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Fireplace – Clutter & Mess

by Blake Zoolender

There’s a fireplace hiding behind the clutter.

fireplace hidden behind piles of clutter belongings mailbox Apache Junction Arizona home house for sale photo

Fireplaces

Here’s a pseudo-beehive fireplace. That’s wallpaper, not faux painting; the pattern repeats.

hybrid beehive fireplace design green carpet Peoria Arizona home house for sale real estate photo

Two fireplaces in this house. Check out the free-standing metal one on the left.

metal free-standing fireplace Christmas holiday décor Phoenix Arizona home house for sale real estate photo

Yesterday we featured entertainment/media niches.  Today we have a fireplace plus a media niche.  Double the fun!

fireplace entertainment media niche Glendale Arizona home house for sale real estate photo

You can see the electric outlets in the cubby holes.  The fireplace is probably fake.  If not, would you want the fire’s heat rising up on the TV?

fireplace entertainment media niche Glendale Arizona home house for sale real estate photo

Groovin’ In Grove City

Thank you to our anonymous donor for this Grove City, Pennsylvania home’s photos.  In our first photo, the seller is sitting down, waiting for buyers.  He also has a rifle on display in case buyers dare offer less than the asking price.

man person sitting rifle cluttered living room Grove City Pennsylvania home house for sale photo

At least there isn’t a silly pot rack hanging in the middle of the kitchen.  Thank you.

cluttered kitchen pots pans refrigerator magnets Grove City Pennsylvania home house for sale photo

Some tidying up around this house would help a lot.

cluttered bedroom Grove City Pennsylvania home house for sale photo

Unnecessary items should be put away.

cluttered office Grove City Pennsylvania home house for sale photo

Let’s clear off the shelf and around the toilet.

cluttered bathroom Grove City Pennsylvania home house for sale photo

Let sleeping dogs lie.

two dogs pets sleeping pellet stove fireplace Grove City Pennsylvania home house for sale photo

Surprisingly clean, dry, and organized basement.

basement canned food collection rack Grove City Pennsylvania home house for sale photo

At Least the TV Was Turned Off

A smorgasbord of visual treats for you.  So much to take in.

ugly floor tile pattern cluttered family room too much stuff statues poor bad home staging Phoenix Arizona house for sale

Knotted curtains, of course!

ugly floor tile pattern cluttered family room too much stuff statues poor bad home staging Phoenix Arizona house for sale knotted curtains

Those are some serious knots!

ugly floor tile pattern cluttered family room too much stuff poor bad home staging Phoenix Arizona house for sale knotted curtains

What happened to the kitchen cabinets?

ugly floor tile pattern kitchen cabinets peeling paint lacquer finish missing Phoenix Arizona house for sale

The kitchen curtains weren’t knotted?

ugly floor tile pattern kitchen cabinets peeling paint lacquer finish missing Phoenix Arizona house for sale knotted curtains

Explain why the belt is hanging there in the kitchen.  Is it to scare the kids into behaving?

ugly floor tile pattern kitchen cabinets peeling paint lacquer finish missing Phoenix Arizona house for sale belt on wall

The Dog Days of August

Caged dog, waiting for the summer heat to end.

dog pet in a cage caged in real estate photo Glendale Arizona home house for sale

Another caged dog by a fireplace.  Is this a fire dog?

dog pet in a cage caged in real estate photo fireplace Mesa Arizona home house for sale

Two dogs near a dead tree.  Is that a dogwood tree?

two dogs pets front yard dead tree fallen over real estate photo fireplace Phoenix Arizona home house for sale

Dachshund (wiener dog) in this house.  It is a hot dog?

Dachshund dog pet real estate photo fireplace Phoenix Arizona home house for sale

Dog on a bed, ready for a nap.  Because he’s dog tired?

black lab dog pet real estate photo on bed Phoenix Arizona home house for sale

Timeless Perfection Or ?

Should the fireplace screen, the brick surround, the cabinets, the mirror, and the ceiling fan be updated or left alone before selling?

outdated fireplace screen brick surround brass ceiling fan Phoenix Arizona home house for sale real estate photo

Fireplace

So much to see, besides the fireplace.  Lots of dust too.

cluttered room fireplace dusty Peoria Arizona home house for sale real estate photo

Where’s the Fireplace?

Dog cages.  Inversion table.  Clutter.  How do you walk around this room?

two dog cages inversion table heater cluttered family room blocking fireplace poor bad home staging Phoenix Arizona house for sale

So That’s What It Looks Like Inside

Ever wanted to know what the inside of a large rear projection television set looks like?  Here’s your chance.  There appears to be a projector bulb on the right side.

And then the Plexiglas cover on the left and some sort of filter on the floor.  Now we need to figure out how this helps sell a house.  Oh, by the way, the house has a fireplace.

large TV television set broken apart opened up damaged ruined fireplace vacuum cleaner Glendale Arizona home house for sale photo

Fireplaces Aren’t Important Selling Features

These Gainesville, Georgia sellers could care less about their fireplace, so they blocked it with a sofa, not realizing that buyers would want to see it.

fireplace view blocked by sofa couch poor home staging Gainesville Georgia house for sale real estate photo

Over in Lake City, Florida, the sellers desecrated their fireplace with outdated faux paint treatment.

ugly faux paint treatment outdated red white gray stripes fireplace surround Lake City Florida home house for sale photo

Check out this article on fake plants and flowers. What is your opinion on them? Do you think they’re pretty?

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