Are you thinking of putting your home on the market but worried it won’t quite make the cut? Fear no more because according to the painting professionals at L.W. Winslow Painting, Inc. giving the interior and exterior of your home a face lift with a new coat of paint will work wonders on your potential buyers. The trick to maximizing your homes sales potential is to select paint colors that will appeal to everyone. For example, by painting the exterior of your home in a neutral grayish hue you can expect to sell for thousands more than a home with an exterior painted tannish or brown.
Attract Potential Buyers to Your Home with Color
According to decorating experts color can make or break the interior of your home. To maximize your homes selling potential lighter shades of gray and pale blues are neutral enough to blend well with a variety of different decorator styles. In fact light blues in particular work especially well in kitchens with white countertops and cabinets both of which are becoming more and more popular choices
Best & Worst Paint Colors for Selling a Home
Kitchens: Not only are pale silvery blues and soft grayish blue tones extremely pleasing to the eye you can expect your home to sell for $2000 more than the average home. On the other end of the spectrum mustard yellows and marigold tend to sell for $900 less.
Bathrooms: The most popular colors for bathrooms include relaxing blue tones from light powdery blues & periwinkle to seafoam greens and lilacs can sell for $5500 more . While white, off-white, antique white, and eggshell white tend to sell for $4000 less.
Bedrooms: The bedroom should be one of the most peaceful rooms in your home, a place to rest and relax.The most popular choices for bedrooms include light to mid blue tones. You can expect to sell your home for almost $2000 more than average. Pink tones should be avoided, for example lighter shades of pink and antique rose tones commonly found in children’s rooms sold for $220 less.
Dining Rooms: when it comes to your dining room maximize your selling potential by selecting blue tones. Popular choices include pale grayish blues and dark navy blues which blend particularly well with white paneling. You can expect your home to sell for $2000 more. Less popular on the color spectrum are red tones including terracotta, copper and brick reds which can sell for $2000 less.
Living Rooms: your living room is one of the most popular rooms in the home for family members to gather and spend time. Some of the most popular tones include beige, rich taupe, and oatmeal. You can expect your home to sell for $2000 more. Pale blues while popular for bathrooms do not work well in living areas and you can expect your home to sell for $900 less.
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