Odd Bedroom Items

July 11th, 2010 · 3 Comments

Some interesting items found in three Lansing, Michigan homes.

A business phone in the bedroom.  For taking conference calls in bed?  Taking business orders for shoes?

business phone in bedroom shoe rack Lansing Michigan home house photo

A medical office scale in the bedroom.  For taking your weight before bed and in the morning?  And everyone keeps their golf clubs in the bedroom, you know.
medical weight scale golf clubs in the bedroom Lansing Michigan home house photo

Is keeping a lasso or lariat in a child’s room such a good idea?  “I’ll just pull that string off the wall and play with it.”  Yeehaw, indeed.

noose lariat lasso in child's bedroom unsafe Lansing Michigan home house photo

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Wallpaper Delight

July 11th, 2010 · 6 Comments

Wallpaper from across the country.

Bangor, Maine Magic Eye wallpaper.

ugly wallpaper heavy pattern Bangor Maine home house photo

Lansing, Michigan wallpaper with accent pieces.

ugly wallpaper Lansing Michigan home house photo

Pink wallpaper in Scottsdale, Arizona.

ugly pink striped wallpaper kitchen Scottsdale Arizona home house photo

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Dirty Looking Walls

July 10th, 2010 · 11 Comments

People and their faux painted walls (the aged adobe look and the fake exposed brick).  It’s very polarizing, which isn’t good for buyers.  Half will like it, half will hate it.

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They probably paid someone $5,000 to do this room.

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→ 11 CommentsTags: Phoenix Homes · Faux Paint & Murals · Entertainment/Media Niche

Cluttered Kitchen Photo

July 10th, 2010 · 3 Comments

Looks like a nice kitchen with nice counters and newer appliances.  But what’s with the distracting pot rack, the distracting hanging basket, all the clutter on the counters, and the dirty cabinet doors?  Give us three boxes, some 409 cleaner, and 5 minutes, and we’ll transform this kitchen into a winner.

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Depressing House

July 10th, 2010 · 6 Comments

This house is so depressing.  Here we have two dilapidated storage sheds out back.

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This is the second bedroom.  Wall A/C unit with duct tape and cardboard.  Security bars on the window are not to keep people out; they’re to keep people from jumping out the window.

ugly depressing bedroom wall A/C unit Phoenix Arizona home house photo

This is a bonus room.  Bonus for what?  Bonus depression?  There’s certainly no bonus windows or bonus ventilation.

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This is the den.  Can you imagine curling up with a good book here or just curling up in a fetal position and crying?

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I’ve Got a Brand New Pair of Rollerskates

July 9th, 2010 · 4 Comments

Messy bedroom in Mesa, Arizona.  Roller skates under the bed.

messy cluttered bedroom Mesa Arizona home house photo

Organized chaos on the right side of the room.  Better to pack most of it away first.

messy cluttered bedroom Mesa Arizona home house photo

→ 4 CommentsTags: Staging · Bedroom · Clutter · Mesa, AZ Homes · Stuffed Animals

Two Entertainment Niches

July 9th, 2010 · 5 Comments

What were they thinking when they built this entertainment/media niche around the fireplace?

ugly awful cheap entertainment media niche Phoenix Arizona home house photo

In this home, they built a media niche around a flat panel TV, but the rest of it will just collect dust.

ugly awful cheap entertainment media niche Phoenix Arizona home house photo

→ 5 CommentsTags: Fireplace · Phoenix Homes · Entertainment/Media Niche

Lattice Porch

July 9th, 2010 · 5 Comments

Very basic strips of wood placed in a lattice formation around the front porch.  A first glance I thought it was cheap, but on further looks it seems to have an interesting mid-century modern feel.  I kinda like it.

front porch lattice strips Phoenix Arizona home house photo

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Ugly Room

July 8th, 2010 · 5 Comments

Where is HGTV when you need them?  This room needs a makeover.  Damaged wood floors, a towel over the window, old chandelier, bad paint, and a huge drywall patch job.

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→ 5 CommentsTags: Flooring · Window Coverings · Phoenix Homes · Lighting · Fixer-Upper · Drywall Damage

Distracting Items In Real Estate Photos

July 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments

One distracting item can ruin a real estate photo.  Buyers’ eyes focus on the wrong thing.

Diver down!

diver down flag in bedroom distracting item poor real estate photography Gilbert Arizona

Someone’s purse!

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Any idea what those four things are?  Plaster gnome heads?  Lion heads in Christmas trees?

plaster lion heads Christmas trees distracting item poor real estate photography Phoenix Arizona

FlexFit baseball cap.

FlexFit baseball cap distracting item poor real estate photography Phoenix Arizona

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