We were amazed how little cleaning people do before an open house. We cleaned and fixed every little thing before putting our house on the market. Some people don’t even wash the dirty dishes in the kitchen.

House A is similar to a house we considered buying! Not only filled with stuff, but sooooo many dolls in every room! Some neatly tucked into beds, some sitting in chairs, etc. creeped us out!

can you do a segment on your channel where people send you videos of their homes and you give suggestions over what you would change? and also I have another idea: rate/talk about celebrities homes!

Whoever took the pictures of the nicer house is a pro. I also had pictures like that when I sold my house. I semi-staged my house and I am in no way a pro but I sold my house to the 1st person who came to look at it.

The mattress against the wall was the icing on the cake. Just, wow.

House A actually scared me a little lol! There was some really creepy stuff in there. Even if I loved the house itself, and didn't care that they smoked, those freaking spooky dolls would give me nightmares at night that they were even in there!

That was an awesome house! As for the first one, their realtor needed to tell them to de-personalize and minimize the decor.

So happy to be a part of this channel as it’s just starting out🤗 And hopefully, we’ll get to see some homes that you stage along the way. Can’t wait for more Design Time with Lou 😉😊❤️

Also hire a professional to take photos of your home to post online! The number of crazy blurry photos we saw on listings was insane! Love the new channel 😍

Love how honest you are...It is interesting when you go to an open house to see how people live. I went to an open house and in the bedroom ants were crawling on the dresser. When I sold my Mother's house the realtor suggested staging it. It looked so nice and sold for way above asking. Worth the investment.

If someone doesn't respect potential buyers enough to clean, edit, and remove ODORS, ..well, enough said

Lou, I hate to be this person, but... That age-reversal magic you're doing is too good. People are starting to notice!! You've always been gorgeous, but now you're pushing it. Give the rest of us some of that potion!

House B was phenomenal! House A, well, there are no words.

Love your dry, sarcastic humor. Witty, beautiful, and most importantly, design savvy 👍

House A is more common than one would think. There are a lot of people who have more money than taste. :D Awhile ago, I heard of a real estate office that had an "ozonator" air purifier that agent's could take to a smoker's house to use before any open houses. Apparently they are superb at removing smoke, animal, cooking/greasy, basically all bad odors in under an hour. I think I read that cigar bars use this type of purifier. I just subscribed - I think this is going to be a fun channel!

Loved that comment..."must i go on"! So true!

I have soooooooo much stuff! Throwing away, donating, and selling it all. We have lived here for 13 years. Two kids later we have tons.. lol so much work to do!!

Quite the difference but it workout be next to impossible to empty a loved in house to how house B looksed. Thie video does give an idea in what general direction to go.

I love this so much, seriously. This is very much my kind of thing. I love looking at houses.

I dont even know why but you look different and super fantastic in this video. You're freaking GORGOUS and I love the work you have done. Its amazing, the turn around are magical

I said it many, many times while watching your videos on Skip to My Lou (between laughing my ass off and shrieking, "I know, right?!"). Now I'm saying it again here! I'M SO GLAD I FOUND YOU!!

love your video style. clear, concise and informative

Loving this channel and hearing your ideas! You definitely know the importance of restraint in styling a home, and making it a calm, welcoming environment. Well done!

I sat here saying, "Wow, Wow, Wow", after each picture. I showed my 17yo son and his first response was was also, then a few other comments finishing with, "Why?". :-/ Now as I continue to watch, two and half minutes into the video, I just keep saying, "Oh!" House B is just beautifully done. It is more along the lines of my personal minimalistic/modern style, but I think one could easily see adding his own personal touch and style too.

Super excited about your new channel - you are so talented in many ways!!

OMG, only a minute into your video and I felt EXACTLY the same way :( AHHHHHH!

It wouldn't take much to show these homes better. A good declutter, cleaning and paint job goes a long way. By presenting their homes like the way the are currently, they are leaving money on the table.

One of the projects that I had to do for a real estate class was to visit at least three open houses in the area and do a write up on each one to determine its appeal and sellability ( yeah, I made up a word.). We ended up checking out a few homes in the harbor, and it was a lot of fun. Some homes were staged, some were completely empty, and others had the occupants personal stuff, like house #1. But, if I see dolls, *shudders* I'm out if there.

Oh gosh, house A is a realtor’s nightmare and house B is a realtor’s dream!! Great new channel!

This is great but changing that first house to see what we "should" be doing would be lovely as well. Very interesting channel! :)

Love your new channel! I love your taste and how you share it with us!!!

You don’t know it,but you are extremely funny. Great video too. I laughed all the way through. Very informative though. I was happy that there was definitely a contrast. Thanks for sharing.

I live in England abd have a very old character cotrage which I have lived in for 46 years. Modern decor would look out of place in a cottage like mine. I get the decluttering and cleaning bit, but grey colours would just be depressing and are no longer trending. I had white in my kitchen but it looked cold and stark especially on snowy days. My furniture is in keeping with the character of my cottage and like I said it does not lend itself to modern styles. I shall, paint it a warm white or a neutral green clean it thouroughly, Declutter, new carpets and a couple of chimney pots should do it interior wise. I do need to replace the windows which will cost dearly but elevate the living conditions considerably and tidy the garden. Should I replace the windows?

What I notice is beige, gray, pops of blue, some plants, some fruits in bowls and lots of mirrors. The flipper of the second house will probably buy the first house and transform it too.

I’m so excited for this channel!

Great video Lou! I am really looking forward to this channel. I really like tips and tricks to make a beautiful home.

Yes! I HATE any offensive odours and smoke/pet smells are a huge turn off! (And I have a dog and 3 cats ;)

Great content already! I love home stuff so really excited about your new channel.

I've noticed that staged homes look great in photos and often sell quickly. I sometimes wish to live in a staged home they look so nice. This is 2022 and I watched your video from 3 years ago for the first time. I noticed house B has the current trendy colors of black, white and gray. The color theme in my house leans towards the browns or beige. I notice in the background of your own home that you have the same theme going....black, gray and white. Are you a little biased towards those colors as to what looks good? What if house B where staged, but with more beige colors and not black, white and gray, would you still like it? What if the kitchen cabinets doors are not white, gray or black would you advise a client to paint them?

Hi Lo! I'd love it if you talked about house staging, it's very new to me, we don't have this were I live. When we rented our house it was a disaster, layers of dust, we had to pay about 1K$ for cleaning service to clean it before we moved to it.

We bought a house six months ago, after looking for a year and a half. Two things that turn me off completely - 1) The smell of cigarette smoke (and that shit gets into the walls like poltergeists, you basically have to repaint everything if you buy a "smoked" house) and 2) AN OPEN TOILET. I don't care how fantastic your house is, if you walk in and the open maw of a latrine stares you in the eye all the fantasticness goes down the drain.

Wow you are hilarious.. you actually had me LOL at your reaction for picture 2 lol.

Congratulations on this super, new, fabulous channel. I wish you all my best, Lou! xoxo

I love nerds! And I'm a nerd too! I really enjoyed this video and I'm looking forward to see what else ya got. 😉

I love your new channel and this video was excellent.

i just subscribed because of the "design time" pun "what time is it? design time!" love that.

House A, horror movie set... House B, selling a great lifestyle.

Hello. Wow what a giant difference !! House B was so gorgeous and house B....was just stuff everywhere 😂

I am cracking tf up, i love your videos

I am loving this new channel Lou! 😍😍

Well done Lou!!!!

As for fragrance, what are your thoughts about candles, diffusers, oils warmers, etc.? Is it too much? Love this so much!!

I love your new channel!❤

The girl coming to our newly listed home can talk smack all she wants she probably doesn’t live in as big or as nice as a house as ours anyways regardless of any clutter. That being said I’m slowly trying to pack up personal stuff and trying to declutter as best as I can. My bf kind of sprung her coming to the house at 2pm tomorrow and I haven’t had a chance to get as much done as I would of liked. But as usual some men just can’t understand how much works goes into cleaning the home cause they never do it they just assume some magical cleaning fairly comes in the house in the middle of the night lol

I just found you on KZfaq and I am so thrilled! I love the info you impart, but more than that, I love your attitude. Keep it real. I am now going to binge watch your other videos!

My husband and I looked at a home that reeked of cigarette smoke. Despite having driven 4 hours to get there, I didn't move beyond the entry way. There was no point. I didn't want to own that house.

Loved the video!! Can't wait to see more. Was that a mattress standing up in the room in house A??!?! When my ex and I were house hunting I viewed a house worse than house A. All pink floral wallpaper and dolls, dolls everywhere. Sitting in chairs, on the floors, on chair rails, on bookshelves and cabinets. It was creepy.

Congrats on a fabulous first video on this channel! I love houses probably more than I love makeup, which is saying something. So excited to see what else you do here. And that first house? I'm pretty sure it's haunted.

Thanks!

Maybe the person/company who flipped the second place will make an under listing price offer on the the first. Foreclosure seems like such a devastating thing to go through. That said, people can become nose blind and blind to clutter when they’ve lived with it for so long. I’d bet they thought their place looked pretty tidy.

OMG! I might have a little staging girl crush on you. Great work, thank you.

STUFF! LOL! Agreed what can be said STUFF! 🌸

You had me at wanting to steal the cat--now I'm your biggest fan ♡♡♡

Yay! You sort of picked my name suggestion. Lol. One of my suggestions was “Lou’s Design Time” but “Design Time” with Lou is perfect. Congrats on the new channel! I can’t wait to see what else is in store. :)

House A looked like someone's great great great relatives house that you're forced to visit. It's so packed with "stuff" you can't see the details of the house. I'm not a professional, but it hurt my eyes.

I can't believe you don't have more subscribers.

You have a great sense of humor- love this video!

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣lawd she said "I almost put the cat in my purse" I'm dying laughing

Thx Lou💜 I'm a nerd too!! Lol....

Hi Lou I'm from your other channel... I would of gone back to the other house with a bigger purse and taken the cat lol.. that poor kitty!

When I viewed the house I bought, it had marijuana hang drying in the bedroom and biker logos painted on the walls and garage door. But it was priced 60 k below assessed price and lakefront property. My realtor tried to talk me out of it.

You simply hilarious!,.. subscribed 😁👠

I am a realtor in SF bay area. Your Design Time is my favorite. Can you do staging in my area of business. Or can you refer me someone who can help staging?

The sofa behind you doesn’t look level, and it’s driving me crazy!

Love this video!

Hey skip to my Lou! I just found your new channel on accident!! I just jumped over to a girl who just subscribed to our channel and they had only subscribed to two people, guess? Yep you and I!! I have been watching and subscribed to your other channel for quite a long time. I love your videos! You always make me laugh. It’s funny because I have three channels. I have this one and then I have one on design. Not the same as yours because I am a fresco/mural artist as well as owning an aesthetics studio with my daughter. Obvious ADHD! Oh yeah and that’s my third channel LOL. So nice to see you here! Great video. By the way my name is Tiffany Brooks nice to meet you fellow nerd!!!

Oh wow.....great video

Great first video! I look for houses everyday just to get design ideas. I can't wait to see a house that you've staged. Is staging expensive? Would it be better to stage (if you can afford it) or leave empty? Love you, Design Time Lou! ❤ #1 DT Louzer

I'm looking to sell my home so my fiancé and I can join forces at his then move on together. We're keen to be together but in no big hurry. It's good to know what's important to buyers, who can be fickle and put off by superficial crap. If they are dumb enough then hell mend them for paying top dollar for the 'perfect' home that they'll probably remodel anyway.

Good info and you're funny!

could you do a video of the salary and lifestyle of a stager

So did you stage the first house? Do you have any pictures?

You’re so kind😂

No window coverings in the bedroom?

I think you must be in a city, maybe in CA? Most of the people I know are like the first house. They don’t understand what a house can be. They have a ton of clutter and just stuff. No style, just stuff.

I don't like house staging...I can't see all the nook and crannies. I want to see whats under those rugs and behind the furniture

NO COMPARISON! House B is virtually brand new. House A was old and tired. Old busted vs New hotness.

I have a blouse like that and I have to constantly pull it up.

For house one, Did you have an opportunity to give your business card and offer your services ?

✨"Design Time by Lou"✨

What a great channel you have started. I'm anxious to see what you post next. Loved house B, but there are no words for A except YUCk 🤢

"Karate Chopped" cushions?

Oh my God, that second home is a nightmare, it looks like something straight out of My Weird Addiction.

"Stuff" x 1000! 😬🤪😂

I had to just say you are stunning! Like I'm in love with your cheek bones and jawline. Weird comment I know lol. Sorry

Looking a that first house says "RUN AWAY"

All those dolls must be possessed 👻

I'm exactly the opposite. One looks like a cosy warm home. The second is boring and sterile.

😮 I couldn't listen any more after first few minutes.

Why is when people put their house up or sale it clutter and a big ass mess.......first impressions people 😯😯😯😯😯