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7 Signs a Bedroom Has Gone Bad - #SarasotaLiving
Dated: March 6 2019
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Bedrooms don't come with an expiration date, but some really should. When buyers are touring a Sarasota home, a stale bedroom with outdated style can be a deal-breaker. Problematically, many sellers simply can't see their own bedrooms honestly anymore. Give your bedroom the 'has it gone bad?' sniff test by checking for these common signs of a stale design.
Your ceiling has more popcorn than the home theater: Is your ceiling a constellation of dusty, stained popcorn texture? Nothing says 'state of the art 1950s design' like the popcorn ceiling. Removal can be a dirty job, and you'll want to have it checked for asbestos before you do, but getting rid of it goes a long way to modernizing the look.
Mirror, mirror, on the wall. And the closets. And the... ceiling? A little reflected light makes a bedroom look bigger, but if you're rocking the funhouse / journey-into-infinity effect, consider removing some of those reflective surfaces.
Frills, frills everywhere. Check those bed skirts, window dressings, and curtains. Could a Civil War-era southern belle scratch together a formal dress from your assortment of puffy fabrics? Tone it down.
Sorry, captain, the pattern is... retro. Check the paper in your drawers, the shelves of your armoire, and the paper on the walls. Does it feel like felt? Is it yellow like a pirate map? Does it remind you of an 80s prom? Any (or all!) of these are signs you need to update.
Prison ward pillows. Wow, that bed looks... really, really flat. Do you like that? Clean lines are one thing, an uncomfy bedroom is another. Puff it up and make it cozy.
Formica anything. Does your dresser look like it would make a nice kitchen island in the 1970s? Spring for some staging furniture and replace that laminate wonderland.
But I've had that alarm clock/television/stereo for 30 years! Yes, and it shows. Nix the flip-digit clocks, the wood grain television cabinets, and the neon-striped boom boxes. Modernize or put them in storage, stat.
Yes, buyers can modernize a bedroom when they buy the house, but expecting them to see past your bedroom's past is taking a gamble. Do a few simple things to freshen up that room!
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