Kitchen and bathrooms are pivotal rooms to any home seller. These two areas can make or break a sale. The combination of ambient, natural, and pendant lighting can bring out the best in your kitchen space. Mounting track lighting underneath cabinets gives the counters an opportunity to shine aesthetically as well as functionally. Be sure the light over the sink area is sufficient and working properly. If you have a hood over the stove, install clear bulbs for the brightest light. Lighting in the bathroom should be intense without being harsh. Soft lighting enhances any part of the house you want to highlight. The National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents (NAEBA) recently conducted a study among online members to discover what they found annoying or undesirable in their search for a new home. Some of the answers might surprise you! • broken door locks preventing access to the home • pet deposits in the back yard or dirty cat boxes • missing light bulbs in the basement • having loose stairs on a stairway or missing banisters • low-hanging dining room light fixtures • closet doors that fall off or aren’t adjusted properly • hearing animals in the walls of a vacant home • Halloween decorations left out after Halloween
• dangerous children’s toys left out • dead cars in the driveway or yard • political signs • graffiti on a home for sale • dead birds or animals in or around the home
Staging a home should cover every area of the house; however, there are some specific places you need to ensure are in their most excellent state — i.e., the entrance to your house, the kitchen, the bathroom (s), and all toilets. Most buyers put more emphasis on
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