My biggest challenge-selling my flat the DFW way!

DontDoDebtKids

Lynz,

Watch out when paying off your sofas - if you pay them off with a credit card I think there is sometimes an extra fee or something (I was warned about this by the salesman when I got mine from DFS but never looked into it as planned to pay it off with cold hard cash when the time came)

DDDK

lynzpower

Ok,

I have to do everything I can do that costs nothing up until the new CC comes through.

Heres the flylady bit Ill be striking them out as I go ( and costed)

Master bedroom
go through my clothes again in my wardrobe and a) pack stuff away im not using b) find anything for ebay c) charity shop anything that cant be ebayed DONE
list said items on ebay
take said items to charity shop
go through OHs wardrobe ( he can do this) and do the same
get OHs wardrobe listed up on ebay
get Cd cabinet and put in the spare room wardrobe DONE
put all Cds from boxes under the bed in said cabinet DONE
put chest of drawers in my wardrobe
buy 2x bedside cabinets from ikea 23.98
clean lightfitting with stardrops
clean roman blind if not possible buy new at Ikea 6.59 each
fill in plaster crack ( have the stuff already)
Repaint ( ? anyone any ideas how do budget for paint?)
Buy Rug
buy bin

Guest Room
Move bed to other side of the room
proper clean of floor
repaint
buy small desk at ikea to display home office
freecycle old desk.
buy rug ( seen one in matalan)
buy "art".
make bed
buy sheet as ex lodger made off with the other one and claims she hasnt ( funny size bed)
clean roman blind
take rails apart
freecycle standard lamp (DONE)

Kitchen
Repaint
clean out all cupboards properly
Do ceiling
Full deep clean
New handles for cabinets ( will look for asda, thanks for suggestion) buy & fit
Freecycle/charity shop any spare gear
blind for window?
shelves?

Lounge
Repaint
Move painting further down
Buy new curtains after my dying disaster with the other ones
Fill in curtain rail holes
Ask parents if they still have a spare coffee table that I gave them and can they bring it for me
buy rug
dress maybe some new cushion covers if I can find some cheap enough
Ask freind if she can make be cushions for the benches.
buy lightbulbs for the lightfittings ( found online)
buy smaller table & lamp

Bathroom
Go and get some quotes for the flooring ( reckon under 100 with fitting & vat, possibly ask dad to fit if he can do it)
find new switch for the light above the sink & get electrician to fix ( 10 labour estimated)
get bath panel and fit
repaint
buy new bathmat & dress room

Hall
Clean lampshades
Repaint
Full deep clean
Freecycle rubbish book case
Get carrier bags of freinds stuff back to them asap
List any extra books on GM (DONE)
Possibly buy new bookcase. ( seen one cheap on ebay, might go for that)

this is a start of a list, I guess I will add to this as I go along.

tesuhoha

About the paint Lynz, if you go to B&Q warehouse they do massive tubs of trade magnolia emulsion, not sure its in other colours, and I think its about £20 but it will paint your whole flat. We used it on our last house and it went a long way. OH wont buy anything else and he is very MSE minded when it comes to doing up houses. Might add a bit more once Ive read all your post.

tesuhoha

For your kitchen blind there are some very cheap bamboo venetian blinds on the market and they look good too or roller blinds are very cheap if you can get one that will fit your window. We went to Simon Leslie but I dont know how cheap they are now. Will look around for you. BTW have a look in Ikea they sell blinds. Also, if you have bedside lights in your bedroom on the cabinets it makes it look very cosy and inviting. Ours came from Ikea, look great and cost about £4 or £5 each.

tesuhoha

BTW I looked for that paint in the ordinary B&Q a couple of times but it seems you can only buy it at B&Q warehouse, so hopefully being in London there will be one near you. Our nearest is at Dartford.

tesuhoha

Also, dont forget to buy nice vases and flowers (artificial if not fresh). Lighting is very important but you probably know all this anyway. Another thing that helps is putting fresh fruit on display. For instance we have a very nice fruit bowl and it looked good filled with oranges but whatever goes with your colour scheme; it adds a touch of colour and freshness.

Snaggles

Couple of (probably not very good) ideas spring to mind:

Art - could you make something? If not, are there any colleges/schools etc nearby that have exhibitions of their art - often much cheaper than buying in a shop. Alternatively a funky poster in one of those clip frames (cheap from ikea) looks nice (and doesnt cost the earth).

Paint - I swear by Wilkinsons for paint - thought it would be lower quality than Dulux etc and therefore I would need to do more coats, but this wasn't the case.

New sheet - again at Wilkinsons (no, I don't own shares ) they have some plain ones that are really cheap - if you buy a flat sheet rather than a fitted one, it doesnt matter if the bed is a strange size (just get a double or king size one and tuck loads of it underneath.

Bathroom flooring - is it a big room? Could you get an offcut of lino (there ARE some out there that dont look like an 80's nightmare lol) and fit it yourselves (or use Handydad Services). We did this in our last flat - we took the old carpet out and laid it out in the garden, then used this as a template for the lino.

Bookcase - Ikea have quite a big one for £12 (Can't remember the name of it sorry - available in any colour as long as it's beech!)

Love Snaggles xx

lynzpower

thanks tes, I knew youd come up with some great DFW ideas having gone through all this yourself fairly recently I just wish my OH was as skilled as yours in the decorating dept!

tesuhoha

That paint is Dulux by the way and good quality.

Imelda

Lynz,

I think there's a b&q warehouse in Greenwich I pass there all the time on the way to OH's so let me know if you want me to pick anything up for you.