Bathroom Update

A mid-range bathroom remodel — new vanity, toilet, tile surround, updated lighting, and fresh grout — runs about $25,000 and returns roughly 70% at sale. Adding a bathroom where one didn't exist (like converting a closet to a half-bath) returns even more because it changes the listing from "2-bath" to "3-bath." The magic formula: white subway tile, a floating vanity, brushed brass hardware, and a frameless glass shower door. Every HGTV viewer knows this look, and that familiarity sells houses.