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What about the clutter makes you uneasy? The fact that you're going to have to remove it or that something's hidden underneath it or what?
You know what's worse than clutter? I walked into a duplex about a month ago and there were 17 homeless folks living inside. Urinating in the corners, using the carpet as an ash tray, piled up trash and human waste everywhere. A little clutter is an easy clean up compared to some of the stuff we run into.
Good point.
I went to many foreclosed homes over the years and some were quite rough and definitely needed lots of work before moving in. Most of the really bad conditioned ones seemed like homeless people had been squatting in them since they smelled of pee, and had walls destroyed and missing fixtures. Sometimes if a house has been empty a while, it will attract squatters, thieves, drug users or bored teens.
Places like I mentioned above needed sweat equity and contractors to get fixed up to live in. Someone's personal tastes with tacky decoration (and or clutter) is of course another matter.
OMG! What were they thinking?
If I was the Seller's real estate agent, I would highly advise them to hire a staging professional and the need to tone down the visuals and REMOVE the crap.
Some buyers are able to see pass the furniture and decor but most buyers are not able to get pass this eyesore. Just looking at these pics are a major turnoff to consider setting one foot into this house.
This house is probably owned by an elderly couple who are ready to move to a smaller place. The house makes a distinct statement and I’m sure many people won’t be able to get past it. This type of decorating only hurts the sellers, because they will probably get offers substantially less than the asking price. It takes time and hard work to remove wallpaper, and that kitchen is going to cost a lot to make it something suitable to cook in.
A stager is a good idea, or just price it for a quick sale. I’ve had unbelievably snarky/fussy comments about past houses and so have friends. The public is a strange animal. Better to just get on board than be stubborn and expect people to love your collection of Zuni drawings.
Are you buying the walls & roof of the home or the furniture? I think the furniture is nice & suits the rooms. but when buying a home, you have to see it, with your own furniture/decorating style.
I might still buy if location, floor plan, and price were all right. The price would have to pay me for my time to haul all of that out of there.
I think I'd even leave the artwork on the kitchen cabinets. It wouldn't be so awful if the rest of the area was light colored and neutral. That's some seriously good and talented artwork on those cabinets and I'd hate to destroy it. Just, there shouldn't be anything competing with it. It should be the sole feature and the only focus.
I would absolutely keep those crazy cabinets if I bought that house. How can you not? I think a good sense of humor about these things is healthy. That kitchen is a conversation piece if there ever was one.
Oh, my. Did you read this part? "Historical Texans burial plot in front yard."
It took me a minute, but I found a description of who is buried there.
On Google maps, it just looks like a rock wall flower bed next to their neighbor's driveway. But apparently it has five burials in it.
The site was the victim of vandalism over the years, so the homeowner unfortunately removed the headstones in an effort to make it less of a target, but he kept them in his garage.
In this listing, it's called the Winters Cemetery:
There are quite a few small family cemeteries located throughout my town. This area used to be just farmland, and people were buried on their family farms. The history is fascinating, and the cemeteries can be so beautiful. It's illegal to tamper with them here.
The kitchen is downright busy as another poster said, but not cluttered.
And the houses other people think are fine, some would say 'barren' or 'sterile' or 'cold'. It's all an opinion & preference.
Yup, and the OP and I (along with a few other posters) are of the opinion that the house is cluttered.
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That kitchen is a conversation piece if there ever was one.
