It doesn't take a Staging professional or a Feng Shui expert to see that too many mirrors on a wall just has the unpleasant affect of doubling the ugly.
The reflection of a bright, cheery and simple room is good; the reflection of a dark, busy and cluttered room is not.
Whether you're selling a house or planning on staying for a while, mirrors can do a lot more than just reflect your pretty self. Mirrors reflect light, they help bring the outdoors in, and make a room look brighter. Mirrors can also make small rooms look taller or wider and from a Feng Shui perspective, it is said that they draw in positive energy - all of these things are good.
A common problem that we find in the newer track homes, are the large wall-to-wall mirrors that have become so standard in bathrooms. Unless a bathroom has gone through an expensive remodel or upgrade and is near perfect, these large mirrors are likely not going to help sell a home. To easily and inexpensively update an average bathroom space, replacing those standard "wall-to-wall" bathroom mirrors with better proportioned framed mirrors is a must.
Here is a prime example of what a buyer sees when there are too many mirrors reflecting all the wrong things and how changing them eliminates the ugly and unattractive.
Before: Notice the bathroom mirror at this angle reflects 3 doors in this small room, worst yet at a slightly different angle (not shown in the picture); we were able to see a total of 6 doors in this small space. Notice the dresser mirror reflecting the unmade bed, the family pictures, and the outdated furniture.
After: At our recommendation, the homeowners replaced the large mirrors with smaller, but functional mirrors. The affect was immediately realized by reducing the illusion of too many doors and too much clutter. This master bathroom and bedroom were transformed into elegant and updated rooms.
Here, at Simply Staging, making inexpensive suggestions to maximize a home's appeal is what we do. In the bathroom pictured above, we also recommended painting or re-facing the cabinets a darker color to match the mirror frames. This would've really made a big impact and wouldn't have cost a whole lot of money, but the homeowners were hesitant to do this. Not painting cabinets is another big mistake that sellers make, to see more about how effective painting cabinets can be see the following article by Julia Fedak, CSP "This is Why You Need to Paint Dated Cupboards!
Simply Staging has been offering Home Staging Solutions for both the "Vacant" and the "Not So Vacant" homes in El Dorado County and The Greater Sacramento area for more than 3 years. For a free proposal, give us a call at (530) 417-1337 and see what it takes to get your home "Sell Ready"
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