Double bed / Single bed?

clairecymru

I am asking on behalf of my sister who is about to put her house up for sale.

Her second bedroom is rather small, which currently houses a double bed, side tables and a double wardrobe. It all fits in the room but there is not a lot of space and it looks a bit cramped.

She was wondering if she should get rid of the double bed and put a single bed in there instead so it looks like the room has more space, or should she get rid of all the furniture completely in that room?

She can store her belongings at mine and have a single bed from me to dress up the room but she was wondering what would most appeal to buyers.

ognum

clairecymru wrote: »

I am asking on behalf of my sister who is about to put her house up for sale.

Her second bedroom is rather small, which currently houses a double bed, side tables and a double wardrobe. It all fits in the room but there is not a lot of space and it looks a bit cramped.

She was wondering if she should get rid of the double bed and put a single bed in there instead so it looks like the room has more space, or should she get rid of all the furniture completely in that room?

She can store her belongings at mine and have a single bed from me to dress up the room but she was wondering what would most appeal to buyers.

Think I would keep the double bed but take out the wardrobe and one side table!

Beckyy

I was also leave the double bed and take out the furniture. Paint it a neutral colour, let as much natural light in as possible (blinds instead of curtains, or curtains tied back?) and have a nice bedspread on the bed. Get rid of any clutter and don't have too many pictures on the wall, if any.

SuzieSue

As the others have said. If it is a double bedroom, then you should have a double bed in there.

sirmosh

Most people see a room which can only fit a single bed as being fairly useless so definitely keep the double in there, as others have said, remove other furniture rather than the bed after all it's the most important piece of furniture in the bedroom.

smileytiger

My 3rd bedroom (box room) is fitted out as a home office (kids long left home) and we're about to sell.
I'm not intending to convert it back to a bedroom before sale as it's a boxroom - so obviously only going to fit a single bed plus a wardrobe. In fact it looks bigger as an office.
When i bought this house it was owned by a couple no kids and they used all 3 bedrooms just for them (bed in one, wardrobe in another, chest of drawers in another etc) - it was plain weird..lol mind you didn't put me off buying. If someone wants to buy your house they will - if they cant see beyond your furniture they aren't serious about it anyway;)

ognum

smileytiger wrote: »

My 3rd bedroom (box room) is fitted out as a home office (kids long left home) and we're about to sell.
I'm not intending to convert it back to a bedroom before sale as it's a boxroom - so obviously only going to fit a single bed plus a wardrobe. In fact it looks bigger as an office.
When i bought this house it was owned by a couple no kids and they used all 3 bedrooms just for them (bed in one, wardrobe in another, chest of drawers in another etc) - it was plain weird..lol mind you didn't put me off buying. If someone wants to buy your house they will - if they cant see beyond your furniture they aren't serious about it anyway;)

There is some truth in what you say but some people actually cannot see past what is put in front of them, others have no spare cash to change things so want it nearly perfect.

smileytiger

ognum wrote: »

There is some truth in what you say but some people actually cannot see past what is put in front of them, others have no spare cash to change things so want it nearly perfect.

That's very true.

I blame all these flippin house makeover shows on tv - if they view a house that's not like a show house on tv they're not happy. Maybe i'm just showing my age - but mostly buying a house used to mean living with an awful wallpaper or carpet until you could afford to replace it.
The whole point of buying a house is to make it yours - not carry on the lives of the previous owners.

You can disguise a small room with clever use of furniture etc, but any savvy house buyer will look at the floor plans or do a viewing with a tape measure in their pocket if no sized plans available.

slopemaster

She could put a small double in to make the room look bigger.
My bedroom is small, amd I have a FOUR-FOOT bed so that theres more room around it.
Twas done for practical reasons but I think it makes the room look bigger too

Kynthia

Ideal would be to have a four foot double, a single wardrobe and maybe one side table. Then no clutter, natural light and unpatterned walls.

Everyone knows that if a double bed fits, even if it doesn't leave much room, that a single will comfortably fit. Yet people don't necessarily visualise the other way. It shows them they could use it as a guest room as they need less floor space and storage which, if the potential buyers weren't going to use it as a child's room or office, makes the room very usable to them.

Frogfish

I wouldn't get rid of all the furniture. Before we bought ours we were continually annoyed at rooms being described as "bedrooms" when in fact you could put a bed in there, but nothing else!

I'd leave maybe the bed and wardrobe at least, then a viewer can tell that you actually can put some furniture in there!