Many reasons but in this case it's people pleasing and submitting to tradition, if it was always done one way it can't be changed and all the gifts they were given whether they like them or not have to be displayed and taking up space in the house...it's not very healthy.

A few drops of vanila essence dropped oa warm hotplate will do the trick as well.

While they're looking an ugly interior stuffed with junk. That gets me too.

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This is an old TV show that I loved watching back in early 2000’s... I loved Sophie and the contractor...

she's attractive too

I experienced that it pays off to hire an expert. With his Arguments we were able to reduce the price remarkably!

The thing is, most do not want the stress of having to renovate straight after a move..unless they get a significant price reduction

Amen! And look for water issues in the basement. Everything else is cosmetic and quite honestly, personally, I’d rather redo it the way I like it than pay extra for someone else’s taste, that I’d have to redo anyway.

Exactly. The majority of people don't care if there is clutter, furniture or bad wall paint in a house. That is irrelevant.

That’s why I do not see why anyone would have to pay real estate agents so much money when half the time they are clueless about the things in the home that really matter.

But it doesn't cost anything to declutter and clean up.

2008 it says at the end.

It was timing

2008

I saw that too, now she has to eat them all. Oh well.

Not insulting someone shouldn't be difficult when you aren't rude, right? It's what I dislike about this old show, she's critical of how clients live.

A woman's comment to another must sting. Different coming from a gay guy

Critical? More like she is honest, so many comments here agree plus their real estate agent and the potential buyers, sounds like you're in denial and don't like honesty but prefer fake sugar coating.

Exactly.....people usually have too much crap, too many family pics on the walls, smelly, dirty carpet....my pet peeve, furniture way to big for the room(s).

This style of decorating is very common for Portuguese families living in mostly Portuguese neighbourhoods in Toronto

@@ryankelly288 They probably come from the countryside. I like Canada and the IS, but these people have no clue of what an elegant interior is. The Portuguese architecture and interior design are far more remarkable than anything similar that can possibly exist in the new world.

@@marciomatos1975 I WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE!

I was thinking "What are you saying? Traditional Portuguese decor?" I'm Portuguese. My house has nothing similar to that decor or curtains. It's everything light wood, light colors, light curtains. I've never seen a red living room... and I have seen a lot of Portuguese houses

@@veronicaresende2295 Many Latinos are like...hold my beer.

Should have just removed them

Maybe there was some reason for it? Like the holes for the ones on the side were worn out??

@@whisperingleaves4157 yes but these are professionals...even I know to fill the holes, sand, then paint. Then they could place the hardware where it should go. They were just not very good.

@@swanlake8827 You’re probably right...

Ouch handles hurt your eyes.

True, i was looking some acomodation in lisbon, every air bnb appartment is bright, shiny, full of colors, great details... just amasing!! This is... 🤭 noubady's style.

My thought exactly! Life in the time of Covid.

Nope

The fish tank on the kitchen counter grosses me out more!

@@artismyheart4886 yes, that was totally gross, that whole house was gross.

Especially now! Though this is an older show

This show was filmed during the recession

Actually they do that as standard in some countries, believe it or not.

vaderladyl ppppppp

Swan Lake, yikes! I made a point of telling my painters to NOT paint over the hinges...

I am Italian, not all of us. My house is completely northern style 😊

Exactly, northern style! I live part time in Malta, I know the older generations vibe!

If the house is already on the market, then they can't show the house while they're doing the makeover.

It's probably because they have several episodes to shoot. They need to have a deadline and also It's likely a financial decision. Everyday you spend shooting, is costing money. Don't know why they feel the need to tell the viewers though, because like you said, it really doesn't do anything for us. It's not like they will end up failing and leave the house half finished anyway! 😅

They have other episodes to do. And they’re not “fake” deadlines.

Basement

@@josephv4794 😂😂😂

If I was renovating I'd have a warehouse or large storage to place things. But they probably make them pay for storage

I'm guessing the show put them up in a hotel for a week.

I was appalled the parents couldn't even speak English!

@Maria Garcia I believe it was Portuguese

Hey Kim, mine is a luxury apartment in a swanky neighborhood, 3 rooms +, fully furnished, everything... got it on Oct 21, 2020... but I can’t seem to either rent it out or sell, my primary plan. I guess people are a little conservative as of now considering the pandemic. Hope you and I sell soon. Good luck!

@@earlygrey1923 Bless you Wendy. 😊

In 3 years everyone will be sick of gray. All of the sudden golden oak will make a comeback. You might even see some geese with blue ribbons around their necks!

@@andreabradley5837 I Remember the Geese!!😂🤣😂

If she hasn’t done that the owner would keep thinking it was all about her and the memories she has about the house.. it’s not anymore. All those changes need to be made if she wants to sell the house.... that’s the whole point of the show,. This is not to convince a couple that buyers would hate to witness a couple sleeping in a futon .

The owner is obviously not listening to the realtor to sell.

Canada

@@jeanbecker6280 Well thank you very much!

Canada is part of América continent too. USA is a country. América it is a whole continent.

@@rinohorizonte And England is a part of United Kingdom ☺️

No, it is not. I can tell because two guys were handling it easily. That's a four man job if it's granite that thick.. It would be expensive. I think I also noticed the hole for the sink had not been cut yet. They don't cut that hole on site if it's marble or granite. Sometimes they have to add metal supports to cabinetry to properly support granite or marble. It's unbelievably heavy. Love from a old lady in Atlanta; that used to work for a granite counter top company, and before that a cabinet shop. 😎 Fancy tape measures for all of that. I was a "finisher" Also final inspector. Hard work. Good times..

@@xxxxxx7540 Thank you. Hope you’re doing well. Cheers!

I agree. The kitchen tiles were attractive, would’ve nicely gone with the off white & olive green and look more unique and more expensive.

Agreed. Once “scuffed” to make the paint adhere, there’s nothing you can do to restore them when the paint starts to fail, only repaint or remove the tile entirely, a job nearly always full of unforeseen consequences...

It's a nice cheap fix for the seller and a happy screw you to the buyer.

The point is to not play up ANY look.

Yep. Also wondering. And how much was the cost of the renovation.

@@rianamohamed300 Reno was 3,500.

@@iheartbridalcouture5989 thanks. Didnt count.

No kidding! They need to critique their show before airing it!

They want to make the owners be aware that they cannot expect another Portuguese family to buy the house so they have to make it appealing to everybody else. Nothing wrong with that.

@@vaderladyl then perhaps say that, then stop saying that, it was the amount of time their ethnicity was brought up that I'm questioning not that it was brought up, at this time

The young lady who was moving out brought it up herself 3 times, and the host brought it up a couple of times. Then the actual real estate agent brought it up too. It was always relevant, not meant to be alienating.

@@whisperingleaves4157 I'm sure during the filming it was mentioned many more times but it needn't have been a sticking point. Rather than the reason the house hasn't sold being, the furniture choices or that there are many people living there, the take away from this episode is the house didn't sell because of their Portuguese style. This focus was a post production choice rather than an indication of the housing market

Portuguese are proud of their ethnicity. They feel they are particular. They feel they are special. It will make them feel good if you mention it in a nice way. It will make them feel you are trying to understand them (and yes, Portuguese love their 'azulejos' tiles and yes it's a Portuguese thing). If you don't mention it, they will bring it up.

They do have 3 children. Seems it's working just fine.

10 people living in a home is hard to keep super clean

@@jmcast3195 rubbish.

@@dolly9345 well, its the only one im writing , youre stuck with it .

Joan Collins is British, and I believe Sophie would know who she is. She does look similar to Joan Collins.

The show was first aired a dozen years ago... so the decoration they went for was perfect back then

Lots of people. Check out some bohemian themed interiors on the 'Pineapple' KZfaq channel. One of my favorites.🏩

When looking for a house a couple of years ago I viewed a house that a elderly woman had lived in for 20+ years. It was painted Barbie pink (so hideous😂) in every room. I thought it was great she'd gone with what she loved, it was her home! But it's just paint - pretty easy to change if you don't like it.

2008

My thoughts of this jiffy fix up over two days was, "lipstick on a pig" ... I think buyers can see thru that ... I know I did when I went looking at houses...

About 12 years

2outta3ain'tbad Because it's in Canada, hon, lol.

@@Kevin-sm8pn ya still waiting to hear the Canadian one lmao

Actually, your grammar is so bad that what you just said is that EVERYONE had an accent--you used a double negative...."no body (spelled incorrectly---it's 'nobody') didn't have..." is saying that everyone had an accent because the "nobody" negated the "didn't have." Grammar and syntax matter.

@@jb6712 Lmao if you don't get the sarcasm I can't help you ahhhahhhh