Critique my house please

PasturesNew

In photos order:

1] OK, a little strange looking, but I can see beyond that. Front driveway's a good size, low maintenance, but it looks a bit grubby/drab and dull. Flat roof?

2] OMG my eyes. No, no, no. All bright colours and lighting. Looking beyond that, good sized room, good number of kitchen cabinets and patio door to outside.

3] Living room looks a bit tight for space. Could live with that if something else lures me in.

4] Some might say that's a bit overlooked. Either low maintenance or blank canvas ... either way, garden's fine. Nice shed for "clutter and the mower and stuff".

5] OMG my eyes.... we're back in the nightclub entrance. OK, looking beyond that - big open space you can do what you want with.

6] Another shot of the nightclub entrance.

7] Bedroom, fine.

8] Bedroom - want to see how that looks on the floorplan.

9] Bedroom - fine, looks small to start with, then you realise it's a double bed so could take one

10] Not sure what this room is, some dinky bedroom - want to see how that looks on the floorplan and get the measurements.

11&12] OMG - whoever has a black bathroom? That's a mood killer. I'd have to live with it, but I'd grit my teeth every time I went in there.


Miscellaneous:

I don't think many would be keen on a loo that opens into the kitchen/diner.

Overall I find the kitchen/diner a "bit odd", I think it's the ceiling chunks where the walls have been knocked through.

I am not entirely sure about the bathroom size/layout, seems a big waste of a lot of space.

Bedrooms 3 and 4 aren't useful for the majority of people looking for a 4 bed house.
5'7" wide for one and 5'11" wide for the other - that'll put a lot off (price depending)


The house does offer some interesting space, but a lot of strange space and tiny spaces. Overall it doesn't seem to fit most people's potential use of a house/space.

It's really a "2 bedroom house with party room downstairs and lots of handy storage upstairs (beds 3&4)" ....

It's a shame the plumbing wasn't dug out when the extension went on, then the loo could've been at the front and Bed4 could've been a bathroom, providing a big bed3 from the existing bath&bed3 spaces.

But it is what it is - you can't change it ......

Somebody might want it that has, say, 2 single visitors (adult or children) to stay at weekends, who'd be happy enough with a small bedroom each. Or just somebody with a lot of clutter they can't let go of. Or people with hobbies they want a hobby/reading room for.

naughtyjo

Lol schizophrenic decor I like that ! I got bored of neutrals so went a bit mad with the turquoise but that can be easily resolved. Thanks

rach_k

I'd repaint the dining room and the seating area next to it in a neutral colour, although I think you could leave the actual kitchen area in the blue.

The living room looks small. Can you remove the thing under the window, maybe move the left hand sofa right across to the curtains to show more space to get through as you enter the room?

I'd put a single bed in the third room. I don't think I'd want to use it as a double, so show people there would be some floor space with a single bed. I'd remove some furniture from the forth room (I assume that's what it is - dressing room?). Perhaps stage it as a study or nursery.

The bathroom is so dark! I know you can't change the tiles but can you lighten the overall effect somehow? Maybe remove the red and go for something more neutral, then take the photos so they don't show such a huge expanse of black. Can you fit a lighter coloured shelving unit somewhere and put light towels and a few pretty (light!) toiletries on there?

I like the front and the back garden is fine - fine if you just want somewhere for a BBQ/kids to play and plenty of space if you're a keen gardener.

naughtyjo

Plenty to be getting on with then thanks all for taking the time out to help much appreciated

GlasweJen

Who wrote your description? It's awful! I'd definitely do something about your two single bedrooms and dress them like single bedrooms even if just for the photos.

teddysmum

I agree with others re colour of bathroom and the plan suggest that the bathroom is actually larger than the added bedrooms .


The plan shows what looks like an unused void where the garae once was.


Some people will be put off by the flat roof as whole estates with this design have had problems, after heavy snow. The estate near where I worked had all flat roves, which had to be completely replaced as some collapsed after a bad winter with heavy snow.


A work colleague originally lived in one of these houses nicknamed The Sugar Cube, because it had been the show house and was rendered in white, to hide changes needed for show house/office to dwelling. The colleague wanted to move after the disaster, but found the house very hard to sell, so had to take a big hit on price in order to move to an older Victorian property.

eidand

funnily enough I am actually looking to buy a 4 bed house so did a lot of research so far, granted not in your area.

I don't care about colour, it's all cosmetic anyway and easy to fix.

2 things put me off, the shape of the kitchen, plus the small size of bedroom 3 and 4. The length is decent but the width makes them unappealing.

Those are the deal breakers to me.

Bass_9

Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »

Lack of kerb appeal - front is very stark.
No side access to rear
Turquise kitchen walls might be okay but the turquoise ceiling beams are really intrusive
Dining table is cramped against the wall (The fitted kitchen itself looks quite nice)
Lounge is OK but no feature fireplace on the chimney breast (not even a small unit with a vase of twigs)
Building materials on RHS of garden - again all the brickwork is very stark. You can get plastic fake ivy.
Photo 8 is just a very bad photo
Photo 9 the bedroom looks unusable with that wardrobe and a double bed. Refurnish as a single
Photo 10 is that even a bedroom?
Something needs to be done with that bathroom but I don't know what. Would white grouting improve it? Not sure. But you could at least paint the back of the door.
"cubicle" is spelt thus.

This pretty much sums up everything I was thinking, particularly the dining table bit!

Only other thing I'd add is that you should open the living room curtains fully if more photos are taken, as it will make it look lighter and more airy.

Good luck OP.

naughtyjo

eidand wrote: »

funnily enough I am actually looking to buy a 4 bed house so did a lot of research so far, granted not in your area.

I don't care about colour, it's all cosmetic anyway and easy to fix.

2 things put me off, the shape of the kitchen, plus the small size of bedroom 3 and 4. The length is decent but the width makes them unappealing.

Those are the deal breakers to me.

Yeah we only have 2 kids who are now 18 and 23 so the extension was done for my younger son. He had 1 as a bedroom and the other as his tv room but it still big enough for a bed wardrobe and chest of drawers. I think the vast amount of furniture makes it look smaller than it is. I get what you mean by the width but loads of the houses have put the side extension on and they are a decent size for kids. My problem now is having 6ft kids that can’t cope with single beds and we have viewed tons of 4 bed houses none have proper double rooms x4 and a 3 bed is no go as they all have a small 3rd room. It’s a nightmare and my sons don’t seem to want to leave. We’ve ended up buying a 5 bed just for the decent bedroom sizes and I agree I wouldn’t not buy a house just because I didn’t like a colour but the problem is getting folk through the door. I also think the pictures need to show the side of the house that folk think is a ex garage/void as it’s actually a great space and there’s plenty more kitchen units so more pics needed

julicorn

I'm not your target buyer, but I think there are quite a few things you could do to attract more people. I know most of these have been mentioned before, but I'll just list what I think would be doable:

1. Put a few large plants in post in your front garden. Just makes it look that little bit more homely.
2. Kitchen: definitely needs a more neutral colour. The space is huge, but not used very well. For me, it's crying out for a kitchen island, but I appreciate that would be too much work for you now. But at the bare minimum, move that table into the room a bit.
Also, maybe think about zoning, and what that space could be. You have some sofas and an armchair, but again just shoved against the wall. Maybe, if it's a big enough space, make it a slightly more separate space by creating a U shape with your seating furniture? Or maybe just put a little separating shelf between the sofas and the dining table. Maybe a rug by the sofas. It's such a big space, but at the moment it looks a bit student house to me.
3. Lounge - good grief those curtains are horrendous. I'd pick something that looks a bit lighter.
4. Garden- Such a nice big space, but again looks a bit sad. Try and get rid of some of that clutter on the right hand side, and think about what people could use this space for. Maybe a little seating area somewhere? I'd pressure wash those tiles too, and try to add some plants.
5. Second bedroom / office. Looks smaller than it is. Maybe you could move the position of the furniture around a bit,so that the bed isn't so squeezed in? If it looks like you can have space either side, that makes a room appear much bigger, so I'd be tempted to turn the bed around and move the wardrobe to the side as well.
6. 3rd bedroom. Put in a single bed. Also, that wardrobe just feels too big for that room. Maybe put in one of your chests of drawers instead?
7. 4th bedroom. Good grief, what happened here? Get rid of all that furniture asap, and put a single bed in if you can. Instead, I guess you could turn this room into an office by putting in the office stuff from your second bedroom. That would probably make it look a lot nicer, and also mean that you could present bedroom 2 as a nice and spacious room that can almost have a walk in wardrobe feel (or maybe a little sitting area or dressing table by the window- better than having to work and sleep in the same room).
8. Bathroom - get some white or light grey grout pens, and replace all that red with white or light grey. That will make it look way classier, more like a hotel bathroom rather than some sort of goth interior design idea gone a bit wrong.

Hope that helps, and best of luck!