| There you are, touring a new listing in the perfect | | | | tone on the walls to balance. Likewise, if you have a |
| location, with the right number of bedrooms and the | | | | maple dining room set and white fabric upholstered |
| best school district. It's the only one in your price range, | | | | chairs, you'll need a warmer color on the wall and |
| and while it's clean and new and generally de-cluttered, | | | | complimentary place settings/centerpiece to ensure |
| you just can't get past the master bathroom seeming | | | | the room doesn't appear washed out. Consider your |
| uninviting and the finished basement feeling a bit dark. | | | | furniture, cabinetry, artwork, flooring and countertops |
| As much as you'd like for it to be, it just isn't "the one." | | | | when choosing the shade of paint. |
| No offers today. | | | | 4. If in doubt, go with the lighter option |
| Unfortunately what that seller failed to realize is that a | | | | If you've narrowed your options to two or three colors |
| simple change in paint colors would have been the | | | | and all would make great choices, a rule of thumb is to |
| missing link to clenching an offer, all for the cost of a | | | | pick the lighter option when going to sell. While deeper |
| can of paint. Choosing the right paint colors is a critical | | | | tones can make fabulously enticing rooms, they can |
| step in preparing a home for sale and is one of the | | | | be tricky. If you aren't working with a home stager or |
| biggest players in the emotional connection (or lack | | | | color consultant it's better to air on the side of safe, |
| thereof) that a buyer makes with a property. What | | | | rather than chance overwhelming the seller. |
| are those perfect paint colors for helping sell houses? | | | | 5. Green, red and yellow are appetizing colors |
| Well, that's the million dollar question that can be very | | | | Sage green, apple red and golden yellow are great |
| difficult to answer if you don't know color. Read on for | | | | colors for dining rooms and kitchens because they |
| some basic tips that will get you on the path to | | | | evoke appetite. Red is definitely the trickiest of the |
| choosing the right colors for staging a home: | | | | three to use effectively without overwhelming a room, |
| 1. Neutral is great, but all beige is boring | | | | but if combined with the right furniture and accents it |
| A common real estate misconception is that painting | | | | makes for a very appealing color. Yellow is a cheery |
| the walls white or beige throughout the entire home will | | | | color that encourages conversation. Green is a |
| give the buyers a "blank slate." Problem is, it usually | | | | combination of appetizing and soothing, making it |
| turns out to be a very boring, unmemorable blank slate | | | | popular with many different types of people and in |
| that rarely results in increased profits or a faster sale. | | | | several different rooms of the home. |
| While beige is much safer than super bright or very | | | | 6. Cool colors like blue and green have soothing, |
| bold colors, having a variety of color within the right | | | | spa-like appeal |
| palette is ideal. However, using a warm beige or tan | | | | Use a gray-blue in a bathroom with an orchid by the |
| such as Shaker Beige by Benjamin Moore in the | | | | sink and a stack of fluffy towels by the tub, or sage |
| common areas (hallways, stairwells, foyers, etc.) is | | | | green in a bedroom with white bedding and dark wood |
| recommended. | | | | furniture for a soothing, harmonious appeal. Some |
| 2. Stick with earth-toned varieties of tan, green, yellow, | | | | studies have shown that blue and green actually have |
| blue and grey | | | | healing properties such as lowering heart rate and |
| For example, when looking at greens stay in the sage, | | | | blood pressure! Try "Iced Marble" or "Mosaic Tile" by |
| celery or rosemary ranges. Or when thinking of yellow | | | | Benjamin Moore. |
| go with the more buttery or golden tones as opposed | | | | 7. Order a sample can |
| to the brighter varieties. Look to the types of tones | | | | When you have decided on your colors and picked |
| and shades you see in nature most often and mimic | | | | the shade you feel is best, always pick up a $5 |
| those in your color choices. | | | | sample can of paint and test it on a decent-sized area |
| 3. Either the walls or the décor should take the | | | | of several walls with different lighting in the room to |
| stage - but not both | | | | ensure it works on the grander scale. This small |
| If your living room has dark brown leather and | | | | investment will save you a lot of time and energy in |
| walnut-toned furniture, you'll need to go with a lighter | | | | the end, as tiny paint swatches can often be deceiving. |