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Old 05-18-2013, 11:02 PM
 
Location: Living on the Coast in Oxnard CA
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Nearly everything looks very nice. Most of the rooms are set up in a nice and appealing way. Colors are nice. Here is what I would change;

1. The bedroom with the blue wall? Maybe change that to a more lighter or traditional color. It may work for you but the majority of people are probably not going to like it. Have you considered a light gray, beige, cream or something? Maybe even a light shade of green. What I would do is pick a similar but a bit different color than the living room walls. It is a small house so having a uniform look would work better I think.

2. The living room is cluttered and the furniture does not all go together. The book shelf near the door? Appears to be too close to the door. The red chair and ottoman don't fit the couches and look out of place with the desk behind it.

3. From the look of things you have 4 different shades of wood furniture. The table and chairs are one shade, the buffet? or desk thing in the dining area is another shade, the computer desk is another color, the book shelves are a different color and the frame of the clock is another shade. That does not work for me. Choose a shade to live with.

If you are staging this home then I would make the changes. For those that are buying maybe they will see around the furnishings. The home does look nice as it is without furnishings.

I am lost though. Are all these pictures of your home or did someone post additional pictures?
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Old 05-19-2013, 09:32 AM
 
Location: Asheville, NC
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Thanks. The pics are all of my home. As other posters made suggestions or if I took more, I posted them
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Old 05-19-2013, 09:49 AM
 
Location: Berkeley Neighborhood, Denver, CO USA
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Default A front of the house idea

try shooting the front from a different angle
instead of emphasizing the driveway and garge
shoot from the corner of the yard and emphasize the cute front patio
use a really wide-angle lens (14mm in DSLR)
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Old 05-19-2013, 11:24 AM
 
Location: North Idaho
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I do have one "negative" comment. On my computer screen, the picture of the back, straight on to the deck, looks like the paint on the trim is peeling.

If that is just the photo, don't use the photo. If it really is peeling, it would pay to get someone up there on a ladder to repaint that trim (or wash it, if it is some sort of stain). Buyers generally do not want to repaint a house and peeling paint will scare some of them off.
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Old 05-19-2013, 11:35 AM
 
Location: Hernando County, FL
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I do have one "negative" comment. On my computer screen, the picture of the back, straight on to the deck, looks like the paint on the trim is peeling.

If that is just the photo, don't use the photo. If it really is peeling, it would pay to get someone up there on a ladder to repaint that trim (or wash it, if it is some sort of stain). Buyers generally do not want to repaint a house and peeling paint will scare some of them off.
Pretty sure that is white aluminum soffit that is a little dirty, not peeling paint.
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Old 05-19-2013, 12:39 PM
 
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Turn on all the lights before taking pictures. Even if you have to carry a lamp from room to room.

After all that work it might be nicer than anything you will see for sale elsewhere and want it back. j/k
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Old 05-19-2013, 04:58 PM
 
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I wish you best of success. I am glad you took nothing said about any of the photos personally.
Ditto.
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Old 05-19-2013, 05:02 PM
 
Location: Asheville, NC
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Pretty sure that is white aluminum soffit that is a little dirty, not peeling paint.
Correct. My dh pressure washed it but it's stained I might have him get up there with some bleach and a scrub brush.
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Old 05-19-2013, 05:08 PM
 
Location: Asheville, NC
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Ditto.
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Old 05-19-2013, 05:13 PM
 
Location: Asheville, NC
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try shooting the front from a different angle
instead of emphasizing the driveway and garge
shoot from the corner of the yard and emphasize the cute front patio
use a really wide-angle lens (14mm in DSLR)
Here's another angle:

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