Selling up! Feedback on my house please! (PICS)

thegirlintheattic

Untidy and cramped are the things that jump out at me. You've got things in front of the fireplace and mismatched furniture. Too many plants outside - look like they could affect light inside.

Gentoo365

As a person that has looked recently I like to imagine what the place would look like with my furniture, so the less stuff in the photos the better. Also I prefer photos showing the whole room, not just a corner.

I would move all the stuff one by one and get photos only showing the bare minimum of furniture.

I would also take the photo of the house from further away.

Ms_Chocaholic

Your bush (pic 1) needs trimming :eek:

In the bedroom can you get rid (storage) the bedside cabinet and put the larger set of drawers next to the bed to free up a bit of room and make it look more spacious.

Welshwoofs

1. The front is overgrown;the shrug obscuring the window needs cutting back.

2. Everything is massively cluttered - way, waaaay too much furniture in there.

3. In all honesty, if I were looking around I'd be totting up a list of things I'd want to do and they'd include:
- Getting rid of that ghastly old fashioned fire
- Replacing the kitchen cabinet doors as the bottom ones look tatty
- Replacing the sink...terribly old fashioned; especially the taps
- Cooker; always presuming you're not taking it with you, it'd have to go as it looks like something from the 80s and such a small kitchen would be greatly improved with a gas hob inset into the work surface and a modern oven below it.
- Replace laminate work top - again, circa 80s. Actually at this point I'd just want to rip out the entire kitchen.
- Bathroom looks like it needs replacing

In short, it looks to me like a 'doer-upper' which is fine, but I'd then be wanting huge chunks off the asking price to account for all above work.

Running_Horse

Magnolia and twigs. That'll get them wetting their knickers.

Owain_Moneysaver

Welshwoofs wrote: »

- Getting rid of that ghastly old fashioned fire

I think it's the front of a back boiler heating system? So replacing it would cost ££££s as you can't just change the firefront.

Old_Git

it looks like an old person lives there

rolymo_2

The_Pilgrim wrote: »

I don't see what the problem is with the floor lamp!?

nothing, its a very nice lamp, but there seems to be alot in that room, and by creating more visable floor space, makes the room seem bigger

jetplane

You're very brave but there is a consensus of constructive criticism on here. If you have recently had a deep clean then I imagine tht all of the clutter must have been removed and then put back? Which suggests that you just don't see the clutter / untidiness.

This is your home how you like it and it suits your needs, however as a buyer looking on rightmove I would not come and look as I would feel overwhelmed by all of the clutter and lack of space. A buyer needs to imagine living there and I would only be thinking of what needs to be done and how will it all fit in.

There is no point in repeating the detail that others have said about getting rid of stuff and tidying up as it is good advice and a necessary task. You will hate it, it will look empty and unlived in but that's what you need to get the buyers through the door.

I would remove the net curtains. or at least pull and tie them back like a voile to let light in and also to allow viewers to see out into the garden as this extends the focus of the eye and gives an impression of space. With net curtains the view stops at the window.

Good Luck

DRP

jetplane wrote: »

You're very brave but there is a consensus of constructive criticism on here. If you have recently had a deep clean then I imagine tht all of the clutter must have been removed and then put back? Which suggests that you just don't see the clutter / untidiness.

This is your home how you like it and it suits your needs, however as a buyer looking on rightmove I would not come and look as I would feel overwhelmed by all of the clutter and lack of space. A buyer needs to imagine living there and I would only be thinking of what needs to be done and how will it all fit in.

There is no point in repeating the detail that others have said about getting rid of stuff and tidying up as it is good advice and a necessary task. You will hate it, it will look empty and unlived in but that's what you need to get the buyers through the door.

I would remove the net curtains. or at least pull and tie them back like a voile to let light in and also to allow viewers to see out into the garden as this extends the focus of the eye and gives an impression of space. With net curtains the view stops at the window.

Good Luck

yes i think the above summarizes my thoughts too. The clutter does give a slightly negative image of the place.

Think modern, think minimal, think neutral. That is what sells well.

At the moment I am looking at a lot of houses and although a bit of clutter wouldn't personally stop me coming to view, it would probably lower any offer i might make.