It only takes one offer to sell a house, so sit back and wait.
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Mollusk Pillar Candles – Pillar $11 Our Mollusk Pillar Candles are seaspray scented and sold individually. Perfect for any outdoor or tropical setting. Available in pillars or sphere candles. |
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Ice Cream Sandwich 3-Pc Candle Set – 3-Pc Set $16 Fun scented Ice Cream Sandwich Candles will make your summer party or any occassion special. These fun themed Ice Cream Sandwich Candles come creamsicle scented and are nicely packaged as a 3-Pc set as shown. |
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Lily Bulb Candles $7 Imagine your home as a paradise for your senses full of evocative fragrances and beautiful decorative botanicals. Create the tropical paradise of your dreams with our lily bulb candles. These lily bulb candles come unscented and are sold individually. |
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Timber Apricot Candles – Unscented $20 Our unscented Timber Candles come in warm soothing colors burn beautifully and look as if they are straight out of nature with their rustic appearance. Bright colors make a great statement indoors or out. Comes uniquely wrapped with a palm leaf tied with a bamboo skin string. Timber Pillar Candles are unscented. |
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Timber Wine Candles – Unscented $20 Our unscented Timber Candles come in warm soothing colors burn beautifully and look as if they are straight out of nature with their rustic appearance. Bright colors make a great statement indoors or out. Comes uniquely wrapped with a palm leaf tied with a bamboo skin string. Timber Pillar Candles are unscented. |
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Striped Towel Pillar Candles $4 One of the most unique candles you’ll find. Our unscented Striped Towel Candle will be a definitely conversation piece and funky addition to any room. |
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Sculpted Vegetable Candles – Pumpkin $7.5 Everyone know that you need to eat your vegetables to grow up big and strong and stay healthy but did you know that you also need to burn your vegetables to stay healthy. These realistic vegetable candles are so real you will want to eat them but please don’t. Our Sculpted Vegetable Candles are available in six different vegetables: corn bell pepper pumpkin eggplant pea and turnip. All candles are unscented and sold individually. |
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Sculpted Vegetable Candles – Corn $7.5 Everyone know that you need to eat your vegetables to grow up big and strong and stay healthy but did you know that you also need to burn your vegetables to stay healthy. These realistic vegetable candles are so real you will want to eat them but please don’t. Our Sculpted Vegetable Candles are available in six different vegetables: corn bell pepper pumpkin eggplant pea and turnip. All candles are unscented and sold individually. |
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Sculpted Vegetable Candles – Pea $7.5 Everyone know that you need to eat your vegetables to grow up big and strong and stay healthy but did you know that you also need to burn your vegetables to stay healthy. These realistic vegetable candles are so real you will want to eat them but please don’t. Our Sculpted Vegetable Candles are available in six different vegetables: corn bell pepper pumpkin eggplant pea and turnip. All candles are unscented and sold individually. |
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Sphere Candles – Yellow $5.5 Sphere candles are available in a variety of designer colors and sizes. Great for Home Decor and Weddings! Mix and match our selection of sphere sizes and create a magical ball candle setting. Sold individually and unscented. |
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Sphere Candles – Green $5.5 Sphere candles are available in a variety of designer colors and sizes. Great for Home Decor and Weddings! Mix and match our selection of sphere sizes and create a magical ball candle setting. Sold individually and unscented. |
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Chinese Wisemen Candles – Left (A) $12 Our Asian candles are the perfect home accents or gifts. Decorate your shelves or fill that empty table top with a bamboo candle or asian inspired candle or holder. Add Asian style to your home with our Oriental candle line. These scented Chinese Wisemen Candles are sold individually and come in three different styles so please choose by letter on picture. Tea and spice scented. |
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Timber Snow White Candles – Unscented $8 Our unscented Timber Candles come in warm soothing colors burn beautifully and look as if they are straight out of nature with their rustic appearance. Bright colors make a great statement indoors or out. Comes uniquely wrapped with a palm leaf tied with a bamboo skin string. Timber Pillar Candles are unscented. |
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Therepe Soy Pillars Candles – Pomegranate $7 Looking for a soy pillar candle to burn that will fill your home with delicious aromas but won’t burn a hole in your pocket. Our scented soy pillar candles are the perfect choice for quality and cost conscious consumers. Our soy candles will burn longer than typical petroleum based wax candles. These soy pillars are non-toxic burn slower and cooler than wax candles seldom trigger allergies and produce little soot and have cotton lead-free wicks. Available in the two sizes show below sold individually. |
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Therepe Soy Pillars Candles – Gardenia $7 Looking for a soy pillar candle to burn that will fill your home with delicious aromas but won’t burn a hole in your pocket. Our scented soy pillar candles are the perfect choice for quality and cost conscious consumers. Our soy candles will burn longer than typical petroleum based wax candles. These soy pillars are non-toxic burn slower and cooler than wax candles seldom trigger allergies and produce little soot and have cotton lead-free wicks. Available in the two sizes show below sold individually. |
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Therepe Soy Pillars Candles – Sandalwood $7 Looking for a soy pillar candle to burn that will fill your home with delicious aromas but won’t burn a hole in your pocket. Our scented soy pillar candles are the perfect choice for quality and cost conscious consumers. Our soy candles will burn longer than typical petroleum based wax candles. These soy pillars are non-toxic burn slower and cooler than wax candles seldom trigger allergies and produce little soot and have cotton lead-free wicks. Available in the two sizes show below sold individually. |
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Therepe Soy Pillars Candles – Lavender $7 Looking for a soy pillar candle to burn that will fill your home with delicious aromas but won’t burn a hole in your pocket. Our scented soy pillar candles are the perfect choice for quality and cost conscious consumers. Our soy candles will burn longer than typical petroleum based wax candles. These soy pillars are non-toxic burn slower and cooler than wax candles seldom trigger allergies and produce little soot and have cotton lead-free wicks. Available in the two sizes show below sold individually. |
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Therepe Soy Pillars Candles – Pomegranate $10 Looking for a soy pillar candle to burn that will fill your home with delicious aromas but won’t burn a hole in your pocket. Our scented soy pillar candles are the perfect choice for quality and cost conscious consumers. Our soy candles will burn longer than typical petroleum based wax candles. These soy pillars are non-toxic burn slower and cooler than wax candles seldom trigger allergies and produce little soot and have cotton lead-free wicks. Available in the two sizes show below sold individually. |
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Therepe Soy Pillars Candles – Gardenia $10 Looking for a soy pillar candle to burn that will fill your home with delicious aromas but won’t burn a hole in your pocket. Our scented soy pillar candles are the perfect choice for quality and cost conscious consumers. Our soy candles will burn longer than typical petroleum based wax candles. These soy pillars are non-toxic burn slower and cooler than wax candles seldom trigger allergies and produce little soot and have cotton lead-free wicks. Available in the two sizes show below sold individually. |
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Therepe Soy Pillars Candles – Lavender $10 Looking for a soy pillar candle to burn that will fill your home with delicious aromas but won’t burn a hole in your pocket. Our scented soy pillar candles are the perfect choice for quality and cost conscious consumers. Our soy candles will burn longer than typical petroleum based wax candles. These soy pillars are non-toxic burn slower and cooler than wax candles seldom trigger allergies and produce little soot and have cotton lead-free wicks. Available in the two sizes show below sold individually. |
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Therepe Soy Pillars Candles – Sandalwood $10 Looking for a soy pillar candle to burn that will fill your home with delicious aromas but won’t burn a hole in your pocket. Our scented soy pillar candles are the perfect choice for quality and cost conscious consumers. Our soy candles will burn longer than typical petroleum based wax candles. These soy pillars are non-toxic burn slower and cooler than wax candles seldom trigger allergies and produce little soot and have cotton lead-free wicks. Available in the two sizes show below sold individually. |
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Therepe Organics Boxed Soy Jar Candles – Pomegranate $10 Just like our original soy jar candles our Therepe Boxed Soy Jar Candles are nicely packaged as a boxed version. Fill your home with delicious aromas but won’t burn a hole in your pocket. Our scented soy jar candles are the perfect choice for quality and cost conscious consumers. Our soy candles will burn longer than typical petroleum based wax candles. These 9oz soy candles are non-toxic burn slower and cooler than wax candles seldom trigger allergies and produce little soot and have cotton lead-free wicks. |
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Therepe Organics Boxed Soy Jar Candles – Sandalwood $10 Just like our original soy jar candles our Therepe Boxed Soy Jar Candles are nicely packaged as a boxed version. Fill your home with delicious aromas but won’t burn a hole in your pocket. Our scented soy jar candles are the perfect choice for quality and cost conscious consumers. Our soy candles will burn longer than typical petroleum based wax candles. These 9oz soy candles are non-toxic burn slower and cooler than wax candles seldom trigger allergies and produce little soot and have cotton lead-free wicks. |
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Therepe Organics Boxed Soy Jar Candles – Gardenia $10 Just like our original soy jar candles our Therepe Boxed Soy Jar Candles are nicely packaged as a boxed version. Fill your home with delicious aromas but won’t burn a hole in your pocket. Our scented soy jar candles are the perfect choice for quality and cost conscious consumers. Our soy candles will burn longer than typical petroleum based wax candles. These 9oz soy candles are non-toxic burn slower and cooler than wax candles seldom trigger allergies and produce little soot and have cotton lead-free wicks. |
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Therepe Organics Boxed Soy Jar Candles – Lavender $10 Just like our original soy jar candles our Therepe Boxed Soy Jar Candles are nicely packaged as a boxed version. Fill your home with delicious aromas but won’t burn a hole in your pocket. Our scented soy jar candles are the perfect choice for quality and cost conscious consumers. Our soy candles will burn longer than typical petroleum based wax candles. These 9oz soy candles are non-toxic burn slower and cooler than wax candles seldom trigger allergies and produce little soot and have cotton lead-free wicks. |
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Hanging Coffee Glass Set – Black $4 Coffee tea or milk anyone? This hanging coffee glass set will surely perk you up in the morning or evening. Comes with two lightly freesia scented candles housed in a nice metal container. |
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Chinese Wisemen Candles – Middle (B) $12 Our Asian candles are the perfect home accents or gifts. Decorate your shelves or fill that empty table top with a bamboo candle or asian inspired candle or holder. Add Asian style to your home with our Oriental candle line. These scented Chinese Wisemen Candles are sold individually and come in three different styles so please choose by letter on picture. Tea and spice scented. |
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Chinese Wisemen Candles – Right (C.) $12 Our Asian candles are the perfect home accents or gifts. Decorate your shelves or fill that empty table top with a bamboo candle or asian inspired candle or holder. Add Asian style to your home with our Oriental candle line. These scented Chinese Wisemen Candles are sold individually and come in three different styles so please choose by letter on picture. Tea and spice scented. |
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Advantage Flameless Emergency Flare (2 pack) $7.95 This innovative Flameless Flare won’t burn as bright as a burning flare, but it’s still visible at over 1,000 feet and it lasts over 500 hours, which is much longer than the typical 20- to 30-minute lifespan of a highway flare. It’s an ideal addition to your kayak, canoe, car, RV, backcountry first aid kit and more. A powerful magnetic base allows for easy attachment to any metal surface (like a car roof or roof rack). Accepts two AAA batteries (not included). |
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Advantage Flameless Emergency Flare (2 pack) $7.95 This innovative Flameless Flare won’t burn as bright as a burning flare, but it’s still visible at over 1,000 feet and it lasts over 500 hours, which is much longer than the typical 20- to 30-minute lifespan of a highway flare. It’s an ideal addition to your kayak, canoe, car, RV, backcountry first aid kit and more. A powerful magnetic base allows for easy attachment to any metal surface (like a car roof or roof rack). Accepts two AAA batteries (not included). |
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