How To Prepare Your Home For a Successful Spring Sale

The transition of season from winter to spring brings a welcomed change. Cooler days shift to sun-soaked afternoons, vibrant flowers are in bloom and potential buyers are looking for their new home before the chaos of Christmas commences. Spring is a pivotal time in the Australian property market, being one of the most popular moments throughout the year to buy and sell properties. 

If you are considering selling your property this year, now is the time to make changes to its styling and overall look and feel. To make the most of preparing your home for a successful spring sale, the Spatial Property Styling team have collated our favourite top tips to help lead a strong sales and marketing campaign.

First impressions are Everything

Make potential guests feel welcome as soon as they step foot in your home. Keep in mind that buyers are looking for their new home, and first impressions are everything when it comes to the sale of your property. Update the look of your entrance — this can be achieved by a fresh paint job on the door and surrounding entranceway. If your home has beautiful landscaping to lead up to the front door, consider hiring a gardener for some maintenance in preparation for the sale, or if you're a green thumb yourself, put in the hard work to reap the rewards — trim the hedges, mow the lawn, and water all plants. 

Make a remarkable first impression with a welcoming entrance

Lighten up 

An easy, yet highly effective way to prepare for a spring sale is to open up your home, lighten it up and brighten it up. This can be achieved by raising shades, sliding blinds, opening the curtains and allowing natural light to flood your space. With natural light, comes welcomed warmth and an increase in temperature. This will also eliminate the need to turn on the heater when the cooler spring days hit.  

Update the outdated 

Spend quality time evaluating every visible nook where details matter. Evaluate easy-to-replace items that seem outdated, and replace them. Think new materials — this can be achieved at a low cost with new materials such as a lightweight neutral-coloured throw, new decorative cushions to amplify the living room etc. Small updates create highly effective outcomes when it comes to selling your property and opening the doors to the public for inspections. 

Let the sunlight beam in

Small changes make a big impact

If you're considering renovating in the lead up to launching your sales campaign, consider making smaller changes to the physical footprint, hardware or cabinetry. An example of this includes replacing doors or repainting kitchen cabinetry rather than replacing the entire kitchen cabinet collection. If you're going to invest in large changes and renovations to your house, focus on the exteriors of your home as this is the first place buyers make their first impression on your home before stepping in the front door.

Fresh white paint can transform any room

Repaint to refresh

It's incredible how powerful a fresh coat of paint can be — transforming your space from looking overtired, to a brand new home that's ready to welcome a new family. Vivid white paint always works well and helps to lighten up the aesthetic. Engaging with a professional painter can help you eliminate time working on the house as many experienced paint companies specialise in pre-sale renovations and can complete an expert paint job in a matter of days. Even though you will need to budget for painting costs in the lead up to the property sale, the value of a quality paint upgrade should repay itself two, three or even ten-fold once the property is sold.

Flowers and greenery can transform the space

Bring blooms indoors

Spring is the time to celebrate nature and all its glory. Select beautiful neutral vases or pots in a myriad of textures, and add bunches of vibrant blooms or living greenery to the space to soften materials such as brick, stone and wood. Flowers and indoor plants have the ability to instantly update the look and feel of a room, making them an affordable and quick way to emphasise the beauty of your home. 

New items that replace broken ones can make all the difference

Replace broken items

Consider what fixtures or fittings are broken and need replacing. Look at every level of your home — from floor to ceiling, as potential buyers may notice details that need to be fixed. There may be a light pendant where the bulb needs replacing, or a door handle that isn't working properly. Walk around your house and check to see if all fixtures and fittings are doing their job properly.

Scent sells

Scent plays a pivotal role when it comes to making a memorable first impression in your home. Rugs and carpets can hold odours from pets, cooked food or spilt drinks. We recommend steam cleaning furnishings such as your sofa, curtains and carpet to eliminate the bad odours. You can hire steam cleaners, or engage with a professional if it's a larger task. Once you have eliminated unwanted scents, light a candle and add fresh flowers or native greens to emit a natural fragrance in your home. 

Flowers and plants can add a welcomed spring scent to your space

Styling your home to sell this spring

Evaluating and updating your home's styling for sale this spring should be an enjoyable process. It's important to continually consider the buyer's perspective and what they are looking for in a new home. If you'd like to leave the styling up to the professionals, we’re here to help. 

The Spatial Property Styling team has over 12 years of experience styling properties in Sydney. We offer partial styling, keeping some of your furniture and providing the rest from our collection. We also provide complete styling for your furnishings. Our No Fixed Rental Period allows you to keep your furniture until you sell. Almost always, properties styled by Spatial sell before or at auction, but if your campaign is taking a little longer, you can keep your furniture with no time limit and no extra charge.

We'd be happy to assist with any questions you may have. Get in touch with us for a Free Property Styling Quote tailored to your property, or speak with one of our expert stylists at (02) 9417 7193.