Common Mistakes in Decorating-Furnishing a Rental Condominium

• Spending too much on carpet and other upgrades.

• Choosing furnishing and accecories before choosing paint colors and a design scheme (if any) for the walls.

• Using dark paints that tend to show wear, chip, scratch and make a small room look smaller.

• Choosing fabric colors and textures that tend to show wear and stains more than others.

• Using a lot of wall paper; it does not wear well.

• Purchasing verticals and blinds that usually prove difficult to maintain.

• Allowing too many people to occupy your unit. You may want to consider minimizing the number of people who will occupy the condo due to potential excessive wear and tear.

• Choosing the wrong fabrics can be costly as some wear better than others.

• Choosing poor quality outdoor furniture.

• Choosing an economy sleeper sofa.

• Choosing the wrong type furniture.

• Using custom and hand made items may be costly as they can break easily and be difficult and expensive to clean.

• Mirroring walls and selecting glass-top cocktail and dining tables can add the illusion of space, but the trade-off is that they will require more frequent cleaning.

You want your renters to like your condo so they will come back year after year and refer your condo to others.

It is a must to decorate-furnish your condo in such a way to ensure that your unit is attractive and desireable to your customers.