help my den family room one of two other one is florida rm newer,

12 years ago

help with ideas with family room may have hard wood floors but not sure yet but has dark green carpet in good shape but not updated color and help with fireplace room is dark cause no windows in room only large ceiling fan with lights door leads to newer florida updated room. any tips for updating fireplace if needed since home is in estate sale and need tips on budget for bathroom since gold and may use reflinish for baths. thanks for any suggestion on budget of few thousand for kitchen, family room and both bathrooms and their flooring replace cheaply. Thanks, God Bless.

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12 years ago

my opinion would be to concentrate on the bathroom. The fireplace can be painted or refinished in a faux stone or rock, change the cieling fan to soemthing newer. I would leave the carpet since it is in good shape, it is rare that nice hardwood floors are covered up. Bathroom looks small, so it should be easy to update. Think about adding a sliding type barn door to allow more square feet, useable space in the bath! Good luck.

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decoenthusiaste
12 years ago
last modified: 12 years ago
If being sold in an estate sale it may not need traditional real estate staging. The dated sofas, decor and old tv give the overall impression that the property has not been updated or maintained, thereby reducing its value in the eyes of prospective buyers. I'd remove the furniture and sell it empty, clean as a pin and freshly painted. Exposing any wood floor would be important and opening the FP would as well.
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Helen Shadding
Original Author
12 years ago
thank you, what about carpet, leave it or if hardwood is underneath, should show only it cleanup? leave fireplace mantle same brown or lighten up or leave alone after all furniture is gone? thank for your advice again
decoenthusiaste
12 years ago
Are there hardwood floors in other areas of the home of the same age as the family room? Remove carpet in a corner by the FP to check for real floors. If they are, it would be worth refinishing them to match any others in the home. FP mantel seems to go with the beams which look OK. The wainscot might be an area to paint. Is all the trim in the home this color?
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Helen Shadding
Original Author
12 years ago
yes all is brown color in room and in entire home but window has been covered during remodeling to make florida room now room is really dark in corner by fireplace maybe a tall shinny floor lamp to soften room and do we need to buy a nice fireplace gate brass finish color?
decoenthusiaste
12 years ago
Brass is a bit out of style for FP right now, and although some think it will make a comeback, most Houzzers are suggesting to spray paint them with matte black fire proof paint. I am a bit confused. Is the place being sold in the real estate market or offered as part of an estate sale, or are you planning to live there?
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Helen Shadding
Original Author
12 years ago
Both being sold due to father inlaw estate and we trying to sale in NC. Have a realtor but have not moved out all needed items yet but working on. It now. Thanks but fireplace looking at was for antique brushed nickel finish not brass. Do we just clean up area in of FP room seems so dark with no window for light. Do we paint home with off white paint or white and do both wall molding borders or just clean them pretty good shape already no smokers or no animals smells. Thanks
decoenthusiaste
12 years ago
If you plan to stage the rest of the home, you can't neglect this room. I think a warm white would work well with the wood. Try Sherwin Williams Linen White. Leave all the trim matching. New owners can paint it all if they want. Just make sure they believe they can eat off the floors and that there is nothing that doesn't operate up to par. That may include a check of the chimney. Investigate that flooring - it might be the one area where I'd drop some $$$ to refinish.
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Helen Shadding
Original Author
12 years ago
Thank u so much for your ideas. Appreciate you very much.