Preparing to sell your house means more than cleaning out cobwebs and scrubbing the floors.  Appliances, foodstuffs and cleaning supplies can make valuable kitchen space look cluttered and turn off prospective buyers. Old paint and worn carpets can also throw up roadblocks.  Here are a few suggestions to help you spruce up your place and entice homebuyers.

Put small kitchen appliances - the toaster, slow cooker and rarely used dishes, pots and pans - in storage. 

Eat, donate or throw away canned goods; they take up space and cost too much to have moved to your next house. 

Don’t forget to clean the area under the sink, scrubbing thoroughly afterward to remove any stains.

Freshly painted walls and new carpet can go a long way toward helping make a sale.

Before showing your house, replace all torn or frayed carpets and rugs, and sand and paint your walls to increase the interior’s appeal. If you have hardwood floors, bring in a contractor to check their thickness and make sure the boards are level. You may need to replace older hardwood floors that have thinned from repeated sanding over the years.