Bathroom Staging: Tips

Bathroom is a room of relaxation, cleanliness, peace and comfort and it should be given proper attention when arranging furniture at your home. Here you can find some advice you might find useful when staging your bathroom.
The bathroom has a special place in every residence. It is a room to calm down and unwind. Bubble bath and a good book and tune out the world for a bit. It’s also a very awkward area to staging. If you don’t use the help of a professional, it’s quite often a failure or even too expensive experience. Let's have a glimpse at what requires staging.

As with the kitchen, this room needs a meticulous clean. Lots of humidity can lead to mould, damp patches and fungi growth. Keep on top of the predicament and repeat the treatments frequently until the predicament is resolved. Remember the chemical you use can smell or be mildly toxic so keep the room ventilated.

Paint the walls with crisp colors. It will not take you a lot of time and the effect is more than worth it. Make sure any metal, mirrors and lights are washed and shined. Clean the toilet and inspect it before any potential viewers turn up. Start by taking away all the clutter lying around– shampoos, cups, medicines, plasters, etc. You can leave simple arrangements of tooth paste and brushes (they should be new of course), or a luxurious scented soap. Keep the window ledges unobstructed of items.

The subsequent step depends on the actual shape of your bathroom. Are your fitments the cheap and cheerful type? Alter these with chrome ones including taps and shower heads where required. Also replace the shower curtain and buy some new colorful towels. Fresh, clean lines is the mantra when staging the bathroom. Avoid fussy and cute decorations and fitments. This also means the toilet seats. Take out mats from the bathroom, along with that spill catcher most of us have round the toilet even if it is new! Place a small mat in the midsection of the room is more than satisfactory.

If money isn't tight you can use it to upgrade your bathroom. The appearance of space can be transformed by buying a pedestal sink. If the rest of the bathroom is up to standard, think about installing a extravagant item such as a jacuzzi bath. Agreeable smelling air can be accomplished using scented candles, a simple (bathroom-friendly) plant can help your bathroom gain freshness. Add final touches to the bathroom to make it stand out. For example put out a bottle of luxury shampoo, scented soap, fluffy towels and soft toilet rolls.

You have two main selling points in your house - the kitchen and bathroom. If things are not as they should be in these rooms, then the whole process will be much more difficult.

By Vanda Stager
Published: 9/10/2009
 
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