Some buyers in the current St. Louis area real estate market are
finding a lack of good homes for sale in the area and price range of their
choice. But this doesn’t mean you can’t find great homes for sale in St. Louis or the St. Charles County area. There are always
homes for sale that are awaiting that special buyer who can see their hidden
potential.
If the time and money required for updating a fixer-upper is not for
you, that’s OK, The Boehmer Team will help you find the perfectly updated home of your dreams. But if you know a
diamond in the rough when you see one and are able to make the project a
reality, you can make a fixer upper into your dream home.
In fact, one of our clients has done just that. After the Boehmer team
helped Stephanie Pohlman and her husband sell their home, they helped them find
a home for sale in the exact area and price range they wanted. The home needed
some updating, but Pohlman was up for the task.
“When my husband, Matt, and I first found our new home, the gears in my
mind started turning with the changes that could be done,” said Stephanie
Pohlman. “Ultimately, I wanted to take this beautiful but out-of-date house and
create a home for us that we could call our own.”
Though Pohlman is an interior designer, anyone with a little money or
elbow grease can make a fixer-upper into an amazing home. Her tips could also
help home sellers desiring to make the their home look great to get the most
money from their home sale.
“We opened up the space to make an open floor plan to better entertain
and let the light - and love - in. Adding stone to the fireplace, hardwood
floors, updated lighting, new cabinetry, and paint are just a few things that
helped us to accomplish the family feel we wanted to achieve.”
Pohlman found the most fun part of the project to be the kitchen. “Contrary
to what you might think, you are not obligated to the current layout of your
cabinets and appliances.” Your only limit is your budget, and maybe the
placement of the plumbing hookup. While she did an amazing full-kitchen
renovation, others have painted cabinets, walls and switched out door pulls to
create an updated kitchen they love.
“Other than the kitchen that had to be completely gutted, the house had some really nice elements, but were lacking in design,” Pohlman said. “The stone fireplace, new beam, different paint on the walls, and hardwood flooring were just a few easy updates that would help to finish off the final look. Now we have a house that we’ve made a home that we love and can call our own.”
See Pohlman’s full article Before and After: From Boring Bungalow to My Classic Cottage with many more before and after pictures from her project. Or visit her design
blog, dotingabode.wordpress.com which includes a detailed shopping list of where to get the furniture and accessories
shown in the pictures.
Before photos provided by Realtor.com
After photos by Lauren Muckler Photography
After photos by Lauren Muckler Photography
