Tapping into trends to sell your house faster

Have you ever thought about who owned your home before you?

How about the person after? What’s their job, how big is their family?

Whoever the next owner of your property is, getting to know them is important when you’re hoping to sell fast. And why? Because their needs, and tastes, are likely to differ from yours.

To sell your house effectively, make sure you’re tapping into the right trends.

Why light is a commodity

Homes are precious spaces. We all came to realise this a bit more, during the challenge of 2020’s lockdowns. Nobody who had to endure so many hours spent at home would argue for less space, or fewer windows.

This is the most common theme of the modern home. Whether it’s open-plan kitchens, sky lights, or bi-fold doors, the evidence is clear to see. We value light among our top needs at home.

When it comes to decoration and furnishing, this can be a key to unlock a fast house sale. Consider how colours, textures and shapes in your home help or hinder lightness.

Do your research

Hold on, there. Don’t disappear - this advice is more than it looks.

The odds are, someone buying your home is going to be from a younger generation. So while you need to seek out fresh décor, you also need to look for the styles which that group prefer.

If the idea of this scares you, we can help - with furnishings and decor ready to go, at Mint Staging.

Here are some styles that are trending and appeal to the generations buying now...

Beautiful neutrals

Simply does it. Should you go for all white walls, beige, or grey? The answer is: warm, natural, greige. Yes, that’s what the kids are calling it...

In fact, there’s no one-shot solution that will suit the style of your property, and guarantee to catch the eye of your ideal buyer. But neutral colours have wide appeal - and most importantly, shades go in and out of fashion.

Try your local DIY warehouse to see if there’s anything that would make a change from the colours that dominate your home.

# Plant babies

Along with light, plants and greenery have boomed across the generations - and this is especially true for people in their thirties. 

This generation are starting ‘adult’ life events later than their predecessors. Buying a home, starting a family; when these are delayed, other activities fill in the gap. David Attenborough would be proud.

Add plants and green elements to your property to catch this type of buyer’s attention. (I’ve used a hashtag because your research will be easy on social media).

Modern countryside

As well as bringing nature in, generations in their 20s to 40s are favouring natural products and materials. Modernising is no longer about clean lines and simplicity above all.

Furniture that’s built to last is trending upward, with the source and environmental impact of purchases having a greater importance.

Styles that incorporate wood, clay, linen and cotton are popular - as are decorative pieces that have been made with love, and craft. A modern countryside look, then, might not mean rejecting ‘traditional’ elements in the home.

Look back to look forward

I hope this selection has helped you to listen to the whispers of change that propel interiors trends. Don’t forget, too: trends have always existed. I’d urge you to think deeply about the reasons you bought your home - and what might be biasing your view.

If you’d like to speak to us about refreshing your home before selling, get in touch with us to learn more.

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