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Transfrom a 50's Pink Bath for 60 Bucks!

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Real Estate Agent with Dove Realty Inc.

                             

How many time have you been stopped in your tracks by the pink elephant! Especially when your clients don't have the money or the will to replace the offending fixtures.

Well here's a fast and inexpensive fix to taming the beast. I had my clients paint the cabinetry and the walls with Cappacino by Restroration Hardware and then I whipped up a shower curtain and matching window treatment from 2 panels I picked up on sale at JC Penneys. The plaid contained a small amount of pink with brown and gold. It all worked to actually tone dowm the pink sink and tub.

If you're having problems taming your 50's bath give me a call at 206-781-1724, because:

The Better it Looks... the Better it Sells!

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Kerry L Klun, Broker/Owner
Palm Realty - Melbourne, FL
321-626-5868

Susan, great job!

Feb 06, 2011 06:44 PM
Carol Zingone
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Florida Network Realty - Jacksonville Beach, FL
Global Realtor in Jax Beach, FL - ABR, CRS, CIPS

Great idea - I have indeed been stopped  by outdated baths, as have my buyers. Thanks for sharing!

Feb 06, 2011 09:59 PM
Clint Mckie
Desert Sun Home, commercial Inspections - Carlsbad, NM
Desert Sun Home, Comm. Inspection 1-575-706-5586

I kinda like the pink.

Great job with the plaid curtains.

Feb 06, 2011 10:31 PM
Kathy Nielsen
http://atlantahomestaging.net - Marietta, GA
Atlanta Georgia Home Stager

What an absolutely amazing transformation. This came out wonderful, Susan!

Congratulations. Your home staging is being featured in the group Staging Before and After Pictures.

Kathy

Feb 06, 2011 11:39 PM
Maria Tobin
Staged For Success - Huntersville, NC
ASP, IAHSP

Beautiful job Susan.  I especially love the shower curtain.

Feb 07, 2011 12:19 AM
Norma Toering Broker for Palos Verdes and Beach Cities
Charlemagne International Properties - Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Palos Verdes Luxury Homes in L.A.

You did a great job diverting the eye away from the pink sink and placing the focus on the plaid fabric.  Smart move!

Feb 07, 2011 01:45 AM
Julia Maher
Nestings: Connecticut Home Staging and Model Homes - Fairfield, CT
Connecticut Home Stager

Very Burberry!  Makes the pink intentional, and gender-neutral with the use of plaid!

Feb 07, 2011 02:03 AM
Kathy Burke
Sensational Home Staging~~Danville, CA - Danville, CA
S.F. East Bay Home Staging

Looks amazing....great update to a retro bathroom!!!!  Your eye does now go to the plaid and it is very chic looking!

Feb 07, 2011 02:51 AM
Shelley Roufs
Simply Staged Homes - New Ulm, MN

A definite drab to fab look! The bathroom looks thought out with your changes; not just pieced together

Feb 07, 2011 04:51 AM
Maureen Bray Portland OR Home Stager ~ Room Solutions Staging
Room Solutions Staging, Portland OR - Portland, OR
"Staging Consultations that Sell Portland Homes"

Susan -- I LOVE what you did to make the pink bathroom fixtures work!  Once again your creative eye came up with a fabulous solution.

Feb 08, 2011 04:01 AM
Mary Lou Teague
HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC - Knoxville, TN
Home Style and Staging Knoxville. TN

AWESOME !!! what a great job you have done...what an update this was !!!

Feb 10, 2011 12:48 AM
Tim Bradley
Contour Investment Properties - Jackson Hole, WY
Commercial Real Estate Expert in Jackson Hole, WY

Oh my! What were they thinking in the 50s anyway? I lived in a few of these in my college days...

Feb 11, 2011 01:54 AM
Laura Reilly
Real Living Real Estate Professionals - Redding, CA
Home Sales Realtor - Short Sale Team Member - Redd

That was great. So simple but sooo effective!

Feb 13, 2011 12:11 PM
Sam Cooper
Howard Hanna Real Estate - Pickerington, OH
Sam Cooper Howard Hanna Real Estate

Susan, looks like a wonderful improvement. Best wishes,

Sam

Feb 14, 2011 06:13 AM
Lori Donegan
Ready 2 Stage - Cleveland, TN

Great!  I kind of like the pink fixtures, but not everyone feels the same.  Thanks for sharing your transformation.

Feb 14, 2011 07:47 AM
Susan Peters
Dove Realty Inc. - Seattle, WA
The Better it Looks the Better it Sells

Thanks for all your kind comments and I have to admit I kind of like the pink too.

Feb 16, 2011 04:54 PM