9:45 Love it when Anthony shows up

Every time someone came to see our house we put the dog beds and bowls into the garage. We also made sure there were no dog hairs on the floors.

@jannibal9273

3 жыл бұрын

I sold my first house when I had two dogs. I was fortunate enough to be able to put their water bowls in an out of the way place in the kitchen, and kept their food dishes washed and put away until meal times in morning and evening. Dog beds were tucked under the bed in my bedroom (where they slept - try to keep them out - HA!) whenever I was having a showing. I had no problem selling my house and I certainly didn't say to myself "No more dogs!" You don't have to abandon your dog to a shelter or a new owner in order to sell your house, for pete's sake!

@happydays1336

3 жыл бұрын

@@jannibal9273 I'm not quite sure if you think I took my dog to a shelter, but I didn't. I've never done that and wouldn't.

Sophie has some of the funniest facial expressions and body mannerisms, comical really. This is a cute house with a great back yard, but needed the styling

@ccmarcum

5 ай бұрын

She swings her arms from side to side when she is showing someone who has just walked in. And I keep getting reminded to get some heavy lip gloss. She is almost never without it.

Sophie and this green. The blue kitchen was lovely

@MK-hh1vo

3 жыл бұрын

I love it! It's the best thing about these makeovers! Green is such a lovely color, I always look for the green accents and am never disappointed! The blue kitchen was horrid.

@twistoffate4791

3 жыл бұрын

S. Davis, I, too, thought the blue kitchen was lovely.

I guess I'm the only weirdo that liked the blue kitchen, lol. I thought it was cute!

@lisawiner7194

3 жыл бұрын

I liked it too. I like blue and that kitchen looked nice.and bright. My kitchen is green, which I bet would be wrong too. I didn't change any paint when I bought, so I guess I'm a weirdo with bad taste.

@ltobva

3 жыл бұрын

I seen her criticize red on a wall in one show and paint a wall red on another. I bet you anything, we could find that blue in another episode.

Didn't care for the old tiles around the fireplace with the new paint. Love Sophie's clothes. That sun porch💖💖

We're in the process of fixing up our 1940's bungalow and I have the same "flying saucer/Christmas ornament" light shade that they had in their dining room. I finally found a light fixture that I love for the room. For us, it's the tv/living room, so I'm going for warm and relaxed. I love this show and am so glad that it's on YT!

That hedge at the front door needs to go !

@barnabyaprobert5159

3 жыл бұрын

Given the number of 'porch pirates' maybe it's a good idea!

@tastx3142

3 жыл бұрын

Since the driveway is in front of it, I don’t think that it is a bad idea to have it, but it probably needs to be cut down a bit more. Sometimes if it is very overgrown, you have to cut it back in stages as there won’t be leaves , just exposed stems.

@Sherry-jn5zn

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more, it's not safe for a variety of reasons

Even after the touch ups, this place had no curb appeal. I wasn't shocked, but disappointed to see the wood fireplace mantle painted. The selling points for m was the laundry room/pantry, the beautiful, and spacious sun room, and the back yard. I don't think I have ever seen such a small master bedroom! Good for them that it sold, but I'm surprised.

I loved this house.. small but not too small.. it has a great big living room and a beautiful screened in porch and a large level backyard... if I lived up there, I would buy that house.. I even loved the kitchen... on3 of my favorite homes of this first season... I would have cut the front hedge shorter, added a few window boxes and sealed the driveway..

@shqa574

2 жыл бұрын

I agree about the hedge and window boxes.

@Jane5720

2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t care for the hedges that were right in front of the door and yes I think the driveway could’ve been spruced up as well I think they ignored some of that

For curb appeal I would have painted a faux carriage door on the garage door, added a new decorative address plate, sealed the blacktop drive, trimmed the front hedge down to half it's size, removed what appears to be lilies in front of the hedge and plant some bright annuals there, plant a decorative miniature tree between the oval window and the far right kitchen window, put up a window box under the far right kitchen window (as well as the kitchen window on the side of the house) planted with same bright annual with vines and plant some of the same annuals around the small bed at the end of the drive to tie it all in. (The only thing that I noticed that they did for curb appeal was paint the garage door, power wash the house and install a new porch light.) ......freeze at exactly 20:00 after Sofie says '...and there's a hot tub'. ...it's almost like you can read their minds. LOL

@solarlass5807

3 жыл бұрын

In addition to the above quick inexpensive suggestions, if this were my home I would also install an eyebrow dormer window on the roof and replace the chain link gate next to the kitchen with a decorative wood gate which would add curb appeal as well as hide their trash cart from the road.

@virginiasoskin9082

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with all those, however, they may not have wanted to invest more money in sealing the drive, for example. BUT that darned hedge that covers the front porch is just no-no # 1 in Curb Appeal 101. It could have been trimmed way back or removed all together, and a small tree or shrub planted to disguise that wide expanse of white exterior wall. Oh, well, these things are for the next owner to do.

@shqa574

2 жыл бұрын

@@virginiasoskin9082 the hedge was ugly.

The exterior of the house is a major turnoff. Remove the hedges and add window boxes.

@rocket7697

3 жыл бұрын

The owner wears Crocks.....lol....says it all.

@virginiamoss7045

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. The hedge says, "Keep Out!"

@shqa574

2 жыл бұрын

The floral bushes at the front yard, and the little bushes under the window area also had no form. Hedge and bushes should have been removed.

@maurawhelan3530

6 ай бұрын

Add a color to house out front too maybe. Nicer garage door…wood may look nice with the white

The bedroom looks 110% better.

Ha ha! The living room of the example house was yellow too!

@dhoward5757

3 жыл бұрын

Pale yellow mind you, yet the neon yellow in their house is obnoxious.

@margaretlittle6800

3 жыл бұрын

The pale lemon was better, instead of yellow

@thelittlemaldos1389

3 жыл бұрын

Butter yellow is a much more pleasant color than the other yellow

@Sherry-jn5zn

3 жыл бұрын

My last house had a school bus yellow kitchen with pretty intense blue countertops but I got lucky, the woman who bought the house absolutely loved the kitchen 😃

@evonza4858

2 жыл бұрын

I've been noticing the stage house having similar things as well ❤️🖤💚

Why on earth did they think they would get more after doing literally nothing?

@jotownsend8412

3 жыл бұрын

They likely bought in 2008 when the bubble burst practically overnight and houses were upside down and selling far below their actual worth. By the next year, values were already starting to stabilize and climb. Lots of people turned a quick profit off the misfortune of NINJA loan victims. That's why so many shows like this came about quickly.

@jenniferd264

3 жыл бұрын

@@jotownsend8412 they’ve been in the house only 1 year! So Do Nothing, and not live there long enough for a profit and they think it’d sell day 1 and zero effort! Some people 🙄

@shqa574

2 жыл бұрын

@@jenniferd264 When you buy a house, and want to sell after a year, it sounds like the initial purchase was a mistake.

@jenniferd264

2 жыл бұрын

@@shqa574 yea! Or a job/family change occurs. 2 other reasons leaving the house purchase still a good choice. But no matter the reason owning a year generally won’t generate enough equity. My personal house sold, for SO much less then it should. Damn near killed me. I had it 20 yrs. The Buyers sold 2 yrs later for $100K MORE then they bought it from me! I cried myself to sleep for a week. Trump got in office and the Economy was GOOD! Now it’s insane again

@lorirogers9304

6 ай бұрын

@@jenniferd264one year later and Trump is leading in the polls! 🎉

I loved the blue kitchen

@MK-hh1vo

3 жыл бұрын

It was horrid!

@virginiamoss7045

3 жыл бұрын

It wasn't that bad, but as the comment above indicates, could be a turn-off.

@tastx3142

3 жыл бұрын

It was nice that they left the blue backsplash as an accent.

This little house just didn't have much that could be done to it on the outside. Curb appeal was still lacking after the update. But glad they sold it.

I very much agree that having a rug under a dining table is unhygienic, not to mention how it makes it more difficult to slide the dining chairs. I also very much hate the smell of dogs in houses, as that smell can be very difficult to get rid of. "No dog beds in the master bedroom" is an excellent rule.

I bought a brand new dog bed, made a bed frame of sorts. I vacuumed it daily and hit it with baking soda before vacuuming. My Realtor was good about it. I had a huge backyard. No one said a bad thing to my or potential buyers about my Dog, Rufus! He got more baths always the day before open houses. I lost my family. He was the last family member I had. I needed him for my seizures. I made great effort to assure everything “Rufus” was not a turn off. Oh he was a Parsons Jack Russell! This couple’s dog gear was filthy. Disgusting. How unfair to their Dogs too. How can they say the dogs are family and let them sleep in filth? God help future kids!

pets are soothing

@sherunswithscissors

3 жыл бұрын

Not when you are buying -

@doloresreynolds8145

3 жыл бұрын

Pet smells can linger in their bedding, favorite chair, etc. without the owner really noticing. I am a pet owner and I’ve been there 😳.

I really liked the blue kitchen... 😊

I actually liked the old Starburst light above the dining table

@tastx3142

3 жыл бұрын

Might have been better in a different location, maybe hallway or foyer.

@daisyd392

3 жыл бұрын

@@tastx3142 I agree, definitely.

I.like this show because it shows us how we can make our home nice without major expensive renovations. However why is the chair in the the living room now in no mans land?

Cutting back or removing the hedge at the front of the house would have helped the curb appeal.

@yootoob4516

6 жыл бұрын

That was one of my first thoughts -- it hides the house. Also, asphalt driveways can be renewed with a tar coating -- that one would cost about $100 and after it's coated, just needs to be left to cure for 2 days.

@laurathompson1913

6 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly...hedges are so unattractive.

@jayhulrs1435

3 жыл бұрын

A window box would do wonders too

@VioletJoy

3 жыл бұрын

That was my very first thought and it costs nothing.

Much improved except would have taken that stupid box hedge out to improve kerb appeal!

to echo everyone else, why didn't that ugly hedge go? I was the first thing I noticed. Oh and I liked the blue kitchen. :)

I like the yellow and blue! Trim the hedge in front down a bit, and add flowers.

Hm, I don't like it when they say, "I'll "repair" it and make it "LOOK" like it is properly done" Why don't they just REPAIR it properly? Seems like that would be the more honest thing to do. I have noticed him phrasing it that way in other videos on this channel, that's why it stuck out to me.

I love that kitchen.

Very cute house. I noticed when the house was first shown I didn't notice the beautiful floors due to the bright yellow paint and large sofas. After the redo, the floors stood out.

The chain for the light fixture!! Solution I needed!

The hedge by the front door should have been taken out.

@happydays1336

5 жыл бұрын

The slip covers look cheap and baggy.

@happydays1336

5 жыл бұрын

The grey paint is too dark. If I walked into the house I'd be turned off by it. A buyer doesn't want to paint a whole house and this could make it harder to sell.

@sysop224

5 жыл бұрын

That hedge needs to GO - was the first thing I thought of too - plus the grass is way to long and looks untidy.

@virginiamoss7045

3 жыл бұрын

@@happydays1336 I agree.

Cute house. Great screen porch!

They have beautiful dogs, can't say I like the house as it was.

Love it! Many thanks! Some ideas are really worth to implement into the selling house prep.

Definitely one of my favorite houses on this show

Beautifully done!

pocket door for pantry

@michaeltutty1540

3 жыл бұрын

Adding a pocket door means opening up the wall to install the track plus reframing. Big and expensive job for a house you are selling.

Beautiful refresh !!!

Great episode.

I think anyone coming in could tell they expected a year of free home ownership, though destroyed some of it

Love the tips for how to hang a door.

@virginiamoss7045

3 жыл бұрын

I happen to know it's not that easy. That's why many take out the entire frame and buy a pre-hung door in a frame to install, especially in older houses.

The house that they looked at for inspiration had aweful paint colours

The horror of seeing her mercilessly paint over nice wood and brick fireplaces- its so wrong but i cant stop watching

@michaeltutty1540

3 жыл бұрын

For once I agree with painting the mantle. The fire damage would have made refinishing very difficult. The only timely alternative to paint was to buy a new mantle and surround, and that is not inexpensive.

This would have had enormous curb appeal with a few changes, which they did not do.

Why does this show always spend money on homes for people that could afford to hire an interior decorator? Why not help people with homes in the lower price range $200,000?

@madelyn3073

6 жыл бұрын

JustSayin the homeowners pay for this...

@1588chrissy

4 жыл бұрын

Was just wondering where this mythical part of Toronto is that has houses under $200k? Even when this was filmed, there were pretty much no areas (okay, maybe Jane and Finch but frankly a film team wouldn’t even be safe there) that have housing that cheap. Maybe in the 50s but not since the 80s.

@jannibal9273

3 жыл бұрын

This show takes place in Toronto, Ontario, which even when it was going through a "depressed" real estate market at the same time the United States was, the market values of the homes fell nowhere near what they fell here in the states. They don't have much land within "reasonable" distances from major metro areas and therefore you end up with postage stamp size lots with giant houses plopped on them and absolutely no landscaping but plenty of "common" areas that maybe people in Canada are used to, but not here in the US where we expect to have our own private yard if we spent half a million or more for a house. And most of those homes, if you've watched this series, are not all that large, either. Not compared to newer homes or the size of home that you can buy for a comparable price in the US. It's the same in Europe. KNOW THY REAL ESTATE MARKET! There is no reason, you know, why you cannot adapt some of the ideas presented in every one of these shows (1) PAINT PERFORMS MIRACLES (2) CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN (3) DECLUTTER DECLUTTER DECLUTTER (4) GET RID OF JUNKY OLD FURNITURE OR SLIPCOVER IT (slipcovers used to be relatively inexpensive, but that's not the case any longer; you'd be better served dumping the junky old furniture that is beyond saving and renting furniture if you can't afford to buy something new (5) SPIFF UP THE OUTSIDE: cut the grass; trim your trees and shrubs, plant some flowers, power wash filthy away, clean the windows or hire somebody to do it if you can't do it yourself. Basics, but who wants to buy a shitty looking house for top dollar? You'll have to spend some money and spend a LOT OF TIME painting, rearranging, reimagining, doing yard work. Part of the process.

nice looking, I would like to see a frosted pane door, saying pantry on it, in a nice font, instead of a plain white door, that would make the kitchen pop, dining room a narrow buffet table would look great on the 1 wall, @sunroom, the doors should be the same colors. hedge in front yard, should be taken out or cut down further.

$460k for that tiny house. Where do they live? That's so expensive.

@twatquat3322

3 жыл бұрын

Canada...? Washington State...? It does seem kinda pricey...

@ColleenTempleart

3 жыл бұрын

Toronto, Canada

@Sherry-jn5zn

3 жыл бұрын

Toronto housing is beyond insane, you should see prices today 😞

@michaeltutty1540

3 жыл бұрын

This house is in the old village of Port Credit, a very desirable neighborhood in Mississauga. It is within easy commuting distance from Toronto, so why they find it such a long commute I do not know. Moving closer to the city will mean a LOT more money for possibly even less house and certainly a very much smaller yard.

u should have cut the shurbs soooo u could see the porch other then that looks great

Id love to have that retro light fixture from the dining room

Sorry, but I must defend the dogs here. They’re family!

I can’t believe a house this size sells for $489K. It looks really nice but not at that price.

@shqa574

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder what is the value in 2022.

I would love to see a skylight or two.

In the last episode I watched the couple had a hot tub and Sofie freaked out and said they are a deterrent to selling a house and you should get rid of them. In this episode she points it out!🙄

I dislike the green colored accesoires that appear in every episode.

@cheekypigg

3 жыл бұрын

Same but, It was the trend back then

I will never install light fixtures with globes that point up because they catch all the dead bugs. I like my globes to point down.

@Sherry-jn5zn

3 жыл бұрын

I understand, I have to dust & debug mine regularly 😕

unhygienic, Bam she told them about the dogs!! Hahaha

@lucygray6162

3 жыл бұрын

Most little kids are unhygienic, too, but I don't notice her snarking about it to their parents.

Selling after a year - "and it's been on the market for a long time" - I'm exhausted just thinking about it.

@virginiamoss7045

3 жыл бұрын

Houses don't appreciate that quickly and today hardly at all. I sold my first house for twice what I paid for it after 7 years. I bought a bigger house and expected it to double in at least 10 years. Didn't happen; not even close. It took 21 years. My current house of 12 years has lost value, a lot of value.

Doesn't matter what color the walls are, it always appears to be the wrong one. Also, people clearly have no spatial conception. When I was home shopping I didn't give a crap about the furniture on display. I was looking at the rooms with MY furniture and MY layout preferences in mine. Clearly I am too practical

So many things wrong. The exterior needed landscaping attention. The 'interior designer' has no idea what they are doing. It's very ugly.

Well, I'm impressed with the colors before they painted! But, that's just me. :P

@djawnsjhilson218

3 жыл бұрын

I love the periwinkle in the kitchen!

Ha! I painted my kitchen blue.

Big improvement.

I am so glad to see somebody that appreciates how I feel about dogs in the house! Airedales are so big, too.

@tonibauer2949

5 жыл бұрын

Arna G. Smith I have a 60 pound dog and 2 cats in a one bedroom apartment, but when my apartment was inspected by management, the guys inspecting said he wouldn’t have known I had animals if he hadn’t seen them, as my house is clean and odor free. Animals or kids are no excuse for a smelly, dirty, disorganized house.

@MsLouisVee

3 жыл бұрын

Someday I hope you grow a heart

@freckles3705

3 жыл бұрын

@@MsLouisVee it doesn't make a person heartless. I love and have owned dogs but I don't want them in my house, bed or eating from my plates. And since they lick their behinds I don't want them in my face.

The living room is NOT cozy. SOORY!

@radhikapatil1986

3 жыл бұрын

That sofa is too small for the room

@lucythemanxcat4898

3 жыл бұрын

@@radhikapatil1986 - and the rug should have been larger instead of just floating in the room.

I agree about the hedge... Why do they never show the bathroom???

I would have painted the screen doors in the Florida room white to match.

No one wants to repaint a whole house!

Nice transformation, but I wish they would consider power washing the driveway and walkway in addition to the siding.

459K for a 180K house could be a problem

@michaeltutty1540

3 жыл бұрын

Obviously you are not familiar with house prices in Toronto or the inner suburbs. Today, that house is at least double that price

@ceciliapreziose3783

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaeltutty1540 anywhere thats too much...........inflation is the problem

Yellow living room??? Ugh. Yeah, I want to go,view a house that says beware of dog!!!

pick up dog beds when viewers are scheduled

The gray fails to support the goldish tile around the fireplace; I think it's very wrong. A different color would attempt to enhance that tile. The gray also fails to support the blue tile in the kitchen. Perhaps maybe a soft buff color would have worked better.

@tonirose6776

3 жыл бұрын

Or left the kitchen the great colour it was ALREADY. Sun room looked great.

@shqa574

2 жыл бұрын

The gray looked dark, to me. Buyer would have to buy gray things to furnish the house.

The living room reno was so cheap and unappealing. Those slip covers don't fool anyone.

I noticed the poor, thin dirty dog beds too. Poor dogs!

I agree with the gal in that I was NOT impressed with the dinning area in the inspiration house. NOT that I did NOT approve of the carpet; however, it seemed too small for that sized table & the placing of the table seemed wrong. Other than that the inspiration house was quite lovely.

@shirleypena4133

6 жыл бұрын

+Cream of the Crop The inspiration house was absolutely gorgeous:from the ornate wood beams to its French doors in the master bedroom to its awesome kitchen. Almost all of its architecture was miles ahead of Rob and Catherine's home. I'm still in shock at how overpriced all the homes are in this part of Canada!

@kathleentallon3763

3 жыл бұрын

Please please please it is 'dining ' not dinning!!

While the finished house looked appealing, I am disappointed they painted over the original wood fireplace instead of refinishing it. Also, that dining room light fixture was fabulous. Not at all right for the house, but I hope they passed it on to someone who loved the atomic space-age mid-century coolness. The replacement fixture was more suited to the house, but cheap looking.

@michaeltutty1540

3 жыл бұрын

The fire damage to the mantle made painting the best and quickest option. It looks like it would have required major surgery or replacement otherwise.

Am I the only one (other than the one that painted it that color) that liked the pretty blue? 🤷🏼‍♀️😔

@farvista

3 жыл бұрын

My kitchen in my old house was ice white and that blue, with door/drawer pulls that looked like crystal bubbles.

When they show kitchen transformation, you can see a busy street. I wouldn't buy for that reason, maybe if it was school pickup traffic, but they were going fast

How come we never see bathrooms?

Sold.

Is this a one-bedroom home? Is there a dresser in the bedroom? If not, where are the clothes stored?

PS you should have blacked the driveway. That would have helped the look a lot, and it's not terribly difficult to do.

The dining room of example house didnt look any good

I was so hoping they were going to rip out those tired shrubs blocking the view of the front entrance.

The way curtains are hung Asymmetrical and rod sticking out) are really aggravating.

The guy complains he had to mow? Had he never done that before?

@SALshaNoma

3 жыл бұрын

If he was renting before, no. They said it was their first house.

I don’t know why the hedge gets so much hate in the comments. I thought it was perfectly fine. I like mature shrubbery and trees. However, I don’t trim bushes into square shapes! It isn’t natural or appealing in my view. So I don’t feel that part improved it. The painted garage door, the upgraded dining room, enclosed patio, and bedrooms look super. I agree, sorry but the home for showing purposes was greatly improved without all trace of the dogs. One clean house cat can be cozy, or not, but multiple big dogs with their stuff all around, that’s not cozy. If it was a really big house, maybe many dogs and even a horse or a goat is ok, but this is a residential small cottage, so I feel the dogs kind of overpowered the space. And most people love animals but I agree, they are a distraction when trying to sell a house. Some people are allergic and some have phobias. And honestly, their very presence made me think of clumps of fur bunnies and extra dust all about. Ugh. And the bushes in front are fine! I would have tried to clean or recover the driveway if that had been possible. It seemed a wee bit bedraggled. The green grass was great and much better nicely trimmed! I love the choices of paint inside and the decor. I love Sophie and this one fellow is my favorite contractor. And the power wash on the outside was a great idea. I’ll have to remember that one.

Garage door paint is ugly.

$4,400 is a huge chunk of change for those upgrades.

@Holidaygal

2 жыл бұрын

Many of those “upgrades” was furniture and will move with them to their new home

You couldn't pay me enough to give up my King bed just to sell a house.

The house is a beautiful house but has small bedrooms. The overwhelming yellow paint on all the walls was so ugly. How they thought it could sell like that is amazing

The hedge needs to go - it totally blocks the view and makes the house look smaller.

The new position of coach is too wrong, the coach is away of the other chairs, it is uncomfortable for the people, and the interior design must keep a good circulation and it doesn't happen here, the tv is just in the circulation!

@thomlin8812

7 жыл бұрын

couch

@mariidee2

7 жыл бұрын

Nana Adams exactly no one wants a bus in a living room

@CJSI-gb2wt

7 жыл бұрын

linda thompson gracias, thank you.

This neighborhood has lots of tear downs & people mansions up on double lots.

These houses are horrible I would never pay that much for those old mouldy homes

Kitchen has blue tile backsplash, brownish terracotta floor tiles & a grey wall. Umm... Huh?

It’s called a vacuum Deborah

after the houses sell are the owners obligated to pay back the money to renovate

@ruthlloyd1163

3 жыл бұрын

Actually most of these shows make you pay for the reno

No to all of those slip covers, and add some color to the exterior with colorful flowers or something.