Top 10 Reasons Not to Wallpaper (As Seen on the MLS)

I hate wallpaper and I always try my hardest to get sellers to take it down or people will estimate the cost at more than triple to take off the asking price.  I listed a house today where there is wallpaper in the picture frame molding in the dining room.  He did every single other repair I asked him to do, so I couldn't complain that he didn't get to that area.  Since it's broken up by the white wall around it, it's not too bad, and it'll show ok, but getting rid of the obnoxious paint colors and burgundy mini blinds throughout were more important.

This is yet another great post Leanne.  You just reminded me why I HATE wallpaper!!!  UGHHHHHH...... the only thing I hate worst than wallpaper is a border!! Who invented that... aldjfjddsjflasjdf;jasd;fj

You haven't lived until you've seen a townhome with 1970's-style psychedelic green foil wallpaper with those Peter Max wavy lines all over it.  The stuff won't come off without a struggle and you need a blindfold to walk through the house!

My eyes, My eyes they are now burning!

Lol, I agree with Todd:-)  I've always preferred paint myself.

Lol, this takes it to a whole new level, I'm dizzy as well!

Great post

 

Very nice,what great pictures to get the point across. 

Very nice,what great pictures to get the point across. 

 But don't let them see you sweat!!! Wondering how in the world are you going to sell the house with those weird colors in each room and then the outside has two or three very loud colors, plus the xmas lights are still up! 

Its like Chaka Chan song "I feel for you". lol

Leanne

I watched a virtual tour that a friend sent over earlier this morning. As I read your blog I thought of how all that wall paper would look on a virtual tour. Then as I read the posts & saw all the comments about getting dizzy it reinforced the idea of wall paper & Virtual tours being dangerous especially to those like me who are already dizzy to begin with. Anyway this could be a whole new angle for your amusing bad mls images blog series. It may require a disclaimer...dangerous to your mental health.

An appraiser just recently deducted from a home's value because of the extensive and dated wallpaper in a home with plaster walls.  I really don't think there is any "Good" wallpaper.  I encourage sellers to remove it and paint the walls a neutral color or the buyer will take off what they think it will cost from their offer.

Great post. I showed a house that did not have any interior pictures. I called the agent to ask what the condition of the house was , before showing it. The agent said there was too much wall paper and it did not look good in pictures.

Wow...those are some great photos of why not to use wall paper.  I am dizzy just from looking at the photos on my computer.

Great post, Leanne.  All the photos made my eyes hurt and head spin...especially the matching bedspread one.

Leanne- Scary looking rooms, they make my eyes hurt. I couldn't imagine living in a house with any of those rooms.

So they hand made the bedspreads, and used the extra cloth for the walls?

Well, it depends. Now wallpapers are back and offer more choices than ever. 

Wallpaper is the perfect way to bring life into a your home, and with advancements in digital art printing, there are many options available to replicate a work of art for your walls. 

Yes, it is true, it is not for everyone and one should to be very careful in choosing what they want( since it is still a permanent solution). Yet, modern choices of wallpaper can make a stunning addition to a decoration of the house.