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How to Stage Your Bathroom

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How to Stage Your Bathroom

When your house is on the market, every room and space counts. Don’t forget your bathroom. Just like the rest of your house, editing what you have, making sure that it’s clean, and showing your buyer the possibilities of the space are key.

 

staged bathroom

 

Below are nine tips to help you stage your bathroom.

 

1. Look at your light fixtures.

You’d be surprised at how much new/updated light fixtures can give your bathroom a fresh look. Take a walk in the aisles of your local hardware store and see what’s available. They’re a small investment in helping to get your home sold.

If you have covers on your current light fixtures, remove and clean them.

 

mirror2. Take a good look at your mirror

If your mirror is desilvering around the edges, this needs to be addressed. As a stager, when I see this it shouts I am old! You can resilver the mirror, replace it, or place a frame around it.

New or old, be sure to make sure that it sparkles.

 

3. Update your hardware

Consider updating the hardware on your cabinets and new faucets if you can.

 

 

4. Hide the personals

You would think that this is a no-brainer, but it isn’t. Buyers feel as if they’re intruding if they look into the bathroom and see your toothbrushes, shaving cream, lotions, etc scattered on the countertop. Buy some plastic storage containers at Target and place your items in them and then under the counter.

They may pop in and pop out just as quickly if all they see is your stuff.

Not to mention the fact that all of the stuff can be distracting.

You will also want to put away all prescription medication.

 

5. Fluffy white towels!

Perhaps you’re waiting to buy new towels until you get into your new home. That’s understandable. However, if your towels are blah and represent every color of the rainbow, consider investing in some new fluffy white towels. Nothing says Spa like those.

 

6. New shower curtain or make the glass sparkle

Consider a solid or clear curtain if you have one that is overly ornate.

If you have a shower door, make sure that it sparkles.

 

before and after staged bathroom

 

7. Clean

Grab your soft scrub, Limeaway, vinegar, Windex, and whatever else you clean with and go for it.

 

8. Check your walls

While you’re painting the rest of your house, don’t forget the bathroom!  If you have wallpaper in it and it is from the last century, remove it.

 

9. Time to Stage!

This is where you take your bathroom from nice to Spa-wow!

Think threes as you group decorative items such as a plant or, my bathroom stagedfavorite, an orchid, candles, rolled hand towels, or an apothecary jar filled with soap, potpourri, or small hand towels.

Use your imagination but remember to keep it simple.

 

Give your bathroom that spa-appeal when you prepare it for sale. These 9 tips are easy to do and can have a minimum impact on your budget, with a positive effect on your sale price.



 

 

 

For more information on Staging Your House, please see:

How to Stage Your Kitchen

How to Stage Your Family Room

How to Stage Your Master Bedroom

 

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Kathy Streib
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Comments (43)

Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

My house isn't fancy like some of your pictures but I do try to keep things uncluttered and stage my guest space to make it appealing and comfortable. 

Aug 14, 2018 01:02 PM
Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Broker
Elizabeth Anne Weintraub, Broker - Sacramento, CA
Put 40 years of experience to work for you

So many bathroom problems can be resolved with Tilex. The mold fighting kind of Tilex. But make sure you ventilate as the fumes can be awful. Nothing quite gets the job done like Tilex.

Aug 14, 2018 02:44 PM
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

Love these tips and was actually just struggling today with staging a bathroom in a vacant home.  

Aug 14, 2018 03:01 PM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

Great tips as always my friend, I am going to keep these in mind the next time that I need to stage a bathroom!

Aug 14, 2018 03:20 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Carol Williams who cares about fancy. Clean, cozy and comfortable!!!

Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Real Estate Agent, Top 1% of Lyon Agents Tilex is a great product. I remember using RainX on my shower door. 

Chris Ann Cleland 1 silk orchid, some rolled hand towels and a tall pillar candle. 

Aug 14, 2018 04:10 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Hi Brian= Thank you!!!  Show us a Before and After! They're always fun. 

Aug 14, 2018 04:19 PM
Mike McCann Nebraska Land Broker
Mike McCann - Broker, Mach1 Realty Farm & Commercial Land Broker-Auctioneer Serving Nebraska - Kearney, NE
Farm & Commercial Property For Sale 308-627-3700

I need to step up my game...the last time I had flower in my bathroom it was spelled with a u and no e.  Thanks for sharing great tips Kathy Streib  

Aug 14, 2018 06:04 PM
John Henry, Florida Architect
John Henry Masterworks Design International, Inc. - Orlando, FL
Residential Architect, Luxury Custom Home Design

Very nice Kathy!  Great ideas for staging and actually to make our OWN houses livable and pleasant once more!!  Beautiful photos too.

Aug 14, 2018 07:01 PM
William Johnson
Retired - La Jolla, CA
Retired

Hi Kathy,

This is perfect. Add one thing, put the toilet lid down !

Aug 14, 2018 07:14 PM
Lottie Kendall
Compass - San Francisco, CA
Helping make your real estate dreams a reality

Good tips, Kathy. Squeaky clean and zen-like works best in bathrooms. Putting a frame around a desilvering mirror is a great solution.

Aug 14, 2018 08:40 PM
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

 Those are the greatest tips for optimizing the bathroom. It is the end for giving zone and many of my listings Kathy...

Aug 14, 2018 10:07 PM
Kimo Jarrett
Cyber Properties - Huntington Beach, CA
Pro Lifestyle Solutions

Interesting, useful and great advice to spruce up bathrooms. 

Aug 15, 2018 02:45 AM
James Dray
Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR

Morning Kathy.

No amount of of storage would help our bathroom.  We would need to have a storage area to pack it all in.  

Aug 15, 2018 04:00 AM
Barbara Michaluk
Weichert Realtors | Phone Direct 240-506-2434 | 301-681-0550 office - Silver Spring, MD
Leisure World Specialist / Full Service REALTOR

This is all good advice from someone who knows staging!  Thanks for sharing!

Aug 15, 2018 06:19 AM
Anne Corbin
Long and Foster - Lake Anna - Spotsylvania, VA
Serving Lake Anna & Central Virginia

Thanks, Kathy!  I've got 2 bathrooms that are in need of some fluffy white towels. I'll get them ordered for immediate staging.

Aug 16, 2018 07:26 AM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

Nothing like nice thick new white towels to make a bathroom seem more luxurious!

Aug 17, 2018 04:26 PM
Debb Janes
Nature As Neighbors - Camas, WA
Put My Love of Nature At Work for You

These are great tips, Kathy.  Love fluffy white towels and old mirrors creep me out. They can get wavy too... :) 

Aug 18, 2018 12:27 PM
Jan Green - Scottsdale, AZ
Value Added Service, 602-620-2699 - Scottsdale, AZ
HomeSmart Elite Group, REALTOR®, EcoBroker, GREEN

Very smart ideas Kathy. Love your spa suggestion.  I like to buy fluffy whites at Tuesday morning as they offer loads of them in different looks!   

Aug 22, 2018 05:43 PM
Warren Schutt
Warren Schutt Real Estate - Danbury, CT
Helping People with Their Moves for over 40 Years

I agree clean and spiffy is important. But, don't forget to close the toilet seat and cover. I am amazed how many sellers don't think to do this. It does make a better impression.

Sep 12, 2018 07:56 AM
Sally K. & David L. Hanson
EXP Realty 414-525-0563 - Brookfield, WI
WI Real Estate Agents - Luxury - Divorce

These suggestions are "spot" on...and easy to do...even to brighten the room while you continue to live there !

Sep 30, 2018 03:55 AM