How to Sell Your House- Decluttering
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I had told you about our plans last week regarding selling our house and moving into our RV. We are so excited to get on the road and start traveling! I will be doing several series here on the Sitcom allowing you to follow along on our adventure.
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- Declutter– all the countertops need to be empty, or as empty as possible. My kitchen needs to look clean and with all that clutter, it looks anything but clean. If you need affordable skip bins, then you may contact fast delivery skip bins Adelaide. I’m also considering installing floating shelves to help keep things organized and free up counter space.
- Depersonalize– I had a southwest theme going in my kitchen and living room. While I personally love the colors and all the cool western ceramics, and western themed decorations, I know that a potential buyer may have issues with it. So, we will be pulling down the wallpaper trim, removing all the western ceramic pots, and repainting the walls. To maintain a fresh and eco-friendly home environment, I’m also looking into green carpet cleaning orange county to keep my floors spotless without harmful chemicals.
- New counter tops– We currently have a nice sized crack in our counter top near the sink. We plan on replacing the counter tops with granite. We are working on quotes for that right now. I will be writing a post on that in a few weeks.
- New back splash– We will be installing that ourselves, so look for a tutorial when we get to that point!
- New sink and faucet
- Kitchen Table needs revamping– I will be recovering the chairs. Why, you ask? Well, right now they are looking pretty dingy. But the main reason is we plan on offering any of our furniture as inclusion in the selling price if the new buyer wants it. We need to unload all this furniture! Meanwhile, we’re also looking into hiring a kitchen renovation contractor to give our space a fresh look before the sale.
And finally…I need to revamp this 50 gallon fish tank that sits along the far wall of my kitchen, as I’ve been too lazy to get around to bulding a koi pond. I take care of fish about as well as I take care of houseplants. This huge tank is home to about 50 guppies. But it does look really pretty when it is clean and colorful. The plan is to sell the fish tank, fish, stand, and all the supplies that go with it.
So, with that being said, I have started with the tank. I needed to go purchase all the supplies needed to make it pretty again. My options are either the local pet supply store or Walmart. I chose Walmart because they have a new deal there called the Walmart Savings Catcher. Basically, it is a free app that I downloaded to my phone.
You simply go to Walmart and purchase what you would like, and then scan the receipt into your phone. The app will then go through your receipt line by line and check out other stores in your area to see if anyone else offers a lower price for that item. If it finds lower prices, it will take that amount you would have saved elsewhere and apply it to a Walmart gift card.
Basically, it saves me a ton of time looking at sale papers. I know I will get the lowest price regardless!
What a great idea!
So I purchased all my tank supplies there and then scanned the receipt. Roughly three days later, the results were back and the app says I could have saved $4.10 elsewhere, so it applied that amount to a gift card for me.
I shop at Walmart quite often, so the savings are going to add up quickly. And with everything we need to do around the house in the next couple months, this extra cash will come in handy. What a fun way to save money with very little effort on my part.
I totally love that.
And here is the tank after a thorough cleaning! It will take a day or so for the water to totally clear, but it already looks so much better. I plan on putting the tank and stand up for sale this week. And then onto the next project!
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Hi Mary!
Here is a product that seems pretty darn easy – creating stone countertops http://www.daichcoatings.com/spreadstone_countertop_kit.html
Hope that helps!
suzy
HI Cindi!
I can’t tell you how excited we are! We have been planning this for years. Most of my family figured it was just a phase and I would eventually move onto something else. They don’t understand why we want to travel instead of have a regular home. But home is where the heart is, right? And yes, we do know about the Walmart thing. Most will allow an overnight stay as long as you don’t drag out the grill and put out the awnings. LOL!
Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!
suzy
HI Tammy!
We had definitely considered that. Many of my DIY blogging friends have gone that route. Some of them have even put in concrete counters! But then again, we do need to appeal to the majority and right now the majority love a real granite counter. It is one expense that we are pretty confident we will get a return on.
If you decide to try out the kits, I’d love to see your results!
suzy
They are actually smiling now. LOL!
HI Kara!
That is a great idea! I actually have a ton of fish tank supplies in the garage that I will be getting rid of shortly!
suzy
I agree with you in heart, Deb, but I have to go with what works in the area. We just have a few months to get the house sold, so we are working to make it appeal to the masses. However, there are quite a few personal choices that will go along with the house such as our entranceway that my husband and I designed, the marble-look ceiling in the master bedroom, and the textured wall art in the guest bathroom.
As the series continues, I will get into all those things. Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting! It is always fun to see your name in the comments!!
suzy
can you please give me the product information on the above. I will be selling my house and moving in with my daughter.I am 70 years old and I do not want to replace the counter tops which like yours are tile. thank you and god bless
You love traveling all over!! I’m trying really hard not to be jealous!! You can also park your rv in walmarts parking lot at night for free, did you know this?? I agree about depersonalizing your house, but not to much.
Cindi T
I love to watch all the shows on HGTV so I understand about having to declutter and depersonalize your home. You have to make it appeal to the masses! Have you thought about using one of the resurfacing products out there. I have been researching them. We have ceramic tile countertops and I don’t want to invest a small fortune changing them. They have these kits that take 3 days and depending upon the company you choose to go with you can make your countertops look like granite, slate, or concrete. Some even have it where you can make them shiny or veined! Your choice. And the cost is a lot less than putting in granite…
The fish tank looks tons better. I know the fish appreciate it, LOL
I might have a tip for you! Every time I redo my fish tanks I sell the old stuff on EBay. It nearly pays for the new decorations. 🙂
I never understood the need to depersonalize a home to put it up for sale…. I would rather see a home that has been lived in and well loved not a generic home….. Its been 2 years since we’ve been house shopping but we looked at over 30 homes then. And the ones with personality are the ones i remember..
Kudos to you girl. I could never do what you are doing….. Hugs! deb