Dece= mber 23, 2006
Selling home in winter? Keep it
clean, tidy
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By KAY KEOUGH
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A notoriously difficult time of the year to shine the best light on one's house often gets passed over in favor of warmer months. That's where Madeleine Bickert comes in. After 20 years of working in corporate marketing, Bickert decided she had had enough of the constant travel involved in her work and just wante= d to settle into a job she loved. After 20 years of working in corporate marketing, Bickert decided she had had enough of the constant travel involved in her work and just wante= d to settle into a job she loved. |
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The owner and principal designer of Décor Rx, Bickert helps homeowners in two areas: home staging, using professional decorating techniques including furniture re-arranging, de-cluttering and re-paintin= g to highlight a property's best-selling points; and redecorating homes for pe= ople who want to stay but reinvent their style. Based largely in Brewster, the business also has an office in Her key advice for homeowners looking to sell their property at this t= ime of year, or any other, is to keep things ''clean and uncluttered.'' Adding holiday décor is OK, she says, and ''can add seasonal wa= rmth and charm,'' but less is more. For each holiday element added to a room, a year-round decorative item should be removed. Sellers do not want to dist= ract attention from a house's architectural features or from key points that a= dd to its aesthetic appeal, such as a great view from a window. |
12 tips for holiday home staging
Source: Décor=
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(Published: December 23, 2= 006)