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1) not a fan of white cabinets
2) no good space for TV - except if you mount over fireplace but need to worry about temperature
3) LOVE the tray ceiling in master
4) master is on the small side for a house that size
5) it's a ROYAL PITA to clean the ledge above the front door - if you have kids, you'll have stuff thrown up there all the time. i know, i had one - we had a pair of boys underwear up there for 6 months!
6) bedroom 3 on the small side
7) LOVE the bonus room!
8) the aquarium is a cool touch!
bottom line, it all comes down to price. people here are still pricing as if it's 2005! is there a basement?
eta: i didn't read the other responses, i thought this was a house you were looking to purchase...
What a great idea posting pictures of your home and asking for feedback. When I finally put my house on the market I think I'll "steal" your idea and do this myself. Okay now for comments.
I agree with everyone you need to do something to soften the exterior and i thought the back looked unkept. flowers, shrubs will really help and if you have it some nice patio furniture and maybe 2 potted plants to show a path from the patio to the lawn.
It looks like you have some kind of fish netting as decoration in front of the two story window. very distracting.
If you can remove the aquarium. As a "buyer" i do not like it and immediately started to think how much is it gonna cost me to fix that.
Very nice kitchen.
The built-ins around the fireplace do not match the fireplace surround and they do not look very "sturdy".
Love the fireplace.
Wall colors very nice.
LOVE the master tub!
besides being outdated they (light fixtures) don't match (look gold in the pictures while everything else is silver).
The office/work out room was very crowded and the small tv made me wonder if I could get a nice armoire to even fit in the room because of the ceilings. You might want to consider removing the gym equipment and tv and setting up the room as an office.
I have not read through all the posts above me, so sorry if these points have already been mentioned. Also - I'm blunt, but I'm just giving my impression:
- The chandelier in the front entrance has to go. Total builders special
- Too much "stuff" around the fire place and book shelves. Pack it all up and put it away. Leave a couple of bowls / statues etc on them so it doesn't look too empty. If you don't have any - hit a thrift store. Don't leave any books out, buyers look at the titles and stop focusing on your house.
- Get rid of all the personal items from the bathroom. Nothing grosses me out more than looking at a house and seeing a razor in the shower or soggy soap. Toothbrushes and toothpaste go bye bye too.
- Open the shower curtain in the guest bathroom. Makes the room look bigger, plus it's gross to have to pull it back to see what terrors are lurking behind. Might be nothing, so show buyers your nice clean tub / fixtures.
- Take the black safety cover off the fireplace. It hides it.
- Move the loose rug from the side of the bed. No rugs on carpet. Buyers will think you are hiding a stain.
- Bathroom lighting and fixtures need to be updated. I can't tell you how much I hate builder’s special stuff. If you can swing it, change the lights, mirrors and faucets.
- Everything needs to go from the office desk. Just a computer on the desk, all the rest gets hidden. Also, the frilly flowery valance is terrible. Again, no rugs on top of carpet. You will scare people that the carpet is worn out.
- Too much clutter in the kitchen. Nothing functional on the counter except maybe a microwave. No pans, teapots etc.
- Back yard needs sprucing up.
Ok that is all I can think of right now. Sorry to sound so mean, you have done a great job keeping most areas clean and neutral. It's just the little things that will help sell your house over your neighbors.
of course you might need to change some things like the aquarium if the new owners want you to, but I liked the house. Maybe I am not as picky because I have been looking at houses lately and there are always things you don't like about any house.I think your colors are ok, the kitchen is nice, the oriental rug is fine. Just get it really clean. I missed the price though,how much were you thinking? In my area this would be about $360,000.
The aquarium I didn't give much thought, I like fish but if you don't want it, it's an easy fix. For less than $50 in supplies it's gone. Frame it in and stud it with cripples, a little drywall, mud, and sand (wet sponge) prime paint and done. No more aquarium. For the record I like built in aquariums and have a 375 gallon built in myself. But I designed it so that if you didn't want it, it'd be easy to change into a bar. The 6 P's - Proper Planning Prevents Pretty Poor Performance. Ok pretty isn't the right word but this is a family forum, fill in with the correct urine P word.
Nice enough in a large, suburban cookie cutter sort of way though the half brick/half vinyl look would stop me from even going inside. It's sad to me that the style doesn't speak of where it is - it could be in Kent, Washington as easily as Georgia. OTOH, if I had a large family without a lot of money I'd be thrilled to find something like this.
I can't really comment on the furnishings and such - I rarely notice such things unless they are VERY clunky and these don't appear to be. Beyond that we hired a professional to stage our place in Tacoma and what she came up with seemed very strange to me. It sold within the first week, though, so I'd say that her instincts were probably better than mine
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I don't believe we're in a high end custom neighborhood, I'd say it is somewhere in the middle. Homes in our neighborhood range between 150k -210k depending on the features they have.
Builder grade and all, that place would be $600k-$750k here. I know I live in an overpriced market, but my original comments assumed you were in a $300k-$500k neighborhood. Maybe its my crazy market bias, but at that price point, I wouldn't sink too much in. I'd still focus on "upgrading" the lighting. And by upgrading, I don't mean spend a ton, just some nicer stuff from Lowes. And maybe a bit of landscaping to increase curb appeal. Then, just some really cheap stuff like decluttering and painting over the accent walls.
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One more thing, I noticed a couple people commenting on the mirrors int he bathroom. If you are (or someone in the fam is) reasonably handy, you can buy some trim molding from the depot and frame the existing mirrors. Google MirrorMate to get some ideas.
One more thing, I noticed a couple people commenting on the mirrors int he bathroom. If you are (or someone in the fam is) reasonably handy, you can buy some trim molding from the depot and frame the existing mirrors. Google MirrorMate to get some ideas.
Just googled it and love it.. will definitely give it a try.. quite inexpensive but will be a great addition... Thx rubytue!
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