For Sale

Well our house has finally been listed for sale. Actually it's been on the market for 2 1/2 weeks now. The listing can be viewed at Open2view.



It's not really the best time to be selling a house, given the market conditions. Peter wanted to sell as soon as we bought the farm in Levin. I wanted to wait for spring, and to wait for the painter to come and paint the exterior of the house to create a good impression for buyers. The painter has had lots of delays. We are still waiting for him to say when he can start the job.

We are selling it by Tender, not necessarily a process I like but it's the way it's done around here. The tenders close this afternoon, so by tonight we should know if we have a buyer or not.

Over the last few months I have done a lot of work to get the house up to a reasonable standard for selling. We have put a lot of our stuff into storage so that the house appears to be large and roomy, instead of cramped and cluttered. We've put up new curtains. We've rearranged the rooms to take advantage of the roominess. The front room has again been turned into the living room. The family room has become a dining room again. Victoria is still in the small room/office off the kitchen. Kathleen is back in her original room again, and we are in the master bedroom.








I have attempted to tidy up the garden, although with two little ones, a busy schedule, and lots of wet/windy/cold days, I haven't done as much as I should have. I have laid limestone chips along the front pathway to tart it up, and it makes a huge difference.



But the biggest improvement has been in the bathroom. A room which had peeling paint and mould, would fill up with steam every time you had a shower or bath, and was the most unappealing room in the house. A couple of coats of paint, new vinyl floor tiles, a shower door and a ShowerDome to keep the steam inside the shower, have all combined to make it one of the nicer rooms now.

Here are some before and after photos...

BEFORE	AFTER

The Shower Dome & Door Frame

I probably still need to paint the skirting board, but this is as far as I have managed to get so far.

So, keep an eye out for another post in a few days (if I get time LOL) with an update.

Cheers,
Megz