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Debe Maxwell, CRS
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How about a frameless shower? That always enlarges the feel of the room. Light paint, large mirror and ask one of our staging experts what to do with accessories! Good luck!

Kathy Streib 

Sharon Tara 

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Aug 22, 2018 07:28 PM
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Make sure it smells as good as it looks.

Aug 22, 2018 05:15 PM
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dump the shower curtain and buy a shower door.... shower curtains are found in apartments.... 

Aug 22, 2018 05:12 PM
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Dana Hollish Hill
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Well, you have a good list in the question. When it comes to any size bathroom, PUT THE SEAT DOWN and make sure there a roll of toilet paper installed. 

Aug 22, 2018 04:08 PM
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How small is small? Paint it a lighter color, add a bigger mirror.

Aug 22, 2018 05:57 PM
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Professional clearing 

Aug 22, 2018 05:52 PM
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Alot of good answers here.  I have to say some of my favorites are:

Good Ventilation

Put the toilet seat down

Remove the Shower Curtain 

Large Mirrors

Light colored paint

Aug 22, 2018 07:59 PM
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  Proper ventilation.

Aug 22, 2018 05:54 PM
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Must have a professional photographer take a quality photo that does not make the small room appear to be a fish bowl.

Aug 22, 2018 03:57 PM
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Lyn Sims
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Just saw this somewhere & thought it was stupid & subject to interpretation. In a 10,000 sq ft home, what's small?

Good pics do wonders & being clean.

Aug 22, 2018 03:53 PM
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I'd say my most creative was using an old wooden window frame with a poster behind the glass of a pretty outdoor scene.  It gave the illusion there was a window.

Aug 22, 2018 07:02 PM
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Make sure the last person to use it flushed LOL ;)

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Those are all the ones I have for small bathrooms... except maybe mirrors to make it look bigger.

Aug 22, 2018 05:41 PM
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You had good answers.  When we have guests, I always put a fresh bouquet of flowers on the counter.  A

Aug 22, 2018 04:21 PM
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Smells fresh and toilet seat down, you have good list.

Aug 22, 2018 09:10 PM
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I have nothing to add but maybe Sharon Tara or Kathy Streib do. Use a professional photographer - small baths are a challenge - and make sure the seat is down! Keep it simple.

Aug 22, 2018 06:19 PM
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I ask for help when doing any of this type of thing.

Aug 22, 2018 06:11 PM
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Umm.... make it bigger?

Aug 22, 2018 03:51 PM
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Keep it clean. The new owner will decorate it at they please.

Aug 22, 2018 05:37 PM
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That's all you would need homie, take a siesta, as I would say South of the border.

Aug 22, 2018 04:30 PM
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#1. Close that toilet lid

Aug 23, 2018 07:17 AM
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I don't do anything more special for a small bathroom than for a larger one... 

Aug 23, 2018 03:31 AM
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All answers are great. 

 

Aug 24, 2018 10:35 AM
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
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40 answers. Agree with all.

Aug 24, 2018 10:34 AM
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Sounds good. Less is more. I'd just add some decoration: an artificial good looking orchid and some art on the wall. 

Aug 23, 2018 10:14 PM
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You didn't mention paint

Aug 23, 2018 08:05 AM
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Sharon Tara
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Thank you Debe Maxwell, CRS and Jeff Dowler, CRS for tagging me.

The things you already stated are most important....cleanliness and new fixtures and new towels (white usually works best - make sure they are thick for a spa like feel). Fresh paint will yield the best bang for your buck. 

Most people want to pull the shower curtain closed to hide the tub fixtures. This is a mistake. It makes the room feel even smaller. I always recommend the curtain be pulled open to the side. 

In a small bathroom I would not have any rugs. (chops the space into smaller pieces) 

 

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Men , if you can't aim straight , then sit down !

Aug 24, 2018 04:57 AM
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Sparkling clean


no rugs

seat down

light color paint

NEW lightbulbs

Small orchid

new towels/ shower curtain neutral color

 

Aug 23, 2018 02:05 PM
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Make it bigger!

Aug 23, 2018 06:32 AM
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What you said. Clean and fresh. I just put all new toilet seats in a new listing, cleaned the tile grout, and changed the tub and tile caulk around the edges of shower stall. Then get one of these 3 piece lime green shag bathroom kits, and people won't notice anything else! https://www.houzz.com/product/40365478-jazz-shaggy-washable-nylon-bathroom-three-piece-rug-set-lime-green-transitional-bath-mats/?m_refid=PLA_HZ_40365478_186111347&device=c&nw=g&gclid=CjwKCAjwtvnbBRA5EiwAcRvnpr3QVNKV0NBtExZWRULbQMUWx1XX3tzEj3VC46TcuDWitfHpboswSRoCeAQQAvD_BwE

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Wide angle lens needed to make any room larger and not sliced, cramped. Vertical turn of the camera for a floor to ceiling helps capture what you do have and please always railroad spike any toilet seat down to make sure it is not left up for the razzle dazzle show and tell.

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You can't fix too small. So use this as a opportunity to control the narrative.

Upon the throne install a five foot tall inflatable yellow duck. The visitor will never see the harvest gold tub or the 1980's clear glass lamp above the wall sized mirror.

Aug 23, 2018 05:04 AM
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Toilet Seat closed

Aug 23, 2018 04:06 AM
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Learned a lot from other answers, Dave Martin (703) 585-4687 - can't think of anything different or new.

Aug 23, 2018 09:45 PM
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I would concentrate on better rooms to feature

Aug 23, 2018 07:26 PM
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Remove all the rugs and bathmats.  Make the space look bigger.  

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Smells clean ... leave the shower curtain open - it will make space appear larger.

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Thank you

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Candice A. Donofrio nailed this one!

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If it looks good, does it smell good?

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a colorful carpet and flowers in front of mirrors.

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