If you’ve ever sold your home before, you know that a lot of work goes into preparing it for the market. You need to make necessary repairs to ensure it passes a home inspection; you need to upgrade your landscaping to give it the curb appeal that entices people into showings; you need to come to a listing price that satisfies both the market standards and your budget. Most of your spare time will be eaten up by boosting the value of your home. As you consider new wall colours and home staging, don’t forget about your window treatments.
The blinds, shades, and shutters covering the windows of your home have more power than you give them credit for. Old, broken, and unfashionable treatments can discourage people from buying your home. Most prospective buyers are looking for a home that requires as little work as possible. The more repairs they need to make, the less likely they’ll put in an offer. Make no mistake; as they walk through your house, they’re keeping a running tally of its pros and cons. Even though blinds are easy and inexpensive to repair or install, they’ll see your worn-out treatments and add it to the list of negatives. Enough of those and one of two scenarios will happen; either they’ll put in an offer much lower than your asking price, or they won’t put in an offer at all!
On the other hand, new, smooth, and fashionable window treatments have the opposite effect. They add immediate value in the eyes’ of prospective buyers walking through your spaces. When your blinds work well and complement your interior design, people will add this to their list of pros as they’re one less thing to worry about should they move in. New window treatments have the same effect as home staging; they can make it easier for people to envision themselves living in your house. When people can do that, they’ll put in an offer.
To make your home as appealing as possible, it’s a good idea to go with a neutral colour scheme. While it can be fun and exciting to fill your home with the latest colours (like those in our 2016 trends post), these vibrant colours aren’t for everyone. The statement colours like aquamarine or aubergine may seem like a fine design choice now, but these risky shades are also more liable to go out of fashion faster. White and beige blinds, shades, and shutters rarely go out of style; by keeping your new window treatments to this neutral scheme, you’re extending your covering’s shelf life.
With the colour in mind, your next step is choosing the type of treatment to outfit your home. You might want to stick with the same blinds, shutters, or shades in every room; or you could mix and match according to the privacy and lighting requirements of each space. If you’re not sure what you need for your rooms, talk to our design consultants. They’ve helped plenty of homeowners update their houses with new blinds, and they can explain the best window treatments for all of your needs. Once you choose the ones to your liking, our installation experts can hang your blinds in time for your open house.
With beautiful window treatments complementing your home’s interior spaces, your house is guaranteed to impress. But more importantly, our blinds are just one of the many ways you can ensure your house is ready to sell at the price you want!