Home Staging – Bathroom Tips
It seems that the latest publicity on bathrooms is that they are the germiest rooms in the house! We’ve even been advised to keep our toothbrushes in the bedroom! Although this might sound extreme, any advice when tempered, for a clean and healthy living environment, can’t be all that bad!
When staging your home for the market place put special effort into creating a bathroom that is clean to all the senses: it looks, smells, feels, and even sounds squeaky clean! Environmentally-safe cleaning products are much easier to find now and so you can keep up the appearance of your bathroom throughout the period of showing your home without wreaking havoc on your own health! And killing the viewers with chemicals! Simply, vinegar and warm water in a spray bottle will do your mirrors and glass shower doors. Baby wipes are great for a quick clean-up of the toilet and tub exteriors.
You can update the look of your bathroom(s) by changing the paint tones; create the illusion of more space by choosing tones which harmonize with your counter tops, flooring, and bath tiles. Consider painting the cupboard doors in a similar hue and change the hardware on them as well! If you need professional direction in making your color choices, there are pre-mixed, pre-matched paint “kits” to get you on the right track!
Home staging means presenting your home to an audience, an audience of potential buyers. Most people are turned off by a bathroom which smells moldy (especially on the West Coast) so keep that fan working during showers and after. Let fresh air in if possible. Consider lighting a discreetly scented candle to refresh the air in this popular room.
Try to tuck your essentials under the counter, inside the cupboards, or in nice baskets which are pleasing to the eye. The less “stuff” exposed, the better your home shows, and that includes the bathroom as well!
It also can be fun to try a uniquely shaped vessel sink, such as square, round, or oval. Try something different! Live a little!