How to Showcase Your Bathroom For Less than $100
We're all looking for low-cost solutions and I have a few up my sleeve that can help tremendously. As a professional home stager serving the Atlanta, GA area, I've seen these tips implemented with great success.
A trip to a local home improvement store and a discount home decor store and for less than $100.00, you can easily help transform your bathroom and help turn it into a showcase of a room.
Here are a few low cost solutions:
- Re-caulk - One of the easiest and least costly items is to remove the old caulk and replace with new. A tube should cost approximately $6.00 and can be used to caulk around the sink and bathtub. You're going to be amazed at just how big of a difference it will make.
- Toilet Seats - Replacing the seat will create a fresh clean look. Replacement costs can vary greatly. A low cost solution w
ould be approximately $12.00
- Cleaning Supplies - Removing the film from shower doors, bathtubs, sinks, etc... will help make the bathroom shine. Approximate cost $15.00. But don't stop there. Cleaning the faucets and mirrors will further make it shine.
- Replace Towels - showcasing a set of fresh and fluffy towels will make the room inviting and welcoming. Two bath towels and two hand towels can be purchased at discount home decor stores for less than $25.00.
- Store your personal hygiene items - a real simple solution is to purchase plastic bins that you can then store under the sink. Approximate cost - $4.00 per basket.
- Replace shower curtain and hooks - small change, big reward. Shower curtains (and nice ones at that) can be purchased for as low as $7.00. Hooks can range from $5.00 to $10.00
- Replace light switch covers - Another extremely low cost solution that can truly make a difference. Approximate cost $3.00 per switch.
- Paint - A simple, yet very effective solution is to paint the walls. The average bathroom should take no more than a gallon of paint. And while paint prices can vary greatly by product and by store, a real low-cost solution is to look in the oopsie section. The oopsie section contains paint that, for whatever reason, didn't turn out to the customer's satisfaction. A gallon of paint typically goes for $5.00 a gallon
In addition to the solutions above, there are some no-cost solutions that will also help. Here are a few tips to further help transform your bathroom:
- Remove toilet seat covers
- Toss all items under the sink that you no longer need or use.
- Wash floor rugs
- Shop within your own home for artwork that you can use in the bathroom
These tips on how to showcase your bathroom for less than $100.00 were brought to you by your friendly Atlanta Home Stager, Kathy Nielsen. In my next blog, I'll be sharing low-cost solutions for the kitchen. Stay tuned....
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About the Author: Kathy Nielsen, a nationally recognized leader within the home staging industry, offers affordable home staging solutions to help sell your home more quickly. Kathy can be reached via email at info@homestagingatlanta.com or by phone at 678 522 8392. Their Atlanta Home Staging services offer a variety of options to accommodate all budgets. To view examples of their before and after pictures, visit their portfolio at Home Staging Atlanta Gallery.
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Staging is the key!! I so agree!