Thursday our house goes on the market and I am shitting bullets. Or bricks. Or sweating. Or all of the above. I’m not sure how we’re supposed to survive a parade of strangers traipsing through our supposedly spotless home at all hours when we own a toddler who naps and makes messes, period. If you have any experience with this, please help me.
On to the tour — today I’m featuring the public spaces. Now, you will be inclined to redecorate and nitpick but rest assured that I have already considered 1000x over every criticism you may levy against my “staging.” Having the entire house clean at once and then photographing it all before the kidlet destroyed it was no easy task. Trying to appeal to buyers who do not share my taste in odd furnishings stumped me more than once. So with that in mind, let’s do this.
And that concludes our first portion of the tour. Come back Thursday to see what I forgot to remove from the master bedroom before I photographed it…
If I don’t laugh at myself, I might just cry.
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It looks great! Good luck! Here’s to a quick and profitable sale!
Everyone in Austin should want to buy this house. You did a great job staging for regular folks- knickknacks gone, awesomeness intact.
ooooh…why are you movin’? (yes, new follower—decided to follow after i saw the word “shitting”) this house is beautiful, esp the dark wall and the foyer ceiling. good thinkin’!
it looks AMAZING! Best of luck with the sale.
Where does one find a caramel leather sofa? It is dreamy.
Thanks, y’all! All I can see are the uncentered tables and such.
Amy, we need another bedroom. That’s pretty much it.
Johnny, it was made by Elite Leather, and I bought it off Ebay a few years back. It’s really well made and comfy. I highly recommend their sofas.
looks incredible! wish it was my place in Austin
. it will sell fast!!
I would buy that!! It looks amazing. Well done!
It’s perfect! The tree’s in the front are beautiful!
If you don’t sell this house within weeks, I will be shocked. If I were in the market in that neck, I would be shitting bullets about getting to you before the fabulous-house-hungry-horde closed in.
You dudes are making my day! Seriously. I can’t even begin to tell you how nervous I am about this…
I’d bet my next big CL score that you have an acceptable offer by the end of the weekend. Good luck!
Looks REALLY great, don’t fret. I guess Brian isn’t show friendly? I miss him already and look forward to his glorious return in the new digs. I guess I’ve always been a little Brian obsessed…I love him so….
I would move in immediately!
erin, your house looks amazing. if it were me, i would pull some art of the wall, be as neutral as possible. the one above the fireplace. i think it will allow the new owner to feel themselves in the space easier. the furniture looks amazing. maybe even get some flowers for the table:)
i just sold my house 1 year ago. over 100 people walked through. it sucked!
Wow, I’m totally impressed — it looks totally pub-worthy.
Now go sell the Hell out of it
Alcira
nerochronicles.com
It looks fantastic, Erin!!!
Contracts are a-comin’!
I think your furniture looks terrible and you should load up a U-Haul and send it away.
To LA.
For me!
As someone who’s been in the buying/selling/renting trenches too many times to count over the past four years, your photos are killing it. I am certain that in person it looks great and I am crossing all my body parts (ow) in hopes of a fast sale.
People buying houses look past the mess of toddlers and life. If they can see where they will put their stuff and it fits they will buy it – oh yes a good floor layout helps – don’t sweat the small stuff – when I went to view my house it looked like someone had just popped out leaving breakfast stuff, beds unmade, fire roaring – it felt right and any way I decided I wanted it when I walked through the gate before I’d even seen inside!
dude. i have looked at 100+ houses in the last 6 months, and i would literally call my realtor and have him tell me where to sign. A-mazing. BEST of luck with the sale – should be quick if you ask me
You just watch…this thing is going to start a bidding war. Your home looks impeccable. I will never sell my house because it would require cleaning the closets and laundry room and frankly, that scares the shit out of me. Plus, there is the little issue of three boys and all of their accompanying STUFF. You, however, better start packing because a sold sign is about land in your front yard. You just watch!
Whoa, Erin, I just got back from vacation so I’m finally catching up on all the big news around here. Congratulations on the new house! I’m SO, SO excited for you – and for us, to see you do your thing with it!
It’s totally gorgeous and that backyard is to die for. The current house looks immaculate too. Best of luck with the sale and the move! xo
The house looks pretty fucking stylish to me. I’m thinking it’s going to go fast.
Looks great, Erin!
Looks great! Someone will snap it up in no time.
Give the realtor a few windows during the day – they can work around the mid-afternoon nap.
Erin,
I love the photos of your house. Toddlers? No evidence anywhere. Your house is wonderful. Some hip Austinite will come along and want to make it theirs.
The caramel colored leather sofa has me swooning. So fabulous.
There is a blog called Modern Austin that features midcentury houses, you might want to drop them a note and give them a heads up about your house.
Good luck.
mb from Dallas
My dream is to move into a rad house like this in Austin when I grow up. The pictures are perfect and your home is beautiful. Here’s to a quick sale!
Wowsers. Nice editing/de-cluttering of real life detritus. People are completely insane and distracted by seller possessions at open houses so I applaud you! As someone who keeps sending her furniture to the basement to make room for roaming baby (she’s 20lbs, why does she need so much friggin’ floor space?!) I am incredibly impressed by the clean counters and tables.
This is BREATHTAKING. I love it all, but maybe especially the front garden. These pics make me want to shout things like “I will double any serious offer!”
I wish you an easy and prosperous time of it.
I grew up in College Station and your dining room table and chairs is IDENTICAL to the one in my parent’s house growing up. I always wished we had kept that table (and it’s heavy-as-hell butcher block top), so it’s fun seeing an identical one here on your blog.
absolutely gorgeous house. i wish i could move to austin.
I’ve been through that situation before. Normally the realtor would contact you to arrange the time for the house view so that you have enough time to manage your business.
Good luck! Your house looks awesome! It’s definitely a ‘must see!’
: )
In a word, your house is amazing. Is your vintage chesterfield blue? I have a vintage chesterfield in blue and I thought I was the only one.
Can I ask where/how you found that dining set? I want. I want as soon as possible and preferably for a song on CL.
Hey Jules, thanks!
Yes, the chesterfield is navy — it’s an Ethan Allen. Is yours by any chance?
And the dining set is a mutt. The table is by four hands (reclaimed wood and chrome) and the chairs are vintage Marcel Breuer style. Both came from CL ($375 total), so maybe you will get lucky, too!
Erin,
No, my chestefield is straight up no-name vintage: http://pancakesandfrenchfries.com/2011/05/the-force/ I like yours better with the brass nail-head trim.
I’ve been searching CL for some Cesca chairs, but just typing “Cesca” puts the price up over $400 for 4 chairs. I’m hoping to one day type in “Wicker Chairs?” and have 8 of them drop in my lap for $100. It could happen. And on that day, I will also run out and buy a lottery ticket.
Your home looks amazing and I LOVE your kitchen and dining room. Good luck with the sale!
hi there,
do you mind telling me the neighborhood of this house? or where I can find the listing? we are house hunting in Austin and would love to look for this house.
thanks!
I love your house and i’d totally buy it if I lived in austin. BTW which neighborhood are you in?
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Stop sweating and sh*tting!!! Clean, bright, open, uncluttered…whoever likes the style and layout of your house will LOVE how you’ve staged it. Don’t be surprised if it goes very quickly.