Just because Vermont skies are threatening snow, dreidels are spinning and Santa is lurking around the bend does not mean that you should forsake plans to sell your Vermont property during the holidays.
Most Realtors agree that taking your home off the market during Hanukkah and Christmas is a mistake. And they are right. Our society focuses on the home during the holidays. Shouldn’t your home for sale be part of this cultural focus?
Good holiday staging can yield great rewards:
You’ll get a jump on the January real estate rush
Many people have taken their homes off the market, so your home will have less competition
Vermont is a winter wonderland. Second home owners flock here for the white stuff. Don’t deny them their new winter home
Sprucing up your home for the holidays will boost your own holiday spirits
You wont have to clean up frantically for that visit from the in-laws
Here is one of our Vergennes listings, staged beautifully for the holidays
Like summer real estate staging, you’ll need to make sure your home still exudes fabulous curb appeal. Maintaining great curb appeal in Vermont in the winter presents certain safety concerns missing from the lazy days of summer. Make sure the path to your door is welcoming and safe: remove ice and snow early and often, hire someone to plow the driveway, clear ice and snow from your gutters, and don’t skimp on outdoor lighting.
Martha Stewart recommends shooting stars, but I prefer more earthy decorations. Each year I spray paint bare branches bright red and arrange them in vases and urns in the yard and on the porch. The color is striking and festive. Make or purchase a wreath, display a more festive menorah, string popcorn in the trees, add the charm that will make your Vermont property theirnew home of holidays…
The day-lilies in this New Haven garden have passed their prime, but the perennial gardens at this historic Vermont home are stunning year after year...
August is here and with it, the Vermont garden doldrums. While gardens in May, June and even the better part of July were abundant with vibrant flowers and verdant greens, August gardens, even with the recent rains in the Middlebury area, resemble faded watercolor paintings.
This doesn’t have to be the case. Adding pops of color and bunches of fresh greenery at the end of the growing season will stage your property with new life and visual interest.
It’s also a wonderful time to re-visit local nurseries. Rocky Dale Gardens, in Bristol, features a wide array of stunning plants, even at the end of the season. On July 31st and August 1st they are holding their annual “Front Porch Perennial Sale” where “plants, pots, tools and other items” can be purchased for 50 percent off their original prices.
Just because Vermont skies are threatening snow, dreidels are spinning and Santa is lurking around the bend does not mean that you should forsake plans to sell your Vermont property during the holidays.
