Design Psychology Tips for Selling Your Kitchen

You don't need to completely remodel your kitchen to sell your home.

Consider easy, low-cost changes that instantly upgrade a kitchen without major remodeling. These include:
-Replacing your faucet with a fancier model.
-Changing your cabinet hardware.
-Painting cabinet faces or ugly laminate countertops. (Use Marine-grade paint on countertops.)

You may also wish to invest in an attractive portable kitchen island to use as a prop for a kitchen with an open center and insufficient counter space.

Design Psychology Tips for Selling Your Kitchen

Light up dark areas. Use plug-in night lights to brighten dark counters for a thrifty solution. Also, a small lamp looks great on a countertops.

Soften the hard surfaces with fabric, including window treatments and new hand towels.

Packing and storing extra kitchen pots, pans, and utensils generates a more spacious presentation.

Remove all appliances from the countertops. Use a bowl of fruit or flowers to brighten the space. This one step, clearing counter eye-clutter visually expands your kitchen. Each item on the countertops stops the eye for a second. Fewer accessories let the buyers' eye roam freely and they get the impression of a large countertop expanse.

Now matter your redesign budget for preparing you home for sale, little changes like clearing the countertops and adding new dish towels and a bowl of fruit can make your kitchen entice a buyer to say, "This is my new home."

Copyright 2005 Jeanette J. Fisher