Small house, would having an island instead dining room hurt a sale?
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Comments (29)Ok, I've answered some of these points above already but once again to clarify: 1. There wasn't enough room at the table, so we did fix a plate but it wasn't just a matter of taking our seats. There were no seats to take. Going to the kitchen was a last resort - I didn't know what else to do. 2. The hostess had not yet eaten by the time we arrived. So she couldn't remain sitting at the table and eat without getting up. She wasn't already sitting at the table. She was standing, fixing herself a plate. 3. I didn't realize how late we were till we got there - there was no set starting time and she lives an hour away, we sat in the Friday-Afternoon-Heading-Out-Of-Town traffic which I don't know if you can imagine unless you live in a place like Houston where it's unpredictable at best and can be horrific. 4. My children, ages 17 and 20 WERE includded - it's a holiday. (for those who aren't Jewish, maybe that's not meaning anything to you, but would you go to a friend's house for say, Easter Lunch, and leave your kids at home, no matter what age? This would be comparable to that. In any case the invitation which was sent via email said, You and your family. There's NO question, the kids were included. 5. She made no attempt to sit near us. She put her plate down as if she meant to sit near us but came back before ever sitting anywhere, picked up her plate, and went to the other table. I don't mind if she sat with us or not, it's just the way she acted as if she was going to, then apparently changed her mind. Even THAT wouldn't have mattered had it been a table with others in addition to just our family. It was just weird, the four of us, sitting alone in the kitchen, no other guests sitting or eating with us, the rest of the entire party in another room, and no attempt to integrate us into the party. Yeah, we're guilty of being late. But as hostess, it's her duty to make us comfortable and welcome, late or not. That's what I think you'd learn in an etiquette class. 6. And again - we were about 20 minutes late. Is that really late enough to turn around after being in the car one hour and not show up at all? If someone were 20 minutes late to my house and let that convince them to blow off my party, I'd be horrified. 7. I HAVE gotten over this, WAY over this. I wasn't going to answer lizzynola's post for that reason and because most of her questions/comments had already been covered in my previous posts. But since the discussion continues, I'm answering. I am glad I was able to vent here. I'm no longer mad or hurt. I'm still good friends with her. She had no ill intentions. I thank you all for your comments. May...See MoreHelp with staging small living room for sale
Comments (41)Well, interesting turn of events. Our house is not yet listed, we are getting the house ready with the plan to list by the end of the month after we get some bigger things completed (namely recarpeting upstairs and a porch repair). We have our listing agent selected and she is aware of our plan. Last night I got a call from her that she received a call from another REA with a party interested in a house in only my subdivision. Inventory is very scarce and he has seen and dismissed the two houses currntly on the market in the subdivions. She was calling to see if my REA knew of anything else coming available. So, they are coming to look at our house tonight. Not enough time to do any more changes obviously. While I am realistic that this ideal situation will probably amount to nothing, I am happy to have a chance to do a trial run and get some preliminary feedback. About the office situation - I agree that this would be the perfect set up. However, we have an office upstairs, and it isn't the pretty little wood desk office, or I would have just relocated it. It's a big L-shaped metal "working" desk that is definitely form over function. I appreciate all the suggestions and will keep you posted!...See MoreWould these house photos make you want to view a house for sale?
Comments (85)Can I hire you to stage my listings? You home looks fantastic! I have to agree with the above posters about the TV. I don't know if you have another Tv or a bonus room to put it in but it takes away from a otherwise flawless room. Your room will look bigger and space=$ The kitchen: Could you move the pretty rug for the MLS pics and showings? Little rugs while absolutely necessary for function show up as cluttery in pics. Again, I have to agree about the garbage can. If you don't have the undercabinet room for a small one, Consider buying a pretty metal one. Better there be a pretty one than just a totally functional one. My only other suggestion is putting some flowers in a vase for your dining table or something more substantial. That for the most part is just tweaking, it's great as is. I hope you don't mind your pics being my shining example when my sellers ask what I mean by uncluttered. Buyers are being a little fussy now. (I'm being polite-they are asking for the sun, moon and stars-and I'm in a GREAT market) I don't know alot about the Indy market but as long as your home is priced correctly, pretty (it is), you offer some $ towards closing the norm in my market is 3-3.5 of the listing price (that might be totally false in yours), offer the home warranty and it WILL sell. Spring is coming and in my area I am very optimistic for things to pick up. I think you did a WONDERFUL job and I'm serious about making you my shining example with your permission of course....See MoreWould you put a counter height dining table in a small kitche?
Comments (9)We are empty nesters who built a lake cottage last year that will be our retirement home. We did put a counter height set in our dining area, which is open to the kitchen, and we love it. We built this house for the way that we enjoyed living, and that meant more casual gatherings than formal meals. We have an island (counter height) with a second level for bar height seating. It is adjacent to the counter height table and most often I set food and appetizers on the bar level for people to serve themselves and sit down with their plates at the table. We find most people, especially the older ones, find it easier to get up and down from the counter height chairs than regular height ones. I will grant you that it's a little jump to get up and down from BAR height chairs, but counter height, for most folks, means just sliding their butts on or off, as opposed to raising yourself (like doing squats)from seated to standing in a regular chair. I'm only 5'2" so my feet sometimes dangle from even regular height deep seated dining chairs! We chose chairs that have a rung on which you can rest your feet when seated and I find them really comfortable. It comes down to a matter of personal choice and lifestyle, but I am really happy to have gone with the counter height dining set....See Morefunkycamper
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