Deck the halls with boughs of holly, tis the season to be jolly!
What if your home is on the market?
How many nooks and crannies should you bespangle when trying to present your house as a perfect "Home"
to prospective buyers?
Conventional staging wisdom says "simplify, clear the clutter, depersonalize" the house, so buyers can imagine themselves in the space. If you are typically the "Clark Griswold" of holiday lights, you might want to tone things down a bit this year.
Perhaps instead of the fully lit Sleigh with Reindeer on the roof, you could settle for a professionally decorated wreath on the front of the house with a spotlight shining on it's sparkly splendor.
If you normally have six fully decorated trees in the interior of your home, you could settle for two~ one upstairs one down or living room and family room. Then, bling them out to the max and your inner elf shouldn't feel deprived. Try to keep the table top decor simple too. If you have a collection of nativity scenes that is rivaled only by Bronners, pick your favorite one to display prominently and store the rest in anticipation of your new home's display possibilities.
Then, when you know there is a showing, mull some cider with cinnamon, fill a "to-go cup" for your frayed nerves and leave the wonderful scent lingering in the air for your potential buyers.
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