I stumbled across this great article on staging your home for sale. http://realtytimes.com/rtpages/20100301_staging.htm

What I like about this article is its focus on “less is more.” I cringe when I walk into a home for sale and there is so much furniture in a room that I can’t move around. Or so many trinkets that I don’t even notice that the fireplace mantle is a gorgeous carved wood, or that there is a neat little alcove off the living room. When it’s time to sell, be sure to take a fresh look at your home and see how buyers will see it. Make sure to ask your broker for his opinion, too. He’s seen thousands of homes, and he knows (or should know) what works!