Well here's me offering up more invaluable advice on selling your home and getting your home ready for the market place! This post is from a very savvy stager in Texas, Karen Otto, that you should take very seriously.
Here's the real truth that I want to share with you - NO ONE LIKES YOUR WALLPAPER. You probably don't even like it anymore so why should a new buyer? It's 15 years old and out of style, why would a new buyer like it? No one I have ever showed a home too has said, Wow Lyn, the wallpaper is great! Most buyers say nothing but curl their lip up and think 'More work'.
Wallpaper, wallpaper on the wall are you the fairest of them all?
Love it or hate it or have no opinion of it, most Professional Home Stagers do address the issue. It comes, it goes, it's in fashion it's not. It's neat, it's versatile, it's dated, it's faded, out, in ...
your feelings on it, in my opinion, in many cases when selling a home especially, wall paper removal may and should be recommended.
Now fair seller, you say, WHY?
- "I love it!
- I paid lots of money for this designer look it matches my chair cushions!
- I paid someone else to hang it perfectly straight!
- All the flowers and leaves are joined seamlessly together and it looks like custom paint!
- We could never remove it ourselves!
- We have memories tied to this wall paper!"
My answer to you would be this simple two sentence answer, as you said,
- YOU love it but not all buyers are going to be of the same opinion. In fact most won't.
What they will see your wallpaper as, especially if worn, torn or forlorn, is WORK, TIME & MONEY and NOT MOVE IN READY.
What may be a bit of sweat, time and about $100 for paint/supplies for you will be a sight for buyer's eyes to behold! A clean, fresh, slate. A warm inviting space. MOVE IN READY CONDITIONS!
And isn't that your goal? To sell your house and make it appeal to the most number of buyers possible?
Below is an example of just what removal of the top portion of the chair rail wallpaper and a warm neutral paint (the color below the rail stayed the same) can do to lighten and brighten up a room.
Can you see the gift that these sellers have unwrapped and given to their prospective buyers?
Dining Room Before Wallpaper Removal, Painting and Professional Home Staging
Dining Room After Wallpaper Removal, Painting (by owner) and Professional Home Staging by Home Star Staging
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It definitely has brightened that room. My dad is a wallpaper freak. I don't like it so much!
Renee, people don't realize how much it makes a difference to the buyer. Pics show how dramatic that it can be. There is another post that I also have that shows a great transformation. If you hate your wallpaper, the buyer will too!
Renee, people don't realize how much it makes a difference to the buyer. Pics show how dramatic that it can be. There is another post that I also have that shows a great transformation. If you hate your wallpaper, the buyer will too!
Great post! Wallpaper dates a room, will turn potential buyers off more quickly than a paint colour, and as was discussed is perceived to be labour intensive and costly to remove.
You are wise to work with home stagers, and Karen in particular.
Sharon: Well it's not as labor intensive as making your buyers run from your house! Best to take it down for selling.
Hi Lyn, Thank you for reblogging this one. Wall paper tends to be personal and the work to remove it is not something most buyers care to think about. You made a good point that the seller may not even like it either!
Karen, thank you for allowing the reblog. Most sellers don't like the wallpaper either if they'll be truly honest.