I was raised on a dairy farm in southeastern WI. The farming lifestyle instilled in me a hard work ethic and my love of animals. I have been a resident of Juneau County for more than 25 years. My husband and I have 2 kids and a menagerie of pets on our hobby farm. We all wish that the process of buying and selling was seamless but there always bumps along the way. I don't consider myself to be a salesperson but rather a problem solver, I will help you remove those bumps in the road.
I took the photo of this wall in a house while I was showing it, thankfully not my listing. My guess is that this “wallpaper” is actually pages from a graphic novel (comic book to us older generations). The whole room had a black and white color theme going on so this one wall worked well with that theme. But… can you imagine being the next owner of that room and having to try to remove these pages? Plus most buyers are going to have a hard time envisioning themselves living in this space. The lesson here is to remove dated wallpaper or makes a unique wall like this so the space is neutral for the new owners.
Pet Owners – Luxury Vinyl Planks is the perfect flooring for your home! It’s waterproof, resistant to surface damage and it’s easy to clean. I have 2 dogs that love to go swimming in the creek on our property and then roll around the yard. When they come in they leave puddles of water and sand.
All but 2 rooms in our home have the original, wide plank, pine floors. This soft wood has been easy to clean but easy to dent and scratch. I’ve been looking for a plank finish that would match the knotty, yellow, pine floors, honey oak trim and the weathered, grey, barn board siding throughout our home. Not easy to blend all theses colors thanks to the strong “gray” palette trends the last few years. I finally found a style that combines all three of the colors.
If you own a decent table saw, you can easily install this flooring yourself. The planks have a tongue and groove like system that clicks into place. If your floors aren’t even or perfectly flat there will be some challenges but it still works. The planks also come with the underlayer built in so it installs on top of the subfloor or over old, vinyl flooring without additional steps. There is no adhesive required either. After it is all laid out with a 1/4″ space around the edge of the room, you will need to install some molding strips to keep it secure.
Liz Walker Real Estate 