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.

Yes, I do think they design to the masses to an extent, but it also seems to be very much their style. Looking through their home tour, most of their updates are decorative. They've left floors and bathrooms untouched and have updated with paint and have made small improvements with big benefits (porch, laundry room). Where they spent their time and money was the kitchen and I think it was money well spent. Having the kitchen open to the living room (their dining room) is a big improvement. Take away their furniture and accessories and it's move in ready....maybe with minimal paint color changes. And the work they've done on the yard is fabulous. I'd buy that house.

I hear what you are saying. I have tried to give my realtors several pieces of helpful info. while trying not to step on their toes. I wrote bullet points on a sheet I called "Why 21 Cottonwood is a GREAT BUY and a PERFECT FIT for you and your family." They did use my bullet points to write the following description that was in the paper for last Sunday's open house: OPEN FLOOR PLAN, PERFECT FOR ENTERTAINING INSIDE AND OUT! This 4 bedroom, 3 bath home has a custom built gourmet kitchen with solid maple cabinetry, 5 sealed burner gas cooktop, double ovens, separate pantry, center island with vegetable sink, granite counters, butlerâÂÂs pantry, built in desk area. First floor master suite with large bath, study and custom closets. Sunroom leading out to a private deck overlooking the woods, large media room with a built in snack bar for family movies. First floor laundry with clothes chute. Additional 2200 sq. ft. walk-out unfinished basement, 2 car garage. All this on .67 acres I think I am going to ask them to make this the description on the internet and on the sheets in our flyer box outside the house. Also, I printed a flyer on card stock with the kitchen's best features listed that I have on a wrought iron stand on my island. At the open house, one man apparently called his wife and told her he was at the house he told her about and wanted her to see it. He told our realtor he would like to make an appt for his wife to see it. I have heard NOTHING whatsoever from our realtor since the open house. (We have a team of 2 and the one who is more aggressive is on vacation.) I am going to talk with her as soon as she returns about making these changes. I also think we need to get people in. One final question, assuming our new house will be done the end of August, how soon should we cut our price to the rock bottom? I keep wanting to do it sooner rather than later because I am afraid time is going to run out. Our realtor says we just cut our price $5K last week, so let's let that run its course a while. I don't want to sound desperate, but I don't want to waste my time picking out items for a house I've put 10% down on already but might not be able to buy if I don't sell my current house!!! Thanks for the advice!

paint and bronze windows would be a huge improvement. the white w/the sliding style just doesn't fit the style of the home (which leans mediterranean) just changing out those windows will have a huge effect on how this home looks. Even if you could just do the windows that are visible from the front, (for now) would help. you could do the others at a later time when the budget is better. this is similar style. notice the metal awning, the dark trim, and the bronze windows. this is what you need. These windows on the upper. exactly what you need See? much better. I did the window over the front door from the very last picture bring in garage doors like this, and you're set! the doors too. use this color combo for stucco and trim: posting these so you can see stucco color w/the darker windows and the darker trim bronze windows, but notice the warmer wood garage door and front door white stucco, wood garage door, bronze windows. I also like the addition of this blue color on the frames