Mop Up Your Bank Holiday Blues

If you're trying to sell your home and wondering why you haven't had much interest over the Bank Holiday; don't panic! Whilst many people imagine it’s the ideal time for people to be out viewing, the reality is there normally isn’t much activity over the Easter break. It seems to have become more of a family time, which is no bad thing, and as a result the level of visitors to our website reduces, our new buyer registration levels drop off and the number of viewings are lower.

This gave me the opportunity to pop along to the Ideal Home Show at Earls Court. If you have never been, I highly recommend it, although you will have to wait for next year now as the event finished on Monday. There was something of interest for all ages, both sexes and every taste.

The fish tank that doubled as a coffee table, the dining table that opened up into a pool table and the drum kit that made no sound until you put headphones on and sounded like the real thing, have all made it onto my birthday list (that’s in August by the way).

My other half wants the bath you can dial home and automatically set to run for your return (at a temperature you select), the new cooker hobs where the pans heat up and not the hob (ingenious) and a hot tub. To be fair I had to agree with her on the hot tub idea.

I’d never realised how many ‘miracle’ mops there are on the market, but this seemed to be the number one volume purchase of the day based on the number of people we saw with one tucked under their arm. Closely followed by cushions. Just how many cushions do you need in a house?!

The food area was brimming with little treats to taste including oysters, special liquors, more cheeses than you could dream up, every conceivable pie variety and some fancy cupcakes. You then got the chance to try a variety of fitness machines if you were feeling guilty.

Amongst a host of celebs I also got to see Katie Price, which was a useful way of testing the 3D glasses on display.

All in all, the day was interesting and entertaining in equal measure. Next year I’ll try to remember to tell you in advance rather than tease you when it’s all over.