A family-of-five have had their cluttered three-bedroom house transformed on Nick Knowles’ Big House Clearout tonight – with the makeover adding a staggering £60,000 to the value of their £140,000 property.
The Oram family, from Nottingham, appeared on the Channel 5 programme this evening to reveal how their lovely family home was now filled with mess – from the storage under the stairs, to their dining room, garden shed and bedrooms.
Mother Julie, father Trevor and their three daughters, Jade, Aiyana and Sophie, admitted their home could do with a little sorting out and agreed to dramatically de-clutter their home in exchange for a decor makeover performed by Nick Knowles’ trusted team.
At the end of the programme, the Orams were completely shocked with how neat, organised and spacious their house had become thanks to the renovation, as well as some tough choices concerning which items to bin. The makeover took their home from a market value of £140,000 to a value of between £180,000 and £200,000.
A family-of-five have had their cluttered three-bedroom house (pictured, the storage under the stairs) transformed on Nick Knowles’ Big House Clearout tonight – with the makeover adding a staggering £60,000 to the value of their £140,000 property
The Oram family, from Nottingham, appeared on the Channel 5 programme this evening to reveal how their lovely family home was now filled with mess – from the storage under the stairs, to their dining room, garden shed and bedrooms. Pictured, the team turned the messy storage under the stairs into a well-organised crafting station for Julie
Mother Julie, father Trevor and their three daughters, Jade, Aiyana and Sophie, admitted their home could do with a little sorting out and agreed to dramatically de-clutter their home in exchange for a decor makeover performed by Nick Knowles’ trusted team. Pictured, before the makeover, Trevor’s work station took up most of the room in his and Julie’s bedroom
At the end of the programme, the Orams were completely shocked with how neat, organised and spacious their house had become thanks to the renovation, as well as some tough choices concerning which items to bin. Pictured, after, the bedroom was a temple of relaxation, with enough space for a new bed and stripped-down furniture
At the beginning of the programme, Julie explained how she and Trevor purchased the home together 18-years-ago, and enjoyed seeing their family grow from two to five under its roof.
Julie in particular looked at the house fondly, due to the memories she had of seeing her three girls grow up – but things had become untenable for the rest of the family.
The storage under the stairs was full of hobby-ware, cutlery, food, clothes, plates and dishes. Yet with all the dishes and forks in the cupboard, the kitchen was still very packed, and the family had put their many musical instruments – a piano, a keyboard, music stands, ukuleles and more – in one corner of the room.
In another area of the open-plan kitchen and dining room, there were many Tesco bags filled with the girls Lego sets that Julie hadn’t had the heart to throw away or sell online.
The open plan kitchen was filled with old music instruments as well as old toys Julie didn’t have the heart to put away, pictured
The team repainted and refurnished the kitchen with white cupboards and created a music corner, pictured
All the music instruments for the children were tidily put away next to the dining-room, pictured, which had been given an update from the vibrant-painted walls it previously featured
The living-room was full of obsolete tech, like a VHS player, and the family had little room to relax in, with eldest daughter Jade admitting she’d spend more time in the space with her loved ones if it were less cluttered.
Meanwhile, Trevor and Julie’s master bedroom was the most cluttered, because the former had set his work from home station there, meaning his wife had no room to get ready in the morning.
Nick completely emptied the Orams’ family home so that they could realise how spacious it actually was, and put their belongs in a empty hangar so they could sort through them and get rid of the unnecessary items.
In total, the family had amassed 5,000sq metres of products, including 412 books, 100 pair of shoes, 124 music records, 317 DVDs, 232 CDs, 36 VHS and 793 socks, as well as 146 sets of plastic cutlery.
The teenager daughters were ashamed of bringing their friends into the living-room, which was full of outdated technology (pictured)
Julie admitted she loved colour and had picked the flashy shades for the kitchen walls, pictured. The clutter was sold online to help the family make some money out of their efforts, the rest went in a skip
After the makeover, only the bare necessities were left in the living-room, to the delight of the family’s teenagers, pictured
‘I can’t believe it, how much stuff we actually got,’ Trevor said. The family had tough choices to make in order to earn their house makeover, but powered through.
The clutter was sold online to help the family make some money out of their efforts, the rest went in a skip. At the end of the show, they were shocked to see how different their house looked with 50 per cent of the clutter gone for good.
The cupboard under the stairs was transformed into a well-organised crafting room for Julie, with cupboard space and a corner desk. The team also made sure she could keep some of the projects she had made with her girls.
The family’s living-room had been stripped of the outdated tech, and only the bare necessities had been kept. ‘I can take my friends here now,’ an excited Sophia said, discovering how the room looked now.
Elsewhere,Trevor was pleasantly surprised to find a tiny picture of him and his mother when he was 20, which he had thought was lost. Nick revealed the team had found it at the back of a cupboard.
Nick, pictured, revealed de-cluttering their home and the makeover had added an estimated £60,000 to the property value
A closer look at Julie’s craft cupboard, with a corner desk and plenty of storage space, as well as hidden storage
Julie and Trevor also got to see their new bedroom, which was no longer an office space, but instead temple of relaxation. ‘I was not excepting this, this is brilliant,’ Trevor said.
The room had been repainted and fitted with a new bed and proper wardrobe space. This prompted Julie to say the home would now be a place ‘to relax and spend time,’ for her and Trevor.
The team also turned the cramped garden shed at the side of the house into a working from home area – an insulated space for Trevor, with storage, a small desk and a glass window to let the light in.
At the end of the experience, the family agreed parting with their clutter had been worth it, and it was revealed that they actually got rid of 60 per cent of it, 10 per cent more than what they had agreed with Nick.
‘This looks amazing, I think this is worth getting rid of old the stuff that we had to get this,’ Sophia said.
Meanwhile, Nick announced to the family the changes had added up £60,000 to the value of their home, taking it from £140,000 previously to between £180,000 and £200,000.
Trevor agreed he’d recommend anyone to go through the same de-cluttering process. ‘You may go through up-and-downs in this process, but it is worth it,’ he said.
Nick Knowles’ Big House Clear Out airs on Thursdays at 8pm on Channel 5.