The stylist

S has been continuing with the house painting, including the cornices but isn’t happy with them. Cornices are difficult and you need a steady hand. I’m going back to finish off. Driving back this time. I checked the various web sites for air fare prices, but prices seem to change like a roller coaster and higher than I’d like. S said she was feeling rather sad about selling. There are so many memories in this house. So much work has been put into the place, for someone else. And the work doesn’t stop.

The real estate agent had recommended a stylist. Was this a hair stylist calling by to do an in house haircut? No. The stylist offers her opinion as to what to do to improve the presentation of the property. I’d never heard of anything like this before. The agent said some people find her confronting, but it turned out that S didn’t mind her. Possibly people can be offended by her manner. Though, it’s probably the suggested improvements that offend people.

Her recommendations included

• getting rid of any personal items (photographs etc)
• we have a handmade wall hanging that has to go
• two chairs in the dining room have to be moved into the lounge by the table, and
• the four chairs from the table have to go
• the fly screen doors have to be removed and stored
• the curtains in the lounge have to come down
• she liked the brush wood cabinet, but not the antique oil lamps that were on top
• the CDs have to go from the bookshelves
• the bedspread had to be replaced with a yellow one, no doubt to match the walls
• she offered the loan of another bedspread for the end bedroom, which was generous
• the nest-of-boxes in the end bed room that had been purchased recently had to go
• but she did like the wardrobe that was in that room, but wanted it moved
• we had to put white towels in every bathroom
• she was not impressed by the garage, at all

Actually, I was never impressed by the garage either. It was just a place to dump stuff, but in our case you must walk through it to get to the house. That’s unusual, I know.

The dates for the photographer have been moved. So, with that extra week and me being able to take a couple of rec days off work to give me a decent weekend just prior to the photo session should give the place a boost. Well, at least relieve the load on S a bit.