Bedrooms

Bright and breezy

• Bedroom decor should be neutral. Off-whites, creams and pale yellows have wider appeal than pinks and lilacs.
  
  
• Open the windows before the viewers arrive. A build up of dust can make a room smell musty, so give the room a deep clean - including under the bed.
  
  
• Remove all essence of your personality (including cosmetics and toiletries). Think of elegant hotel rooms. Comfortable and stylish, yet impersonal.
  
  
• Bedspreads and large scatter cushions will add to the feeling of luxury.

Child's play

While bedrooms should be as tidy, clean and fresh as possible, don't be too harsh on your children. It's their home as well and if their rooms are brutally tidy, they will be miserable. Pack up toys in boxes, and store most of them away. Alternate the boxes so they play with toys in rotation.
Teenagers love posters, but keep them to a minimum and clip-frame them for an inexpensive
but smart finish.

Storage solutions

• Don't be fooled into thinking that your visitors will be too embarrassed to open cupboards;
  they will want to see how much storage space you have and will not want to see a jumble
  of clothes, and toys you have hurriedly stashed away.
  
  
• Spare bedrooms crammed with boxes and junk are a no-no. Show a spare room as a bedroom. It should look just as attractive as your master bedroom.
  
  
• If your third bedroom or box room is being used as an office then neatly pack away files and personal papers.