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Buying a home is much more than just making a purchase. Since it’s a big investment, buyers need to be extra picky if they want to get the best deal out of their money. This makes short listing your home for sale a lot more difficult.
If you want to get ahead of the competition, you need to make a big and lasting impression to your potential buyers.
Here is a list that will show you what home buyers want when shopping around for a prospective property.
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Most buyers insist on seeing a home’s kitchen first to get a good idea on how much they’ll need to spend on remodeling it. If it looks like it will need more than a few thousand dollars, they’re likely to give it a pass.
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Revamping your kitchen doesn’t really mean spending a big chunk of cash. You can invest in low-cost renovations that can include updating its light fixtures, adding a few new countertops, and fresh paint.
Buyers consider an updated bathroom as a hint of how well-kept a home is. If it’s dirty and grimy, it will make buyers think that the rest of the house could be in the same condition.
To avoid creating this impression, you can do minor renovations in your bathroom. You can replace any worn out cabinets and faucets with new ones. You can also have it repainted or you can use well-designed and durable wallpapers as a temporary solution.
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Buyers prefer homes with good external features. It can mean having a clean outdoor space, a warm patio and a sturdy fence. Cleaning up the area and making sure that there are no overgrown shrubs can also help boost your home’s curb appeal.
Having a separate laundry room means having a specific place to get your clothes washed, ironed and folded. It helps keep the living room and bedroom free from mess.
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If you’re just about to install one at home, it’s a good idea to have it on the first floor of your home for added convenience and ease of access.
Exterior lightings can help scare potential intruders and burglars from your home. It can also boost your home’s appeal even after it’s dark.
Aside from your lawn, it can help boost your home’s value if you can increase the amount of natural light that can enter. You can invest in adding a few more windows or use curtains made of very light materials.
Buyers, particularly those with large families, prefer homes with a lot of storage space. However, unlike having an attic or a basement, keeping an organized garage storage space is more appealing since it’s easily accessible. It can practically be reached within just a few steps from the front door.
Before a person actually buys a property, he would want to make sure the new neighborhood is safe enough for his family. Adding a security system is one good way to meet this preference. Aside from increasing your home’s potential, it can also boost its value in the market.
See Also: 10 People in Urgent Need of Smart Home Security Systems
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In case you don’t have an existing alarm system yet, try to consider a wireless system. It offers the same benefits as a wired system but without the high cost and inconveniences of having wires around at home.
People prefer large rooms where they can let their children play around without having to worry about them hitting their heads on the edge of the bed. If you already have a decent-sized bedroom, play it to your advantage and assemble your furniture in a way that would emphasize the room’s layout. Take out any clutter and free as much space as possible.
Young buyers are always on the lookout for homes that aren’t hard to maintain. It can either be because of their busy schedule or they just want a hassle-free time to spend at home.
Adding wood floors, instead of carpets, can make your home relatively easy to clean. Another good idea is to install granite counter tops since they are attractive but low-maintenance.
With the increasing cost of electricity, making your home energy efficient can attract a lot of conscious buyers, particularly those who are aiming to go green. Investing in effective insulation can give your potential buyers the assurance of a lower energy requirement to heat or cool the house. Replacing your incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent lamps can also help lower your electricity consumption.
If you don’t have enough cash to make radical changes at home, you can simply plant shade trees in your lawn or add a few shrubs around the house.
See Also: 15 Budget Worthy Smart Home Improvements
Now that you know what home buyers want when looking around in homes, it’s time to look over your property and make some changes if necessary.
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A few months ago we put out a call for the best architecture résumé/CV designs. Between ArchDaily and ArchDaily Brasil we received over 450 CVs from nearly every continent. We witnessed the overwhelming variety and cultural customs of the résumé: some include portraits, others do not; some include personal information about gender and marital status; others do not. In the end, however, we based our selection on the CVs that stood out from the hundreds of submissions. We looked for CVs that transmitted the personality of the designer, their ability to communicate visually and verbally, and perhaps, the most intangible criteria for evaluation—the “creativity” of the CV. The documents below represent the diversity of styles and formats that just might land you a job at your dream firm.
But before we get started, we thought we would take this opportunity to present our top tips for designing your own résumé:
About the design: “How could a résumé describe a candidate and be simple and clear at the same time? We have to make a choice. Mine is to use a very simple layout, working only with different heights and weights of one font. The résumé is only one part of the presentation: a QR code leads to a complete portfolio on the web. We live in a connected world. I think also the résumé has to express it.” – Andrea
Why we like it: While simple, we love the impact of Andrea’s font choice and sizing, and the QR code is a great addition—it operates as both a zeitgeisty aesthetic addition and a functional way to communicate more about yourself.
About the design: “This design was intended to be straightforward which captures the designer profile in one shot, through the use of pairing fonts to make each sections individual, yet harmonize with the entire flow. The color use is to allow the employee or interviewer to understand the interviewee strengths and weaknesses at a glance.” – Bernadette
Why we like it: On an otherwise understated design layout, the presentation of the skills really stands out here, with the colorful icons grabbing the reader’s attention. As mentioned above, we’re not sure about the practice of rating your own skills numerically, but if you must do so this is the way to show it off.
About the design: “minimalism” – idan
Why we like it: Well, I suppose we couldn’t have said it better ourselves. This design speaks to the architect’s innate minimalistic taste.
About the design: “Love what you create, Create what you love, Inspire the world” – turgut
Why we like it: Though deceptively simple in layout, this design is undeniably striking, thanks to the well-chosen image which grounds the entire page—while also providing a simple color scheme to highlight the skills section.
About the design: “I wanted to make something brief and eye pleasant with only a small touch of blue to stand out.” – Alfonso
Why we like it: Alfonso’s design cleverly uses a variety of different text formats, with text size, weight and color, all contributing to organize information effectively. Plus, we can’t fault the color scheme. 😉
About the design: “Very simple résumé, inspired by school of Bauhaus, for those more traditional ones.” – Ewa
Why we like it: We can’t imagine an architect who wouldn’t break into a smile upon receiving this résumé and spotting all the Bauhaus references.
About the design: “Curriculum vitae as landscape.” – Erik
Why we like it: Unquestionably the most creative design we were sent, this one takes a while to understand. Normally, that’s not a good thing—but in this case the effort taken to interpret the information is well worth it.
About the design: “My design aesthetic is centered around the use of color as expression, and the division of subject matter. I still have things to learn and enhance, in terms of my own résumé, but the most important thing in the creation of a résumé is the acknowledgement of how you are (and how you spell your name) and what you stand for. That said, I focused the majority of my résumé around my volunteer experience and my skills. Places these features next to each other is my own attempt in stating the relative nature and how two and two may work with and within another. They are also what makes me a potential asset and can be seen as the forefront of my digitally paper-based identity. Other than that, I consider these three things to be fundamental: fun, font, and flow. Sorry for the cheesy ending.” – Bryanna
Why we like it: This modern-looking design shows off many different, innovative ways of displaying information—so much so that we’re inclined to believe Bryanna’s claim about her own PowerPoint proficiency.
About the design: “A balanced asymmetric design, organized by a varying hierarchy of lines.” – Alex
Why we like it: Just as Alex points out, this design is all about the power of the line. With the connection between organizational importance and lineweight, there is even a sense of an architectural drawing about this one.
About the design: “The concept of my résumé is inspired on the life of the graduate student: a young person who always wanders into the world with his résumé in the backpack searching for new possibilities. With this résumé I don’t have to bring around my A4 notebook all the time to keep it safe, but just a small envelope! The design is exactly like its concept: clear, simple and effective. The graphic is based on grayscale in order to keep its efficacy also when printed in black and white.” – Gaia
Why we like it: We love the way that experience has been presented as a journey here. And, while it’s probably not something that would be noticed by a prospective employer, the practical considerations that lend themselves to an adventurous, semi-nomadic lifestyle are a nice touch.
About the design: “Simple single color approach to stress importance of certain elements of my résumé. Use of modern day communication visual style to introduce myself and bring readers into the rest of my résumé. Designed to be read from a pdf reader on the computer with guidance to scroll down to read more into the next page.” – Daniel
Why we like it: It’s great to be aware of the medium your résumé will be read on, so the way that this design is optimized for pdf is a nice touch.
About the design: “The design of the résumé was divided in half to tell two stories. On the left, an introduction about my design philosophy and skills were depicted to illustrate my personality and strengths. On the right, chronologically I have portrayed my Education, work experience and Achievements during my undergraduate studies. In addition, using the black and light blue allowed me to create a résumé that stood out from the typical black and white résumé, and is interesting to read. Overall, the intention of the graphics were to be bold, simple and clear to understand for any architecture and non-architecture related professionals.” – Mario
Why we like it: The use of the central timelines here is a great example of an informational tool that doubles as an organizational element. On top of this, the clear color scheme and bold icons make this design extremely clearly presented.
Why we like it: This résumé, in spite of its deceptive simplicity, tells a story and is full of personality. It took us on a journey, showed us the candidate’s attention to detail and graphic acuity and maintained the age-old architectural black and white aesthic.
About the design: “In this résumé, a graphically-bold name stands out and makes it more memorable. The layout of the résumé directs your eye from the name down the left column and then over to the right. It is modern, but in a subtle way that is always suitable.” – Claire
Why we like it: Claire’s design forces the inclusion of only the most relevant information. In this “less is more” approach, we were drawn to her distillation of information, rather than a graphic verbal-visual barrage of information.
About the design: “Minimal design with graphics to illustrate my design prowess and aid in readability.” – Jeremy
Why we like it: The small circle with one of Jeremy’s sketches was the first thing we noticed about Jeremy’s résumé. In this super-clean design he aptly demonstrates both his digital and hand-drawing graphic skills.
About the design: “This was the résumé I used straight out of university – I thought I was being a bit cheeky and clever – luckily my boss (of 3 years now) also thought the same!” – Claire
Why we like it: Clever and cheeky indeed, there’s also something inspiring to Claire’s “blank drawing” résumé. She found an idea that made her résumé stand out and transmit her personality, which allowed her to connect with her future employer.
About the design: “Simple, website-inspired design with quality typography and value which differentiates lines. Clear and not overly stylized.” – Evan
Why we like it: This is a more traditional version of the classic black and white résumé. We appreciate the subtitles of graphic design and easily legibility.
About the design: “The visual language inspired by social networks and today’s fastest media gives the reader a quick, understandable interpretation of the content without losing sight of its importance.” – Rafael
Why we like it: An architect/designer who is aware of his/her context is an invaluable asset in the office. By cleverly using a visual language that we’re all familiar with—and subverting and modifying it to communicate the key information related to hiring processes—Rafael’s submission was not only fun, but smart.
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About the design: For the first time I read this article, I found that in this submission you don’t have to make a résumé/cv properly as usual. Just think differently and make it unique. So, I thought out of the box to make this résumé. Inspired by Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, who said that “Less is more,” I decide to make it kind of simple but still extraordinary. The use black and white color is to give a vibe of simplicity, modernization, and sophistication. Then how to make it interesting and unique? The quote “Less is more” always inspired me. For now, I made this quote to be “Less is morse.” What is morse? It iss a method of transmitting text information as a series of on-off tones, lights, or clicks that can be directly understood by a skilled listener or observer without special equipment. So at I wanted make “some game” for the readers. With morse code I want to make the readers to do some observing; just like any architect does. I choose square to describe a dot and dash for the morse written. And why squares? It’s again inspired by Mies. Through his design, I found that the “square” is the form that Mies always used. For the final word, thank you to Mies who always gives me such inspiration for any situation, even for my résumé :)” – Hendri
Why we like it: Even though it breaks most of the aforementioned rules/tips, it was a lovely breath of fresh air to receive Hendri’s submission. It came with the kind of explanation that made us immediately want to know about Hendri’s approach to design briefs. The gamble of making a practically illegible CV paid off for Hendri because it was clever, light-hearted and intriguing.
Chu’s House is a residential project completed by PMD in 2014. It is located in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. Photos courtesy of PMD
From the architect. The living and business house was built in 1893 and accommodates six 3.5-room apartments, an art gallery in the ground floor and a motorcycle workshop in the basement.
The dwelling levels are fully refurbished. The formerly North and street orientated living-/dining room is now facing the quiet south. The floor plan, which was divided into small sections with entrée, bathroom and kitchen, is now dissolved. A new infrastructure box with bathroom and kitchen is added and is spliting the loft like room in entrance, living and dining area.
Reconditioning the inside and facade of the townhouse on one hand, furthermore adding private outside spaces is revaluating the plot.
The Space between House number 47 and 45 is filled with a steel structure, which offers space for generous terraces for both neighbouring houses. The Volume is orientated at the street accompanied row houses, which already exist in the quarter. The new structure mimes a house, which is not allowed to be build – cause the two plots are already fully used.
In theory the structure is supposed to be used temporary as outside space and in case of redensification it will be developed into flats.
Balconies are mounted across the community centre of Wipkingen towards the East. They are reserved in their expression and are orientating themselves on the existing outside spaces along the Ampère Street.
House in Ramat Gan is a private home designed by Ella Sahar in 2015. The home is located in Ramat Gan, Israel. Photos by: Lior Avitan
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You guys have been hanging out since elementary school. Besties then and seemingly besties now. But wait. You’re starting to get that feeling. You know, that feeling like you really don’t want to sit and chew the fat with them anymore. That feeling where they are actually almost starting to annoy you. That feeling. What happened? Could it be that maybe it’s time to dump that friend?
People change. We grow, we learn, we rise and we fall. Some mature, others, not so much. If you are one of those people who have grown, learn and matured and maybe your friend hasn’t, well, it could be time to say see ya later. Here are a few reasons that may sound like something you are going through right now.
There once was a time where partying til sunrise was a thing. A fun thing. You’re not there anymore but your friend is. He/she still wants to do that. Every weekend. You don’t mind going out every now and then, but every weekend? No thanx. You are perfectly happy sitting at home on a Friday night and watching a good movie or having a nice conversation and a few laughs with some friends.
They are still going on and on about what happened back in high school with that mean teacher. Or what about that girlfriend who dumped them because they drank too much. They just haven’t been able to let go of the past and all they want to do is gripe and bitch about it. You are completely over it and moving on. In fact, bitching and griping just isn’t your thing. This repetitive conversation is starting to take its toll on you and you are no longer interested in being a part of it. It’s boring and old.
It was fun to sit around and drink and talk about people and moan about your job and all that negative stuff. But you’ve switched gears lately. You aren’t that negative person anymore. Recently you’ve been mastering the art of turning negative into positive and long to have only positive experiences and people in your life. Your friend? Not so much. They are still full of negativity with no hope of them coming to the brighter side. It could be time to say bye.
You are growing and learning. Expanding and evolving. So much to learn and new people to meet. Not your friend. They don’t want to change. They are stuck where they are and whether or not they are happy there is questionable. What is clear is that they have no plans of changing.
Their talk is boring, their lifestyle is boring and nothing has changed. At all. They are stuck in their old ways and are not interested in doing different things or trying new things. You suggest new places to go and new things to do but their response is always no. You’ve tried to get to the bottom of it to no avail. It’s just time to move on. Life is short and fun and precious. You know that. Your friend doesn’t see it like that.
You have been hanging on to this friend because it reminds you of fun times from your youth. Trouble with that is, you aren’t there anymore. You are an adult now and you both have changed so much. There is nothing to hang on to anymore but a distant memory. It’s ok for it to remain just a memory and it’s also ok for you to move on. Go ahead.
It’s hard to say goodbye to old friends but people grow and change and move on. It’s ok. Let them go. Make room for like minded people. Your tribe.
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From the architect. Newly completed architectural miniatures park will open its doors in August 2016 at the black sea coastal resort Shekvetili. This small Georgian village has already enjoyed a grand opening of the nearby-located 10000-seat concert arena, a five star hotel and an amusement park is also underway.
Recently developing coastal region will be able to host thousands of tourists and offer them sandy beaches, seaside eucalyptus forests and unique leisure infrastructure. Among them one can visit a thematic park, ”Georgia in miniatures”. Park is full of architectural monuments, which have been gathered from all around Georgia in 1:25 scale. Park is aimed to display rich architectural heritage of the country.
Laboratory of architecture #3, a 10 year practicing, Georgian architectural company, has developed a park layout and a visitor center building. It is located at the entrance and serves as a kind of entree for the whole area.
It is important to mention that the building is a reconstruction of a cylindrical concrete volume of the former sewer cleaning facility, which was never used and was standing as an abandoned 30-meter diameter concrete drum.
Visitor goes through a poetic space, flanked from one side by the 60 meter long curved form black painted bamboo fence and a ribbed fiber concrete pavilion on the other. Bamboo is a very native material in local vernacular architecture as it is very cheap and easy to find throughout the region. However painting it in black is locally the first experimental attempt of this kind. The use of radical color continues in painting the educational space of the outdoor amphitheater, which is yellow and in blue staircase heading to the rooftop terrace.
Sig Nordal 