We are remodeling a home. The main floor has 5 rooms, one is a kitchen with eat-in dining, one is a bathroom, one is a bedroom, one is a living room, and the last room could be several different things. It could be a dining room, a den/family room, or a bedroom. The upstairs has three rooms, two are bedrooms and the other one could be a bedroom or a bathroom. So my question is should we make the last room on the main floor a dining room, a den/family room, or a bedroom? And should we make the last room upstairs a bedroom or a bathroom? What is going to sell the house better? Or does it not matter and we should focus more on quality and other things to help the house sell?
2006-11-21 07:16:22 · 7 answers · asked by mommyem 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
Make the one on the main floor a den/family room. Dining rooms usually end up only being used about 3 times a year. Make the one upstairs a bathroom. Bathrooms sell!
2006-11-21 07:52:44 · answer #1 · answered by Julie C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Formal dining rooms are coming back, and a lot of people look for a home with a dining room. They are great for entertaining and holidays, and many families eat in their dining rooms on a nightly basis. Upstairs, the third room should be a bathroom. A second bathroom not only adds value but convenience as well. If the master bedroom is upstairs an attached bathroom is very appealing. Either way a three bedroom home with two baths and a formal dining room is more appealing to potential buyers than a four bedroom home with one bath and a den. Good luck on your remodeling project.
2006-11-21 07:30:24 · answer #2 · answered by mybebegwen 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Upstairs - 2 bedrooms and a full bath or a shower/bath.
Main Floor - 2 bedrooms one arranged as a guest room/office that buyers could see as a bedroom.
Does the house read formal? Then the dining room may be a better fit. Look at the flow of the house and see what makes sense.
Is the yard the type that would attract a family. Then more bedrooms are better.
Good Luck, sounds like a fun project.
2006-11-21 07:26:52 · answer #3 · answered by anirbas 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would choose a dining room for the first floor and a bedroom for the second floor. It will cost you a lot of money to make a bathroom, unless the plumbing is already there (which I doubt from the way it sounds). Good luck!
2006-11-21 07:26:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely a den/family room. Our home has a formal living area, where my nice furniture and breakables are, and the den, where it can be messier, have games and TV's and such. I think people like that. ALso, bathroom upstairs definitely.
EDIT: plumbing is not hard to install! You can put water and drains wherever you please,just keep it on interior walls!
2006-11-21 07:26:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't make them into anything. Just place
a few pieces of furniture in both and let the
buyer decide what to do with it. If you make
them into bedrooms and advertise that way,
someone won't look because they don't need
that many or need more because you made
them into a den or whatever. Just mention
how many rooms you have and leave it at that.
2006-11-21 09:21:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Last room can be converted as a store room.You see we need a place to store- like Grocery-Some quick handy tools etc.And on the up stair make a Children's Learning Room or kind of a small home office.Where you can keep your academic things as well as your computer and some books of references,News Papers etc.
2006-11-21 10:22:56 · answer #7 · answered by precede2005 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋