Submitted by: Ask Reggie.
Now that you've uncluttered the interior step back and take a second look. Do the rooms appear spacious or are they crowded? Your goal is to make each room as large to the eye as possible. Often we find living areas with too many chairs, tables and lamps. Take out any piece that doesn't work well in the room. Sometimes one item will do the trick. Simply rearranging the room can often do the trick. Today's buyer wants open spaces, rooms that flow one to the other. You also want your home to be as updated as possible. If you have checked the model homes lately, you'll get a good feeing for what is "in" in windows and what is "out." Lace curtains and heavy valances are definitely "out." An inexpensive update is to take em down. Most decorators are using minimal window treatments. More later.