Less is more... another full house ONE-DAY makeover

This bedroom was transformed as part of a one day makeover ... of the entire house.

Before - known as the "spare" room

After - now known as the "Guest bedroom"

Before

After

Realistic Pricing AND good presentation will sell houses this year...

I totally agree that the pricing of houses needs to be realistic this year, perhaps more than ever before.  But don't forget the presentation.  You wouldn't try selling your car without removing rubbish and cleaning it, and you wouldn't try to sell yourself in an interview without dressing smartly and making some effort to look good, so why present your house like this first photo?!

£10,000? For Home Staging? No way...

When one of my clients asked her Estate Agent if she should consider Home Staging to help sell her property, he said it was a good idea, but would cost over £10,000.  Well, watch this space!!  In fact, does anyone want to have a guess what the total will be?  Here's the work we're doing to the 4 bed bungalow:


Treating mould in every room
Painting most ceilings and walls
Painting the front door and two windowsills
Updating some ceiling lights
Adding furniture in every room
Changing some new poles and window dressings
Adding soft furnishings everywhere - bedding, cushions etc
Adding accessories and art to every room
Fitting coir matting inside the porch
Cutting back and clearing the overgrown back garden's beds
Cutting back the 8ft hedge around the property
Emptying and painting the shed
Jet-washing the paths and back of the bungalow
Adding plants to the pots outdoors
Taking photographs of each room for selling purposes

Please click the 'Comments' section and say what you think it will be!

A "Supermarket Trolley Dash" in an beautiful interiors shop!

This was a real dream come true!! A close friend of my client owns a beautiful interiors shop in Rothley, and she offered the loan of some accessories for the project.  I was invited to search the shop and the stockrooms to make my selections - it was like a supermarket trolley dash but in slow motion and with lots of bubblewrap! 

Top Ten Home Staging Tips - No. 8 - Finish jobs

This home was on the market for ages like this - doors waiting to be painted etc. Finish DIY jobs before putting a home up for sale, so potential buyers feel they can just move in.  See the rest of the house... http://www.homemakeoverservice.co.uk/e5.php