From a Professional Home Staging point of view, I've seen a lot of toilets and they are not all pretty. No Sir, some are downright ugly and gross. The point I want make though is that the toilet often sets the tone for the whole bathroom. When prospective buyers are viewing a home, a clean, well presented toilet speaks volumes about the rest of the home too. Cleanliness is next to godliness and there is nothing better to turn off prospective buyers like a toilet that is not pristine enough to brush your teeth in. OK I may have gone a bit too far again but you get the point! It's not only the inside of the toilet that needs to be stain free but also the outside front and sides and also behind it on the floor etc. Fluffy rugs on the lid, tank top or the floor do not enhance the look or disguise stains or odors that might emanate from the throne. On the contrary, those little shag covers are harbours for germs and other nastys. Kleenex boxes too are not considered decorative accessories in my mind either. The library can be re-located too!
And please keep that lid down. No one wants to enter the bathroom to be immediately confronted by the open abyss beckoning to them. Prospective buyers often are attracted to bathrooms that appear never to have been used. This is what you want the toilet to say (if it could talk)!
