Once you get out there and start doing home staging consultations, you’ll find all kinds of things that might surprise you.

Home stagers see it all, from taxidermy collections to a 10-square-foot lizard terrarium between the kitchen and dining room (I didn’t find that as appetizing as the owners, apparently).

But more often, you’ll just find plain old ugly rooms crying out for your creative magic.

One of my staging consultation clients converted the attic of their home into a living space for their teen. The fact that it has a 2-piece bathroom (seen in the photo at right) is a great selling feature, however, in its current state it is just plain scary.

> Test your staging savvy on this ugly attic powder room and share your ideas for transforming it on a limited budget here.

If you’d like to expand your knowledge about decorating homes to sell, check out the Staging Diva Ultimate Design Guide: Home Staging Tips, Tricks and Floor Plans.

In it you’ll find tons of before and after shots from my own staging projects, plus helpful design tips, floor plans and principles to follow.