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Staging a Bathroom to Sell: A Complete Guide

When staging a house for sale, it can be easy to focus on big projects such as updating your landscaping, dusting your home, or repainting chipped walls. Oftentimes, this can lead home sellers to neglect focusing on important rooms that tend to increase your home’s value – such as the bathroom. 

Bathrooms are a space we use every day – whether keeping up with your hygiene or having a relaxing spa afternoon. For as much time as we spend in the bathroom, there can be certain aspects that home sellers tend to forget such as cleanliness and proper staging. Forgetting to stage a bathroom can be a make-or-break deal for potential buyers. According to NAR’s Profile of Home Staging, 46% of buyers thought that staging a bathroom was at least somewhat important. Keep reading to learn more about staging a bathroom before you list your home to sell.

Staging a bathroom

While good bathrooms can come in a variety of color palettes and styles, there are some universal truths about what can make a bathroom look unattractive and outdated. Here are 7 tips to consider when staging a bathroom.

1. Provide sufficient lighting

Darkness can make a space feel smaller and less inviting. There are many ways to bring light into your bathroom such as updating your vanity lights with high voltage bulbs and installing a backlit LED mirror. Don’t forget the importance of natural light when staging a bathroom, especially if you live in a place that gets a lot of sun like Fresno, CA or Calgary, AB. If your bathroom has windows, make sure to open the blinds. Creating a lighter space can help draw buyers’ eyes to specific features of your bathroom and make it feel airy. 

2. Consider simple remodels 

A basic shower remodel such as updating your tile or switching out showerhead fixtures is a small investment that can make a big difference. If your vanity is outdated, consider replacing it completely or adding a fresh coat of paint and updating the hardware. If you notice any cracks or gaps around the windows, doors, sink, or shower, freshen up with calk to prevent air, bugs, or water from entering your home.  

3. Go with neutral colors

It’s best to get rid of any bright or clashing colors – including tiling or architecture – so your bathroom appeals to many potential homebuyers as possible. Simple colors such as white, beige, or taupe are safe paint colors and can ease buyers’ minds into thinking that painting is one less thing they will have to change. 

4. Store away personal items and clear off surfaces

When staging a bathroom, less is more. Make sure to hide all personal items such as toothbrushes, razors, shampoos, makeup, or hairbrushes in cabinet drawers. If you have a laundry hamper, remove it from the room to add space. Additionally, take out any seat covers or bath mats so that buyers can focus on the appliances and fixtures. Make sure your countertops are clean and free of clutter for a welcoming space.

5. Add simple touches

Create a spa oasis by including fluffy, white towels, a new bar of soap in a clean dish, and a fresh shower curtain. If your bathroom is small, install a large mirror to give the illusion of a larger room. Small finishes like a plant or vase can help add a splash of color, but make sure you don’t over-accessorize when staging your bathroom or the space will look cluttered and unorganized. 

6. Appeal to the senses

The bathroom can be one of the smelliest rooms in a house so make sure you get rid of any lingering odors and replace them with fresh scents. Before a home tour, light a candle or install an air freshener with relaxing scents such as lavender, rosemary eucalyptus, or florals. This will draw buyers into your bathroom and highlight the space. 

7. Don’t leave your toilet open

You’d be surprised how many online listings keep their lids open when showing off their porcelain throne. Make sure that you keep your toilet closed and clean when preparing your home for sale.

Cleaning a bathroom

If your bathroom is old or outdated, there may be potential hazards and indoor allergens that you should take care of before you begin to stage a bathroom. The most common issues homeowners find are mold, mildew, and stained tiling.

Mold

Your worst enemy wherever moisture exists is mold, and the slightest scent or sight can cause buyers to turn right back out the door. Simple surface mold can easily be scrubbed away, and taking care of it early on can stop it from spreading throughout your property. 

Any detection of severe mold should be followed by a thorough cleanup and an analysis of your home’s plumbing and exterior for potential leaks. If you suspect mold may be a problem in your property, take no chances and get your home inspected by a professional.

Discolored paint and mildew

Even when discoloration occurs in clean environments, it can make a space appear dirty. If aging or damaged paint is the cause, you can easily repaint it. However, another cause is mildew, which is common in moist environments such as a bathroom. 

You can test for mildew by applying a drop of bleach solution to the surface. If the stain is mildew, it should change colors within a minute or so. A bleach solution can help clean up mildew, and a fresh coat of paint containing mildewcide can keep it from happening again. But beware of applying new paint before killing the mildew or it may come back.

Stained tiling

While it isn’t pleasant, stained tile doesn’t necessarily mean you have to replace your floor. In fact, the stains can often be removed with a little elbow grease. A warm water and vinegar solution can deep clean surfaces, and a water-ammonia solution can eliminate mildew. Rusty spots can be eliminated quickly with an application of kerosene.

Whether you’re hiring a professional or staging on your own, following these simple bathroom staging ideas can help your home stand out online, get buyers through your door, make a lasting impression, and help sell your home faster. 

Exactly What to Do to Stage a Bathroom That Sells — True Design House

A 3 step strategy to cover the essential things you need to get absolutely right before listing your home.


Are you getting ready to sell your home and looking for more than just real estate staging tips & tricks?

I love making things easier for my clients so I’m happy to be sharing this one today! It’s long and detailed, but by the end of this article, I hope you have all the information you need to get your bathrooms staged perfectly and you are able to cross it off your list (I know there’s a lot on there right now!)


Wondering why you should listen to my advice?

I’ve been an interior designer for 21 years and in my work with a local reality team in the last few years, have staged over 450 local homes. This means that almost every single week I meet with people getting ready to list their homes for sale, walk through their home room by room with them and give them a detailed to-do list to get their home in it’s most beautiful, styled, photo-ready shape.


Because of this, I’ve seen a LOT of bathrooms over the years and one thing has become pretty clear: I’m always giving out the same 3 main pieces of advice. In this article, I’m going to share with you that exact advice I give my clients for their bathrooms and I’m going to tell you everything you need to know about why these three areas are so important to get right. Now you can know what one pro would tell you to do if she were there with you in your house, too!

I’m so happy you are here with me because not only are you right (staging the bathroom is really, really important!) but because I’ve also put together a concise plan of attack for you. You can stop searching online for random bathroom staging tips & tricks and just follow this plan – I’ve made it clear and simple because I want it to be easy for you.

Why is bathroom staging so critical? Two reasons:


Before we get to the ‘what to do’, let’s lay the foundation for the ‘why’, because understanding why something matters is pure motivation for getting the work done, and you are going to need a little energy and fire beneath you to get these bathrooms staged perfectly!


There are a few places in the home that I think are critical to have staged just right and the bathroom might just be the most important of them all. It’s easy to overlook the power of someone’s comfort in your home when you are selling it, but in my staging experience this is a crucial thing to understand.

People make a purchase decision based on their feeling about your home.


They make a very real, physical decision (one that involves location and money and tons of other ‘hard facts’) from a place of pure emotion. Their feeling about the house is the foundation to the rest of the decision. Without liking your home, feeling welcomed and relaxed there, and being able to imagine themselves and their family comfortably in the house, it is very difficult to go any further in the decision-making process. The house can be crossed off the list based on a feeling.

People’s comfort (and therefor good feelings) in the very personal space of a stranger is a fragile thing.


These people do not know you. They are standing in your bathroom. Please make it a neutral, clean, bright and comfortable experience for them. Your dirty mirror or wet bath mat is no big deal to you. It’s honestly no big deal in the big scheme of regular life, I get that. But remember: their comfort is fragile.

You want to give people the grace and respect of being able to see your home in as relaxed a way as possible so that they feel good. If the bathroom smells like your damp towel and they are looking at your beard hairs in the sink or your crusty washcloth in the tub, they are going to want to get out of there. Fast.

They are never, ever going to be able to imagine themselves giving their sweet babies a bubble bath in that tub, and those emotional touch-points are what sells houses.

When you understand this flow of events, you understand why staging the bathroom matter so much:

Comfortable people —> good feelings about your house —> wanting to live there —> making an amazing offer

So, now that we are on the same page about just why this is so critical for home staging, let’s get on to the ‘what to do’ part of things! Read on for the plan!

1. Deep clean

I don’t mean just regular swish & swipe clean. It needs to be spotless. Wash the walls, wash the garbage can, scrub the toilet really well. Use a de-scaler on the shower head. All the things you mean to do but never have time for, now is the time.

I normally suggest doing this deep clean before pictures and then a light touch up (or whatever is needed to get it back up to this level) before showings.


Honestly, go full ‘Monica’ on this. Toothbrush meets toilet. Replace the seat if it can’t be made white again. Wash the garbage can. Dust. Scrub. Disinfect. Polish. Do it all, and then do a little more.


You want potential buyers to walk in and feel immediately at ease. It should look immaculate & smell fresh.


2. No signs of life

No one wants to imagine you using the bathroom. If any of my former staging clients are reading this, they are probably nodding along right now. (Hi friends!) I say this one at every single appointment because it’s just that important.

This is an area that has three components: 1: personal décor, 2: personal hygiene, and 3: using the bathroom for bathroom things.

Personal decor: These are things like candles, small accessories that are personal (beach sand, seas shells, love notes), framed photos. These should all be removed.

Personal hygiene: Yes, you need to tuck away all your stuff. I’m sorry. My usual approach is to pack the less used stuff from under the sink, in the drawers or in the linen closet into boxes first. You are moving anyways, right? This stuff can usually be put into a box or plastic bin in the basement or in a closet, so that you can get to the hot water bottle or spa socks if you need them, but they are out of the ‘prime real estate’ for the most part.

Another way to make some room in the bathroom is to really simplify what you store in the room in terms of linens – maybe just keeping the ‘in use’ towels in here and moving the others to a bedroom or linen closet, would make some room. I know it’s going to be a pain, but it’s temporary, right?

Then, use a plastic basket or little box to keep your daily items in on the counter. When you have a showing, the basket can just be moved into the (now mostly empty) cabinet or closet. Same idea for the shower items: just have an empty plastic basket that you can quickly empty the shower into and then place the basket in the cabinet. Yes, the shower and bath should be empty of all personal products like shampoo and soap.

Evidence of using the bathroom for bathroom things: I can’t be vague here: tuck away the garbage can (this can go into the cabinet or just in the corner beside the toilet and cabinet if possible), toilet scrubber and plunger (if they can fit beside the toilet and aren’t visible from the door, that works, too!). Remove magazines and obvious air fresheners. If you have a squatty-potty, just no. Hide that thing. Same idea for kids training potties: tuck them away out of sight.

3. Simple and clean styling

So now we are down to an immaculate clean slate. The bathroom is deep cleaned and all personal items are removed. Now it’s time to add in just the right touches to make it look beautiful, updated and comfortable. Think of a spa, show home, or nice hotel. This is the clean, subtly impersonal, luxurious look we are going for.

Since the bathroom is such a small room and since styling it well is so important to selling your home, I think it’s one place that is well worth putting the extra effort into some very specific styling accessories.
This might mean buying a few new things, but it also just might mean looking around your house and using some items that you already own. You really don’t need many accessories in a bathroom and so what you choose is very important. There’s not much to draw the eye and create a vibe for the room – each piece needs to contribute to the correct feeling in the room.

The styling goal of a bathroom is simple and clean. Always choose bright and airy over anything else.

It’s okay to have it look a bit empty to you – remember this isn’t for living in and it’s not about your personal style and what looks and feels good to you. This styling is about marketing your home and what tends to feel best to potential buyers is a bathroom that feels almost brand new and definitely one that feels unused.

Buyers are logical people, and yes they know that the bathroom has been used before… but it sure feels good to be standing in one that feels as pristine as a luxury hotel room (which, to my point, has also been used before by strangers but certainly doesn’t feel like it when you walk in, right?)

A few notes on color: if at all possible, have the bathroom be as neutral as possible with as much white / light cream / light gray as you can. One accent color for the room works well if you already have things that coordinate together in that color. Bring in that ONE color in places like the shower curtain, art, some touches in the accessories. Again, if everything you added into the bathroom was white or light neutrals, that would be perfect, but if you already have some things in another single color and you don’t want to replace them with new things unnecessarily, that will work as well.

Now that that bathroom has been cleared out down to an empty slate by your deep clean and ‘no signs of life’ mission, it’s time to bring in some very specific styling.

Here’s my exact client styling directions in most homes:

1.

New fresh towels in white or a very light neutral. Do not use these towels! Set them out for photos and showings, and other than that hide them from your family. I layer a hand towel over a folded bath towel on the towel rod.

2.

One or two pieces of wall art or decor. Normally these would go above the hand towel rod or above the toilet, but you will know where will work best. These should replace any small hanging shelves. Choose something in a light neutral or in your accent color if you have one.

3.

Counter styling: set up one small grouping on the counter. If you have a free standing tub or a tub in an alcove, I would set another grouping up on an edge or in a corner there as well. The groupings should be 3 items (maybe 4 if using a larger items as a base) – a few of my go-to items are: candles, small plant, small floral arrangement, small hardcover books with nice covers (use as a base for the grouping), glass or crystal-look jars filled with cotton balls or q tips, paper wrapped bars of soap, small nice baskets filled with rolled washcloths, really small framed art, ceramic bowl filled with small wrapped soaps or bath salts, a small tray (as a base), a group of apothecary type amber jars.

Keep it very simple – these are the only 3 areas I style and I keep the counter styling very small and easy – don’t over do it!

A few extra details:

This is also the time to wash or replace the shower curtain if needed. New isn’t critical if it looks clean and is in good shape. (Side note: there is an element of having updated and appealing style in staging and it can definitely add a lot to a room with nothing else going on style-wise to have a nice new curtain in a modern, light color BUT an outdated shower curtain isn’t what is important here: clean and neat is the only critical part.)

Don’t have out a bath mat for photos or showings unless it is freshly washed and looks styled with the décor and you can lay it out just as you are leaving. It’s so hard to keep a bath mat looking perfect and if there is hair, wet footprints or toilet paper bits on it when a potential buyer looks at it, it can be a major turnoff. In my experience, it’s better to just avoid it. Besides, small rooms tend to look more spacious when the flooring is not visually broken up into smaller pieces by a mat.

And that is about every single thing I could say about staging a bathroom well. (Phew!) I hope this post was helpful if you are getting ready to move! If you aren’t planning a move soon and you enjoyed the read, I’d love for you to share it with your beloved past realtor - we all have one! Many real estate professionals find these staging articles are perfect to send along to their clients who are getting ready to list!

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How to choose the right bath for an apartment

When choosing a good practical bath, the main guideline is not the design, the presence of lighting or hydromassage, but the material of manufacture. The modern buyer is faced with a huge range of models made from different materials, but the most popular of them are acrylic, steel and cast iron. To figure out what material and which bathtubs are better to buy from, you should familiarize yourself with the characteristics and features of each type of plumbing.

From what material is it better to choose a bath, consider the top options:

Products are made from a synthetic polymer substance - acrylic. In recent years, acrylic sanitary ware has gained immense popularity, due not so much to its attractive appearance as to the variety of sizes and models.

Before buying an acrylic bath, it is worth considering the main advantages of the product:

In order to correctly decide which is better to buy a bath in an apartment, it is better to study the disadvantages of acrylic products in advance:

Sizes and dimensions of the acrylic bathtub

Flexible acrylic makes it possible to produce bathtubs of almost any dimensions. Today you can buy models from 120 to 190 cm long - products that can fit 3 people at the same time are especially popular. To choose the most suitable option, it is worth taking measurements correctly, as well as determining the depth of the model. The most common sizes are 150 by 70, 160 by 70, 170 by 70.


Acrylic Bathtub Shapes

Since acrylic is easy to shape, there is a wide variety of shapes available on the market: rectangular bathtubs, asymmetric bathtubs, oval freestanding bathtubs or corner bathtubs. If the area of ​​​​the bathroom is large, then the best option would be to take a model of a non-standard shape, for example, in the form of a heart, a fancy sea shell or a complex polyhedron.

Although steel sanitary ware is considered budget, it can last up to 15 years without requiring restoration. Modern models are equipped with handles, headrests, and have hydromassage functions.

The following advantages will help you decide to purchase a steel bath:

If you want to buy only good sanitary ware for the bathroom, then you should be familiar with the disadvantages of steel products:


Dimensions and dimensions of the steel bath

Today, steel models are produced in all possible sizes - the length varies from 100 to 200 cm. In order to choose the right product, it is necessary to start from the size of the bathroom, and only then take into account the height and weight of each of the residents. If the family has small children, then you need to buy a structure with a shallow depth.

Steel bath molds

Eminent manufacturers demonstrate a good selection of steel sanitary ware: standard rectangular and oval, original angular, round and asymmetric models. For a spacious bathroom, it is recommended to buy a large round structure - it can be installed in the center of the room, and, if desired, hoisted on the podium.

Cast iron tubs are popular because of their strength and durability. Plumbing from such a material is well bought even in our time - European brands use thinner cast iron in the production of products. Before you buy a comfortable cast iron bath, you should familiarize yourself with the advantages of such high-quality plumbing:

Benefits of cast iron bath

Having decided to approach the issue of acquiring sanitary ware for the bathroom, it is also important to take into account the disadvantages of cast iron structures. Disadvantages of a cast iron bath:

Dimensions and dimensions of cast iron bath

Today, you can buy cast-iron plumbing of any size, while the length of the structure can reach 200 cm. Basically, they buy models of standard sizes - 150 cm long and 70 cm wide. Such products will fit well into a typical bathroom, allowing you to place a small sink and a washing machine nearby . To swim as comfortably as possible, you need to try to choose the right depth of the product - the optimal indicators are about 40-46 cm.

Cast iron bath molds

Structures made of such a durable material cannot boast of a wide variety of shapes, but there is still a choice. In addition to oval and rectangular shapes, you can find good round, angular and asymmetrical models on sale. However, it should be borne in mind that the cost of such products will be higher - it would be more rational to buy a steel option.

How to choose the size

If you are determined to buy good sanitary ware for the bathroom, and have even decided on the material, the next step is to choose the right size for the product. Before buying the model you like, you need to measure the dimensions of your bathroom. When there is enough space, when choosing a design, you must rely on your height and build. For a person with a height of about 170 cm, a product with a length of 150-160 cm is well suited. It is also important to choose the right width - there should be about 5-8 cm of free space between the person's body and the edges of the font. The standard width is 70 cm, but if necessary, you can buy a structure up to 85 cm wide.

By the way, taking a model with a very deep bowl is not recommended, otherwise it will simply be uncomfortable for you to swim. How to choose a bathroom and buy a comfortable high-quality bathtub, ask the WHITE WHALE store for advice. They will help you decide which material is well suited for the price, as well as choose the right product parameters (size, shape). If you buy a product with delivery from an online store, you can be sure that it will arrive in good condition.

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High-quality, comfortable baths are indispensable for regular water procedures. To buy a bathtub inexpensively in Yekaterinburg provides an opportunity for a wide range of this type of product in the Santekhmart store.

The catalog of our online store and competent recommendations of consultants will help you choose and buy a bath according to several criteria:

In addition, the price of a bath is also largely determined by these parameters.

We offer:

acrylic baths 1500 mm, cast iron bath 160 cm, acrylic baths 70 cm, acrylic baths 170 cm, cast iron bath 170 cm, acrylic bath 130 cm, acrylic bath 1600 mm, cast iron bath 150 cm, steel baths 120 cm.

Inexpensive baths in Yekaterinburg

So, the rather high cost of cast-iron bathtubs fully pays off with excellent strength, low thermal conductivity and a long service life of models made of this material offered by the Santekhmart online store in Yekaterinburg.

In addition, modern products made of cast iron, such as Jacob Delafon bathtubs, for example, have a high quality coating, as to increase reliability, manufacturers are increasingly using not traditional enamels, but elastic polymers, thanks to which bathtubs acquire more ergonomic shapes, without affecting the cost of plumbing.

High-quality steel baths, the price of which is much lower than cast iron products, are considered a reasonable compromise when comparing equipment cost and quality categories. In addition, the store catalog allows you to choose and purchase bathtubs of various shapes, which is facilitated by the use of ductile steel in the manufacture of these sanitary wares. For example, Bette bathtubs have high sound insulation and are not inferior to cast iron. The enamel on them is not scratched. The company provides a 30-year product warranty.

In addition, fairly cheap steel bathtubs can be equipped with additional devices that increase the comfort of water procedures. They have a number of advantages, expressed in compact dimensions, which is convenient in small bathrooms.

Inexpensive acrylic bathtubs are easy to transport and install. Bathtubs such as Riho, Alpen, Vitra, Jacob Delafon made of real acrylic sheet have a 10 year warranty. And such as Triton, Bas, Bellrado, are made of ABC plastic, have a bright white color, and a service life of about 5-7 years. In addition, acrylic bathtubs can be equipped with various hydromassage and aetomassage systems.

Cast marble bathtubs are fashionable bathtubs that are made using a composite composition, and the performance of this material is superior to natural stone. In addition, products made of cast marble have:

In addition, bathtubs, which Santekhmart offers to buy, allow you to eliminate the flaws of builders when finishing work in the bathroom.

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