Where would you go to sell a painting?
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Getting ready to sell~how far would you go?
Comments (14)patty - it sounds like you have done similar renos to what we have done. We haven't listed our house yet, but will be soon due to a job transfer. We live in AZ, so needs are different here. Where I come from, carpet is very common in the FR/LR/DR and bedrooms. But in AZ, tile is the way to go, so we tiled our entire house, but carpeted the bedrooms. We had the entire inside painted, including the ceilings. Walls Dunn Edwards Inside Passage, Ceilings Swiss coffee. New custom window coverings and just had new light fixtures and faucets installed. I got the light fixtures on clearance at a tent sale for a big light store here. Beautiful, for not much money. They were normally $250, I got them for $30. THe difference is amazing. So in all, we changed the flooring, painted the walls, ceiling and kitchen cupboards, new window coverings, light fixtures (for very cheap, but they are far from cheap looking) and plumbing fixtures. We've had compliments galore on the transformation and our realtor expects us to not necessarily get all our money back, but because of the neutral colours and the freshness of the home, coupled with up to date features like light fixtures, our home will most likely sell faster at a better price. It's move in ready and that's what you want. We didn't want to over-renovate for our area either and we're finished. We're not doing anything else. Instead of replacing all the appliances, offer a home warranty which will give buyer's peace of mind if an appliance konks out. Don't go to the expense of appliances. And don't do granite counters either if your area and price range does not support it. I wanted to do countertops and our realtor said it would be a waste of money for our area....See Moreslides to pictures, where would you go?
Comments (11)I use either my Pentax K10d SLR body (10.2mp) or my Pentax K20d DSLR body (16.2mp) on an Asahi Pentax Auto Bellows II with an Asahi Pentax Super Takumar 50mm macro lens and an Asahi Pentax 35mm Negative & Slide copy attachment. I have the Bellows set up on a copy stand with a diffused 6000degK daylight balanced photo light source. I normally stop the lens down to f-16 for copying slides. The photos come off the camera on a HDSC card and you can upload them direct to your computer from the card or transport them to a commercial printer on the card. Using the K10d @ 10.2mp shooting in JPEG mode I have had 24x36 prints made with no appreciable noise....See MorePainting floor in Basement. would you?
Comments (19)I painted the concrete floor in our utility area with Muralo Quik-Tred about 20 years ago, then re-coated it maybe 7-10 years later. There are a handful of dime to nickel size worn spots in the main walk path I'd like to touch up, but other than that it looks great and I've been very happy with it. It's easy to vacuum & mop, I've even used an old electric scrubber on it. The laundry sink has overflowed & water went across the floor to the drain many times and the paint didn't budge. The local independent dealer I got it from is no longer in business so I'd have to drive about 45 minutes to get more, but it's worth it IMHO....See MoreWould painting cabinets help sell my home?
Comments (44)I agree that it looks a lot better. But NOT because the old color was green and you think people don't like green. Its because the new color relates so much better with counter top and floor and walls. A realtor told me once that its not a matter of doig everything in "neutral" colors but just having them be the "right" colors. There could have been another green that worked a lot better - just not THAT green!...See MoreBookwoman
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