Designing a house to be sold.

I have been watching The Block, an Australian renovation reality show, over the last few months. It has got me thinking; how would I design and decorate a house that would be sold?

The contestants on the show had a range of styles; vintage, retro style with pops of brighter colour, simple modern neutrals, high modern gloss black and white and industrial city chic.

To me, a lot of these homes felt a little too personalised and thought things like barbed wire pendant lights (although very cool) would not be to everyone's taste. Neither would oversized vintage posters or charcoal grey shag carpet.

Searching through my inspiration files I thought I would probably go with a classic yet contemporary look. This isn't necessarily my personal style but I thought a mix of classic clean lined furniture with nice textures and interesting neutrals would probably appeal to a wide range of buyers. Kind of a Sarah Richardson-Candice Olsen style?

From Material Girls blog.

Pinterest

Pinterest



(Great for a small dining space). From Attic Mag.



From Decorpad.

From Bunny Cakes blog.

From Adore Cherie blog.

But then again, maybe there is a market for something a little different?

Via Pinterest. From Happenstance blog.

Via Mix and Chic blog.

So what kind of style would you use if you were designing a home for sale?