Simple And Inexpensive Bathroom Upgrades That Will Put Money In Your Bank Account

Posted by Artur Ciesielski on Friday, July 15th, 2011 at 4:17pm.

I almost cringe about publishing posts like this. It would seem such information is obvious and everyone does it, but that's not the reality. There are lots of dirty ill prepared homes for sale, ones that could easily be sparkled up with little effort, and this little effort helps sell homes. So let's get on with the post.

Outdated and ordinary bathrooms will spoil your chances of a sale for your Phoenix property. Take some time to transform your bathrooms from boring to beautiful on a small budget. 

Here’s what you can do:

Clean The Grout

Clean the grout, inside and out: Dirty and grimy anything is a turnoff, especially in bathrooms and kitchens for that matter. Even if everything else is clean and sparkling, dirty grout will be the start noticed. This is one of the easier ways to make a bathroom more attractive, by rejuvenating the grout of your Phoenix home. To do this you can hire it our to a professional who or you can go as easy as getting a semi hard brush and getting down to scrubbing with a grout specific cleaner. It may take some time, but the pay off will be worth the trouble. You can also borrow a steam cleaner from one of the local big box places near by. 

Update Lighting & Faucets

Another easy way to bring some spark is to update the lighting and faucets. If the lighting is outdated you can buy really inexpensive replacements. If the lighting is old, but has charm, clean it and expose it. Make it look like it's supposed to be there rather then you were to cheap to do some upgrading. These older fixtures with keeping are usually found in historic Phoenix homes.

Include Accessories

Update the accessories: A trip to the local store will be fruitful if you bring back lots of accessories to give the bathroom a nice lived in, but new feeling. Staging with objects is a great idea. Hid all the ugly daily stuff like toothbrushes and in their place put in some bowls of potpourri, new bath-towels, new soap and maybe a suggestive bathrobe and bath sales that will make it look relaxing and inviting with a smell of freshness. Add to this coordinated shower curtains and you can easily transform a regular bland bath into something eye catching, something a potential buyer will remember. 

Get Fancy With The Shower Head

Another thing to do it put in a fancy shower head. No one can resist the feeling of a good shower provided by a big fancy spray of water, especially if it give a choice of pressures and flow type. Mimic a medium to high end bathroom of a hotel and you'll get the idea. Most of the things are easy and inexpensive to do. Through the power of suggestion you can have a buyer excited about buying the home instead of kringing that they will have to clean before making it their own.

This effort pays off.

bike_148Artur Ciesielski | 602.492.8004

Artur is a Realtor and partner with inPhoenix Realty Group and an aspiring flaneur, currently in Phoenix or elsewhere when time allows, which is rarely. You can find him running up miles on this car, cycling the urban streets, in the office on Central or working at one of the many coffee shops in Central Urban Phoenix. 

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