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The Washington Post recently put together a succinct look at home selling tips related to bathroom updates. It’s said that a dreary, outdated bathroom can be a home sale deal breaker.

Remodeling magazine says the average price of a mid-range bathroom remodel in 2007 was $14,445. But $500 worth of nips and tucks can upgrade the room, says Lytel Young, host of HGTV’s “Save My Bath.”

There are three important things in a bathroom. Clean, simple, and orderly. That’s the key for every budget, whether it’s $500 or $40,000,” Young says.

He recommends these inexpensive steps to sellers whose baths need a facelift:

• Rip out the dated medicine cabinet and replace it with a big mirror.

• Replace the lighting with new sconces on both sides of the mirror plus a new overhead fixture on a dimmer.

• Re-caulk the tub and shower.

• Repaint with a neutral color, but decorate with big, fluffy colorful towels.

• Hang some framed art.