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Tips on How to Make a Good First Impression - Part 2

INSIDE

Kitchen

1. Clean taps and fitting well and make them shine.
2. Polish counters, cabinets and other furniture around your kitchen.
3. Clean the floor too. If it is high gloss type flooring, make sure it glosses! Use a good floor polish to make that happen.
4. Cupboard doors must also be cleaned thoroughly.
5. All equipment in your kitchen must look good. Clean the casing of the refrigerator and dishwasher and any other equipment around.
6. Make sure your oven is in a god condition.
7. Make the stove top shine. You can use one of the many stove polishes available to do so.

Bathroom and Lavatory

1. Taps and fittings must be taken care of. Polish and clean them.
2. Take care of the vanity unit. If it is made of high gloss material polish it well.
3. Lavatory seats must also be polished and cleaned well.

Laundry

1. Keep the laundry room clutter free. You don't want it to look as dingy as you have always been used to keeping it to the prospective buyers.
2. Paint it if that needs to be done.
3. Polish the tub.
4. Make sure the washing machine is in a good condition.
5. Clean up all the extra things you have been dumping there without even realizing.

Bedrooms

1. Make beds before leaving your house each day.
2. Keep your closets and drawers tidy.
3. Be open to prospective buyers wanting to inspect them.

Living Room

1. Keep it tidy.
2. Make sure the curtains and drapes are washed and tidy.
3. Potted plants that have not been taken care off must be removed.
4. Buy new one if required.

Dining Room

1. Keep your table well polished. There are lots of varnishes available in the market. Invest in a good one.
2. If your table is anyway old and rusty, cover it well with a good table cloth.
3. Place flowers and vases over it to make it look decent.
4. Get proper drapes and curtain for the dining room.
5. Keep this area clutter free as well.

General

1. Any doors around the house must look like they are always in use. That is to say, they must be well oiled. Creaking doors give a very wrong impression to those outsiders who come to view your house. They make the viewers feel that the house has not been much in use and taken care of. You must take care of this small aspect.

2. Place potted plants wherever required. It adds glow and vibrancy to your house and also makes it look a prosperous place to live in.

3. Provide the house with good lighting so as not to make it look dull. Let as must natural light come in as possible.