The Shed

Man Erg wrote: James wrote: That's what I meant... it should have a plain scheme rather than a Lawrence Llewellyn-Bowen madman's scheme.I'd probably have a boring scheme for my house anyway to be honest.  So not much would need to be done. I'm afraid to say that not everyone has your taste in decor,James.

I don't have any taste though.   I fully admit that.

However, people should be able to see through a colour-scheme.  Just because a bedroom has bright yellow walls and red window sills and curtains (as my room does), it does not take anything away from the house.  I realise people will look at it and vomit on the carpet but it's easy to fix.

That's what I meant... it should have a plain scheme rather than a Lawrence Llewellyn-Bowen madman's scheme.

I'd probably have a boring scheme for my house anyway to be honest.  So not much would need to be done.

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That would explain the spelling then

Down to the Mutual Friend later - there to sample more fine ales +++hic+++

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Damn you - you corrected the spelling before I hit 'Post'

Edited by Jim Garten - June 12 2009 at 11:02

very true - and just because you actually like the gas fire built into the house in 1957, does not make it an 'original feature'

Mmmmm - flock wallpaper...



I want a curry for some reason.

I've never fully understood why people decorate before selling their homes.  The likelihood is that the new owners will just re-decorate anyhow.  So it's a waste of money.

I'd just keep it as it is, unless it's a real mess.

On the other side of the coin, when Vicky and I stepped into the house on completion day, we found the previous owver frantically scrubbing away at the wall behind where the washing machine goes to get the place as clean as possible - virtually had to kick her out the door to go to her new house

In all the excitement of moving, none of us had noticed that as the weather was so hot, the tar on the road was a bit soft, so we tracked little blobs of molten tar all over the carpet in the living room - bugger!

Syzygy wrote: We exchanged contracts this week, and as of the end of this month I will be stepping belatedly onto the bottom rung of the property ladder. It hasn't been an entirely stress free experience, but from what I've read over the last couple of pages I think we've been pretty lucky so far. Bishops Stortford here we come!

This is a great novel about moles.

chopper wrote: Morons? Yes indeed.When we sold our previous house, we had an offer from a couple about £5000 below the asking price. We said no, we weren't considering anything below asking price. The couple then raised their offer by £500 (yes that's five hundred pounds). We said no. They raised their offer another £500. We said no. And so this went on.The estate agent was going mad but she was obliged to pass on their offer to us. Eventually they reached the asking price, but what a waste of everyone's time.

Classic behaviour patterns of those who watch too many TV programmes with titles such as 'Location Location Location'; such people are likely to describe a room as a "good space", a knackered cornice as a "wonderful original feature", a run down terraced house on a sink estate as "prime investment potential" and a price of £650,000 as an "absolute bargain".

You'll notice the one word such people do not use for a house is the most important of all - Home.

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