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Does this Getaway Mountain Cabin need an Interior Re-design?

By John Mosier

Real Estate Agent with Realty ONE Group Mountain Desert DRE #SA554748000

April 02, 2015 03:08 PM

A few years ago, I helped the present owners purchase this cabin in the Mountains of the Prescott National Forest. On the table was an old Hudson Home Publishing plan book from 1978 with a picture of the cabin. Rendering of the Cabin

When I discussed this cabin with an Agent who showed the cabin several years ago, she said most of her prospective Buyers though it did not to be very "cabiny."

All the woodwork in this home is hardwood. The home is spectacular on the inside. Does it need wood panelling on the walls?

Does it need to be staged?

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Praful Thakkar

LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA

Metro Boston Homes For Sale

John Mosier I am sure stager will make a big difference. Not an expert at cabins - however, I know, they make a big difference.

Apr 02, 2015 03:26 PM

John Mosier

Realty ONE Group Mountain Desert - Prescott, AZ

Prescott's Patriot Agent 928 533-8142

Praful Thakkar -- Thanks for your comment. Staging a cabin is a different project for a stager. The prospective Buyer for a cabin is really looking for a different ambiance. Typically not luxurious but more of a feeling of being rustic and laid-back.

Apr 02, 2015 03:36 PM

Bob Crane

Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI

Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Looks good to me John, the white seems to contrast well with the wood and rock.

Apr 02, 2015 05:03 PM

John Mosier

Prescott, AZ

Bob Crane -- The woodwork IS beautiful. I agree the white brings out the beauty of the woodwork and the fireplace. This place is in a beautiful setting at nearly 7,000 ft elevation. It is the only place near here where there are Aspen trees mixed in with the Ponderosa Pines.

Apr 02, 2015 08:10 PM

Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI

HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA

Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

John Mosier This cabin is perfect just the way it is. Seller: do not touch a thing! If a buyer want it changed; buy it first!

Apr 03, 2015 12:48 AM

Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI -- It wasn't my idea to change it. I'm with you. The cabin looks better in the rendering than it does from the outside.

Apr 03, 2015 02:19 AM

Tammy Lankford,

Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA

Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

I'd have to see many more photos to tell you what I think about it. But I'm anti paneling

Apr 04, 2015 10:34 AM

Sharon Paxson

Sharon Paxson, Realtor® EQTY Forbes Global Properties - Newport Beach, CA

Newport Beach Real Estate

I also would have to see more photos, but I am with Tammy Lankford, no paneling. But I do like the idea of a staging consult to have the home look contemporary and warm.

Apr 04, 2015 01:52 PM

Sharon Paxson -- This cabin is four miles of un-maintained dirt road past the end of the pavement. I don't know If I can find a stager, much less furnature delivery who will go there.

Apr 06, 2015 03:15 AM

Sharon Tara

Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH

Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

NO.....does not need wood on walls.

Yes, could use some staging....nothing major. Based on the location you describe, I wouldn't suggest bringing in furniture. Use what's there. It's more about removing objects. All the extra chairs and little pieces and all the stuff hanging on the walls should be removed. They are distracting. You want to keep the focus on the positive features of the home, the view for example. All that stuff (wicker basket, pillow, end tables....) should be removed from in front of the windows.

Apr 14, 2015 11:13 PM

Sharon Tara -- Thanks for your feedback. These photos were taken when I helped the present owners buy the place in 2010. I will take your advice starting with the way it looks now.

The huge windows and the view outside are the main selling points. The cabin is surrounded by Aspen, Ponderosa Pine and Spruce trees and is at an elevation of 7,000 feet making it a cool summer place to escape the heat in Phoenix.

Apr 30, 2015 04:48 AM

Sharon Tara

Portsmouth, NH

John Novak

Keller Williams Realty The Marketplace - Las Vegas, NV

Henderson, Las Vegas and Summerlin Real Estate

I agree with Sharon's ideas about removing all of the extra stuff. Can't tell from these pics, but if there's a way to put a seating arrangement that takes advantage of both the fireplace and the great outdoor view, that's what I'd do.

May 17, 2015 09:28 AM

Thanks for your comment, John Novak.

A bigger problem is the approach from the outside. The cabin sits on a pretty steep slope and the columns supporting the deck are tall. The driveway comes in at the base of the deck. We don't usually think too much about curb appeal for this kind of property but I think we should do what we can.

This home is the classiest of any in the neighborhood. We just need to work to show it as its best.

I am making a separate post to get feedback on what to do about the outside.

May 17, 2015 11:46 AM

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