Was there anything you didn't notice as quite common until looking to buy?

Jon_B_2

ReadingTim wrote: »

Personally I'm amazed by the number of people who seem to think that an open planning kitchen/dining living area is the height of sophistication - I don't want to have to turn the telly up to drown out the noise of the washing machine, or look at dirty pots and pans as I'm eating my dinner. It's just a cheap con trick by developers to rob you of space as everything gets smaller.

Alternatively, if people are so keen on open plan living, why don't they go the whole hog and have the toilet in the room too? Then then really have gone full circle and returned to the layout of a one room mud hut...

That's why most come with a separate utility room...

Jhoney_2

I think there is a perception rightly or not, that one's stuff should be removed in favour of space and so as not to 'distract' the viewer - I would prefer if they simply tidied up and pants, dirty dishes etc were not left hanging around the place like ornaments.

It's not as if they are not expecting the visit...!

bouicca21

I have a small bet with myself that avocado bathroom suites will come back into fashion in the not too distant future.

dirty_magic

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

I don't think lack of books means very zealous decluttering personally - to me its one of those things that does seem to carry a very clear message.

Will admit to not quite understanding why a house wouldn't have multiple bookshelves personally....

I much prefer books hidden. We have a bookcase in the study, but our books are mostly textbooks and they don't look good on display. I'd never have them in the living room. Unless you have lots of leather bound classics they just look untidy on display IMO.

Any fiction books to read are either downloaded onto kindle or stored in the loft (or at my mother's ). We're not thick just because we don't show off our book collection!

Jhoney_2

Art_Contrary wrote: »

I seem to be a bit weird in that I don't mind an avocado suite. I wouldn't choose to install one, but I wouldn't go out of my way to replace one that was already in situ.

My current home had a 'dusty pink'(?) one and a brown one if I recall correctly, and were not my main concerns, but it was certainly in my top 10!

In terms of priority, I started with emptying the loft and garden (trash/dirty work) - working downwards and inwards. Then structural, decoration, then styling to my own taste.

Luckily, both suites were within the structural phase so didn't have to wait tooo long to happily see the back of them. They were in relatively useable condition, but we stuck to the shower.;)

Jhoney_2

bouicca21 wrote: »

I have a small bet with myself that avocado bathroom suites will come back into fashion in the not too distant future.

You will be mistaken, but on a positive note, at least you will not lose any money!

ancientofdays

Smelliness but I suppose that every house has its own particular smell and we perhaps don't notice it. And messages telling you what to do in rooms, If there is a bath, I really don't need a sticker on the wall to point that out. Perhaps people will start to have really useful messages soon, such as now wash your hands in the loo or in the kitchen, mind that sharp knife.

jodles16

I was surprised at how fussy I actually am!!

When making a list with hubby we said: large garden, driveway preferable unless its a quiet street, house itself could have as little as one bedroom, outside space more important, detached or attached on one side with hallways joining, that was what we thought we wanted. Ha! How naive we were about our actual desires! Ended up with a recently renovated two bedroom semi detached house (in fairness only kitchen-diner and spare room are attached which makes it ok after very noisy neighbours in first house) with just under an acre of land after seeing over 30 houses and for one reason or another them just not adding up in reality though they did on paper!

Genuinely thought I didn't want much and that it would be easy, worth the search though, love this place!

CathA

Another thing my hubby commented on is the trend for 'subway style' tiling (rectangular tiles set out like brickwork). He always says it looks like public toilet tiling and he hates it!! He thinks in 20 years time it'll be like the avocado bathroom suites-what were people thinking!!

GaleSF63

Slinky wrote: »

You see it on the TV house hunting shows where apparently the sophisticated cook (who always does all their cooking from scratch) loves talking to their many friends whilst cooking dinner.

Don't forget the glass of wine in one hand while stirring something exotic with the other.