Fortunately it hasn’t been there very long. And hopefully it won’t become a permanent fixture. It’s actually been bouncing around the house for a few weeks, ever since my son decided he didn’t want it in his room anymore. I can’t decide whether to send it to storage for if/when any kids ever move out, or give it to Goodwill. But when I rounded the corner and saw the chair sitting right smack in the middle of the traffic zone between the Kitchen and the Great room my first thought was “Please, please please….. Let no one ring the doorbell tonight!” I would be mortified to have anyone think we actually lounge in the Lazy Boy which is now sitting in my Kitchen. (Although you’ll notice Carson thinks it’s no big deal)
But this is what life’s like when your home is not on the market. Things are out of place, sometimes not exactly the way we would like them to be. We live in our homes much differently than we do when we are selling. Sometimes, I actually feel slightly hypocritical for telling people what should be done and should be moved and should be eliminated altogether in order to get their home ready to sell. My house is not perfect. In fact it’s very seldom perfect.
So if you call me to come see your home, please don’t worry that the towels don’t match or the mirrors aren’t spotless or that the shower door isn’t crystal clear. I can see past that….but once the decision to sell is made, your home becomes the house a.k.a. “the product”, and in order to compete, the product must be the best of the best. My job is to help you position “your product” to come on the market for maximum results.
But unless and until you decide to sell, live it up! And in case you have a bare spot in your Kitchen, I know where you can get a Lazy Boy….Cheap!
(This is actually a reblog of a post I wrote last Fall. With all the spring listings getting ready to come on market, I thought I’d confess once again)
