Designed to Sell
One of my favorite shows on Home & Garden TV is Designed to Sell, in which homeowners are told what's wrong with their house so they can fix it up and get a better offer when selling. Tonight, I watched an episode as I walked on the treadmill, and I wondered what the designer would tell us to fix at our house.
I think we'd do pretty good on the curb appeal, except for the normal winter's end drabness. I usually put pansies in pots, but I never got around to that this year. My daffodils and crocuses are starting to come up, so I probably won't fool with it this late.
But aside from the lack of color, I think our house looks pretty good on the front. The new siding, painted trim, and mailbox number look nice. I also replaced our American flag today. The old one had definitely seen better days.
Once inside the door, though, I can just imagine the designer's comments:
So much we can do ourselves, if we have the time. But the roof, carpet, floor repairs, and some of the bathroom updates are beyond us. By the time we have the money to fix them, we'll be too old to enjoy the changes!
What's that they say? Youth is wasted on the young. Maybe so.
I think we'd do pretty good on the curb appeal, except for the normal winter's end drabness. I usually put pansies in pots, but I never got around to that this year. My daffodils and crocuses are starting to come up, so I probably won't fool with it this late.
But aside from the lack of color, I think our house looks pretty good on the front. The new siding, painted trim, and mailbox number look nice. I also replaced our American flag today. The old one had definitely seen better days.
Once inside the door, though, I can just imagine the designer's comments:
The foyer's too dark.Whew! I'm exhausted just thinking about it. There's no way we could do that on the show's $2,000 budget. And it makes me weak just to think how much all that will eventually cost us, because, believe me--it needs to be done, whether we're selling or not.
Too many family pictures.
Cluttered with too many accessories.
Ceiling light fixtures need updating.
Carpet needs replacing everywhere.
Trim needs painting.
Kitchen floor doesn't blend into dining room floor.
Need new paint or wallpaper in the dining room.
All baths need updating with new fixtures, flooring, paint or paper.
Laundry room cabinets need painting.
Plantation shutters need painting.
Wall cracks need repair.
All inside doors need painting or replacing.
All but one room upstairs needs painting.
Upstairs floor needs repair.
Deck needs replacing.
Backyard garden fence needs updating.
Entire backyard fence needs replacing.
Beds need to be weeded.
Roof needs replacing.
So much we can do ourselves, if we have the time. But the roof, carpet, floor repairs, and some of the bathroom updates are beyond us. By the time we have the money to fix them, we'll be too old to enjoy the changes!
What's that they say? Youth is wasted on the young. Maybe so.
posted by Tif at 8:58 PM
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