SubscribeI was reading an article in Crain’s about a new store opening at 520 N Michigan Ave called the Art of Shaving which specializes in, you guessed it, luxury men’s shaving products. It’s a brief note, about 4 lines long but I was immediately transported to 900 N Michigan Shops and the Truefitt & Hill store there. I walked by it the other day and the heavenly aroma wafting into the walkway actually made me stop and take a look. Now, I have absolutely no need or use for luxury men’s grooming accessories but I stopped anyway, racking my brain for someone I could by a present for!
It’s long been proven that scent is one of our strongest senses and evokes the strongest feeling/memory in most people. Its also long been said that you should bake cookies or bread for an open house. There’s a reason that advice has been around forever, its good advice! But, its also true that scent is a VERY personal thing. What is heaven to one person smells worse than a skunk to another. That being said, its worth you time if you are selling your house to consider a little more subtle assault on potential buyers olfactory sense. I know you are already keeping your house spotless if you are trying to sell (right?) but how about the way it smells? Be very wary of many commercial products out there designed to make your house smell good. Heavy oils and even some candles are much too heady a scent to assume everyone will like it.
Solution: Scrubbing Bubbles, a cheap bathroom cleaner/ sanitizer, does a tremendous job making everything smell fresh without any scrubbing on your part. A quick spray in the tubs, showers, toilet, sinks, kitchen sink and stove and then a quick rinse or wipe and there is just the faintest hit of freshness that lingers. The fabulous shower you have is even more inviting when people KNOW its super clean. This is the perfect solution before scheduled showings–goodness knows you don’t want to be baking cookies and bread for every showing! Another solutions which I am sure everyone knows by now–Febreeze. Its works wonders BUT, a lot of people recognize the smell so do it the day before if you can. The last thing you want is buyer wondering what you are covering up!