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When selling your home, it’s important to get the kitchen clean, organized and ready to sell since many consider the kitchen to be the heart of the home.
- Clear the counters as best as you can. Put away appliances and only take them out to use them.
- Put rarely used pots, pans, and dishes in storage
- Clean out any “junk drawers”
- Create as much empty space as possible in drawers, cabinets, and the pantry
- If your pantry is crammed full, begin to use as much of it as you can. You don’t want to be moving a lot of food when you leave and it will also help to create a clean space that will appeal to buyers. It’s also a good idea to organize the pantry but utilizing baskets to store items or to group similar items together
- Clear out as much as possible from underneath the sink. Move any extra cleaning supplies out and make sure that the sink is free from any leaks
- Give the kitchen a scrub down including the counters, sink, cabinets, floors, etc.
- If the refrigerator doors are full of magnets, photos, calendars, etc., consider removing all or some of those items
- If there is open shelving, consider putting items in baskets to create a clean and organized look
- If some cabinets have glass doors, be sure that those cabinets are clean; consider displaying pretty dishes in those spaces
- Store potholders and towels in drawers instead of hanging on the oven handle
- Do you collect teacups, plates, etc? If so, keep a few out but put the rest into storage