Check out this Kitchen, have you ever seen anything quite like it?
These home owners called me wondering why their home was not selling and it was not rocket science to figure out why. I actually spent an entire day packing up all the clutter in their kitchen and living room and to be honest, it still requires more however, the home owner had limited space for her much needed essentials in the kitchen but what an improvement in the end.
I remind my clients that Kitchens and bathrooms are the 2 major rooms that sell homes! When you're selling your home there should only be a couple of decorative items on the counters tops and everything removed from the faces and tops of the appliances. All items should be removed from the floor especially, if they are blocking the traffic flow. All reflective surfaces should be seen and sparkle!
The kitchen is the one room you have to pay special attention to when selling your home!
Check out the before and after photo below!
Kelly Heaps
Home Staing Top Sales www.homestagingtopsales.com
I can't imagine what the rest of the house looks like! Yikes, a home inspection nighmare!
Kelly,
You certainly had your work cut out for you one this listing. I hope it sells quickly for you.
Connie Lou
Kelly,
GREAT job!!!!
I remember a listing I took once where the Mrs. had porcelain dolls EVERYWHERE throughout the home. I don't mean one or two.
I'm talking HUNDREDS!!
Every room in the house had shelves FILLED with them. All lined up....all in various dress, all staring at you no matter where you stood. It was creepy!!
I told her that many, many people would be walking through their home as soon as we began the marketing process, and for the safety of her doll collection, we should box them all up and put them in the garage. That way, we could be sure none would be stolen or broken.
She did.
THANK GOD!!
LOL!!
Dave
Yeah ok... so it's cluttered and a stager's nightmare but... it looks good to me.
This kitchen is/was filled with a lot of miscellaneous items cluttering up the true beauty of a kitchen. Nice work!
Kelly, that is quite the photo of the "before" scene! I know myself when viewing a home like that I start thinking more about why these folks have so much stuff instead of the home itself -- which usually means the buyer-prospect may be off on that tangent as well. Thanks for sharing. John
Boy a perfect picture for .." what is needed....less is more ' All it needs is to get rid of everything that isn't attached.
and especially the pots and pans. I could never understand why people like their pots and pans dangling from the ceiling
Style is in the eye of the beholder, and obviously the owners thought their style would be appealing to everyone.
Yes, the magnets were removed from the fridge however, there were still items left on top as she needed her bread box and flour tin. The pots were actually removed for the video shoot but there was another kitchen in the home upstairs with the same full potrack. I was able to remove all the items in this kitchen and boy did it ever let the light in when they were all removed!
Thanks for your response!
Kelly
The rest of the house was pretty much the same, a museum of things.
Dave, they had over 100 stuffed and collectible bears in their bedroom, it was a very difficult process for them emotionally to de-clutter. It had to be done because as a buyer, your eye was everywhere except on the fine architecture features of the home and in some rooms you couldn't even see them.
Thanks for everyones comments and feedback!
Kelly
WOW! it looks much better! how did she ever find things in there???!!!
Unbelievable! But, I see this all the time on our local MLS listings. Southerners love their clutter and have a hard time parting with it! You did a great job, but I agree--you really should do more. That's a great kitchen and your eyes get stuck on the stuff! Thanks for sharing!
All too common. At this point when I see kitchens and other rooms that are overstuffed the first thought that enters my mind is that the sellers are not very motivated. I know that isn't always the case but IF they were, they would listen you and let you proceed. A kitchen like that says..."hello, I'm small and there's not enough storage". It's too bad.
Living with the things we love most often causes us to live an overstuffed life. Keep us posted with the results. Thanks for sharing.