Buying bedroom furniture and bedroom suites can be quite pricey, not just for the actual bedroom set but for all the other little bits and bobs that you don’t think about in the beginning. Such as if you take out your old bedroom furniture will the bedroom need re-decorating? Will you need to change the door handles or even the doors? The light and lamp shades won’t match with this new bedroom suite and so they’ll need replacing as well. It all stacks up and so how can you keep the price down while still having the ‘to die for’ bedroom suite and décor you have seen in this months issue of Interior Design?

Well there are a few methods to keep costs down when kitting out your bedroom. One tip is to shop in the sales. Sale bedroom furniture are great in that you can find some real bargains with up to 70% off, no lack of quality just due to the fact there is a Summer sale on and all prices are slashed! In effect you can quite easily spend half the amount on your favourite bedroom suite just by waiting till the sales are on, and you don’t have to wait that long either. Most furniture stores operate on a seasonal sale basis to get rid of their stock so they can get new suites and sets in ready for the new season, you see advertisements for these sales on TV all the time, End Of Summer Sale, Spring Sale 50% Off, Buy Before the New Year and Get Massive Reductions On All Bedroom Furniture Sets, and so on and so on.

Not only are sales great for picking up fantastic bargains but sales people are more open to haggling. The furniture shop’s one aim is to rid their shop floor of old stock ready for the new shiny stock to come in, rather than making a loss and throwing it out they want to get rid of it and make some money too even if its 70% less than what the retail price is. You may think because there is a sale on and prices have been cut once they won’t go any lower but they are actually more open to the idea. Try it out, next time you see a sale on in you local furniture store try haggling for the bedroom suite you are after, you will be surprised at the response you get.
You may be thinking I have an empty bedroom upstairs and I don’t want to wait 2 or 3 months for a bedroom furniture set just because of a sale, of course if you absolutely need to have the bedroom furniture there and then you will have to look at what sales are on now and choose the right option for you, but if you are planning in advance to remodel your bedroom then just have a think about when the sales are on across the board and whether you can wait until then, you will save hundreds and hundreds of pounds!

 

When you try to sell your home, try to make it look like no one lives there. It sounds silly, but no one wants to see your fridge door with hundreds of magnets and pictures. Purchasers are not fancy about seeing your laundry on the floor or the baby’s diaper pail full to the brim. So here are some good tips to follow in order to get your house sold in Portland:

1. Paint all rooms a neutral colour if they are brightly coloured. Areas such as bedrooms, bathrooms and so on should be a taupe or beige colour which most purchasers can imagine their own furniture in. In Homes for Sale in Portland everyone can see the potential of your home in neutral shades.

2. Call a junk man or garbage removal company and start loading up the truck. Nothing is sacred, put all unused or overgrown articles in the dumpster or truck. Fill it and fill it again

3. Remove anything that smells old or musty such as old sofas or blankets from the basement. Old clothes in bags or boxes might have a damp and musty smell. Get rid of these culprits

4. Clean up the basement and wash all floors or steam clean carpeting. Repaint any cement floors and fix up the laundry center. Use organizational cupboard and storage units to store all articles.

5. Go through the bathrooms and remove any old prescriptions, old bottles of cream or shampoos, stuff that clutters up the vanity. Everyone takes out their makeup and brushes.

6. Get one bottle of hand wash and use it for hand washing and one set of hand towels that are set out for company. Put all other family towels away in individual bedrooms.

7. Bedrooms must be de-cluttered and all bedding washed and changed. Fresh bedspreads or duvets should be used and all toys and stuffed animals put into storage until after the sale.

8. Put all good items which you don’t need any more into a yard sale. Get rid of old furniture, clothing, kitchen gadgets and appliances, nick-knacks and old books. Make it a neighbourhood sale.

9. Now sterilize the kitchen from top to bottom, including the cupboards, pantry, sinks and counters, fridge, stove and dishwasher. Everything gets a super scrub using a disinfectant.

10. Clean the bathrooms similarly from top to bottom and remove all mould or mildew signs. Tiles and tub should glisten. See your realtor before you redo a bathroom in Portland.

11. The foyer should be free of shoes and backpacks, coats and bags. Pretend that it is the first thing that the purchaser sees and smells and it should pass the test for cleanliness and tidiness.

12. The living room should be free of any magazines or newspapers, ash trays, and used dishes. Polish all furniture and vacuum thoroughly. Spray with Febreeze or another air freshener.

13. If you have a dining room, set up a table of your best dishes and sterling. Put candles on the table and napkins, lower the lights and set up the room as if you were having company.

14. Turn on all lights and open a window in all rooms during the warmer weather or make sure the thermostat is set to 70 degrees for comfort.

15. If you have an air conditioner, put it on low during the cool seasons and full during the hotter days of summer. Portland homes for sale can weather any temperature.

16. Put out a vase of flowers, make a dozen cookies before the viewing or Open House. Now ask a neighbour or friend to go through the house and make comments or suggestions.

17. Do whatever it takes, inside or outside, to put your house on the market and get it sold! Good Luck! See your realtor when listing your home for sale in Portland.

Ask Tony and Libby Kelly any questions you may have when getting ready to sell your house. They have years of experience in the Portland area. You will get a better price if you follow the advice above.