We are about a week away from putting our home on the market. It has taken us two years to completely renovate and fix things (new septic going in this week) so it is turn key and totally updated (except for one bathroom that has the pedestal sink and tub with sliding glass doors-realtor said it looks great). When I renovated my master bathroom and kitchen I did it with resale in mind. Neutral colors, subway back splash, stainless steel appliances, etc. I did this knowing that in our price range (low 500k) people expect all this. They do not expect to walk in and have to do one damn thing and I do agree that with the shows on HGTV many are disappointed when they do not see the homes looking like an after photo from a show they watch. My son and DIL are buying a new home, their first home. It needs some TLC. My DIL wants granite and expensive flooring in a small home in a neighborhood that will never give her that money back in return. My son has to bring her down to earth. She loves HGTV. Coincidence? Everyone wants a home like the after pictures on HGTV. I think it is great for people to dream, I think watching the shows help a person see what can be done if renovating or building a home and they aren't great at picking colors or putting floors, counters and tile together. It can give you ideas. My favorite show is House Hunters International. I love seeing the different places they film in and what the houses look like. I also watch Beach Front Bargain, Fixer Upper and Love It or List It is pretty fun to watch as well. I'm done with Property Brothers and Flip or Flop. Booorrrrinnnggggg.

I liked some elements, but over all it was not a dream for me. I did fall in love with that mud room wall color and tried to find it but no luck. I"d love that orange sectional and that rug!! Also loved the front door and the ceiling in the dining room. The views from that great room were incredible. I also liked the exterior entryway. We have a brick facade we want to pull out and replace with rock, so I think I'll show that to DH so he gets the idea of the rock I like. I also love that green stain on the siding.

Well, this was a fun question. If you use zillow, you can put in a search term and zoom way out - so I looked for victorians in about a 20 state area, here were a couple of cuties - hopefully the links will work: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/201-S-2nd-St-Independence-KS-67301/77251538_zpid/ $210K https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/211-S-Clay-St-Mount-Carroll-IL-61053/105567434_zpid/ $155K

It is most likely discontinued since it is a few years old but I did find it described as "The blue-and-white marble and glass-tile backsplash". https://www.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/hgtv-smart-home/2019/hgtv-smart-home-2019-laundry-room-pictures.  I also did a search for white marble and glass tile in a barcode style and came up with this option which I feel sure looks like it. Hope it helps. https://www.tilebar.com/kerrie-kelly-sky-s-the-limit-marble-and-glass-tile.html