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on the inside Use these interior design trends to market a home and sell it faster
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A little attention to interiors can go a long way to bring out the best in a home. In fact, some interiors may mean the difference between an easily marketable home and one that appeals to only a few potential buyers. “Beyond good bones and a stable structure, buyers are looking for a home that is beautiful, functional and fits their lifestyle,” says Megan Douglas, broker and REALTOR® with West and Main Homes in Denver. “The more a REALTOR® can consider how the potential buyer is going to live, and appeal to that buyer, the more they can maximize seller profits.” Douglas says she uses a “nearly guaranteed success formula” for interiors that attract the largest buyer pool—one that includes a bright, light, open and airy aesthetic. Follow that formula with these tips.
Natural feeling
Whether with white oak cabinets, real wood floors or stacking doors, homebuyers are looking for interiors that help bring the outside in. “A natural and organic feel is ‘in’—a design
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aesthetic that brings nature inside and feels like a breath of fresh air,” Douglas says. Some of the materials in vogue for all parts of the house—counters, floors and paint colors—lean toward natural, but are easy to maintain, including wood, granite and quartz.
Speaking of quartz …
Although granite is still very much in style, many of the most updated homes are moving to quartz countertops, says Joe Epifanio, CRS, an associate broker at Premiere Plus Realty in Naples, Florida. “Even though it’s man-made, people love it,” Epifanio says. “It comes in all kinds of light colors and can help make everything look simple and clean, which is always in style.” As a bonus, quartz is harder than granite and therefore more durable. And because it isn’t porous like granite, quartz is easier to keep clean.
Natural-looking floors
As has been the trend for years, carpet is ‘out’—in newer homes, you’d be hard-pressed to find
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