Staging on a Budget: Bathroom

By Melissa Dittmann Tracey

Real estate pros offer their best, most affordable staging ideas for bathrooms.

Add Bathroom Elegance
"Get some decorative hand towels, tie a sheer ribbon around them, and place them on towel racks in all of the bathrooms. This does wonders to dress up the bathrooms of your listings. I also put some dried flowers and candles in complementary colors to add a little more pizzazz." -Haley Hwang, e-pro, Coldwell Banker, Glenview, Ill.

Put a Lid on It
"The best thing you can do for your home, vacant or not, is to close all the drains, sinks, and tubs; close all the lids on all the toilets; close all the closet doors; and let all the sun in. You'll get amazing immediate results and the cost is zero dollars."- Judith Preston, HomeSmart International, Anthem, Ariz.

Make the Old New Again
"I recently listed a big house built in 1979. In the master bathroom was a sunken cultured marble bathtub and matching his and hers marble vanity tops in swirly 1970's brown. The shower stall tile was gold and white speckled. The cost to update this bathroom would be a lot. So we got the tub and shower stall painted with epoxy paint in white and the marble tops a white with little tan specks. It was a huge improvement for about $800."- Linda Walker, Main Street Real Estate, Garland, Texas

Published: March 2009 REALTOR magazine

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