I second what pholi said, we took down most of the family photos and borrowed some paintings and bought a couple of cheap ones

We got the carpets cleaned and replaced broken tiles

Packed away half the toys in the shed and occassiobally swapped them with some inside for variety for the girls

I packed up my book shelf as it look cluttered and put it all in storage. We packed away a lot of linen we didnt need so the cupboard looked tidy

Cut back on buying in bulk to make the pantry look bigger

I spent about $400 on new cushions, pictures and a small piece of furniture (all of which I bought to make the house look complete but also stuff we would use in our new place)

Like cherished we had a full fruit bowl, I used a white bowl with shiny green granny smiths looked great

I always made sure the oven and bathrooms were spotless as this is one thing that can put me off homes.

Fluffy white towels for the bathroom just for show not to use

We packed away seasonal clothes we werent using to make the walk in look less crowded

The home styling sites have some great tips, mainly repair obvious faults, keep everything spotless (hard to do with kids and pets) remove clutter (less is definitely more and if you can store things then go your hardest) and have a few well placed accessories through out the house. All lights on for open inspections and make the temperature comfertable, nice smell, easy listening music on quietly in the background

We were lucky we sold in three weeks for over $40 000 more than what most of the agents appraised the property for ( we thought it was worth about $25 000 more than the appraisals). We had 4 offers within $2000 of each other and this was in a lower value suburb in Adelaide