The Insider's Guide To Selling Your Home By Owner- Rocio Fausto I | Page 29

street. But, if new appliances are a bit out of your reach, offer
your used, immaculately clean, fully functioning ones.
Updating Hardware. Stop and take a nice, long look at
your bathroom and kitchen hardware. You’ll probably notice that
they loo k a whole lot used. Well, they are.
It isn’t that big of a deal until you put yourself in a buyer’s
shoes. They’re looking at your old house as their potential new
home. Old, worn out fixtures aren’t going to speak to them the
way that nice, shiny, new hardware will.
That doesn’t mean you should run out buy all new fixtures.
Unless your knobs, pulls, handles and hinges are broken,
there is no real reason to replace them.
That’s right.
Get that new look simply by thoroughly washing and
repainting them. I’m not kidding. There is spray paint made
specifically for this reason. And the project is incredibly cheap.
Here are some ideas of household hardware you give a paint
overhaul to:
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towel bars

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toilet paper holders

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door handles

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hinges

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old light fixtures

The goal is to patch your home up nicely with as little cash as
possible. This is a great way to do it.
On the other hand, if you do have broken or completely worn
out hardware, then you’re better to replace the whole set unless
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