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This is a pet peeve of mine and no matter how many times I say it, I see it all over the place. Would you make sure to close the toilet lid before taking a photograph of the bathroom!!!

Seriously, the toilet should never be the focus of the photograph, but if it needs to appear, CLOSE THE LID!!

Both Jeff Turner and Neal Bloom just posted pictures of toilet bowl interiors - "It's a man thing", they say.

But I'm not only going to pick on Jeff and Neal - take a look at some pictures by RICK.

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Bone white toilet for sale beige toilet for sale

It is really is funny to think that once that bowl is exposed, that's all you want to look at, no matter what the bathroom has to offer, it could be marble it could be the latest and greatest designer finishes.....the eye will go directly in the bowl.

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So please do me and your real estate customer a favor - don't flush prospects down the toilet.....CLOSE THE LID!!

Posted by Rick & Ines - Miami Shores Real Estate on 08/01/2007 10:56 PM

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336 Comments on Toilet for sale - house comes with it.

AUG

2007

Okay, so this is one of MY pet peeves. Why take a picture of the bathroom in the first place? I mean, seriously, what value does this shot offer? Unless it's some HUGE 5-pc Master bath with Italian tile, why bother? How does it benefit the prospective Buyer? "Oh, look, Martha! This house has a toilet! Quick, call the real-a-tor! Let's make an offer NOW!....

LMAO... at least you can't see any skid marks!!! Looks like the sink is leaking in the first one. Why a bowl under the drain.

Too funny Ines. You crack me up. What you are saying is so true though.

I'll have to show my sister this post. She loves everything "retro" and in her old country home she has pink fixtures in her bathroom. I think she would be surprised to see others still have these old fixtures. How about that blue sink?

very funny, and so true.... my eyes went directly to the toilet in every one of those pictures!!

Rich - no....it's MY pet peeve and you can't take it! LOL! Now...in defense of the bathroom picture....I do think it's necessary, I love to see what finishes are there and if they need to be redone - don't take it out all together!

Bob - LMAO back at ya! I had not even noticed the bowl under the drain, that's pretty funny.

Jennifer - original bathrooms in S. Florida are very common and popular and colored toilets and sinks are 'IN'.....but the inside of the toilet......I can skip that all toghether.

Sean - TOLD YOU! : )

I can understand showing flooring, tilework, counters and such but why the crapper?;-)

Cheers,

David Swierczynski

Those are just plain dumb pictures. Unless the bathroom is really big and really nice, there should not be pictures of the bathrooms at all. They are just to small and usually do not photo well.

Now I have to use the toilet!

I generally don't provide pictures of the Bathroom in my listings. Who wants to look at a toilet anyways?

David - you cracked me up so bad that I couldn't stop laughing!

James - with a wide angle, bathroom pictures can look great.

Chad - LOL! I've received feedback from customers that tell me that if the bathroom is not shown, they think something major is wrong with it....so we do show bathrooms.

This is so true, I see this all the time. See to us guys, a lid that is up is in its normal position so it doesn't even register in our lil minds that it is something that should be corrected.

Well, you know what they say....If you have seen one toilet, you have seen them all. Taking a photo of a bathroom is a challenge. If is is so small the toilet is the focus, skip it! I have never heard a buyer exclaim the "I just love the toilet - let's buy this house!"

that first picture is great. Not only is the lid up potentially exposing the unthinkable, but the garbage is full, and hey what do I see under the drain pipe. My gosh its a platic bowl, hummmm, maybe to catch the water that is leaking from the drain pipe.

I take pictures of nicely staged bathrooms for the mls....and the ones that are all redone in a 1960 condo....funny,people do like to see a nice bathroom...not the stained toilet bowl or the lifted seats so it leaves one to imagine what is all around the rim...yuk...thanks Ines....I was drinking my morning coffee. :)

Doug - I have to admit I'm impressed at the male responses on this post - I guess we like to give you guys a hard time.

Gary - It can happen though - take a look at THIS.

Doug2 - the "unthinkable" cracked me up!

Sally - sorry for the coffee - : )

Ines, This is to funny. You know it must of been a man in some of the photos..(the two top right ones)..:-).. I know I am not a Realtor but I can honeslty see how that can happen.

What do you guys want me to do...I was at this fricken listing for 4 hours trying to get them to price it right and would not leave until I did, I had to get the photos before it was past my bedtime...it is only 85K so if I forgot to close the lid then shoot me ...ok! Actually it is a man and a women...they are elderly..maybe they left it open because they could not see if they might fall in or something...I don't know.

Yeah Rick,so what is up with the bidet hose...do we men have to see that thing and imagine what that is for:)

LMAO At Neal! Ines, AMEN SISTER! There are a lot of those retro bathrooms here too. I don't like them Lid, up or down!

Mat - they were all men....make no mistakes! ; )

Neal - go retake the picture.....pretty please? next time you show, take the camera and think of me.

Neal - I said the same thing, he said he didn't want to "touch it".

Lysa - there's nothing pretty about toilets, is there?

LOL this gets funnier the more I look at it...

OK the wall paper is peeling in the top left.. maybe the men weren't as good of aim as they thought they were.

Now...Bottom right does A LOT of reading...so much there is a desk lamp over the toilet!!!

I got to find some bathroom pictures now.

Pic 4 needs a new roll of toilet paper. Whats the hose on the bottom pic?

Bob - that's hilarious! you can really tell a lot about a person from their toilet, can't you?

Chad - that's the bidet hose that Neal was talking about that Rick didn't want to touch.

Funny blog. For most its common sense.I guess they think its decorative.

Ines...

Thanks for the chuckle. I now must go have a peek at our listings and see how many toilets we have.

Damn! I have never given this a second thought ... Never mind a first thought ... That's a DUH on me :)

TLW...ROAR!

Lloyd - it COULD be decorative....but they are not....unless you do the famous fish-and-flush from MF's post.

TLW - you are welcome....I saw so many toilets that I HAD to do it. If you do have toilets, just CLOSE THE LID!!! (....and hide the toilet paper if you can)

Ines, no, no, no the lid has to be up, it is the lids natural position, it save time. You never no when the pain hits and every second counts. Can you imagine not making it because you had to lift the lid up. So you want to show you Buyers that the house is always ready to handle all emergencies :)

Bidet hose...enema hose whatever!!!

OMG George ...just put it down to take the picture and then put it up again.....is that better?

Bob - OH NO!!!!

I too don't understand why agents need to take bathroom shots either. But, I do like George's reasoning. LOL

Ines, nope that might be just the minute that the pain hits and there is that lid in your way. Just think what the picture would look like then :)

Ines - GREAT post!! TOILET SEAT LIDS DOWN PLEASE!!!!!

Just as others said, my eyes went directly to those toilets - yuk! I get to my listings a little early and do a quick walk-around to see what I need to take care of before the buyers get there. Invariably, there's at least one toilet seat up, and I have to touch it to put it down. Why oh why do people leave those UP???

Some bathrooms just need pictures taken of them - with the lid DOWN.

Ann
"love-in-a-mist"? what's up with THAT security wording???? cute though

Ines,

Thanks for making me laugh, I completly agree! Now, I'm just waiting for Chris to show up with a "don't flush this" LOL! :)

Huh, Some great shots. HOw about the extra rolls of toilet paper and the newspaper in the trash :)

Oh my GOD - I can't stop laughing either.

ALL of my buyers shop houses based on the size of the toilet. Oh wait....I don't have any buyers. Never mind.

Funny that you post about this! I do the same thing. I make sure the seat is down for the photo. And if I am doing an open house, I make sure they are all down too.

Jay - of course you had to like George's reasoning - Monika has problably given up on you by now.

George - you mean to tell me you would pee infront of whoever is there? Shutting the door takes more effort that raising the lid. I hope you don't sing in the potty! : )

Ann - I had totally forgotten abou that. I too go through the house and put lids down before showings. I guess it's a bigger pet peeve than I thought.

Suzanne - Where is Chris Elizabeth Griffith......maybe her Google Alerts will go off. I heard Chris Griffith is a toilet expert.

Monica - I had not even noticed the toilet paper - at least there's not a 3 inch novel next to it! LOL!

Bryant - the size of WHAT??!!! I'm glad you don't work with buyers.....silly Tutas!

Debi - must be a "woman thing" - HA!!! WHAT DO THE REST OF THE MEN HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT!!

Are these bathroom pics from a room in a hospital or an elderly care facility? Seriously, just say that the bathrooms need remodeled. Apparently my market is different than yours. Good luck with those homes. Great blog!

Brian - LOL! My point exactly - leaving the seat up shows like it's a crappy bathroom (no pun intended). 2 3 of those bathrooms are from $1 million + listings (one is a $4 mil listing).....pretty sad no? Back to either not showing the bathrooms or to photographing these correctly.

Those pictures certainly drove home the point, the toilet should be closed. Nothing worst than showing a house where the toilet is open and it is dirty.

Ines - I'm with you! In my house the lid stays down if it's not being used. Period. I just have a thing about leaving the lid up. Guess I was raised to be a snob! LOL Oh well....it certainly detracts from the room when that is the focal point.

Ines, now the singing would be embarrassing, and would defiantly chase away Buyers ...... LOL

I was more distracted by the hideous colors and the bidet hose! OMG!

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Jennifer - open is one thing, dirty....EEEEwwwww!

Carol - I live with 4 boys (the 4th being my husband and the taker of the toilet pictures) and as much as I fight it....the lids are ALL UP!

George - ya think? : )

Lisa - the bidet hose wins, hands down!

HEYYY!!!!! In my defense, I was NOT selling a house. :)

Look who made an appearance, all the way from San Francisco!! selling or not......put the frigging lid down! LOL!

Sorry, but I just couldn't resist! This was the second popular post on AR today about Toilets! Plus, I was having a really CRAPPY day! Maybe we could enter this in the Carnival of Crap?

This is a big pet peeve for me too.... and this shows it so well.... I think I will email this post to all of my sellers - thanks for the laugh and the truthful post

Hey aren't those pictures MLS property?

One of those rooms doesn't even have a tp holder.

What do you suppose all the candles are for in the last one?

And....owners with cats always close the lid.

Nice pink and blue toilets you have in south Florida!

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Rich - I didn't see the other one can you tell me where! and YES!!!! please enter it into the Carnival of CRAP! Do I get Salmon with that? : )

Thesa - but notice how the men defend the toilet - it's THEIR thing....all except Rich.

Bob - the candles are for "setting the mood" and "relaxation" - get your mind out of that toilet!

Ines,

This was way too funny! In the defense of the picture takers - at least they went inside and took photos. We have a lot of folks around here who don't even get out of the car!

I recently found a couple that made me laugh. One was a picture of their pool... and there were 2 people sunbathing. The other was a picture of the living room with a baby in its diaper laying in the middle of the floor. So my question is... What realtor would actually take this pictures then push them to the MLS?

Al - it's to match with the flamingos! : )

OMG Rich.....was that you who fetured this?? You are too funny!

Thomas Crapper would be proud. The comments about the men leaving the lid up should be clarified. Two of the photos have thd "lid" up and two have the "lid" and the "seat" up.

Keep the cat out of the loo please close the lid as well.

Rita - you got THAT right!! at least they are pictures!

Adam- the sunbathers might bring traffic in.......you never know! As for the baby, I don't know what to tell you. I recently photoshopped a cat out of the way, I guess you can do the same with a baby.

Randy - I love how people are scrutinizing the pictures - I had not even noticed the seats!!! LOL!

Rick & Ines.. This is a big pet peeve of mine Or should I say a big PP OF MINE?? LOL!

toilets have no place in listing photos lid up or down! Bathrooms if they have some exceptioanal quality can be featured but no toilets plese!

Ginger

I never would have thought about that. We usually don't use the bathroom pictures at all unless the bathroom is spectacular. You've seen one plain bathroom, you've seen them all.

You are absolutely right on with this one...

I can't imagine why, maybe it shows there's water in the bowl???louvi

INES! I HATE bathroom pics, but good thing these weren't ARIAL shots.

Thanks for the laugh. I think pictures of toilet seats up are nasty. I think pictures of ugly bathrooms are not necessary. This has always been a pet peeve of mine and I'm sooo glad that you brought this up. Thanks!

Ginger - LOL! I love bathroom pictures....but based on the opinions above, I think I'm the minority here. I wonder what the consumer thinks?

Valarie - that's what most people above seem to think - no bathroom pictures eh?

Armando- water?? I think it's just not paying attention to detail (TG it's only water)

Mariana - maybe we can start a fad and take aerial photos of toilets! HA!

I cant get the men in my house to close the lid..... you want me to get my clients too..... fat chance.... but god it is annoying huh.... and so unattractive

AUG

2007

Tracey - see I agree with that - no ugly bathrooms.....unless you are showing a fixer upper and want to paint a really grim picture (it could be a strategy).

Desiree - we're not asking clients to close lids, we're asking the photographers. Are you kidding me? I have the same problem in my house!

Mariana - is that a butterfly coming out of that aerial photo of the toilet?

Mariana's toilet

Good post! Never thought about it but it does make sense. will pay closer attention next time.

I just have to share this pic with you. Now how would you stage a bathroom with this tiolet set in it???

Never mind the damage to the floor!

oh wait I got a good one for ya..... ever seen what a toilet looks like in china? brb

Yes I came back because I have another one to enter into the CONTEST!????? Smile

Check this out. Speaking of taking up space and variety.

This one has no means of closure!

In our MLS it's kind of a joke that you can tell who's listing it is by the photos. We have one (male) agent that invariably takes a photo with the lid up. LOL glad I'm not the only one!

Now don't get me wrong... my brother lives in China so I am not trashing them... but.... this is a standard toilet in China.... No lid problem there... cause they don't have them.... I might also mention that they are flush with the ground so you have to "squat" over the whole.... and don't forget to bring paper... because they don't supply it.... Beautiful country but they need to work on this one

I'm a firm believer that there is never a need to show a photo of the bathroom in marketing materials for a listing. Surely there are other more attractive parts of the home to show off!?!?

Rosemary - I WANT that toilet!! LOL!

Desiree - huh?

I know this is going a different direction, but look at at this picture of a public bathroom in Switzerland

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Gives a new meaning to "transparent real estate"!

You guys are quick!!!

Rosemary - I guess those people have some tissue issues! : )

Debbie - that's funny (it's like people knowing if I took the pictures or Rick did) LOL!

Desiree - I would love to see a close up of the sign behind the toilet....what is that? a graph showing foot positioning?

Margaret - but if the average bathroom costs anywhere between $5,000 - $15,000 to redo.....I would like to see what they look like, don't you think?

no its a description how to use the foot pedal on the back to flush that freakin' contraption

I understand your frustration with leaving the toilet lid up, but was this post honestly that important or educating to be featured? Come on.

how true it is, why does no one think about this one simple detail.

Desiree - I am so glad!

Justin - I don't do the featuring and we're just having a little fun, relax.

Joe - I hope you think about it the next time you photograph a bathroom - think of that little annoying voice saying "put it down.....close the lid"

OK, don't even get me started on the Japanese toilet. Have you ever heard of the Toto? Not the band, the toilet? I went to some very fancy shmancy Japanese Restaurant in Beverly Hills, I walked in to the bathroom after a few glasses of Saki. I open the stall door and the darn toilet seat opens by itself, I sit down and the seat and is heated (I kid you not)! OK, if that's not enough there is a control panel on the side, with all sorts of buttons. I start pushing these buttons and water is squirting and it's heating up and all sorts of weird things. Some women in the next stall is hysterical laughing because her Toto is doing the same thing. I'm wondering, is it the Saki or what?

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Tracey - please be my guest. We were introduced to the Toto by none other than Laurie Manny a couple of days ago who happens to have a listing with one of these!

Rick & Ines,

My turn at the toilet talk......I'm surprised no one has commented on the feng shui aspect of keeping the toilet seat down....This is so the "good chi" of the home doesn't escape.

Harold - AHA!!! What a great point! Toilet lids down win....once again!

Tracey - here's the post

Long Beach Home Bathroom Remodels

I have to say this is my biggest pet peeves. Our office is in Japan and we have the same toilets as in Japan. They are called squat toilets BUT they are supposed to be really healthy for you. That is the natural way for a human to go to the toilet in nature so they keep your body's plumbing in good conditon! Now no toilet paper is a whole other story.

Todd - I've heard that those squat toilets are definitely healthier for you - it's funny how we get used to certain things and cannot accept others.....but that's another post alltogether.

Now if you think of these Japanese bathrooms, they must be easy to photograph....just don't point at the floor and keep the camera at eye level

One does get their monies worth on AR, I have to say that,lol I had a really wonderful picture that I thought I kept on this computer, it is not there. I will find it and share it . Cleaver and very worthwhile post. It does go to the heart of the matter!

William - I know we've gotten of course here for a bit, but I do think that a lot would argue that the post does not go to the "HEART" of the matter....but somewhere else! ; )

YUCK! What could be uglier? Necessary, yes but uuugly! When I had my house built, the builder wanted to locate the toilet right in front of the door entering into the bathroom, plus the bathroom would be directly across from the front door of the house. I said, are you kidding me with this!!! The overall design of the toilet has not evolved much over the years. I keep thinking that some creative designer will bring it into the 21st century. And don't even get me started on toilet lids! Have you seen some of these lately? Hilarious post.

I SO agree! Can't stand to see the open toilet shots!! Close those lids or don't take the picture!

I have two pet peeves:

1) Pink toilets - too sissy for me.

2) Lids down - too sissy for me.

That and garbage cans in kitchen photos!! Why don't people move the garbage cans in the kitchen out of the way for the photos?

Ines, if the men can't remember to close the lid after they use it, how are they going to remember to close it for photos? LOL

I always put the seat down for the pics.

is everyone going down the drain these days?

LOL....love the post! I am going to print this and put it up above the toilets in my house. Maybe some people will get the hint!

I agree with the first person that said, why bother taking a picture of the bathroom unless it is some huge Italian marble throne?? I hate even looking at pictures of bathrooms in houses and don't know why agents even try. There is no good angle for taking a picture of a bathroom - lord knows I have tried - they always look real small and dumpy - pardon the pun!

Now the moderators are featuring tiolets posts? Amazing. next they'll feature what is inside:)

Ines,

When I retake the shot..you'll see me on top!

I agree with those who said that there's no particular reason to photograph the bathroom at all, unless there's something special about it. I also take umbrage at the suggestion that it's a "man thing" to leave the lid (as opposed to the seat) up. Many people leave the lid up. If you're going to take a photo, put the lid down.

Now this is a featured post I can get my head around. Going down the toilet real quick:)

You'll like this one:

Exploding toilet

Japanese Toilet

How are realtors like two-year olds? Toilet humor produces the most chuckles! Funny and relevant. Thanks, Hilary

I'm trying to implement a way for users to click a toilet on a virtual tour and open the lid. If they click it again it will switch to a birds eye view with an option to zoom so you can actually see UNDERNEATH the rim. It'll be the next best thing for virtual tours!

Okay...

It's time for the Active Rain Addiction Toilet...

I shall now go find out the original source of that picture :)

I'll be back with that info...TLW...ROAR!

That toilet has been around on the Internet for quite some time.

I can not locate the original source to give credit where credit IS due :)

TLW...ROAR!

I have never given so much thought to the toilet or bathroom in my life then to see a 100 comments and such a variety of comments......I also like the chained toilet lid! The premise of the lid down has always been a house rule so no mistakes here.....been in training over 20 years! Nice post.

OH yeah! I hear you girl! pet peeve of mine as well.. .bugs me beyond belief!!! Then to get a toliet with the black hole right in the middle of your photograph.. .yuck! Toliets are nasty (but a necessity- sure beats using an out house!) and I'm a germ-a-phobe!

Hee hee. Funny post. I agree with most everyone...I try not to take photos of toilets! I have a client right now and whenever I show the property I notice that all the toilet seats are up. Even the bathrooms they never use! What's that about, do they think the toilet needs to breathe or something? Yuk. I think toilet seats up is bad fung shui too...but that's probably another post.

LOL! I saw Neal's post and really liked it but noticed the toilet right away... I guess I didn't consider posting about it...good investigative reporting!

Ha! This post reminded me of something that happened late last year, so I made my own post about it here. Thanks for the funny, but very true blog.

Ines - Thank you for the potty talk. It is a source of aggravation for me as well. I've never understood why agents always seem to have one of their standard pics be one of the tiny bathroom, with or without the seat up. I haven't run across a home yet that doesn't have at least 1 bathroom (have you?) and the focus on the throne just seems silly. It certainly isn't going to help sell the house.

Jeff

A couple of years ago I had a listing that was a beautiful apartment. xxx mint renovation. I had the whole place photographed including the bathroom and posted the pictures on websites. My seller called up and said they found it offensive seeing their toilet in photos and I should take it down. Since then I've never shown a toilet in any photos. I will sometimes show the bathroom in photos but only the vanity, the shower, tiles, marble etc but No toilet shot.

I see this all the time in photos- bugs me to no end. I also have had showings where there is a surprise left in the toilet (with the lid up). Disgusting special feature.

Very funny post!

You guys have been having fun with this one!!! over 100 comments - leave it to the TOILETS to attract that much attention!!!!

Donna -as an architect, I can tell you that bathroom design is not an easy subject and trivial things like toilet location is key. I just walked into a $2 million dollar listings where you could see the toilet from the master bedroom.....that's just WRONG!

Melissa - that's it....close it or don't take it!

Randy - LOL!!! What a great way to start off the day than with a little humor!

Becky - I think we're offending a couple of guys here! : )

Nickitiki - where have you been????OK....don't answer that!

Leah - that's a great idea!

Debbie - with a wide angle they don't look all that bad. This picture of a small powder room brought a lot of traffic to this listing.

small powder room

Neal - yeah right! I want to see that picture!

I agree, this has got to be my biggest pet peeve in this industry. If Realtors don't think that Buyers pick this out when they are looking thru house photos: YOU ARE WRONG! I have had one Buyer not want to see the whole house because the bathroom/toilet photo was so disgusting. Imagine that!

To the post above: Nice pic. If you must take a picture of the bathroom (which I don't know is ALWAYS NECESSARY), at least do it with taste! :) Kudos!

better yet! make sure when you take the picture, there's no one on the seat!

when I was realtoring I had the chance to show a house by Frank Lloyd Wright's top student...

the people had remodeled some to make what was supposed to be the master into a mother in law suite. They made a little bathroom...

you have to understand most of the walls were not fixed but could move in slots and grooves...

anyway... the bathroom had a $2000 toilet in it... and a small shower stall...

I could not fit in the stall.. I'm not THAT big...

and you could barely get to it because the toilet (big and BLACK) was in the way!!

Someone may have gotten a permit to start construction in some way but that was definitely not 15" on center... i.e. to code!

Brian - I apologize for the offense but I had 3 men to pick on and it was fun! ; )

BB - OH NO!!! That's not difficult to do these days....the moon maybe? The exploding toilet scared the crap out of me (pun intended) and the Japanese one I just wished the guy with the dirty shoe would stick it in there to wash it! I was more grossed out by the shoe than the toilet!

Hilary - when all else fails.....try toilet humor.

Gabriel - that is hilarious!!! I'm sure it would get tons of attention.

TLW - I feel honored.....that's the first time I get the famous toilet on one of my posts!

Gary - you are a good man.

Katrina - don't even get me started with germs.

Kelly - "breathing toilets" .....now THAT's a concept!

Jeff G.- these just popped out at me the same day and INSPIRED ME.....never thought I would be inspired by a toilet.

Nice pics ;-).

Usually we do not put pictures of the bathrooms on the MLS, exept it is very nice or special in any way.

OMG! I always thought it was just me who thought that!! I always go around before a showing or open house too and close the toilet lid. Drives me crazy!

Irene - that's pretty gross....I check all the toilets before I show a house and close lids.

Jeff D.- I really think we should survey the consumer about this because I like to see the shape of the bathrooms and bathrooms HAVE been deal breakers for us because they are costly.

Mitchell - that's pretty interesting - this post has been an educational one as funny as it may be.

John - take a look at Irene's post above, it talks about just that.

Beth - my sentiments exactly!

David - you just cracked me up with "I'm not that big!" - I've seen very small bathrooms but butchering good architecture is a crime and should be punishable by law.

Axel - that seems to be the consensus....very interesting!

Beth - it's the OCD ones like us that do things like that.....you are not alone! : )

You women are sooooooooooooo picky! LOL

I have one rule about listing pics - if it doesn't show the house to an advantage don't take it! That includes toilets with the lids up, unmade beds, corners of small rooms, trash cans, messy kitchens etc.

On the top two photos the open toilet lid is the least of those bathroom's problems.

Pink tile with blue fixtures. These guys need to call the folks at MiracleMethod.com bathtub, tile, and surface coating.

Our local Miracle Method guys have done several projects for me with excellent results. They can make old and outdated fixtures and tile look like brand new in about 3 days for about 25% of the cost of replacing.

Thanks for pointing out something that should have been obvious. I will be going back to check all my bathroom pics and probably taking some new ones.

And throw a towel over the bidet, too! We don't want to gross anybody out..

I only have a moment...So I only have time to do this...to YOU :)

Ha! Ha! Ines. Nice Work :)

ROAR! I'll be back in a little while. Do you hear those sirens? Wink. Wink.

Ines - Love the title of this post, Classic!!!

George - and you love it, come on.....admit it!

Terri - I have that rule too unless the listing is a fixer upper or a complete demolition job, which at that point, no one even cares and want to see the space.

Jim - what a great commercial - I do use refinishers....BUT.....in Miami the retro 50's bathrooms, if in good condition, are a great seller and they usually have funky colors like pink and blue - teal and black - yellow and green. The white on white bathrooms, unless in a really cheap house, are not good sellers.

Hugh - AHA! that's exactly what I wanted.......for people to go back and check their bathroom pictures!

Eric - what's wrong with bidets? : )

TLW - OMG - that's too funny!! I thought that was CRAIG there for a second.

Jason - your titles are not too bad either - I'm still doing the STOP......HAMMER TIME!

I have two other pet peeves with photos---photos with cars and garbage cans in the driveway.

I have had to clean the toilet before I could have my open house ugh... I take pics of all rooms but i dont post the bathroom pics unless its just amazing.

Okay ... I couldn't resist. After laughing my way through this post this morning I stumbled across this picture.

water closet

Brings a new meaning to the term "water closet." :-) Enjoy! ~ jeff

Diane - the garbage cans drive me CRAZY!! just yesterday I asked a seller to please move their car to be able to take the picture and they said "but it's a nice car".....go figure.

Vicki - are we picky or what?

Art - you forgot to include the gas masks! : )

Jeff W.- that's hilarious! and to think whoever took the picture would never know we were making fun! HA!

I'm gonna have to go with Rich on this one! Plus, it's hard to take a good picture of a bathroom unless it's GIGANTIC! Good post!

Runaway post, look out! Ines how funny is this? The post and the ensuing comments and pictures. I'm actually guilty of having the seat up in one of my property pictures. I'll try to fix it!

Amen sister, it seems no matter how beautiful the bathroom is, if the lid is up that is really ALL you see. Agreed, close it!

My eyes were drawn to the pink tile with the blue sink! HAAHAHAHAAAAAA

Love your title! You are right, close the lid. BUT, that's only the beginning of what's wrong with every one of these bathrooms.

They are all butt ugly!

A home stager could transform any of them (and the house too!) at minimal cost. Then it's up to the agent to take great photos and market the heck out of it, especially when about 70% of homebuyers are looking online before deciding whether to even visit a listing.

Debra Gould

Joe - not with RICH!!! : )

Maggie - there are some posts that take a life of their own and the thread becomes better than the actual post......this one is definitely one of them.

Sondra - I am so glad to hear someone agrees with me that a bathroom can be pretty. What a relief!

Tony - and you did not even see the flamingos!!

Debra - I agree with you sooo much, but there are no such stagers in my area. There are some that claim they are but are all but affordable.

I usually don't show bathroom pics unless it's one of my larger homes with upgraded baths eg. jacuzzi, sep showers, dual sinks etc. Fortunately, the toilet in usually in a separate little area with a door! I will remember you each time I go out & take photos...I can just hear you now... "Remember to shut the toilet, Michelle! " I will definitely be playing "I Spy" from now on, looking for open toilet seats, peeling wall paper and the funky shower curtain combos. lol

I guess this will remind Rick to close the toilet seat from now on as well. Did you threaten to post this, as a punishment? You are too funny!

Foy YOU Ines!

I just took a listing today and thought of you ...

Butterfly is a smart arse :)

I've GOT to get me one of these!!!

Michelle - that little voice is going to hunt you and follow you wherever you go!!! The toilet thing is pretty funny, now Rick threatens the kids to pick up or I may take a picture and post it! : )

Mariana - all these people are going to think of me when they see a toilet......I don't know if that's a good thing, I should have thought about this better.

Is that a padded seat???? OMG and it looks like an airplane bathroom (it's tiny!). Did you see your butterfly?

TLW - she sure is! But it's a lovely bowl, don't you think?

OMG BB!! That is the funniest!

How about doing what Sellius suggests?...Turn the bathroom into a blogging office :)

Property of Sellius Real Estate

Image...Property of Sellius Real Estate.

As you can see one of the guys remembered to put the lid down :)

P.S. Sorry about the link Ines. I don't want to be accused of hijacking Sellius. I ain't going there :)

TLW...ROAR!

YES! I saw my butterfly after I left you the potty. Thank you? ... That IS a padded toilet seat. Cozy? The bathroom is the standard full bathroom from a '50's rambler .. I just took a pic of the bowl for you ... just for you. Thank goodness it is clean. (and I took the "real" picture with the lid down ...)

TLW - it's "sellsius" - I read that post and it cracked me up! Did you see your new Super TLW picture (the hat was more difficult to do, don't know why).

Mariana - thank you? LOL! I LOVE my gift and sooo glad you did that JUST for me.

Oh man, this post is hilarious. I guess there is only so much you can control as a Realtor, but if it were me I would have to have strict self control not to only close the lid, but to also close the shower curtain, trash the personal items, remove the floor rugs, oh heck who am I kidding, I would just stage the whole thing :-)

Denise - I do that anyway and I'm not a stager......I have to warn our clients ahead of time that I "move" things.

i read your post at 3 am and bolted for the airport.

here is my original pic from ft. laud., copyright claimed baby.

if this is you sir, never mind,.. nothing to see here..

just in case you doubt. i was gonna get one on the airplane, but..

i didn't want to bother the people, since i had the window seat. :^0

Nicky Picky - where in the world is that? Why the airport at 3:00 AM?.......i'm confused!

I solved the bathroom pics with one client, we all take pics of kitchens, right????? DavidC

Why? Coffee makes me pee!

What a post, I have never laughed so hard on AR! Did you guys think you would get so many comments on bath room pictures???? And then I found the fish toilets post, toooo much!

David - what is THAT!!! I guess replacing a refrigerator with a toilet is an interesting concept. You are way too funny!

(This post is like a broken potty - just keeps running and running and running. Thank goodness it is hillarious, otherwise someone would have to jiggle the handle...)

Thomas Crapper - Potty Promoter

Oh Look! It's Thomas Crapper - The Potty Promoter!

(No, he did not invent the toilet, but he DID promote it. Would HE have left the seat cover up or down?)

Ines... so, there is a Rick and he can take pictures? Good for you.... lol Hey, I am a man and I even put the seat down in my own house. Just how I grew up..... anyhow, you wonder why those that took these pictures would not realize this.

jeff belonger

David M. , hey dude, i'm no expert, but that can't be good fung shui !!

Ines, I flew today, 2 flights, roundtrip. saw your post before i left, around 3 am with coffee.

Mariana - you can say that again!........I hate broken Potties!

That's a great questions - I'm voting for seat cover up..without a doubt.

Jeff - the whole point is that there IS a RIck but he CAN'T take pictures. btw, he does put the seat down, what he fails to do is put the lid down as well (before taking the pictures). I'm so glad he doesn't blog, because he would be busting my chops right now.

Nixster!!! Now I remember! How was the trip? I'm disappointed you didn't take a picture of the airplane's toilet!

AUG

2007

lol.... I meant the lid... I always put the lid down... lol And I knew there was a Rick... that was in a post of yours about 7 months ago. ;o)

Rick & Ines

Never really thought about it before, but the pictures make a real difference between up or down. I liked the virtual tour one the best.

Jeff - you mean the post with the paid actor? That's what people keep telling me. Mariana has one of those as well. We get a 2 for 1 price for them.

Gary - LOL! I thought that was genius too - a virtual tour of your potty.....only in Active Rain.

	Look on the bright side - at least the toilets are indoors! Where I come from, you'll often see them in people's yards.