{"id":10656,"date":"2024-11-18T12:51:33","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T12:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/?p=10656"},"modified":"2024-11-18T13:39:43","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T13:39:43","slug":"lighting-tips-to-help-sell-your-house-in-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/lighting-tips-to-help-sell-your-house-in-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Lighting Tips to Help Sell Your House in Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Grey, cloudy days and darker nights don\u2019t show your property to its best advantage. So, here are a few simple lighting tips that will help turn your home from dull to brilliant. They\u2019re ideal when you\u2019re doing winter viewings.<\/span><\/h3>\n

Make your house shine out<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Garden lighting will boost your property\u2019s kerb appeal and showcase what your garden offers even when it\u2019s dark. (As well as helping prospective buyers find their way around.)<\/p>\n

Invest in a smart new light fitting for the front door. Add some path lighting. Drape a few twinkly lights around the patio or use them to light up trees and shrubs.<\/p>\n

Tip: Low-voltage lights are an easy and cheap option. You won\u2019t need an electrician to fit them.<\/p>\n

Check, clean and fix<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Check every light fitting in your home. Replace bulbs that have blown. Give them a quick clean (cobwebs and dead flies aren\u2019t a great look). Replace any lampshades that are faded or broken.<\/p>\n

Tip: Always use LED bulbs. They can help improve the EPC (Energy Performance Certificate) rating of your property.<\/p>\n

Be smart with lighting<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Use several different types of lighting in each room \u2013 something interior designers call light layering. It can make a room look more welcoming and interesting, and even a little larger.<\/p>\n

For example, in a kitchen diner, have task lighting over areas used for cooking and then decorative feature lighting over the dining table. In a living room, have more subdued ambient lighting, task lighting for reading and perhaps some feature lighting to highlight your favourite pictures and ornaments.<\/p>\n

Be clever with colour<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Cool white light bulbs can literally make your home look cold and uninviting \u2013 as well as highlighting any shortcomings in your d\u00e9cor. Warm white light bulbs are better in winter. Adding a pop of colour \u2013 such as pink or peach \u2013 to some rooms can also create a cosier look at this time of year.<\/p>\n

Tip: Smart LED bulbs, where you can select the perfect colour using a remote control or phone app, make this very easy to do.<\/p>\n

And finally\u2026<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Before a viewing, turn on the lights in every room to ensure buyers get a warm welcome on arrival.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll leave you with this nugget of wisdom from flamboyant, flowing-haired interior designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore designing a room, you need to consider two types of lighting: natural and electric. Make the right choice and you can turn a dull, soulless room into a vibrant space.\u201d<\/p>\n

Would someone you know benefit from reading this article? Why not share it with them?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Grey, cloudy days and darker nights don\u2019t show your property to its best advantage. So, here are a few simple lighting tips that will help turn your home from dull to brilliant. They\u2019re ideal when you\u2019re doing winter viewings. Make your house shine out Garden lighting will boost your property\u2019s kerb appeal and showcase what […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10657,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[25,22],"class_list":["post-10656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-making-the-most-of-your-home","tag-jerry","tag-seasonal"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10656"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10656\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10658,"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10656\/revisions\/10658"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}