Next to kitchens and bedrooms, closet space is on the top of the list for buyers looking at Locust Grove homes.  The closet in the primary bedroom is one that we always look at when I am showing a home, so it is important for sellers to have this space ready for showings.  If the space is cluttered and disorganized, buyers may think that it is lacking when, in reality, there is plenty of room inside.  Whether you have a walk-in closet or a step in closet, here are some tips for staging a primary bedroom closet.

Empty out the closet 

The goal of staging a closet is to show the space that it has, and this cannot be done if it is overflowing with clothes, toys, and other things.  Start staging a primary bedroom closet by completely emptying it.  Then take a few moments to wipe down any shelving, vacuum or sweep the floor, and decide if it needs painting.  Since you are going to reduce the amount of things in it, buyers will see the scuffed walls.

Keep, Donate, Trash, Move 

Do you really want to move everything in your closet to your new home? Separate the items in your closet into four piles.

  • Donate:  Any clothing in good condition that you have not worn or does not fit goes into the donate pile.
  • Keep:  These are the clothes that will go back into the closet.  Be ruthless and cut your clothing total in half.  If you feel like the closet space will still feel tight, then pull out all the clothes that are not in season.  For example, you may not be wearing tank tops or swimsuits in November.  Pack these items up in a box to move to your new home.
  • Trash:  Items that cannot be donated.  
  • Move:  These are things that have somehow ended up in your primary bedroom closet, but really don’t belong there.  Take these items and put them back where they belong or box them up for the move.

Organize 

Pick up some storage cubes like these to help organize your space.  Inside of these cubes you can stash the things like handbags, socks, ties, blankets, etc. that you keep in your closet, but don’t want to be seen.  Hang your clothes back in the closet using all of the same type of hanger.   The goal is for there to be plenty of empty space on the racks, and you should be able to see the walls of the closet.

Don’t let anything sit on the floor.

If you have some unused space in the primary closet of your Locust Grove home, consider adding some more shelves and put the storage cubes on these to move things off the floor.

Lights! 

Closets can be dark spaces.  Upgrade the light fixture, or even just the bulb, to add some light into this space.

Create a focal point

If you have a walk-in closet, you can create a small focal point in the space through using a mirror which will also reflect light and provide the illusion of space or small chair. In smaller closets, treating some of your handbags, shoes, or ties as display pieces can help create a focal point.  

Small Closet? 

Go Up!  Utilize the vertical space in a smaller primary bedroom closet to increase storage.  You can add an additional wall of shelving higher up that can store things that you don’t need to access everyday. An additional hook on the back of the door can provide more storage space as well.

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