When I bought the house I'm in now, the sellers were told we wanted the code for the garage door pad when we did the final walk-through (they had previously told us that they'd lost the remote control for the garage door). When I did the walk-through, not only had they removed the mirror from the powder room but they took the garage door pad, which involved unscrewing it from the exterior. I was furious but decided it wasn't worth delaying the closing or anything like that. Then the sellers' agent contacted us and said the sellers wanted the dining room light fixture. It was truly butt-ugly and I knew it would be the first thing I replaced but I said I was not interested in letting them have it. (note: they had not lived in this house for four years. A relative had been renting it from them until a few months before they put it on the market. So they had plenty of time to remove it prior to listing.) It gave me great pleasure to donate that fixture to Habitat for Humanity a month later.

Lovely! I like the classic white tile and porcelain and how you used furniture pieces in the bathroom. I love that the storage at the end of the tub has pull-outs that can be reached from the toilet. Your custom sink and backsplash and counter are unique and beautiful. Yours may be the first bathroom sink I have seen in which a small or medium dog could be washed! That is a good thing! I showed your pictures to my DH because I am thinking of classic tiled walls with a chair rail for when we redo our bath in a couple of years. He liked it! I was expecting him to say, "too old fashioned." He did not, he said it looked nice. From him, nice is a compliment. He even liked your rows of listello. I was just at the Tile Shop's site the other day looking at the Hampton tiles because someone was selling some on Craigslist. I am hoping to do as you did and get what I can cheaper there, and fill in the rest from the store. I can see that you worked very hard to secure all of your materials - and then cut the floor tiles to size and culled the Hampton tiles, too! You succeeded very well in getting the look you wanted while saving money along the way. Congratulations, and thank you for the pictures and great detail and supply list.

I'm getting rid of both tubs in my Coachella Valley house and replacing them with walk-in showers, but my neighborhood has a lot of retired people in it, and I am not interested in selling the house any time soon. My real estate agent said that no one in Palm Springs takes baths. Also, we plan to rent it for about half of the year, and I was told that guests do not like to take baths. Of course it is different if you live in the house full time. Right now, it is very difficult to step into the master bath/shower because the tub is oval, and there is a lot of edge to clear to get inside.

Sparkly clean and organized sells. Yes to replacing bulbs too. Add some colorful inexpensive art on the wall. You could repaint the walls if desired a more neutral color. But I wouldn't change out any fixtures or remodel. You don't get your money back. Refreshing is not the same as remodeling. Do make it appealing by having plant or flowers/spa basket of towels when you stage it to sell. Keep it simple.