Episode 22: Glenn McGrath - Styling Do's and Don't's

Glenn McGrath from Present Your Home is here to talk to us about Styling Do's and Don't's.

Glenn McGrath has headed a successful pre-auction service business that has evolved from property maintenance to styling over the past 20 years, called 'Present Your Home'. He passionately developed the business to help Melbourne home owners achieve exceptional sale prices for their homes or investment properties. He's here today to talk to us about the 'Do's and Don't's in Property Styling.'

1. Why should I style my home?

2. Is it better to style or do some minor renovations, if you could only afford one?

3. What's the best way to style a kitchen? What shouldn't we be doing?

4. How about a bedroom? Where do people get it wrong?

5. Living spaces are generally 'money rooms' what should we be doing? Is it better to have one room really stand out and make the other living areas less impactful?

6. Everyone loves an outdoor lifestyle, what should we be doing to maximise our alfresco spaces? What are some of the disasters you've seen?

7. Chantal from Cheltenham has a plain white bathroom, what's the best way to dress it up?

8. What's the best way to show off your entrance hall and front garden? What shouldn't we be doing?

9. How do we go about getting tenanted properties ready for sale? 

10. Is it OK to store all your belongings in the garage or shed a the property, and keep it locked for inspections?

11. Karyn from Altona wants to know if she can live in the house that she gets styled? What's the general etiquette in terms of keeping everything looking good? What happens if the rental furniture gets damaged?

12. Have you ever done a property that wasn't styled, ie left vacant, or had mix match furniture in it, that struggled to sell, and then asked to style it? Did it get sold?

Present Your Home is offering listeners 15% off the quoted price to get your property styled with them, if they mention the Real Estate Right Podcast. Contact Glenn on 0419 307 802 or through their website presentyourhome.com.au