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The Powder Room Updated For Sale

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Home Stager with Creative Home Expressions

I kind of had a head start on this post because when we first started kicking around the idea of putting our house up for sale I knew this powder room was going to have to be redone.  I knew that the wallpaper had to come down, and since it was the only room in our house with wallpaper, I figured we might as well tackle that first. 

I also knew that the vanity, counter and mirror had to be updated as well.  Since this is the bathroom on the first floor, I knew it would be one of the rooms that would make an impression on a buyer.  We have always been big DIYers and did this project ourselves.  This included: removing the wallpaper, spackle and some new sheetrock, new tile for floor, new vanity, new counter, new toilet, new mirror, paint, a couple of new hand towels, a new picture and a faux plant.  Most of these items were purchased at Home Depot.  

Here are the before, before-but-wallpaper-removed and after of this powder room.

before 

 before

 after

Other posts in this series are here:

We're Putting Our House On The Market

 

Kathy Passarette and Creative Home Expressions are located on Long Island, New York and offer interior decorating, home staging, interior redesign and much more.  For more information on our services and fees please visit our website at www.creativehomeexpressions.com.

Copyright 2009 Kathy Passarette

Comments(39)

Kathy Passarette
Creative Home Expressions - Mount Sinai, NY
L.I. Staging/Decorating

Hi Todd ~ Thanks for coming over and commenting! I certainly hope it does help sell the property - it's MY house! LOL! : )

Cynthia ~ I had thought to just link to the previous post in my other post, but I forgot it was "Members Only".  Thanks!

Apr 22, 2009 11:21 AM
Kathy Nielsen
http://atlantahomestaging.net - Marietta, GA
Atlanta Georgia Home Stager

Hi, Kathy - Wow.  What a significant difference!  Thanks for sharing.

Congratulations.  Your post is being featured in the group Home Staging Before & After Pictures.

Kathy

Apr 23, 2009 12:21 AM
Pamela Bosetti
Richmond, VA

Hi Kathy, Great job!! It is ashamed you won't get to enjoy the beauty of it for long. It is funny how we stagers never get around to our own transformations....but we know what we have to do when the time comes to sell-huh? Good luck selling!

Apr 23, 2009 05:42 AM
Kathy Passarette
Creative Home Expressions - Mount Sinai, NY
L.I. Staging/Decorating

Kathy ~ Thank you! And thank you for the feature! : ) I can't believe we didn't do it sooner, but I guess the longer you live with something . . .

Pamela ~ Thanks! Happily I have gotten almost a year of enjoying it, although I only recently bought a picture for the wall and a few new hand towels. 

Apr 23, 2009 10:54 AM
Kate Elim
Dockside Realty - Spotsylvania, VA
Realtor 540-226-1964, Selling Homes & Land a

Hi Kathy...I'm enjoying this, hope you are too.

Like the results in this room.  Quite an improvement.

Kate

Apr 25, 2009 01:27 PM
Kathy Passarette
Creative Home Expressions - Mount Sinai, NY
L.I. Staging/Decorating

Kate ~ Thank you! I'm enjoying making piles right now "keep", "donate", "trash" and "garage sale"!

Apr 26, 2009 12:13 AM
Lisa Roy
SPACELiFT HOME STAGING, Greater Vancouver - Vancouver, BC

Kathy, that is why we do what we do!  Lovely bathroom!  Good luck on a quick sale, wierd to stage your own home?

Apr 26, 2009 09:04 AM
Kathy Passarette
Creative Home Expressions - Mount Sinai, NY
L.I. Staging/Decorating

Lisa ~ Thank you! What I'm surprised at is how I've "hardened" my looking around at what needs to be done. 

Apr 26, 2009 11:28 PM
Teresa Meyer
Cincinnati Home Stager - Cincinnati, OH
Home Staging Cincinnati-OH.

Kathy: Nice job! I missed this one somehow.  Buyers are going to LOVE that updated bath!

Apr 27, 2009 12:13 PM
Kathy Passarette
Creative Home Expressions - Mount Sinai, NY
L.I. Staging/Decorating

Teresa ~ Thanks! They can bring in any color, too.  Simple, neat, uncluttered.  I actually like it this way!

Apr 27, 2009 01:57 PM
Janice Ankrett
Burlington, ON
Staging Professional

You give me the courage to attack my own powder room!

Apr 28, 2009 06:41 AM
Kathy Passarette
Creative Home Expressions - Mount Sinai, NY
L.I. Staging/Decorating

Janice ~ You go! I can't tell you how great it felt to see the difference we made. 

Apr 28, 2009 07:28 AM
Charlene Storozuk
Dezigner Digz - Burlington, ON
Home Stager - Burlington Ontario

Ah yes, the floral bathroom - I remember this one :-).  You did a fabulous job on it Kathy, what a transformation!  Like you said, you got a head start. 

Apr 28, 2009 11:53 AM
Kathy Passarette
Creative Home Expressions - Mount Sinai, NY
L.I. Staging/Decorating

Charlene ~ Thankfully - one less thing to have to worry about! : ) Thank you; I wasn't sure of it at first because we were just so used to living with that floral, but I really like it now!

Apr 28, 2009 11:25 PM
Toronto's 2 Hounds Design: Decorating + Staging
2 Hounds Design + Home Staging - Toronto, ON

Kathy, great job. Funny, my last house had a powder room just off the front entrance and it was covered in a hideous floral paper...we lived there 3 years then decided to move...why do we always wait to fix up our own homes?!

I miss my beautiful reno'd powder room now! From the slate floor we put in to replace the vinyl flooring, the new vanity, sink, faucet and toilet to the paint colours!

BTW, I'll have to dig out a before photo of my old powder room...I think it was the same paper you had!

When you move in to your next place hope you get a jump on the bathroom...I'm still looking at the builder grade stuff in the new house...which is 20 years old!

P.S. Looks like you painted the door jamb too, good job!

Apr 29, 2009 09:12 AM
Kathy Passarette
Creative Home Expressions - Mount Sinai, NY
L.I. Staging/Decorating

Dane ~ How funny! I'm hoping we won't have too much work to do, but I usually always paint first thing and try to do it before moving in.  We do wait, and I think it's because we figure it will be there - it's not going anywhere, we'll get to it! Procrastination at its best!

Apr 29, 2009 11:13 PM
Joanne O'Donnell
Chic Home Interiors - Oakland, CA

Kathy - I love the pictures of the process - what an amazing difference you have made in this powder room.  It feels modern, fresh, and appealing.  Both your guests and potential buyers will feel welcomed to this great little room.  Good job!

May 01, 2009 05:47 AM
Kathy Passarette
Creative Home Expressions - Mount Sinai, NY
L.I. Staging/Decorating

Hi Joanne ~ I think everything came together nicely, but even just removing the wallpaper made such a big difference.  Thank you!

May 01, 2009 01:02 PM
Cindy Bryant
Redesign Etc. Home Staging - Houston, TX
"Houston Home Staging Pros"

I love the expresso finish, it always looks so rich and inviting.  Buyers will love it too!

May 01, 2009 03:42 PM
Kathy Passarette
Creative Home Expressions - Mount Sinai, NY
L.I. Staging/Decorating

Cindy ~ Thank you! It does give a much nicer look than what was there, that's for sure!

May 02, 2009 01:03 AM