Are you planning on selling your home? If yes, then you’re probably contemplating undertaking some repair work.

In this post by Cash for Homes, we look at why it’s important to hire a good interior designer and the value of interior home decor while listing your home. 

Here they are –

It Creates an Excellent First Impression

Think about how many other listings you’re competing with. There are probably hundreds of other sellers fighting for the same spot on the site as yours. 

So, when you have an appealing design, and you put out eye-catching pictures – it’s natural that buyers will check out your listing first. You can create whatever kind of first impression you want to create.

Prospects are also more likely to take your property more seriously just because it looks like something worth checking out.

It goes without saying, there’s nothing quite like the power of a good design to attract a huge lineup of buyers.

Interior Design Generates Traffic

This is once again, in continuing with the first point. So many houses are out there for sale. But, since people can be picky and want something worth the asking price, they need something that looks promising. That’s when a good design comes into the picture.

A beautiful-looking room and overall interiors help to lure people of all kinds of different ages, races, and cultures towards your home.

A fresh, clean-looking home is much more likely to attract higher traffic of prospective buyers. It’s also likely to attract more serious buyers rather than those who are probably just window shopping and are not really serious about buying a property.

In the end, an interesting interior design is much likely to get you the asking price by leaving little room for negotiation. You can justify the asking price by pointing out different focal points and all the things that went into the beautification of the house.

Interior Design Adds Value and Purpose

An interior design is the quickest way to elevate the overall real estate value of your home.

The fact that a homeowner has taken the time out to beautify their interiors sends a positive message that they were serious enough to invest time, money, and efforts to add value to the house. In the end, it sends a message that the house is well looked after.

Hiring an interior designer is a particularly wise decision when you don’t want to or plan on revamping the outside of your home.

What’s more, interior design also makes the whole place appear more purposeful. Designers are intelligent in that they recognize different spaces and can see their true potential. Accordingly, they can revamp the place.

Makes the Space More Functional 

Another point in continuation with the previous one – undertaking an interior design project makes space appear more functional. The art of interior designing is not just about making things look good and colorful. It is also about elevating the functionality quotient of the home.

Functionality is a key aspect of every single home. A house could be huge but if it lacks functionality, it could quickly look poorly organized. On the other hand, even a tiny apartment – when intelligently designed can be a great example of a highly functional space.

A home big on functionality can quickly escalate its real estate worth.

When everything is in harmony and works in unity such as furniture, equipment, and lighting – it makes the space more inviting and appealing.

Gives the Illusion of Space

Any time you invite a prospect over to see your house, the first thing they’re going to do is notice the space available. In other words, how big the apartment/house is. They are also going to look at the things that require repair, etc. 

Based on the sense of space they perceive, they can visualize themselves living in that house. Designers have all the tricks up their sleeve such as picking the right color to paint the home, organizing things in a way that creates the illusion of spaciousness, having an organization system in place that can house exponentially more stuff, etc.

They know how to turn even in a tiny apartment into a bigger-looking one to avoid that feeling of claustrophobia.

Establishes Unity

When designers get to work, they look at the whole house in its entirety. They don’t look at things as individual spaces housing individual items. They have to connect all the aspects and work out how things are going to transition from one place to another. 

The transition must be smooth across rooms. It should be relaxing and soothing rather than forcing a contrast between different places.

They do that by picking colors that complement each other. In this way, they’re able to achieve a sense of unity and consistency throughout the house.

Why it Makes Sense to Work with a Designer Than Going the DIY Route

You may think that you can go the DIY route and you will save money. But, this is a counterintuitive approach. Because you might end up wasting more time than necessary in fixing your mistakes and picking the wrong material.

A designer does not implement a trial-and-error approach. They know how to save time, mistakes, and pick the best materials for your house.

Hopefully, you got inspired by this post to undertake the next home decor project.