How to choose the right window treatments for

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How to Choose the Right Window Treatments for
Home Staging
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• Window treatments are often overlooked when
  sellers are preparing their home for sale. When
  most buyers are surveyed about what theyd like
  in a new home, one thing that almost always comes
  up is lots of natural light. While some of this
  may be out of your control, window treatments are
  one thing you can control to maximize the amount
  of natural light you do have. You can make sure
  all curtains, shades, and blinds are open during
  all showings and open houses.

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Window Treatment Advice What to Remove from your
Home

• You want to take down any heavy window
  treatments, especially drapes. They make the room
  look dark, even when they are open. You also want
  to remove any treatments that cant be opened or
  are going to be a hassle to open every day. Take
  down any treatments that are outdated, dirty,
  dont match the current décor, or are not in the
  best shape.

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• Cleaning window treatments and curtains
• Before you list the home, you do want to
  thoroughly wash all window treatments that still
  work in the space. This means washing curtains at
  home or taking them to a dry cleaner. Check
  labels to be sure. Blinds and shades should be
  wiped down with a damp cloth or follow
  manufacturers recommendations.
• In addition, make sure to keep or put up window
  treatments in bedrooms. This is one place buyers
  almost always want some type of window treatment.

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• Custom window treatments could be a good option
• What do you do with custom window treatments?
  Some sellers feel they should take them because
  they paid for them -- and they can be costly.
  That is absolutely your choice. But think about
  what you are going to do with them? If they were
  custom-made for a certain window size or shape,
  its unlikely theyre going to fit any of the
  windows in your new space. If they do, thats
  great.
• However, if they are not going to fit and they
  will just be stored away, you might want to leave
  them. Its a great selling point to point to
  feature in listings and flyers. If you are not
  leaving them behind, make sure to state this in
  the listing to avoid complications at closing.
  Many sellers do take basic curtains and rods with
  them because they often fit anywhere.

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Helpful Tips for Choosing the Right Curtains and
Rods

• There are entire decorating books that are
  written about window treatments. I am going to
  give a few examples below, in Tips and Tricks.
  There are so many unique and stylish treatments
  you could install, but save those for your new
  space. If you dont have window treatments up
  now, or yours are not appropriate, just stick to
  the basics - panels blinds, or shades. Ill
  address specific windows in upcoming articles, as
  it is beyond the scope of this article.

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• Simple Curtain Rod Hanging Tips
• Hang rods as high as possible.This elongates the
  room and makes the ceilings appear taller.
• Consider sheer curtains.If you have a view
  thats not necessarily bad, but perhaps
  interferes with your privacy but you still want
  light to come in, consider sheers.
• Consider corner curtain rods.If you have a
  corner that has a window on each wall, they do
  make corner rods so you are able to hang
  curtains. A regular rod would not fit between the
  window and wall.

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• Use double rods.If you have ?space where youd
  like to hang both sheers and solid panels, you
  can purchase double rods. They come with brackets
  that hold both rods on the same bracket. They are
  simple to hang and very efficient and versatile.
  They give you three options both sets open,
  sheers closed but curtains open, or both sheers
  and curtains closed.

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Window Treatment Tips and Tricks to Suit your Home

• Overall, keep in mind the purpose of each room
  and figure out what type of window treatment will
  work best in that space. Then select from that
  type. Make sure they go with the style and color
  palette in the room. Many times, you might
  already have the correct treatments in each room,
  or maybe they just need some cleaning or a little
  updating.
• And remember that you want to let in as much
  natural light as possible. You dont have to
  spend too much time and money on this part of
  staging. You want the curtains to complement the
  room so buyers can focus on the home instead of
  individual elements, such as curtains.

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