“Houses do not clean themselves.”*
No, they do not!
Normally, a superficial wipe of surfaces and irregular
vacuuming and mopping would be sufficient to keep our house in a
comfortable (for us) state of ‘cleanliness’. But recently, following our decision
to put our home up for sale, it has become patently clear that my
interpretation of ‘clean’ does not fit the lifestyle and home living magazine
ideal. Nor does it meet the expectations of a potential house buying public,
and that’s why I have spent the last 6 weeks cleaning, decluttering and tidying
our house, making up for the past 8 years of ‘near enough is good enough’.
Yesterday my interior designer sister arrived in a
whirlwind to put into action the house dressing and styling plan we had drawn
up a few weeks ago so that the house could be photographed ready for market. She
took the items that we own, threw in a few extra pieces, rearranged everything
and presented us with a home worthy of one of those magazines I mentioned
earlier.
And the results?
Absolutely Amazing! My home is beautiful! Why did I wait 8 years for this?? (A rhetorical question, of course!)
My sister, kimpearson.com.au, is Brilliant At Her Job!!
Sam xx
