Unsellables | FULL Episode | Kristina

House poor with more space than she needs, Kristina listed her three-storey, three-bedroom detached home three months ago. And although the interiors are immaculate, she hasn’t received a single offer since. Kristina is perplexed…But Sofie says the property’s ramshackle exterior, rusty fixtures, and overgrown hedge are the problem.
In order to appeal to as broad a range of buyers as possible, Sofie comes up with a $3,700 plan to seal the deal. Ready to move on with her life, Kristina is on board from the get go. And as Anthony and the team improve the home’s curb appeal, repair the sunroom, and re-accessorize the interior, Sofie gives Kristina a few quick lessons in real estate.
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Unsellables - Kristina - Season 1 - Episode 21
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[@virginiamoss7045]

The interior was beyond perfect; great job by the homeowner.

[@marionpeebles3836]

Yeah I thought wow! This is a clean uncluttered well put together interior

[@chapman1569]

Oh my! Sophie has a beautiful dress! She is always so lovely dressed for the reveal, very professional. It is also nice to see a home owner who was sane enough to do a bang on decluttering job.

[@VioletJoy]

Sofie is as cute as she can be!

[@ShastaAnn]

For the first time ever, I liked EVERYTHING Unsellables did, and I think it's because, other than furniture rearrangement and a dining room table, they didn't really have to do anything inside other than the mudroom. They didn't paint the walls blah colors or paint beautiful natural woodwork white. I REALLY like this finished product. Two thumbs up!! Edit: I do agree with other comments that carpet in a mudroom would be a cleaning problem!!

[@RachelLWolfe]

I have a hard time believing no one would know or think that they can put a dining room table where her chair was. The rest of her house, minus the yard and back of the house, was spot on.

[@anniehovsepian6173]

Agreed, it's a waste of money and headache to move

[@lizzie1897]

I would have brought as is and change the sunroom to a terrace. This homeowner did the best of anyone so far decorating indoors

[@michaeltutty1540]

The mud room is great to have. Without it, people coming in the back door would be walking directly into the kitchen. In winter, muddy and dirty boots would make it impossible to keep clean. It is also an air lock to keep the outside outside when the back door is open.

[@ladyfirst2797]

Beautiful, what Anthony did with the front and rear brought it up.a noche. The interior was impecable too.

[@novelist99]

Tile floors would have been better in the mud room. Also a storage bench or storage cube shelves would have been great.

[@yootoob4516]

Or painted floors with cheap sisal rugs that would grab all the dirt.

[@mapleleaf0]

I didn't notice it at first, but the left wall has built-in storage 20:03. Totally agree on the floor. The new owners will have to put in tile.

[@jackiefloyd8003]

They put a huge storage cabinet along the wall and had two wicker storage boxes too.

[@jannibal9273]

Easy to maintain and clean vinyl self-stick tiles or sheet vinyl - inexpensive, comes in all sorts of patterns and colors and totally appropriate for a back entrance that will get a lot of wear and tear!

[@cmwillisful]

Carpet in a mud room. Why?

[@rjrnj1]

Carpet in a mudroom. Chuckle. Leave it to a man. 😁

[@tinalane7421]

Mans favorite sport

[@annt7384]

That was the craziest thing I've seen in a long, lone while.

[@creamofthecrop8286]

The changes made all the difference to a very charming dwelling. However, to have paid three hundred dollars for the mudroom carpeting seems outrageous. Also, tile would have suited a mudroom floor better than that lighter carpeting. Other than that concern the home, as we saw it, would get an A+ from this gal!

[@Orphen42O]

This house is probably in snowy Ontario. Water-friendly tile would, therefore, make more sense than carpeting.

[@teresah.6696]

Makes no sense spending $900 for table and chairs when you could have just gone to a thrift store or garage sale for half that price.

[@kellyjeffries8953]

way less than half price!

[@kellyjeffries8953]

Anthony + the crew are very skilled at painting + recovering furniture! I've seen some great tables at my local Goodwill.

[@barnabyaprobert5159]

Or $200 and paint them.

[@Jane5720]

Maybe she plans on taking them with so she picked what she wanted

[@chapman1569]

Sometimes they rent furniture. It is even a better option.

[@cheskydivision]

I was liking the red on the porch railing

[@dhoward5757]

Awesome house. The property was originally priced at 419 k, they dropped the price to 364 k, that's 55k. I think it didn't sell because it was overpriced to begin with.

[@metsarada9787]

In 2008 (when this was filmed) then that may have been overpriced for this area of Toronto, but today that would be an absolute steal. 419k in 2020 will get you a bachelor/studio condo, add another 75-125k to get a one bedroom with no parking. A detached house of this size would be a million dollars plus, likely even 1.2-1.3 million. Depressing how fast real estate prices have become unaffordable in Toronto.

[@sophial.6633]

You’re right. The potential buyers were put off by the price more than anything.

[@restlesshomebody]

I LOVE the artwork hanging over the sofa!! I want I want!

[@jkalb1744]

I would marry Anthony....that man can fix/ make anything.

[@misst.e.a.187]

Stand in line 😁

[@jkalb1744]

@@misst.e.a.187 it's a pity...I am married.😬😬😬😬

[@PJSparkles100]

Lol yesss and he's easy on the eyes too. 😍

[@drunkvegangal8089]

I used to tease my mum that I'd get a job at a hardware store to meet a handyman as a hubby. Maybe I should have done that :D

[@jkalb1744]

@@drunkvegangal8089 her her🤣

[@lulu-qw8xy]

Anthony is so talented! So much skill!

[@julialimbrick333]

Carpet is cheaper than redoing the floor.

[@harrisond8132]

The backyard façade looks a thousand times better.

[@michaeltutty1540]

Pretty house before and after. The carpet on the mudroom floor was a huge mistake, and so were the baskets. That wall under the window was perfect for a built in bench with storage for boots under the seat.

[@artlitmusic]

Beautiful house.

[@momof2momof2]

I think the first sample home needs a lot of work too. The way this home owner had her home was just strange. The kitchen was in need of a complete rearrangement, it made no sense.

[@laineygann7713]

Yes, I agree. It wasn't as nice as hers and funny that they didn't show but two front areas...

[@jannibal9273]

The "living room" and empty space that was meant to be a dining room filled only with a chair and ottoman - just a poor overall job of inside decor. The furniture was modern, which isn't my style, but it's the way she had it arranged that made the house look cold and empty - like she was moving out rather than actually living there!

[@barnabyaprobert5159]

I wonder if all the workers are interns for the show?

[@jgsmile1331]

Put vinyl flooring in mud room. Otherwise everything looks great. I would buy it.

[@barnabyaprobert5159]

I would have rolled on some driveway sealer to make it look brand new. Not expensive, either.

[@dianevessels2632]

I'd probably have just town down the mud room.

[@barnabyaprobert5159]

The light fixture in the mudroom throws HARSH shadows. I would have picked something softer.

[@michaeltutty1540]

Using the old type long filament tube bulbs would soften the light. I would have used them in the mud room and on the front verandah

[@laineygann7713]

That back room could have been turned into a playroom/storage area. Families need that more than a sunroom

[@jannibal9273]

The seller said she's house poor. So why did she buy in the first place if she couldn't afford to own a house? I just don't understand this. Before I made the decision to buy a single family home for myself (also a single woman), I calculated all the costs including checking with friends and families who owned their own homes to find out what their utility costs were, for instance (gas, electricity, quarterly water/sewer charges), as well as investigated homeowners insurance and real estate taxes. It made a difference having a healthy downpayment, but I was 35 when I bought my first home, five years older than this seller who was selling at 30 after owning only a year. I find myself wondering if this young lady ended up regretting her decision.

[@laineygann7713]

Don't know, but it could be possible she wasn't single when she moved in: boyfriend, roommate? Now, she's downsizing and going to a smaller place.

[@tonibauer2949]

People make mistakes. Sometimes big ones.

[@1588chrissy]

It could also mean that she bought large with the intention to profit off of it so she could downsize and live more comfortably, when it was more difficult to do so, she found herself in a predicament.

[@VioletJoy]

I'll bet I can get the furnishing for a third of that price on Marketplace and thrift stores. That would leave more money for the seller or for other projects, like vinyl plank flooring in the mud room. Carpet is a no-no.

[@wendygillard2133]

Looks great.

[@ellengregory8002]

This is a "detached home"? Isn't it attached to the house on the left?

[@mapleleaf0]

It sure is close, but you can see a meter attached to the exterior wall of the house on the left, facing the featured property.

[@jannibal9273]

No, it's not. If you look at the house next to it, you can barely discern a space between the two - it doesn't look more than a foot wide, but in old neighborhoods in my hometown in SE Wisconsin sometimes the houses were built that close to each other too. Also, "semi-detached" homes generally share the same architectural style even if they are painted different colors and have different landscaping and even windows, closed in porch versus open porch, generally superficial differences but you can tell it is a structure that shares a wall. The house next to the one being sold is quite different in architectural style, age and size.

[@teresah.6696]

@ Ellen Gregory....I know, right, lol, its uncomfortablely close, I'm surprised that neighbor was allowed to be permitted to build that close.

[@misst.e.a.187]

They said semi-detached at the beginning

[@jannibal9273]

@@misst.e.a.187 No, they said it was a detached home, so no common shared wall.

[@bonniescott6470]

Beautiful house before 🧐

[@blip-2024]

Light tan carpet in the mud room? Nope!

[@singlefather01]

You gotta put your elbow grease into a renovation to maximize the profit. Hiring the professional to do everything is ok, but it will diminish your return.

[@angelabacker1177]

Hard to believe that cleaning up the front porch got the house sold.

[@jannibal9273]

It does look MUCH better on the outside, though. Nobody wants to see weeds, uncut too long grass and obviously rusted porch rails and peeling paint. Also, the ratty old light did the house zero favors, especially since it's such a drab and icky/ugly brown on the outside. Cutting the grass, trimming the hedge and cleaning out the weeds, and doing the necessary railing repair work and repainting, installing the new light and painting the front door an attractive and light color brightened up the entire front of the house. If I saw an unkempt house on the outside I'd wonder what was neglected on the inside, I'd probably just go right past it.

[@Sayitaintso223]

Why were there stools in the hallway...

[@carlotta4th]

Carpet. In a mud room. .......oh gods.

[@drunkvegangal8089]

Now, add kids, a dog, and 2 adults who garden and bbq. Oh my!

[@trudifruty6078]

I like your yellow dress

[@kerryhitzke4490]

Love this program. Just one bug...the saying is “The proof of the pudding is in the eating.” is the correct expression....just saying. ❤️

[@poodlegirl55]

Well she did what she was good at doing which was inside. Then she ran out of money to hire out the outside work.

[@mariannedooley9877]

How do I get this help? Need it bad

[@lizzie1897]

My realtor would have sent her yard man to clean up

[@cortneycynefin8009]

the kitchen layout is terrible

[@johnohara197]

Bull shit !!! so called 'Mud Room' ! , and the so called designer uses carpet !!! Are you joking ? That choice of flooring ??? This so called designer ? She is not considered one in the UK ! Sofie Allsopp ! Is a total 'Sopp!! ' She is a 'z' list designer and 'TV' personality !! You only have to watch this terrible show to see !! So glad she is long gone !! The only reason I was here is because of the new lockdown !!! Happy Christmas !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@barnabyaprobert5159]

Mudrooms have MUD, therefore tile or flagstone only, please!

[@mackenzieangela98]

Or vinyl

[@sowhat8307]

Lol.. every time they mention Anthony for the first time he’s driving.

[@foothillgirl7989]

He's on his way!

[@happydays1336]

Putting carpet in a mudroom doesn't seem very practical. Tile would have been better.

[@alisonbarratt3772]

Linoleum would have been cost effective and functional.

[@virginiamoss7045]

@@alisonbarratt3772 Yes, sheet vinyl.

[@karenabrams8986]

Carpet should always be in disposable rug form.

[@virginiamoss7045]

@@karenabrams8986 Yes!

[@robyn5696]

Hope this lady isn't residing in a condo with her partner and 2 kids wishing that she didn't sell this house near the bottom of the market, back when she was 30. What a beautiful home. If I were her I'd have found myself a roommate.

[@mademsoisellerhapsody]

me too

[@ptweezer]

why put carpet in a mud room?

[@yootoob4516]

EXACTLY!... and $350 worth of light colored carpet.

[@jannibal9273]

I know - doesn't make sense. I'm surprised, given that sheet vinyl or vinyl tiles could have been put down for less than $300 I think. And would be easy clean-up and care. Muddy boots and grass on mud room carpet - what was Sofie thinking?

[@cathyblackhall3448]

Not only that,it seemed incredibly expensive for such a small space and it looked quite cheap!I would continue the dark wood colour but maybe in vinyl or laminate and put a little rug down.Also why paint the front railing black when everything else is grey and cream in the front and back?

[@lisaryherd4685]

New Front and back of the house look amazing!!!

[@karenabrams8986]

That is an adorable home. So CLEAN!

[@samanthairish8467]

why would you put carpet in a mudroom?

[@annettevazquez3851]

Three months what a bunch of cry babies.

[@karmacounselor]

That is the tough moment for homeowners who love their home. They are selling structure function not a personal personality of them. The transition is easier when this team helps them. Bravo team!!

[@gingerale1861]

The inside was not the problem. It was just the outside. She couldn’t find anything wrong inside so she called her curtains Mosquito netting.🤨

[@Tarzan91303]

Sophie’s outfits are amazing. She looks great even when she is just painting the walls. Heyy. 👋

[@carpentrytricia63]

All that insulation with no vapor barrier....ads up to 50 % or less...you need both...what a waste..hope the new owners know this...Coming from a Carpenter...and old house (1836 ) owner...

[@trudifruty6078]

The baskets in the mud room I don’t like a bench would of been better

[@yootoob4516]

Adam did a great job on the exterior. Painting ivory on the window frames upstairs, as well as under the eaves emphasized the shape of the house. Before it was a big brown lump. One cheap way to dress up those railings would have been to cap them with wood and put flower boxes along the porch railings.

[@cute_canadian_redhead6747]

from the back yard, it had a door to the basement... it likely has a basement apartment.

[@michaeltutty1540]

Cellars usually did not have great headroom. Digging out the floor is costly. Many houses of that vintage had an exterior staircase to the cellar.

[@michellecarr8002]

Who can I call for my over haul of my home

[@twilde3754]

Looks like upstairs in the second bedroom, the hideous green one, the door was cut down on the bottom. This makes me think that when the floors (they look plastic) were put in they laid them on top of old flooring, rather than ripping them out. I used to watch this like 10 years or so years ago. Decor has certainly changed.

[@rhymeswith_dungeons2405]

I love Sofie, but I think her comments towards the homeowner were judgemental and a bit harsh. "Most people don't downsize when they're thirty" and "You've gone about it the wrong way around!" Maybe she didn't mind...but.. Not everyone conforms to a 'traditional' time-line for their life.

[@molliemae6855]

This by far, imo, is the best house BEFORE!!! Everything is fabulous!! The outside needs a little work but not much!

[@lightgiver7311]

Carpet in a mudroom? What were you thinking?

[@claudiarodrigues9788]

simplismente lindo!!!!!

[@shqa574]

Sophie Green shows up in the living room and dining room.

[@kcanded]

This is the first time for me watching an unsellables episode. I am really NOT liking the host. She seems really snooty, very annoying! And she's over-acting, she keeps repeating her assessment and the realtor repeats what she's already said. I don't know about watching more.....

[@misst.e.a.187]

I've the impression that she's not a woman's woman, but a man's woman.

[@mandydeane5824]

That carpet in the mudroom will be rotten in ni time why didn't you put something more practical? The dining table is horrible, not worth $900.

[@Orphen42O]

The owner is downsizing. I, therefore, would have borrowed a table or obtained something from a thrift store in order to prove the space could accommodate a dining room set.

[@bernadettejeffers7533]

No counter space!

[@loriehaisen9555]

I love this show, but they don't make it any more?? that's a bummer.

[@janetjanet1674]

Me too and I just found it a couple of days ago.

[@rebeccarendle3706]

Carpet in the mud room... Rediculous! Otherwise the house was gorgeous... I liked the outside style.. The roof is also very European.

[@jymwyck]

boring

[@ceciliapreziose3783]

I would have left the railing red!!! Want POP......RED

[@vickymc9695]

That's house is semi detached, not detached.

[@jannibal9273]

No, it is a single family home. It is hard to see, but there IS a space between the home for sale and the house to its left - they do not share a common wall. The space between the lots is not yard, it only looks to be about a foot wide, but in older areas in older cities, both in Canada and here in the states, that isn't uncommon at all.

[@coffeefiend3226]

they could have turned the mudroom into an eating nook.

[@jannibal9273]

Why? There's the dining room area that would be plenty big for all meals for a family, it doesn't have to be done up as a "formal" space. It makes better sense to use that back space as a laundry room/mud room so you wouldn't necessarily have to put your laundry down in the basement.