Don't Be Fooled By a Model
New homes can look pretty tempting when builders begin to offer discounts and incentives.
The models look so good, it's easy to imagine yourelf living there. The problem is that you probably won't be.
I am often asked to help home buyers decorate their homes while they are still being built. We make this work by using the model home to pick the colors and the spacial design. But the model homes are tricky.
Model Homes Need a Disclaimer
For example, the rooms are often smaller than they appear. My measurements never seemed to look right, which puzzled me up until the day that I measured the bed. It was a MINI bed!
It appears that sometimes, builders use undersized or small furniture to make the rooms look bigger. This little detail is easy to miss when you are imagining all the wonderful details of your new home.
Custom landscapes are not included
with most new homes.
The models also maximize space by including all the upgrades. If you have 16-inch floor tiles, your room will look more sprawed out than if you have linoleum. If you have sprawling window curtains hanging from the ceiling to the floor, two-feet beyond your windows, your windows will look bigger. Smaller ceiling fans in small rooms can also cause them to look larger. Choosing to install stair railings with spindles instead of having sheetrocked walls can also increase the amount of visible space, and having four-foot-tall kitchen cabinets increases the apparent height of the kitchen.
By now we have added around $15,000 in upgrades...but there's more.
Models can also have an extra foot or two added to the dimensions of the rooms. If you wanted to have the same look, this would cost you hundreds of dollars per square foot to do.
You should also note that the paint in the model homes is much better than the paint that they will most likely be using on your home. The paint in the model is of high quality. The paint most builders use is of a contractor grade, five steps down from top notch. If you want a better paint...you're going to have to pay extra...and even the better paint is pretty bad.
Lastly, you should note that the models are being cleaned almost daily which means they are usually sparkling. Doesn't everyone want to live in a spotless house?
I am not suggesting you should avoid buying a new home. I just want you to know what you are buying.
Don't forget to check the first model's refrigerator for a free soda,
The Design Guy
The models look so good, it's easy to imagine yourelf living there. The problem is that you probably won't be.
I am often asked to help home buyers decorate their homes while they are still being built. We make this work by using the model home to pick the colors and the spacial design. But the model homes are tricky.
Model Homes Need a Disclaimer
For example, the rooms are often smaller than they appear. My measurements never seemed to look right, which puzzled me up until the day that I measured the bed. It was a MINI bed!
It appears that sometimes, builders use undersized or small furniture to make the rooms look bigger. This little detail is easy to miss when you are imagining all the wonderful details of your new home.
Custom landscapes are not included
with most new homes.
The models also maximize space by including all the upgrades. If you have 16-inch floor tiles, your room will look more sprawed out than if you have linoleum. If you have sprawling window curtains hanging from the ceiling to the floor, two-feet beyond your windows, your windows will look bigger. Smaller ceiling fans in small rooms can also cause them to look larger. Choosing to install stair railings with spindles instead of having sheetrocked walls can also increase the amount of visible space, and having four-foot-tall kitchen cabinets increases the apparent height of the kitchen.
By now we have added around $15,000 in upgrades...but there's more.
Models can also have an extra foot or two added to the dimensions of the rooms. If you wanted to have the same look, this would cost you hundreds of dollars per square foot to do.
You should also note that the paint in the model homes is much better than the paint that they will most likely be using on your home. The paint in the model is of high quality. The paint most builders use is of a contractor grade, five steps down from top notch. If you want a better paint...you're going to have to pay extra...and even the better paint is pretty bad.
Lastly, you should note that the models are being cleaned almost daily which means they are usually sparkling. Doesn't everyone want to live in a spotless house?
I am not suggesting you should avoid buying a new home. I just want you to know what you are buying.
Don't forget to check the first model's refrigerator for a free soda,
The Design Guy
posted by The Design Guy at 9:12 PM
1 Comments:
How true about the models. Your eyes do lie, but then again the best way to attach a new owner is to put on a pretty face. So what's a potential owner to do?
The Lovely and Gracious
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