Selling a victorian terrace house, should I try to sell it myself (e.g. purplebricks)?

NinjaTune

NibblyPig said:

kinger101 said:

A cursory glance on Rightmove on what else is available within that price range within half a mile tells me what your problem is.

ll go on a massive painting spree and just make everything white, the red, the yellow, might leave the bedroom since blue isn't that bad is it or should that go white too?
Outside is depressing yes, I usually take folding chairs out, I will get some plants although I won't be able to take them with me. I am not sure what else I can do, there isn't any decking really just a single thin strip that leads from the back door.

The blue bedroom looks okay to me, I wouldn't bother painting that.  As mentioned earlier, don't go for brilliant white, one of the 'softer', off whites will look better. 

Will you be moving to a flat (re: not being able to take the plants with you)?

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Although the decor isn’t to my taste, I don’t think that’s the issue as like others have said, buyers are aware of that from the pictures. Most people decorate anyway when they move it. But when it’s that with several other issues that you’ve pointed out then it starts to stack up. We viewed a property once that we loved, but there were a few things on the list and it seemed to be a bigger job than we expected. I don’t think you need to address all the issues, just some. 

NibblyPig

The blue bedroom looks okay to me, I wouldn't bother painting that.  As mentioned earlier, don't go for brilliant white, one of the 'softer', off whites will look better. 

Will you be moving to a flat (re: not being able to take the plants with you)?

Thanks, will do. I suppose it comes down to a thousand shades of off-white, do you have any recommendations?
I'm hoping to move to a townhouse that has no garden at all. But perhaps I can get some cheap stuff just to make the garden look a little bit nicer? I'm not sure what to put in it really.

NinjaTune

NibblyPig said:

The blue bedroom looks okay to me, I wouldn't bother painting that.  As mentioned earlier, don't go for brilliant white, one of the 'softer', off whites will look better. 

Will you be moving to a flat (re: not being able to take the plants with you)?

Thanks, will do. I suppose it comes down to a thousand shades of off-white, do you have any recommendations?
I'm hoping to move to a townhouse that has no garden at all. But perhaps I can get some cheap stuff just to make the garden look a little bit nicer? I'm not sure what to put in it really.

Re: the garden, you might be able to pick up some secondhand planters/pots on FB marketplace for a reasonable price.  Plant them with cheap(ish) flowers that will be in blossom during viewings.  A couple of big pots with large plants could be taken with you and placed either side of the door at your new home even if you don't have a garden.

Soooo many shades of white to choose from!  A 'white with a hint of peach' would work well in the bedroom with orange carpets and might also look okay in the living/dining room area.  It's a very subtle colouring you're looking for, just something that takes the edge off a pure white and adds warmth to the walls

Edited to add I like your house btw, but personally I prefer neutral decor so I can add colour with soft furnishings that can be switched up easily and frequently.  I don't like the garden area so would put in decking to make it more usable but would factor that into my offer.  That's just me though, others will think differently :-)

NibblyPig

Thanks, will give that a shot. I am still very unclear about the paint. It turns out googling for paint is incredibly difficult, you would think dulux or whatever would just do one giant colour chart so you could get some idea, this is the best I could find...
https://i.imgur.com/nNX8EI9.png
I have absolutely no ability to tell what might work from that. I'd be happy with an RGB hex colour code, just to get some idea, I could then look in wilkos

getmore4less

When we did ours a few years back we just went for what was on clearance(got really good prices) and relatively close to where we were aiming.

Ended up with a few pots of 
https://www.craigandrose.com/1829-pale-mortlake-cream
https://www.craigandrose.com/1829-regency-white
also quite like but htey did not have enough
https://www.craigandrose.com/1829-parchment

I don't think you need to do all the walls just neutralise a bit.
I am a fan of very neutral hall stairs and landings which currently seems to be green.

The key will be any wall that looks patched will best being fixed.

On the inside, I sanded and painted but I am not a professional. If you look closely, you can still tell there was some historic effect. This has put at least one person off who said the house had a damp problem. Frustrating.

patching only really works with very recently painted surfaces, otherwise you can always tell.
paint a full section of wall, any corner gives a natural boundary to stop
Have a look for any lighting that creates shadows on uneven walls.

if any staining is coming through use stain block(not cheap) I used Zinsser on our ceiling water damaged patch(6 years still good) there are others brands cheaper, it goes a long way if the damaged area is not too big.
Does not need block on  the whole section  just any show through and around it, but might take a couple of new coats to cover or use a undercoat(white) as a base for the top colour if the current colour is darker.

Another thing I noticed is you only have one bed set up, work from home office space is good these days but some people might want to see 2 beds in a 3 bed place and the largest room used as the bedroom.
(not a big deal but dressing a house is selling a lifestyle)

Is that a freezer in the weights room?
Just reminds people there was no room downstairs for one.

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Scotbot

NibblyPig said:

The blue bedroom looks okay to me, I wouldn't bother painting that.  As mentioned earlier, don't go for brilliant white, one of the 'softer', off whites will look better. 

Will you be moving to a flat (re: not being able to take the plants with you)?

Thanks, will do. I suppose it comes down to a thousand shades of off-white, do you have any recommendations?
I'm hoping to move to a townhouse that has no garden at all. But perhaps I can get some cheap stuff just to make the garden look a little bit nicer? I'm not sure what to put in it really.

My house is in a shade called Timeless, there is another similar one called summer linen.  Both Dulux both neutral. If you want a cheaper own brand go for a similar one on the colour panel

RelievedSheff

We used Nutmeg White in one of our bathrooms which is a warmer shade of white and would go with the red colours.

Word of warning though it looks awful and patchy when you paint it on. You have to leave it to fully dry to get the desired effect. We almost painted back over it again 

another_casualty

You have a nice house op. 

As with others on here , I would say tone down the colours also . I would say white also, whether it's ivory or brilliant white . Having said that , I would say that some of the shelving and cube storage should come down as it looks like you are struggling for storage . 

There is a bedroom with shelving that looks too close to it . In the kitchen , there is a red thing on one of the cupboards , and the microwave looks out of Place where it is .

Those guitars should come down also imho . I used to have bass guitars on walls in my last home , but not all together . They would be better in a case stand or similar . 

In one of my previous homes, I too had vibrant colours , but only one room where there were 2 bright colours together . My front room had dulux aquamarine walls 😹, which had a marmite effect but most liked it as the room wasn't cluttered etc . 

In my present flat , I bought an empty shell which is a small converted Victorian flat which was challenging and still is storage wise . It was painted in a brown coffee colour and the carpet was brown . I'm not Picasso , but painted everything dulux pure brilliant white and everyone who sees it likes it . White is also the best colour for pivrtures as any colour goes imho. The bank holiday is here, so you may get some bargains . 

As for the garden , it does look like it's lacking in character. 

I admire you taking everything on board and you are being very  proactive in trying to make the best of your home . 

Hope it sells soon . After you've addressed the issues , I'd say it won't take too long to shift 🤞

NibblyPig

Thanks this is some good feedback. There are lots of things I would love to hide, unfortunately there is literally nowhere to put them. I might be able to leave some things at a friends' place I suppose if I can find someone that has some free room. 

I have been frantically trying to work out how to repair plaster on the walls as best as I can, but I am really at a loss. I tried posting in the DIY group but there hasn't been much in the way of responses. I will just slap some premixed plaster stuff on over the paint I guess and smooth it and hope that somehow works before I repaint again over the top. When I google I read stuff about applying all kinds of things like pva glue and different special types of plaster (joint plaster?), some say don't use premixed, some say stain block, others damp block... argh.