The Western Guide to Feng Shui, Terah Kathryn Collins, Hay House. An easy to use and understand book that covers all the basics and provides special information about the Bagua Map.
The Western Guide to Feng Shui—Room by Room, Terah Kathryn Collins, Hay House. Covers all the basics and provides special information for each room in your home. Includes many inspiring and instructional photographs.
Home Design with Feng Shui A-Z, Terah Kathryn Collins, Hay House. This book covers all the basics in a quick reference guide.
The Western Guide to Feng Shui for Prosperity, Terah Kathryn Collins, Hay House. True accounts of people who have applied Feng Shui to their lives and prospered.
Feng Shui Personal Paradise Cards, Terah Kathryn Collins, Hay House. These richly illustrated reference cards give you examples of how to put Feng Shui into action in your life. Includes 54 cards and 60 page instruction booklet.
Power Thought Sticky Cards, Louise L. Hay, Hay House. These cards are beautifully illustrated and contain powerful thoughts to help you find your inner strength. Reusable peel-and-stick backing. Great Feng Shui Enhancements.
Feng Shui for the Soul, Denise Linn, Hay House. This book explains how to create a harmonious environment that will nurture and sustain you. Some of the Advanced Feng Shui workshops are based on this book.
Space Clearing A-Z, Denise Linn, Hay House. This book explains how to use Feng Shui to purify and bless your home by removing old and stagnant energy.
Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui, Karen Kingston, Broadway Books. This book shows you how clutter affects your life, and gives you the tools you need to clear it.
The Temple in the House, Anthony Lawlor, AIA, Tarcher/Putnam. The subject of this book is finding sacredness in common places.
A Home for the Soul, Anthony Lawlor, AIA, Clarkson Potter (a division of Random House). On creating warm, nurturing and beautiful homes that support harmony and revitalization.
Feng Shui: The Book of Cures, Nancilee Wydra, Contemporary Books. 150 simple solutions for health and happiness in your home or office.
Feng Shui in the Garden, Nancilee Wydra, Contemporary Books. An excellent reference book, also includes garden designs.
How to Grow Fresh Air, Dr. B. C. Wolverton, Penguin Books. 50 house plants that purify your indoor environment.
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Saturday, June 02, 2007
Sell Your Home Quickly and Profitably
Selling your home is a completely different experience than living in it, and it requires a very different mindset. When you are creating a home to live in, your goal is to make it comfortable for you and your family. When you are selling a home your goal is to make it comfortable for prospective buyers. Forget the reality of every day living. Make it look like a model home so you can sell it quickly and for the highest price.
Home staging is particularly important now because the housing market has changed dramatically, and a lot of sellers are finding that it's taking much longer to sell their homes than they thought it would. Don't wait until your home has been on the market for a while. Make it look great for the very first sale day and get it sold fast. The longer it's on the market the less your chances are for getting the price you want.
First, you need to depersonalize. All of the things that make you feel at home, like photographs and chatchkies, will make a prospective new owner feel like they are invading your personal space. They may feel uncomfortable enough to rush out before they have time to think about whether the house would work for them, they might be distracted by your things and not see the details of the house, or they may just be unable to see themselves living in the space because you are still occupying it so completely. Pack up all of your most personal and visible belongings, and look forward to seeing them again when you move into your new home.
Next, no matter how large or small your home, you want it to look as spacious as possible. This is where you really have to forget the reality of every day life. Perhaps you need two large storage pieces in your bedroom to hold all of your clothes and accessories, but they are making the room look small and cramped, instead of large and spacious. Remove one or both of them. Right now, the way the room looks is more important than the fact that you will be inconvenienced.
Clutter. You’ve heard it before, but I can’t stress it enough. It’s your worst enemy. Pack it or throw it away, but don't try to hide it, because perspective buyers will probably find it!
Make sure that every room has just one function. An exercise room/guest room/office is going to confuse your buyers, making it difficult for them to come to a decision. Simplify each room, and when you are feeling the inconvenience of that in your everyday life, just think about the money you will be earning and how soon you will be living in your new home!
Don't hide any great architectural features behind furniture, drapes or accessories. Let your fireplace, your beautiful woodwork, and the great view out the window be focal points in your rooms. In a room where there is no architectural focal point, create one by accessorizing a coffee table, dining table, window, bed, or bookcase.
Make your home comfortable for your buyers. Make it easy for them to see how great it is, and imagine themselves living there. Then you will be able to realize your dream of living in your new space sooner rather than later!
Home staging is particularly important now because the housing market has changed dramatically, and a lot of sellers are finding that it's taking much longer to sell their homes than they thought it would. Don't wait until your home has been on the market for a while. Make it look great for the very first sale day and get it sold fast. The longer it's on the market the less your chances are for getting the price you want.
First, you need to depersonalize. All of the things that make you feel at home, like photographs and chatchkies, will make a prospective new owner feel like they are invading your personal space. They may feel uncomfortable enough to rush out before they have time to think about whether the house would work for them, they might be distracted by your things and not see the details of the house, or they may just be unable to see themselves living in the space because you are still occupying it so completely. Pack up all of your most personal and visible belongings, and look forward to seeing them again when you move into your new home.
Next, no matter how large or small your home, you want it to look as spacious as possible. This is where you really have to forget the reality of every day life. Perhaps you need two large storage pieces in your bedroom to hold all of your clothes and accessories, but they are making the room look small and cramped, instead of large and spacious. Remove one or both of them. Right now, the way the room looks is more important than the fact that you will be inconvenienced.
Clutter. You’ve heard it before, but I can’t stress it enough. It’s your worst enemy. Pack it or throw it away, but don't try to hide it, because perspective buyers will probably find it!
Make sure that every room has just one function. An exercise room/guest room/office is going to confuse your buyers, making it difficult for them to come to a decision. Simplify each room, and when you are feeling the inconvenience of that in your everyday life, just think about the money you will be earning and how soon you will be living in your new home!
Don't hide any great architectural features behind furniture, drapes or accessories. Let your fireplace, your beautiful woodwork, and the great view out the window be focal points in your rooms. In a room where there is no architectural focal point, create one by accessorizing a coffee table, dining table, window, bed, or bookcase.
Make your home comfortable for your buyers. Make it easy for them to see how great it is, and imagine themselves living there. Then you will be able to realize your dream of living in your new space sooner rather than later!
Richard Bach Quote
“The simplest questions are the most profound. Where were you born? Where is your home? Where are you going? What are you doing? Think about these once in awhile, and watch your answers change.”
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