Displaying objects in small home
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Display house numbers for emergency/ decorative?
Comments (13)I think your idea of displaying clearly is a good one GPS has its limitations especially if you live in a private road or a place that the GPS gets confused at! the last 2 houses I had, where both on private roads with 4 and 6 other houses, the houses just didn't show up on GPS the road did leading to them which was part of the address, in the first house it was me ringing the emergancy services alot as my dad was ill and I used to have to run out of the house down the road across a parking lot to stand at the end of the road waiting for the ambulance, the next house, I no longer had to do that as my dad had died, but the house at the end had the same problem elderly father who was ill, I was the first house there and if I saw them doing the same vigil I had to do, I would offer to stand there so they could get back, eventually their son built a brilliant sign which looked like and olde worlde, English Pub sign with the names of all the houses on it (no numbers in that village so double confusion!) worked a treat. If you are artistic you could do a really cool picture and put a light over it at night. just a thought....See MorePlease help-need to store/display safely 30+ instruments in a house
Comments (6)Is your house climate controlled--especially for humidity? How many of them are wood (reed or string) instruments? Any silver? Are any/all of them valuable? Do you play them all? I don't display my string instruments--but I used to play professionally and they are the most expensive things I own. They are too sensitive to humidity fluctuations (and that's with a whole-house humidifier for the piano). But if yours are valuable and/or sensitive, some type of storage with glass doors might help keep the climate consistent enough (put a humidity gauge inside). Silver instruments can tarnish if left out. Brass instruments, form what I've read, can be hung without much concern (though my husband refuses to let me hang his out of their cases because he insists it will ruin them). I don't know much about earthquake issues, but I believe you can get lockable hanging hooks (like some music stores use to prevent you from going up and taking instruments off the wall without prior permission). You can also get floor stands for a lot of bigger instruments, but some of those are flimsy and not meant for long term. Those would worry me in an earthquake. But you can also have custom stands made that are much more solid....See MoreYour dream, kitchen: If finances and space were no object?
Comments (18)Honestly, I absolutely have my dream kitchen. Everything has a place. I have the most incredible quartzite, incredible stained glass window, windows on either side of my cooktop, fabulous off white shaker cabinets (some with glass to show off my collections), induction cooktop, wide aisles, both a clean up sink and a prep sink, great hanging lights, more than enough prep space and space for baking and I even have empty drawers still. Oh and it works like a dream. It follows Ice/Water/Stone/Fire. Every time I walk into my kitchen, I smile. Actually my whole house makes me smile. I'm very lucky!...See MoreHow to over come objection basement too small
Comments (17)Are you willing to share the listing and location? You are a real estate agent, so you know how the game is played. You get a buyer in your car and you show them the nicest homes on the market in their price range. You listen to them and adjust your search to eliminate the homes that don't fit their needs. Sometimes you need to educate them and show them what they want and what that will cost to bring them into reality. Once they understand what their money can buy they pick the best house on the market that they can afford. How does your home compare to the homes that have pended since you listed your house? What made the buyers choose the other homes instead of your house? Was the price lower, was the price the same but the rooms larger or more updated or did it have a larger lot or were they in a better school district? If it is a trade off - you have a smaller basement, but better walkability, you have to market your home's strengths. If your home is pretty much identical to those that sold at the price you are asking except that you have a small basement and others have a full basement you need to adjust your price. Buyers are never going to pick the second best house for the money. They will always pick what they see as the best house. You also know that if you overpriced in round one you will most likely get less for your home than if you priced it right from the start. Every day it sits on the market it is viewed more negatively, no one wants to buy the house no one else wanted....See Morehappyleg
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