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How to freshen up the look of a bathroom before selling your home

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Brass is indeed coming back into fashion, however, that doesn’t mean that it’s the same brass of the 80s. The brass items found on the market today have a more modern shape and most of the time they have a matte finish. For this reason, we cannot say that it’s the same style that was popular in the 80s.

If you work as a home stager you often visit houses that are quite dated. The most dated features are usually found in bathrooms and kitchens, which are the rooms more subject to fashion trends as they contain elements that, once installed, stay in place for many years to come. I’m talking about tiles, kitchen cabinets, faucets, towel bars, shower doors, etc.

For this reason, I think that it is important to stay away from current trends when renovating a house because once these have passed you find yourself living in a home whose style most likely won’t be appreciated in a few years.

The bathroom in the photo is a typical example of a combination of current trends and classic elements. The faucets and the bathroom accessories are clearly from the 80s, however, the tiles are so neutral that they are still in line with today’s taste, even after 30 years.

During my consultation before the staging, I suggested to the owner of the house to keep the tiles but to change all the brass elements. To be cohesive with the style of the house, which is rather traditional, we chose to replace all the brass items with dark bronze ones.

While the shower door was replaced, we found out that the bathtub faucet couldn’t be changed without removing the entire bathtub from its location. Since this was not feasible in terms of cost, we decided to paint the faucet with dark bronze spray paint instead.

This is a typical example of how you can slightly modernize a bathroom without spending too much money. In the end, the main goal is to present a house that is not too old-fashioned.

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Virtual staging of a bedroom in three different styles

In one of my previous articles, I talked about how virtual staging not only makes it possible to replace real furniture with virtual one but also how it can modify some structural features of an interior. In today’s article, I will talk about how virtual staging can be used to furnish a room using different styles.

In this case, we start with the photo of an empty room. The starting photo must have some specific characteristics. Ideally, it must be a professionally taken image, showing a good portion of the room (possibly two corners), with a balanced exposure and a high number of pixels.

This photo shows a rather neutral architectural structure: white walls, off-white floor, lack of curtains and the absence of chandeliers. In a nutshell, this is the perfect image to render in many different styles. These are the ones I picked:

The first style I chose is the traditional one: Persian carpet, dark wood furniture, and classic armchair.

The second style is the transitional one: softer colors, simple lines and a mix of different, unmatched furniture.

The third style is the industrial one: metal finishes, black accents, and rough wood furniture.

The presentation of three different styles is the ideal solution to capture the attention of a wider circle of customers. By offering different design concepts of the same room, you can easily satisfy the aesthetic taste of a lot of people, while maintaining the flexibility to apply fast and inexpensive changes. Besides, if you are a real estate agent or a designer, this becomes a powerful differentiator in terms of marketing and customer service.

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The importance of professional real estate photography

Photo by Francesca Tosolini

Professional photography should always be part of every real estate professional’s marketing package. Nowadays the majority of buyers select online the properties they wish to visit. Poor pictures certainly do not attract the interest of buyers. They don’t want to waste their time to visit a property that doesn’t look appealing in the photos. This inevitably becomes a missed opportunity for both the seller and the real estate agent.

An image is indeed worth a thousand words. A beautiful photo not only shows the best features of a home but it can also convey a lifestyle. For this reason, the composition is important. Unlike interior photography, real estate photography does not focus so much on details but it focuses on a broader view of the interior of a home. It often gives some hints about the layout of the property, for example by showing how two rooms are connected. Some other times it reveals a beautiful view, which, as we know, is a great selling point.

In the photo above for example, with a single image, it is possible to describe not only the flow between one room and the other but also the fact that the condo is located on a higher floor. For a home buyer, it wouldn’t be too hard to picture themselves sitting on the terrace, sipping a glass of wine with some friends during the sunset. Quite a nice lifestyle, right?

Professional photography, along with staging, is therefore essential to attract the greatest number of visitors. If combined with a virtual tour as well, it also attracts the most serious and motivated visitors.

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