Here are some before pictures of a client's condo......This is a condo located just outside University Place WA, in North Tacoma Narrows area. Check out our previous blog for more before pictures.....
This is a picture of the main bathroom, it was not disconcerting like the master bath, but felt dated all the same, with all the wood it felt more like it was a sauna than a bathroom and the sliding door became the main focal point of the room. Pluses to the room were that is has nice large counters and is plenty large so that in no way does it feel cramped.
This is a view giving a good look @ the flooring.Below is a view of the kitchen. Again, very dated linoleum, yet another strong patern to fight the nearby elements. A bit cramped feeling and not an ideal amount of room between cupboards and counter tops. To me looking @ it the first focal point of the kitchen was the side of a white fridge, followed by the microwave on the counter, followed by the floor, none of it would make me want to live here. The door you see opens to a large laundry room, with just a washer and drier, not really any good storage and alot of wasted space inside along with the a hot water tank.
With all the things fighting for attention in this kitchen I found my eyes having a hard time settling anywhere....the black tile strip and patch did not help.
This is a picture of one of the pluses that all of the condos in Sunset plaza have and one almost none of them have....all of them have this storage area off of the patio, and almost none of them have an enclosed area. This condo has and enclosed patio with sliding windows and a panoramic view......however you really have a hard time appreciating it or really noticing with the way that the place showed, when I asked the agents who had shown it before we started the remodel for feed back, none of them even remembered the enclosed patio!
Popcorn ceiling....just a tip for anyone out there selling a home. Not only does it detract, pretty much every buyer will prefer it is removed......I have an investor who decided to leave it despite my advice and Connie Kay's advice recently and it actually cost him a deal...on the next house, it was gone before I even had an opportunity to tell him it should go. Clearly this is one of the things that has been chaned in the remodel.
Another living room view....funny thing is the way that the elements in the room fought eachother you it took Connie several minutes to notice the most spectaular part of the room, the room has beautiful high high vaulted ceilings with incredible wood panel and incredible exposed beams....the room was just begging for a design that helped you notice them.
Bedroom carpets......
So this is just some quick shots of the place, but I think you get the idea, a potentially really cool place......but very dated. Well cared for and clean, with a great view, but really not going to sell with out some help.
After Connie Kay saw the place my job was to do analysis to see if it would even be worth redoing, I don't always recommend a remodel....so we did the numbers and I sent them to my client and after seeing him he decided that it would be a good idea to do the remodel. ( he is financial planner and so numbers were likely his final deciding factor) He is now in another state, so he really took a step in faith since he has not been able to go see the work and he had never met Connie Kay....
Check back for a peek at the creative process and the blood sweat and tears too.....
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