It’s true that when house-hunting, people are unreasonably influenced by the furniture and decoration inside the property. But that doesn’t mean you have to go to the expense of putting all your old furniture and belongings in store, and hiring fancy furniture and acessories to make your house look like something out of Vogue Living! Professional “house-dressing” isn’t really about making an old house look new:  it’s about making it look spacious and neutral.  Most people are poor judges of space: a room full of furniture looks much smaller than a room that is sparsely furnished. Also, if a home is full of art and ornaments we don’t like, we switch off and don’t see past them to appreciate the house underneath.  We can also be “turned off” if the home … Read entire article »