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Connecticut Home Staging: From Country To Coastal Vintage Bathroom

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Connecticut Home Staging:  From Country To Coastal Vintage Bathroom

One of the most important considerations in real estate is Location, Location, Location!  If you are planning to sell your house, take into consideration its location.  Present your house in a manner that reflects the best features of living in that area.

Properties located in the beach area of Fairfield, Connecticut are highly prized for their proximity to the many public beaches.  As a result, they frequently command much higher prices than similar houses located further inland.

This charming Cape Cod-style house is located one block in from the Fairfield beaches; a prime location.  However, little about the interior of the house said so.  This house needed to tell Buyers, "You could be living at the beach!" at every turn.

This is how we turned the vintage powder room/laundry from Country to Coastal:

before

before

The Sellers had removed the original bathtub to create a laundry room.  (There are two other full baths in the house.)  While the sink and toilet had recently been updated, the vintage tile, black tile floor, and medicine cabinet were still intact.  (The mirror on the end wall fills a space where a window used to be prior to a recent addition.)

 

With a minimal budget for paint and new doors, we worked with the vintage feel, but added some Coastal accents:

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Ahhh, the magic of paint!  The new shower curtain was the best find!  The coquillage print says it all, yet it's not cutesy or kitschy.  It has a toile-like appearance - very sophisticated.

 

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Darker coastal tones were used here and throughout the house - not the beachy brights or pastels.  The black-framed shell art and aubergine-colored candles now make that black floor WORK!

 

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Love, love. love that shower curtain!  It really made the room.

 

Stage your house to reflect the area!  This Fairfield, Connecticut, house Staged by Nestings Home Staging, and priced right, SOLD in eight (8!) days! 

Connecticut Home Staging:  From Country To Coastal Vintage Bathroom

Maureen Bray Portland OR Home Stager ~ Room Solutions Staging
Room Solutions Staging, Portland OR - Portland, OR
"Staging Consultations that Sell Portland Homes"

Hi Julie ~ what a huge improvement in the appeal of this (now cute) bathroom!  Was the pink tile glazed by a company who specializes in that, or ??  It looks great!!

Aug 16, 2012 02:28 AM
Peggy Hughes/pha logistix, inc.
pha logistix inc - San Francisco, CA
SF NYC LA

Great job, Julie.  I, too, am curious how the tile was painted... please share!

Aug 16, 2012 02:54 AM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hi Julia -- nice transformation.  Okay, I'd also like to know about the tile --- I've seen homes where it has been changed and wonder of the method you and/or the homeowners used.

Aug 16, 2012 03:24 AM
Julia Maher
Nestings: Connecticut Home Staging and Model Homes - Fairfield, CT
Connecticut Home Stager
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

LOVE the white tile....you did an awesome job on this bathroom!  Thanks for sharing the tile info!

Aug 16, 2012 04:41 AM
Melissa Marro
Keller Williams First Coast Realty - The Marro Team - Orange Park, FL
Jacksonville Real Estate and Home Staging

I've been recommending this to clients for years and right now I have a very stubbon one who just won't listen. I think I'm going to forward her your post and see if she gets the hint... 

Aug 16, 2012 12:31 PM
Julia Maher
Nestings: Connecticut Home Staging and Model Homes - Fairfield, CT
Connecticut Home Stager

Thanks Sharon - It is move-in ready!

Good luck, Melissa - hopefully she'll listen this time!

Aug 17, 2012 04:20 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Julia- I love the transformation.  I'm taking a look at those links because on occasion I do have a client with the pink or other color tile.  What a difference. 

Aug 17, 2012 10:08 AM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Julia -- thanks for the links and for sharing the info.  

Aug 18, 2012 04:32 AM
Sally Weatherley
EXIT STAGE RIGHT - Vancouver, BC
Vancouver Home Staging, Home Stager Vancouver, B.C

Julie - That blue/pink colour combination was giving me a migraine.  Love the new coastal look and especially the "coquillage" (why, I believe that's a French word!) shower curtain.  Simply "magnifique"!

Aug 18, 2012 06:51 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

    
  Thanks for the Ah-ha moment!
Featured you in my Weekly Post!

Aug 18, 2012 09:45 PM
Joanna Cohlan
Fresh Eyes For Your Home - Chappaqua, NY
Designing, Decorating & Staging Westchester Homes

What a gorgeous new bathroom-the blue and pink was indeed an oy vey moment and the new white paint and and tile glazing made this a restful and peaceful room.  Congratulations!

Aug 18, 2012 11:50 PM
Julia Maher
Nestings: Connecticut Home Staging and Model Homes - Fairfield, CT
Connecticut Home Stager

To All:  Please note these tiles were NOT re-glazed.  They were painted, but using a very specific technique for glazed tiles.  Check the links above before starting!

Kathy:  I'm so honored - many thanks!

Michael:  I'm going to recommend this more often.

Yes, Sally - "coquillage" is French!  I do it all for you!

Oy vey! indeed, Joanna!

Aug 19, 2012 01:13 AM
Anna Tolstoy
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - Natick, MA

Wonderful quick and inexpensive transfirmation, great job Julia! And I loved how the curtain plays up this white room. 

One thing to mention though; painted tile is not a long term solution, at some point paint will start chipping. Of course a lot depends how well it was done, and if professionals completed the job, but be extra thorough with prep steps if doing it yourself.

Aug 19, 2012 02:17 AM
Rebecca Gaujot, Realtor®
Lewisburg, WV
Lewisburg WV, the go to agent for all real estate

Julia, outstanding transformation of this bathroom...and bookmarked this post to keep as a reference.

Aug 19, 2012 03:37 AM
Kathy Della-Nebbia
Royal LePage State Realty, Brokerage - Hamilton, ON
SRES

Love this and didn't realize it could be done.  Thank you.  I've also bookmarked and suggested.  I'll be sharing the links with your permission.

Kathy

Aug 19, 2012 11:02 AM