How To Style Your Living/ Dining Space To Win Over Buyers

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The living and dining space of any home is incredibly important to potential buyers as itโ€™s the area where they will imagine themselves preparing for the day ahead or spending most of their family time. So creating a welcoming, cohesive and practical room is key to achieving a successful house sale. The secret is to give the room a strong identity with bold features such as a striking dining table or statement lighting and then achieve overall harmony throughout the space with a linking colour or texture, like natural tones. Take some inspiration from these styling tips and you are sure to have buyerโ€™s flocking to view it.

  • Creating the perfect living space that works for you and your family and also appeals to potential buyers involves many factors and is more than simply arranging the furniture. Itโ€™s about creating a space thatโ€™s inviting and complements the rest of your house, so that you have a cohesive and comfortable feel throughout. For example, if youโ€™ve used natural, calm tones in the other rooms, stick to similar colours and patterns to create a reassuring connection.
  • In open plan rooms where there are several functions such as eating, relaxing and cooking, itโ€™s important that each zone is clearly defined without the space feeling too busy and cluttered. The key is to give each zone its own identity, such as a rug under the dining table, or a statement wall colour by the TV area, and then connect each zone with a visual device, such as particular colour, texture or even a theme. For example, if you have a leather sofa, you could unite the seating area with the eating zone by adding leather dining chairs.
  • Choose statement features that give your room instant personality and draw focus to certain areas. For example, a stunning dining table will make the eating area the focal point of the room, while bold pendant lighting can also draw attention to a kitchen island and invite guests to take a seat.
  • Use rugs to define different areas within one room. They are a brilliant, easy and relatively cheap way of bringing instant colour and pattern to neutral rooms, and can be placed intentionally to define zones, such as under a dining table or between sofas.ย  Long runners can also help to encourage the route through a room.
  • Plan the furniture layout carefully by grouping the furniture in terms of its functions, without creating obstacles and barriers so the room flows easily. Test out a few layouts and walk from zone to zone to see how you move through the room.
  • Your living space should reflect you and your familyโ€™s lifestyle and personality, whether thatโ€™s through colour, pattern, artwork or interesting collections.ย  However, this central room in your home should also feel inviting to guests.ย  When preparing your home for sale, itโ€™s always worth considering what would appeal to potential buyers to maximise your sale value.

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