Unsellables | FULL Episode | Stephen
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- Listed at $1.3 million, Stephen’s waterfront home features a double lot and incredible views of Lake Ontario…But after two months on the market, he hasn’t received a single offer. Sofie says for that price tag, buyers want more than just a view. And the home’s tired kitchen, retro bachelor pad vibe, and overgrown garden are a major turnoff.
In order to attract a wider range of potential buyers, Sofie comes up with a $4,000 plan to showcase the home’s many features. Desperate to sell so he can invest in his new invention for the deaf, Stephen is motivated from the start…And as Anthony and the team revamp the garden, modernize the interiors, and build a new flagstone patio, Sofie gives Stephen a crash course in real estate.
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Anthony is absolutely incredibly talented!!
That glass panel replacing the door to nowhere was a genius move. Kitchen looked lovely when it was repainted - such a simple solution.
kitchen does not look like a million dollar kitchen
The garden left me speechles! Good job Unsellables, it looks incredible! Greetings from Germany :)
They should have just replaced the kitchen cabinets fronts. Just cut some plain panels with new hardware and paint white. The paint job on the old doors is really bad.
I would have thought updated appliances too. They are all ancient. That range has burners
The just painted the hinges too.
Most likely the budget was very limited.
So much potential!!! When you are selling you have to appeal to a wide range of buyers. If he wants the $$$, he has to put the effort in. The glass door was genius. The $800 on landscaping was worth every penny. The kitchen still needs a complete overhaul, but the rest of the home makes up for it.
I loved the new look kitchen!! And turning the blocked up door into a borrowed light was a superb idea! The garden looked so lovely too, great job done 👍😊
I know it was frosted glass, but I would not feel comfortable sleeping, lounging, or getting changed in that room without some sort of curtain to block the glass when needed. even a hazy look is still a look
Gorgeous home, love Sofie's dress!
For people talking about the painted paneling...the goal is to sell the house...make the house appealing to MORE people. While the wood wall was very nice (I liked it too)...it won't appeal to most people. Most people find wood walls outdated. It's like finding a needle in a haystack to find the few people who appreciate the wood AND have the means to pay 1.3 million for a home.
Claudia B there are always those who have a meltdown when any wood or brick is painted. Neither are sacred, and in too large a quantity are oppressive and dated. That office looked like the inside of an old coffin and the knotty pine has never been good anywhere but a few very rustic lodges or cabins.
@@tonibauer2949 - and we took it out of our cabin!
For that price, put up new drywall and get rid of wood paneling. And that kitchen!!! Yuck
the kitchen look too old I would have like to see the bath rooms to see what they look like 🤔
Buyers in that bracket should have the education to appreciate upscale features like birch wood. It wasn't like it was Home Depot paneling. Architects, 1950s aficionados, etc. The problem lies with sellers waiting until they are desperate to sell because they need money. I notice in posts that many people don't expect a sale in a week like Canadians do. Especially if it's a unique property. And the agents are clueless about marketing to target groups like historical societies for those lovely period homes with original woodwork that Sofie loves to destroy. At least the buyers still have the garden.
Wonder what happened with Stephens invention. Perhaps I can look it up
Jennifer H. Let me know if you find out!
Omg not the verticals again. 😂 burn them all, lol
OMG that looks like a Clairetone G2 stereo console. Built in Canada. Amazing sound. Highly sought after now.
That kitchen screams Bonanza. 🤭
🤣🤣 Very Ponderosa. They should have put more money there. I'm surprised Anthony didn't try to work in one of his tacky tiny bistro bars along with red stools Sophie found in someone's trash.
wish they would put a newer version on hgtv starring Sofie and Anthony. THEY WERE SO GOOD TOGETHER.
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They should have put in new hinges instead of painting over them.
It’s cheaper to paint. Remember they wanted to only spend as much money as it took to sell
@@dellacalfee That's a good point.
We just bought a house and would like to put in new door hinges. They aren't terribly expensive, but added up for an entire house it kind of is. We've found out that replacing hinges isn't really that easy of a job and will have to hire it done so I imagine, as you said, the homeowners wouldn't want to put in the time and money before selling the house.
@@happydays1336 But its a million dollar house. Yes, its a hassle, but Sofie had all that help. Of course she always takes the cheap way out, though, and the buyer is stuck with making changes later.
I do not understand why 'commenters' keep going on about 'ruining features'! If you want to see interior design programmes go watch them! This is unadulterated 'selling' do whatever you need to sell! Then go and create style in your new home! Der!!
preach!!
And remember , all this for 5,000$!
Finally! Someone who isn’t whiny and oblivious!
Painting over that wood paneling in the living room should have been criminal. I can't believe they did that!
Right!!!!
ABSOLUTELY AGREE!!
The first impression is that it is very clean.
Great work on everything, but even with the view I'd never pay a mill for that kitchen it's hideous... even with the "update"... crazy they could have increased the value by 25k just by replacing the cabinet doors/ hardware, floor and stainless steel appliances which would have only cost 5k at the most countertops and back splash included... that might have made that house worth the mill... but still questionable.
yea that kitchen paint job was cringe
Weirdly nowadays the wood paneling and the MCM styles would have been okay.
Yah styles come.and go. 50 years ago..good and now even now. But 5 to 20 years ago, no way. It's so weird.
Ahhhh the reason she looks like Kirstie Allsopp is because she's her sis. I had no idea Kirstie's sister was also in this area of work.
One can see the facial resemblance but Kirstie has so much more class and personality. Sophie’s body and facial expressions are so ambiguous - her presenting is uncomfortable to watch. : (
That house is lovely. If there could've been only one change or improvement allowed, I would say that the little stone seating area, with the two chairs looking over the sea, were the clincher. However, all the other changes were very good too!
As a mid-century property there were some lovely features which were painted out like the living room panelling. I would have played up the mid-century appeal rather than go 'modern'.
Dianaemanuel Yes! I don’t love wood paneling as a rule, but that wood was stunning. Find a way to work that rare midcentury stereo console and speakers into the mix! Put the extra money and energy into the kitchen!
I agree that it had great mid-century features but the problem is that if you go mid-century then you limit the audience to which you may sell. If you go generic it’ll have a wider base of people attracted to the property. Sad though. I love mid-century.
I think mid century can be fun and attractive, but a lot of people disagree.
Interesting to see how much tastes have changed since this was originally filmed. Mid century is greatly appreciated and sought after currently. Painting over that original paneling is a crime. So was not putting a bit more $ into kitchen.
I hated the fact he chose to consult her for a reno. She hates wood and loves paint. As soon as I saw the interior, I knew she would paint that classy Scandinavian wall. She and Anthony always take the cheap way out, using MDF to patch, and completely ignoring features that intelligent people appreciate.
I really liked the bedroom and the garden was fantastic, the kitchen looked better before than after
You upped your look too. Worked like a charm! Like the charmer you are! Great job!
WHY do they blur out various pictures in all the houses?
Copyright.
Is orientated a word? I would have used oriented. Really fun video though!
Yes, it grates. But in England, they do use "orientated", so I'll give her a pass.
Well, in North America you use the terms de-plane and de-train so, you know...
@@rocket7697 actually, we don’t. Next try?
@@dustykeele My English Mom also used it.
This was a great little flip.
Ha! So glad that in the final look they showed the door to the office/3rd bdrm.
I was wondering if it had an existing door or if they'd have to cut one. Guess it was already there...so why that weird 2nd door, then? 🤔
The pillow showing out of the pillow case caught me eye with the finished product. Attention to detail.
The office to bedroom conversion lacked a CLOSET!
I think that's why they called it a guest bedroom. Guests don't typically need a whole closet, maybe just a dresser which you can add later if you want to keep it as a bedroom and not an office
I think built in closets are only a thing in the US. We don't have them in Germany, for instance
@@kaileedowling5246 a wardrobe takes care of the lack of a closet.
I forgot how much work a rock garden was.
Right? He explained that the weeds just take over and it’s unmanageable. But they restored it anyway and now in 30 days it will be ruined again. Even that weed barrier cloth, as if weed seeds didn’t blow in the wind
I live near Lake Erie. Brutally cold wind, nine months of the year. No Thanks. Yes, the view is beautiful June- September, but the view in winter would be...wintry!
The garden is beautiful!
The Fire place surrounds needed a clean
That house needed better staging, a new kitchen, landscaping, and to get rid of that silly second door in the office. I’m a woman and was very partial to the real wood paneling (although the fireplace needed an update).
Sheilawyer I hate overwhelming and oppressive amounts of wood. The office looked like the inside of an old time coffin.
1 million just to look at water. Never understood that
Especially considering how expensive flood insurance is😬
I would pay it.
You would pay 4-6 mil in California for that view alone in a tiny small old house!
@@donnaaranda5970 No worry about flooding. That house is at least 100 feet above the lake. That marina you can see is Bluffers Park. There will never be anything built to spoil that view.
Great location, location location
The price was high for a decade ago but it is probably appropriate now. The new homeowner will probably gut the outdated kitchen.
Why not put a new cooker,it was so dated ?
That would cost money. The goal was to sell the place so they just had to make it nice enough that people would be willing to buy and then fix the kitchen themselves. She’s very intelligent
Not sure about anywhere else but in USA, usually people take the appliances with them when they move out and into a new place. The owner probably didn’t want to buy a new stove because he knew he wanted to use the capital for the invention.
right! A million dollar home should NOT have white kitchen appliances.
im so curious about that downstairs area that the stairs and outside door lead to
I'm surprised that they didn't turn one of the bedrooms downstairs into the new office.
The kitchen should have had a new backsplash and new countertop as well..
Honestly painting so much good wood is sacrilege
Love Anthony Sayers, smart guy. Have to wonder about the trees off down the slope toward the water from the house -they are large and block so much of the view... wonder if they are public trees and perhaps could be pruned back a bit
The property line is likely at the top of the cliff. You would not be allowed to touch them, as they are in Bluffers Park. Also, you would NEVER want to lose the trees. They are an integral part of the soil conservation and help prevent erosion, which is a major concern. Home owners at the top of the cliff do not want the end of their back garden falling over the cliff.
NOOo painting that beautiful living room paneling is such a sin! I hate most paneling but my goodness! Not that one!
That's her remedy for everything. She has ruined more original Arts and Crafts homes than a bulldozer. It's not like it's Home Depot paneling. I thought it looked Scandinavian and upscale. Apparently she doesn't know "classy."
What's with the V-groove under the garage door?
I think the kitchen looked better, but not good enough. I think the goal was to make the kitchen look as unremarkable as possible rather than noticeably terrible. It needed new appliances if it had any hope of looking unremarkable, imo.
The kitchen needed new counter tops too.
@@sharonburks6176 Agreed, although I was thinking new appliances could be reused in a reno whereas the countertops wouldn't be able to be.
@@sharonburks6176 YES!!! I don't care how much they painted the cabinets, those counter tops were HIDEOUS.
Loved the garden, but can't believe tey lost all those beautiful 70s features!
I would have gone with mid-century modern.
She has a funny handshake.
Lol. I thought the same thing. Exaggerated pumping of the hand, kind of like a child would do.
Well done.
The seller wants a million, and Sofie's chirping over "cheap" fixes . While the back view is stunning, what about the dreary 1950s front? It promised "zero" inside. And that kitchen is still pathetic. They didn't even upgrade the tacky faucet. At least they finally used potential buyers who looked like they could afford the place instead of people from the local kiddie park. I wish the man much luck with his invention, I hope it worked out.
I think I would of painted the kitchen a light beige.
Why are all the paintings blurred out?
Copyright. You need to have approval and pay the artist/photographer before broadcasting their images/art.
@@cheekypigg OK. Good to know. At first it seemed like some bizarre witness protection thing. OTOH, it's so far away and hard to make out the details that doing this seems a bit much- especially strange when full on artwork is just a screen grab away on everyone's phone.
Gap between garage door and the bottom would turn me off as well as the really old kitchen from 50s. Fireplace could use a cleaning.
I love ranches definitely would buy it specifically for all the old fashion touches. I would hate having a cliff in my yard. No! Don't paint the wood wall!
Does anyone know why they blur the artwork?
Seems to b copyright on the art.
Yes, it is mass produced and copyrighted.
Great, but should’ve just removed that door to nowhere and plastered over it.
Pretty house. Kitchen disappointing. Definitely needed an upgrade a long time ago. Backyard is so nice w/ that view. Why not make a larger sitting area? You could probably petition to cut back some branches to open up the view. Lovely 😊
I find it hard to believe that anyone would pay $1.3 million dollars for a house with only 3 bedrooms.
Location, location, location
Any one wonder why he didn't have a lawn service to take care of gardens?
He was going broke that's why.
I liked the kitchen cabinets before🤷
does it even count as a three bedroom if the office doesn't have a closet
Made it big in the high tech industry, but uses monitors from 1986.
It was lovely earlier.
Yeah this must be Ontario Canada because I don't see million dollars here; also my mind is still blown 2009 or 2008 & an old ass computer? 0:56 it's almost older than the house
Jennifer H. 😂
That view is amazing, but if you tried to pass that off as a million $
house here in Philly or its suburbs, you’d be waiting a long time for that sale.
@@evangeline9969 - twice that in Vancouver.
Yes Ontario ,Canada and the show is from 2008-2011.
@@evangeline9969 The million is for the area and the lot, not the house, really.
That lightweight "filter cloth" is crap. It will be fine for a year or so then watch the weeds come up!
Too funny, we live near Lake Ontario in the States!!!
omg was he HITTING on her??? LOL
Should of painted fireplace brick and new front on kitchen cupboards.
Fifty grand would have put an amazing kitchen in that place. Instead, he's asking $1.3M for a kitchen that looks like it should have been junked 40 years ago. No wonder the place didn't sell. I bet it has the original bathrooms as well.
Talk about charm all you want, but knotty pine is a crime against humanity. It should be rooted out of every kitchen and den in the civilized world and burned. Yeah, it definitely wasn't a $1.3 million kitchen when they were done, but a proper kitchen would have required demo to the drywall and subfloor and cost ~$30k. The dude was seriously low on cash so they did the best they could. It is at least serviceable and the new owners can justify putting in their dream kitchen now. The only problem is that the paint is always going to make the doors stick closed. A better choice would have been to replace the cabinet doors, but that's more expensive and still leaves the woefully inadequate range and formica countertop. Eek.
Knotty pine bleeds through paint. Maybe they found a primer that prevents that but I've yet to see one. Of course, it is supposed to wait to bleed till the new owners are in. Those are seriously ugly cabinets.
Crime against humanity? It is a style of particular period, and there is nothing wrong with it. I would rather had those cabinets in my kitchen than fake wood - all white. But of course, considering we all now live in Orwell's 1984, everything should be institutional white.
Knotty pine is really nice in the proper context. Don't diss it!
@@HaHaInc And we live in a fake society so they can only appreciate fake as well.
The word is oriented. There isn’t any tate in it.
It's an English term. Orientated definition: 1. directed towards or interested in something - Cambridge English Dictionary.
@@JennyCle1 Another instance of two countries divided by a common language!
I can't believe the changes only cost $4000. That grill in the back patio would've taken a good chunk of that total just by itself.
hebneh perhaps he already owned the grill and didn't use it
Yeah, $4000 seems unrealistically low.
Beautiful house job well done
se deixar d ser acomodado ,agilizar ..fica assim ,a casa ficou outra
Wood paneling, a brown kitchen and an office, and noone wants it. Overpainted wood paneling, overpainted kitchen and a bed instead of a desk, and suddenly everyone wants it? How stupid are people??
A lot of people can’t see beyond the “faults” and want move in ready! They don’t want to put any work into!! And some people don’t know what to do to decorate and make it beautiful!
You took words out of my mouth! How stupid are people who have million and half to buy that house? Really, the house was well preserved mid-century modern, and I would LOVE to buy it. But with all painted white? No, thanks. On this show though, they seem to think that white walls and smaller-scale furniture is all that needed to sell your house. Maybe - just tell the owner to pack and move out their possessions before they put the For Sale? I personally would rather see a house empty.
@@HaHaInc I know it is rather hard to believe, but I have been in million dollar homes with very expensive pieces that the owners had no idea what to do with. The homes were a big, mis-matched mess. These folks kept my mother, an interior designer, in business.
@@synthiamcbride7194 Oh, I believe it! There is a term - nouveau riche - for that.
I owned once a Victorian. It was not completely ruined when I bought it in 2004 - nobody tried to make an open concept of it yet, except cutting a serving window between the kitchen and the dining room. Open concept was invented a little later, when HGTV began to make these shows. But they painted ALL wood hunter green! Apparently they ran out of the paint upstairs, because one door, on the inside, was left original - and that was most beautiful wood, I would just cry imagining how it all looked before that painting spree. Ever since, I absolutely HATE these show where they paint everything white. Like in cheap new construction houses.
Most people can't see potential. You can.
How is it that that is a $$million home? If it was picked up and moved anywhere else it would sell for cheap! Why does the veiw make that large of a difference? 🤔
It is a long reaching view over Lake Ontario. It is also a large home with a beautiful double width lot. If a developer bought it, the house would be torn down and 2 houses built in its place. Each of those would have been at least as much as the ask for this house as is. That house, in that condition, would be somewhere in the 3-4 million range.
Now it would be a lot more. This is an old show. Probably in a suburb of a city, and in any actual city in north America a big house like that with that view, would be considerably more.
$1.3 million for that?
Must be the area and the view that makes it so expensive because that house was nothing out of the ordinary.
@@vaderladyl That's right, double lot, with harbour and ocean view. But the cliff might be scary when children come to visit. A new kitchen was indicated for that asking price but would not fit into the show's update budget of 5K tops.
@@lancevivianmarsh4274 Thanks for the additional information. 5k for a budget? Needs a lot more than that.
@@edm_pversatile1350 I'm quite aware that 5,000 doesn't touch a new kitchen.
However, isn't approx. $5,000 the limit for renovations on this show?
@@lancevivianmarsh4274 Sorry I am not sure if 5k is the limit for renovations on this show. I think you know more than me. Thanks for the reply, and Happy New year to you, and your family. Hopefully, 2021 will be much better for all of us. I hope to finally travel to my favourite country on earth, the USA of course.
Why oh why. They took the charm out and painted everything neutral. I am actually looking for a home and get so mad at everything being beige, white, and sterile. I understand I need to add my charm once I buy but still
I’m totally mystified why all the pictures on the walls are blurred out? They’re not family pictures, just works of art. So why????
They didn't pay for the rights to use the images in the show.
Think the fireplace should be painted white....
i like the wood, but lets paint it 09:05 they could have tried to save the retro walls...they say dated furniture ...all the rage in 2019 14:09 ... 1,300,000.00 country kitchen 14:37 lol
painting the paneling in the living room is at LEAST a misdemeanor, if not an outright felony. You could have worked around that instead of just blotting it out. I'd never let that girl anywhere near my house.
Oh no, Johanna, that panelling was terribly old hat. I love wood - but that was faintly depressing. The house looked a100% better after the makeover, lighter, brighter and happier.
It’s unlikely that any girl wants to get near your house.
A crime, to pain that great wood, and kill the 70s vibe was a crime. Good job in the garden. But such a pitty to kill the best features of the house. The kitchen could have been renewed better, but they had to go cheap. It is definitely "not in keeping with the 1950s look".
So people can't figure out that rooms can be bedrooms unless they look like bedrooms?? Are people in Canada seriously that dense?
Yes. So are people in the US.
@@tonibauer2405 I never doubted people in the US are that stupid. I encounter idiots all day every day. But its seriously pathetic people can't figure out what a bedroom will look like if the room is empty.
It's a shame they painted the living room paneling.
Honestly the comment section.......features.......please it's not s Tudor or Georgian House. Delusional what some Americans think are "features" Rip it all out! It's dated and lacks style. 70s was the worst period for style and architecture, trying to be modern but failed miserably. Go for it Sofie! Rip it all out! $1.3 million I wouldn't pay $300k for it!
He hadn't had any bites or walk thru. Whats going on with the realtor?,
The wood was ugly, and looked cheap, they are not in Colorado. But not replacing old appliances in the kitchen or expanding that area, made me raise my eyes brows. Kitchens sell houses, just saying.... all these show host have been saying that for years, lol.
Quickest way to lose all your money is to become an inventor. Hope he isn't broke now.
That house is probably worth 2 million now.
This house (with a distant lake view) would go for about $575K to $800K here in rural Virginia.
OMG! They RUINED a perfectly wonderful mid-century modern house. WTF?
Seeing the age of the potential buyers, I don't think this house needed another bedroom.
On the outside front, the other house she showed us- it had great curb appeal. Personally, I am tired of the ranch style houses, especially ones like this that are so dated. The kitchen looked awfully cheap, and old before and after.
Diana Murtaugh I have always preferred ranch style, or ramblers, as we say in the Pacific Northwest. And they are scarce here.
i want a ranch style, but they are hard to find for sale here.
That was not a million dollar before or after the sprucing up
Homes are very very small and expensive in Toronto, I'm sure it's closer to $1.5 million or more now. I don't know where you live, but here in Toronto you don't get your money's worth. Plus, except for a small area of Scarborough called the Bluffs, the rest of the area is pretty bad. I wish Toronto was a better place to live!
@@annetoronto5474 Eeek. You guys get ripped off big time in Toronto! I hate areas with housing markets that are ridiculous like that
@@ms.shanna6655 it's really not logical, Canada has so much land and only 37 million people, why would homes here cost more than the US who has 10 time more people.
@@annetoronto5474 Try $3-4 million at a conservative guess now. $1.2 million is the average cost of a detached home in Toronto, and a double lot with those views is way over the million mark, even without the house.
Ori-en-tay-ted . I know it’s the British pronunciation but it was driving me nuts 😂
Thank you. YES.
If there is a million dollar view, then the house is overpriced at 1.3 million.
I'm not used to hearing "orientate" instead of "orient", but Sophie speaks British English even though the show is in North America. I've also heard her say "real-a-tor" instead of "realtor", and I'm not sure where the extra syllable comes from.
I really, really dislike the painted hinges in the kitchen - all the hinges should have been replaced. Painted hinges look cheap and sloppy.
kitchen needs a backsplash & new cupboards, should have done something with that fireplace, it looks dirty...this house has NO wow factor.definitely NOT a million dollar home. should have had a dining room too
Is it just me, or is he the sleazy wanna be playboy type? Gives me the creeps, I can’t imagine how she felt in there with him 🥶. And pool side flip flops when you have a professional there (and you are going to be on TV)?? Just gross 🤮