The photos are finally up! I'm not completely happy with them, but I think they'll do the job to get a potential buyer in. I'm especially not thrilled with the bathroom photos because you can't even see our gorgeous vessel sink nor the granite countertop. Le sigh. Also adding to my frustration is the fact that another condo in our community went on the market a day before ours at $60,000 less than our asking price! It's a short sale, however, and frankly, Jon and I have no idea how or why they're asking for so little. I just hope it doesn't have too big of an impact on the sale of our condo. Again, le sigh...
We'll start our tour in the kitchen:
It features all stainless steel appliances, an above-range microwave, granite countertops, fresh paint, new hardware on the cabinets, upgraded track lighting/above sink lighting and ceramic tile. We did all of the upgrades above, minus the stainless steel appliances (except Jon installed the microwave) and the ceramic tile. Remember the before pictures?
Here's a view of the kitchen from the pantry:
For some reason, our cabinets look really washed out in the photos, but they're a birch color.
Next, you'll see the bar area:
And here's a panned out view:
The bar is one of our proudest features because it used to have a really high backsplash that doubled as a bar so tall that only giants could sit there. We made it all one level and extended and curved it out a bit to make it more sitting/dining friendly.
The bar area leads right into our living room:
If you remember, we installed those beautiful bamboo floors all by ourselves. The paint is our handywork too. I love our red accent wall, the venetian blinds and just how cozy it is. We used to have a leather "man chair" to the right of the sofa, but removed it for staging purposes. We also had the leaning desk to match the bookshelf, but also removed it for staging purposes.
Our living room flows right into the dining room:
We (rather, Jon and my dad) installed the new chandelier and a new programmable thermostat. We had to move our beloved Crate & Barrel wine towers as part of the staging process, and along with them, a lot of our wine and liquour.
Next, we'll walk into the bedroom:
We originally had a gorgeous palm leaf ceiling fan in there that we installed when we moved in, but our realtor advised us to put a smaller one in there that was more in scale with the size of our room. I love the sea glass blue and chocolate accents. We were also advised to move our crucifix off the wall which we politely declined.
Here's a view from the bathroom looking in:
Finally, here is our bathroom:
You can barely see the granite countertop and vessel sink, but I assure you that they're beautiful. We also installed the mirror (which I adore and wish we could bring with us), the new light fixture and the hardware on the medicine cabinet. Oh, and yes, the paint! I picked it out and painted one weekend when Jon had class. He doesn't love it quite as much as I do.
Here's the rest of the bathroom:
We (rather, Jon and his Dad), installed the shower doors and new light/fan. If you're really observant, you might have noticed that this is the only room that doesn't have a popcorn ceiling. We got ambitious one weekend after watching Designed To Sell in which they made it look super easy to remove a popcorn ceiling. It wasn't. AT ALL. Therefore, this was the only room we did.
And that is our home! They didn't take pictures of our entry hall, but you're not really missing much anyway. We're already having an open house on Sunday...cross your fingers for a quick sale!
