Unsellables | FULL Episode | Floral Overload

jerry and sally need to sell their house being in limbo that's really hard but that do-it-yourself home improvement left potential homebuyers unimpressed yeah this is disgusting I'm here to help just want to make it easier for the buyers to imagine themselves right here with a budget of $5,000 and some smart design and staging tips it's gonna look fab I live to transform this unsellable house into one that sells historic Charleston South Carolina cleanse old-world charm with all the conveniences of an urban center it's a very desirable place to live and real estate is booming but not for Jerry and Sally their 2000 square-foot four bedroom two and a half bath house listed at $259,000 has been on the market for ten months without a single open we're feeling the pressure we dumped a lot of money in it I mean it's time to get the house sold now if there's a great house in a good area and it's not selling there's usually an organist reason obvious that is to everyone but the homeowner Jerry's a do-it-yourself guy who's tackled most of the work on his home himself it may not look like a professional job but it look like a man did it did it look good Jerry's wife Sally loves to decorate and garden we decorated our home it's like dark wood and florals I love it that three children have also left their mark on the house we really really want our son in the new school system before next year start we are feeling the pressure definitely we're ready to go house it's great on the outside curb appeals excellent so what am I gonna find on the inside hi guys I'm very well she'll get started you show me your house yeah we'd love to well we'll start here in our lawyer and we do have our computer in here it's the only spot for it is it an office is it an entrance I would get really distracted up staring out the window overtime I do that a lot okay so this is our den our family room huh and um my I didn't know they made televisions that big and I find them and I love them yeah Jerry is a big TV fan we have three large televisions and I see that it's slightly in front of the windows we have that complaint is that the house is showing dark it's a nice TV people may walk in and like the TV and not care about the darkness is what I'm hoping that is the most floral so five ever seen this was my grandmother in Moscow but it kind of became the focal point of the house so you designed the house round the sofa not the other way around yeah then some people will love the floral love the Williamsburg look and other people are gonna say it's dated and it's not really their style so you're so cutting off half of the people who potentially could like your house creamed carpet with kids and a dog oh no that must be really hard to keep like clean fruit punch is evil here's wallpaper that matches the couch I see there's kind of a through beam going on oh it's very much like a Garden of Eden in here you know it's without the temptation for my birthday one year my mom bought me the wallpaper that matched the couch and then the kitchen got painted yellow to match the dining room when you're selling I think buyers might want a more updated look they look at wallpaper do you know what they think they think that's a lot of work we'll have to either take it down we paint it what will be underneath just want to make it easier for the buyers to imagine themselves right now okay great space great flow knee goes straight through into the kitchen yes where we got more flour excellent and MIT's do you put the green drop in we did when we first moved in Oh how'd you get into these couplets there's no handles on them we just work used to gripping it with our fingers oh yeah yeah yeah we would have thought of that but we really didn't I don't have a kitchen because I helped make this floor I learned it from a guy named Ralph on YouTube he did he much throughout he told me how to put this in I followed his directions and boom you know I had to get in there and put some muscle and sweat and blood and make what you see here today I would call Jarry a handy guy he's really he's pretty good at it she really likes when I go in there and I'm kind of shirtless I'm wearing you know torn clothes I think she really gets into that she may not say it to me personally but I just feel she's into it I love Gerry's enthusiasm but I'm a little worried about what he'll find upstairs we got in here yes perfect there's a lot of toys yes and this is a big old bunk bed and yet again some big pieces of furniture in front of the window yeah you're cutting out the natural light you know there's a lot you can do with this space and I think at the moment it's not it's not being utilized to its full potential right Yeah right now it's purely playroom it is playroom Jerry and Sally are fantastic I slightly wanted to grab them and go really unfinished DIY it just puts people off things like wonky light switches tiles that are cracked it just doesn't give that finished high-end look I've seen the problems I think what would be helpful is to have an open house I like to get people in here their feedback so I can just confirm in my own mind what I think so open house it is homes in this neighborhood enlisted between 225 and 325 thousand dollars and are selling within a few months I want them to take advantage of the fact that the property market in this area is pretty lively at the moment the neighborhood is a fantastic neighborhood with that a lot of competition going a lot of homes in our neighborhood and they or gorgeous and this was just not that I've asked John to hold an open house so I can find out exactly what buyers are saying oh my that TV is enormous holy moly the carpet is disgusting yeah when you go inside there's kool-aid stains in the carpet the stairs are gross - not a real big fan of the order around the ceiling the next thing would be the dog it barks it licks the window that makes it tough to show they've got kittens you know who doesn't like kittens but I mean it's not easy to sell a home with kittens good God look at this wallpaper it needs some TLC and I think it could be a good house but in this condition I wouldn't buy it I'm very frustrated we put a lot of time and effort in this house and it's been shown many times for no offers but I'm here to help it's time to sit Jerri and Sally Dan for a little tough love so we had the open house as expected there were some negative points but I think we can learn from them and it will allow us to carry on forward and make the changes that were necessary and when the first thing they said was wow that's a big telly yes they definitely noticed that that had an impact on the natural light levels we always get to comment our house shows dark the other point was made was the wallpaper was dated hmm now I know this gonna be a bit of a bitter pill to swallow because you did have them cleaned eight months ago the carpets was a bit of an issue we were getting positive feedback on the carpet and that lasted about two weeks until our kids hit the carpet kids plus our carpet equals bad carpet I think when you're selling a house the three most important things are condition price and location and the location is right the price is right we just need to get the condition up to scratch I think the most a useful thing for us to do right now is just the decluttering and then we can start really getting to it okay let's do it yeah sounds good cool I've got a budget of $5,000 to get this house ready so that potential buyers will instantly fall in love with it when buyers walk into the foyer they're greeted by heavy dark furniture and dingy walls to make the space fill' welcoming will brighten up the walls reposition the furniture and add a whole table and mirror the living room is overwhelmed by a huge television and a flowery sofa we're going to remove the TV recover the granny sofa and brighten up the dark furnishings the adjoining dining room is another floral mess will tear down the wallpaper replace the dining room chairs and give the space focus with a new light fixture in the kitchen the dark colored and the floral theme continue will harmonize the space with matching wall and countertop colors and add new hardware on the cupboards and drawers the spare room has become a cluttered Kids Zone the toys bunk bed racks of clothes will replace the kids stuff with adult furniture add concealed storage and fresh new linens first on my to-do list is to clear up the kids toys so will you help me pack some things away yeah so if you all pick some toys up and then we can put them in the box wise couldn't see the house it potential because of all of the kids clutter to pack or not to pack that is the question come on then pack thank you very much children's toys are very colorful and they're very bright so they can really distract by it from seeing the potential in the room so be ruthless and try and cut them down by at least 60% down stairs Gerry is taking ruthless to another level you can pack up the dolls well yeah we got the nice fine china I think that could stay but I don't know if everybody's gonna be into little lady dolls don't you want to have something in the house or do we really want to have nothing I want to sell the house okay Gerry's starting to understand buyers aren't really impressed by an antique doll collection but I'm not sure if Sally is getting it that's why I'm sending the couple to see a property around the corner this tastefully presented 1,900 square foot three-bedroom two-and-a-half-bath home sold for just under its asking price in three months oh it's good yeah it's not my favorite color but it looks really fresh I'm okay with Colleen skipper kidney chandelier it's definitely different than ours no wallpaper in here sure okay it's just pretty I like this fan it looks similar in the one we have upstairs that's a nice entertainment center that's definitely different from ours it looks under like furniture instead of the TV being the focal point yeah hate you see there's no wallpaper I did notice no wallpaper maybe that's the thing we should look at you know removing the whole house just looks airy I'm noticing in this house they have handles on their covers that's uh what does that call that's a good-looking thing it's a called Island Island II hello got a good-looking Island all right you want to check out the upstairs let's check it out this is their room in the garage Wow definitely designed more of like a guest bedroom we charge yeah Oh is a small bedroom in one room yeah I can definitely see that this would be more appealing to more buyers yeah we got a nice guest bed you have a giant bunk bed again it's just super super clean more pus with kids you know I don't know what their secret is okay well I'm feeling pretty overwhelmed I'm seeing like every room there's just a lot of stuff that we need to do a lot of work I am motivated though by that because I do see what the house needs to look like I'm motivated to run it hi hello hey so hectic gun is definitely eye-opening experience don't you think yeah when we stepped in a house man it's just it's just good it's like you said it's turnkey somebody took a lot of time to get that house looking good yeah they did see you wanted to look a bit like a designer who's coming and it's got a theme in it minutes got a flow and it looks really like clean and bright that's what we are gonna do here but first you've got to get your work clothes on because I have a little project for you while the team removes the heavy furniture my right-hand man Dave is going to show Gerry how to make something old new again hey guys Jerry hey good to see you man good to see you this is basically Ralph but in your own home now aside from the obvious can you tell what else I'm doing here I guess you're seeing I'm saving you guys money is what I'm doing sweet we don't need to throw this out we don't need to break it apart I'm gonna paint it sand crime takes no time the finished code that's where the time concerns happen it's like an eight-hour dry so we're gonna do a code tonight it'll dry overnight another coat tomorrow it'll drawing the day by the next day this is ready to go and there's a hutch that I found that we're gonna work on together and hopefully I can teach you some finishing things you know and I think it'll be a good project for let's do it are you guys are gonna bundle I'm gonna leave you to it great thing about Jerry is that he's all hurt and really as a carpenter there's nothing better than working with someone who wants to learn no I saw this yeah tell me a bit about it it's a piece of furniture we got from Sally's grandma and I I mean I've been using now to like store paint I wouldn't put it in my house right now I'm gonna change that there's so many things we can do with this refinishing this you're gonna want to put this in your house and showcase it in the end that sounds good Sal you'll love it yeah it is easy so why don't we clear it out I'll tell you the plan lets us know yeah I've never walked past an old piece of furniture that I didn't want to rescue I just couldn't let that one go I'm excited to get to work on the hutch for David and I enjoy this kind of stuff so it's gonna be really fun I'm gonna bug in with a lot of questions while the guys clear out the hutch and move it into the backyard I have a job - Sally you done this before I have I have we go the thing about the wallpaper is that for a lot of buyers they get nervous that you know sometimes you pull it off and it's like peeling an onion right there's another layer and another layer and another layer some people just want it to be move-in ready I definitely do love my wallpaper but it's actually really fun cooking it down so it feels good feels good to take it down we're midway through the transformation at Sally and Jerry's house we've painted the walls peel the wallpaper I've managed to convince Jerry to relocate his giant television and I'm about to start a project with the kids but you want to choose a paint brush which ones you want except that one suck a big likes no surprises there empty one orange and what we're gonna do when I say is we're going to splatter this with paint guys we ready yeah okay can I do the first one give it a go I think that might be the masterpiece with the hut primed and dry Dave and Jerry continue the restoration first off we're gonna fix the crown here okay you're not scared of nails are you not at all man they call me nails back in college and there you go well I got the right guy for the job huh yeah all right so I'm just gonna pin these together you want to go in the crown and push it in yeah depressing exactly all day that's all that's left is a coat of paint but first it's time to say goodbye to the family and let the pros finish up being a long day yes I think it's time for you guys sleeps I want there to be a bit of surprise and you come back if you need help I'm really good at fiction you know I let us think of him here you did great you say so okay thank you bye bye bye guys bye excellent come on work slacker we have a few jobs to complete before the final touches in a lot of houses we will be taking the ceiling fan down but we're actually installing this one because in South Carolina they're very popular with potential buyers probably because it's so hot so this one is going in this is my favorite trick taking old dark dated furniture priming it painting it white and it looks thrilling and it cost you nothing as long as you got the furniture in the first place it's been a long day we've finished up some great projects and did a lot of painting and I'm all that's left are the finishing touches floral arrangements look great but they can be expensive lemons and limes on the other hand are really cheap they last forever and they add that color that you're looking for it is so light in here we've taken away that huge television replaced it with these drapes which let the Sun Shine in they make such a difference they might not be good for the bedroom because they're a little see-through but in here they work wonders it is so important to appeal to your target market when you're selling your house and in South Carolina formal dining rooms are really really popular so I'm just naming the table here to emphasize what a fantastic dining area this is we've kept some of Sally's Williamsburg style with her old china cabinet but we're keeping it young and funky with these floral plates and table settings it's kind of a nice mix of the older than you and I think it works really well would it oh man this is not our house what you think this is awesome Wow I love this look at this how this was a deep dark brown I know I believe it looks so bright and cheery yeah well come on through we've got more to show you Wow feel how bright it is this Manor is with weird it's really bright I wonder why it's all right maybe it's not me that's a huge telling amazing like look at my grandmother's couch kneeling awesome it's so funny though just how just by doing something so simple is just recovering the cushion right it looks like another so first thought was that comfort feel to it but but it's beautiful now I think you'll be impressed by your children's artwork yes that looks great very great job and then Jerry this is the hutch oh yeah David and I worked on yes that is amazing gorgeous and the carpet the carpets always deemed clean yeah looks great I don't I don't have words honestly it's so beautiful you guys want to go see the dining room gosh look at our lighting look at this chandelier yeah that is just so pretty we have some thousand of wool for you to enjoy so feel that incorporates it some girl element you might want to eat here it just looks I think the word for this is chic Wow I feel chic in the house I do too I do she can I help ya anyway come through to the kitchen oh my goodness this is just awesome I can't believe the difference Wow right there we got some nice handles yeah looks like it's super easy to open you don't have to spend thousands of thousands of dollars just a few you know handles and make it look much more you know modern I wouldn't have guessed that those handles weren't on those cupboards right initially so wait I just can't I wouldn't have imagined that can make such difference between the green and white it's like a new house every house to me when I walk through it but one more surprise for this last room we had to show the kids wow it's awesome it is awesome so come do you like the orange did you see what was in here yeah I saw the TV already because it's he's gonna be what do you think your house cam he likes it then he's a big place today hohoho kami it's so awesome I mean when I walked in the door I just wanted to go start touching things and this was beyond my imagination it's so good it looked like a new home that I would want to buy I felt great about it I can't wait to have people come in I'm all evil Jerry and Sally love it so he brought back our buyers for a second look wow that looks good awesome what a huge difference this looks fantastic I love it Wow great house is fantastic huge huge difference and everything kind of matches and flows together all the colors and everything it's pretty wonderful and it's more modern to it kind of a mishmash before something that my family and I could just buy and move right into and I have to do much work on you

Channel: Unsellables

Views: 174,733

Rating: 4.8973861 out of 5

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Id: j3leS56vrdQ

Length: 22min 2sec (1322 seconds)

Published: Fri Jun 24 2016