Sell Your Home for More: The Magic Paint Colors Buyers Love
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What are the colors you should paint your house if you are moving? Today, we're diving deep into how the right paint colors can dramatically increase your home's value. If you're aiming to enhance your property's appeal and ensure it catches the eye of potential buyers, you're in the right place.
We'll explore some cost-effective home updates that promise a solid return on investment, especially when it comes to painting. I'll show you some real-life examples of homes where a splash of the right color made all the difference. We're talking about choosing neutral colors that not only look great but also resonate with the widest range of buyer preferences, speeding up your sale.
For those of you wondering about the balance between home staging and personal interior design, we'll clarify how staging can make your home more marketable compared to decorating that reflects personal taste. Expect plenty of practical painting tips that you can apply yourself to spruce up your space without breaking the bank.
Throughout this video, we'll also touch on how these changes impact listing photos and online presentations-because, let’s face it, your digital listing is your home's first impression. And for all the real estate enthusiasts out there, we're threading in some top-notch real estate advice to keep you savvy about market trends.
I've also prepared a seller's guide that's packed with insights and strategies for homeowners looking to sell. It's all about making informed choices that align with what today’s buyers are searching for.
So, make sure to engage with us in the comments below-tell us about your experiences with choosing paint colors or ask questions if you're planning a paint project. Your input is invaluable, and who knows? Your tip or question might just be the highlight of our next discussion!
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We have sold our homes over the past 30 years and have ALWAYS gotten top offers. We follow model home guidelines. Neutral warm colors, NO personal pix or items, clear ALL clutter, hide trash cans, put out fresh flowers, use essential oils like lemon or orange, play soft music, make sure ALL lights are on, ceiling fans on low. And make sure it is CLEAN!
Fantastic advice!! One thing I will add is to make sure bathrooms are clear as well. Toilet seats down, no shampoo bottles out, etc. People don't like dirty homes!
@@KatiSpaniak We once toured a home that may have been staged, but it was weird because it looked like they intentionally left a cup of coffee and cash on the counter in the master bath.
Another home was a rental, and both the current tenant and her landlord were present when we toured the home. The house didn't exactly read as dirty, but it wasn't exactly clean either. The biggest turn-off was when we looked at one of the bathrooms, and the lid of the toilet was up, and they left a toilet bowl full of urine for us to analyze. 😳🤔😵💫
Both homes happened to be in Maryland.
@@charmc4152 Ok that is gross....
I totally agree. I cannot believe the amount of sellers who not only do not clean, they don't make their beds or do up dirty dishes. Makes me wonder why the realtor would post those pictures.
Someone may have looked before you. The agent should have went in each room first and left last….
If I walk into another historic home that has been vandalized with gray paint, I think I am going to scream.
Yeah. I know. Painful
Lol. You nailed it!! Just walked into a rental today with grey paint and Mexican tile orange floors. Just ewwww.
In Texas it is white with all black fixtures. They rip off the architectural elements and paint the exterior white with black trim too and call it a "farmhouse." I've almost cried a couple of times.
Death by gray 😢
I couldn't agree more. What a travesty.
I closed on a house last week and I knew the paint color as soon as I walked into that house: Sherwin Williams Repose Grey. Honestly, I love the house, but I don't love that paint color. As a buyer, I HATE GREYS. I'm going to be listing my current house, doing some painting first, I'll be using a warm white, no grey for me. I can't be the only one turned off by grey.
I hate greys too.
No, you're definitely not alone!
I HATE grey as well. I’ve seen some homes for sale with new grey carpet and walls. Too dreary and depressing for me. Reminds me of a gloomy, rainy day. I prefer warmer tones.
@@kabodick I remember going to Sante Fe and there being many intense colors inside homes. I've lived in my home for over 25 years and I've enjoyed a "jewel toned" pallette which was a thing in the 1990's.
Once I changed a room to the color I like I stay with it.
Enjoy your life!
@@kabodick I said the same thing .
The yellow kitchen would look better by just taking down the valences and leaving the paint the way it is. It's the valences that are the issue imo.
Agree 100%. The wall color is perfectly fine!
And the skylight, the other one has weird ceiling, and no furniture. Why didn't she just use the same room with a different color?
@@MamaMC4950g the wall colour looked really old fashioned to me. I would be thinking, oh no I have to paint to update it...
Exactly! Take down those and the color would instantly look more neutral. Also, that's not actually yellow, it's more of a warm beige.
Agree! Also sometimes you can change out your light bulbs to a higher Kelvin to tone down the yellow walls to get a more neutral beige. Easy fix rather than repainting.
I pay more attention to the flooring in the house. Repainting is a pain but not that big a deal. Redoing the floor, that is a big deal. So that photo with carpet in the dining room I was much more worried about the carpet that I was the paint color. But again, maybe I’m just weird.
Yes, Old carpet is nasty😮
I totally see that. Check out my last video where I talk about my own home and the flooring. Thanks for watching!
Wise, not weird.😉
I agree about the floors
Any carpeting on the floors of a kitchen or dining room are a big red flag and turn-off for me.
Never underestimate the power of lighting as well. Neutral paint tones can look completely different with warm vs cool lightbulbs.
Lighting is HUGE!! I completely agree!
I discovered that when I was looking at colors for the exterior of my house in AZ. Tan turned to face foundation in the sun.😂
Exactly, bright neutral lighting, (not too yellow and not too sterile white), complimentary furniture and accent colors that pop make or break a room.
Every space needs to feel clean, spacious, and not suffocating or oppressive, which is why light, neutral paint colors are the ideal without having to go all the way to a vacant, absence of color, (like white or "Builder's Beige"). Going white or light beige all too often makes a room feel bare and unfinished, instead of clean and spacious.
Anyone who has worked in clothing/fashion knows how personal color preference is to potential buyers, so those bold, vibrant, rich, saturated colors the seller chose to paint their walls are their own personal taste, which is automatically going to turn more people off than a fresh, neutral, color palette will.
@@milumav77 Really? That must be regional or something. Never painted to sell my house.
@@katydid2877 I mean I presume different parts of the world operate differently, but the majority of the U.S, U.K and Canada do paint and/or renovate their houses both inside and outside, (i.e: "curb appeal"). It's a $$ investment that adds to the house's resale value, (so whatever is spent on renovations needs to actually add value to the house or it's a wasted investment).
A tip: make sure you're not partially color-blind before you make a major investment in painting a whole house inside or outside. I truly believe some of the builders and house flippers don't see how muddy and NOT neutral the grey paints they've been using are. I didn't know how common this is till I worked in an airport job screening facility, where a good 50 percent of the male applicants came up partially color blind.
Good point!
I don't know if it's because the decorator was color-blind lol, but our daughter has a new house in Dallas and I have seen many homes done by the same builder and all of them are painted a warm-ish greige BUT to me it's so not neutral---it's got a pink/salmon undertone. Yes, it "matches" the greige pink-ish standard tile they are using in all their bathrooms but, blech! And it doesn't match the standard flooring they install in their spec-houses either, because the floor is a pretty strongly gray-colored LVP that's not warm enough for the wall color.
@legalavocado3447 When gray became a "thing" it was sort of interesting at first, but it got to the point, for me, pretty quickly, that it was dull, boring, and unpleasant. To me, living in such a gray home would have felt like living in a black & white TV show where the fullness and richness of life is only hinted at because it doesn't exist within the confines of the home, it's somewhere just beyond it - outside of the doors and windows.
It's a little reminiscent of the film, "The Wizard of Oz," where Dorothy's real life and comfort zone is a sepia-toned world, but all of the real excitement and adventure she experienced was made richer and more vibrant through the magic of technicolor. But when she returned to the familiar and comforting things in life that were the most important to her, back she went to her sepia-toned life. It's interesting, because the pandemic brought a lot of the gray tones with it, creating homes that, for me, felt like they had the life sucked right out of them. But for some of the people I came across who gravitated towards the gray and often minimalist look in their homes, they really NEEDED that. That WAS their comfort zone. They could not handle color because it was over-stimulating to them. It's been interesting, over time, to watch as people's perspectives have changed, how the homes they live in have changed too, and how that sometimes translates as bringing more color into their homes. It doesn't just exist as something outside and somewhere, over the rainbow anymore. But you have to play to all of the crowds and preferences when selling, and so, we neutralize... 😉 A lot of builders are still stuck in that gray comfort zone.
I was never a fan of the gray craze, especially after it rolled over everything like a gloomy cloud. After a while, I would see a room in a magazine or TV show and it looked to me very much like a scary stage set for a play, or a haunted house fun ride, where the set designer comes in and just spray-paints everything gray. @@charmc4152
Yikes! But it explains so much!
Grey.... cement grey.
Lovely.
Some people see a grey house and think... "I am going to have to paint everything",
I see grey and think YIKES!!!
For more that 20 years grey has been pushed.
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I call it prison grey.
@@swisschalet1658 ... Exactly !
I think kids were brainwashed to prefer no color.
Interesting to me is when I look at Architectural Digest with most expensive homes few are white and grey.
Kim Kardashian did all white and stark.
Trying to make her followers think "this is cool"... no color, no beauty.
So sick of depressing grey house interiors. I would have to paint that quickly.
Grey is out of trend since 2022.
I always paint a piece of cardboard with a prospective room color. Then tape to the wall (painters tape) and observe it for a few days/ nights.
I've been doing a full poster board with a prospective color and move it around for at least a week to see the effects of changing natural light and how it goes with various pieces of furniture. It has saved me thousands.
The reason the tan colors sell so well is because they are the color of sand on the beach. The beach is somewhere we go to relax. It is a very calming color. Life is so stressful that we need to regroup and relax in our homes in order to face the world.
Love that!
Thanks for sharing your insight on the connection between tan colors and relaxation. It's so interesting to think about!
I'm painting tan color this week. It's still neutral but with warmth. Grey makes think of 2020 😢 boo
I am repainting in greige. I will paint myself though. I redid my house 12 years ago and hired a painter. Biggest mistake ever! I was so mad! My father was a professional painter and taught me. It tajes me longer but I know it will be perfect when I’m finished. I will use the thousands I save to either buy new furniture or go on a vacation!
Wherein Williams agreeable grey is a griege color and looks more taupe to me. So pretty.
That is awesome! I wish I had those skills. Spoil yourself with that extra money! It will be worth it for sure!
Realtor flipped house two doors down, did grey walls etc. it has sat there for months. Average sale time in my neighborhood is three days. Be very careful what you do.
I agree, grey is a deal killer!
I can't argue with the logic in this video. As a home owner and artist, I LOVE bold saturated colors. But I remember when I was looking to buy my first home, I was more drawn to home interiors that were painted white or off white. Light shades make everything feel like a fresh blank canvas.
This is really market dependent. Where I'm at outside of Houston about half of the buyers want an all white interior and the other half cringe when they see that. There are a lot of people here sick to death of white and grey. In the places like MS and LA, people trend more toward color and even wallpaper. The reality is that no matter what color your walls are, some people are going to hate them and some are going to love them. I would avoid dark or bold colors, but otherwise not worry about it.
True!
It makes sense to paint the house all in white because it will allow the buyers to paint in a color to personalize it to their taste and sense of decor.
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I have to agree. I think it's more important to focus on the staging details pointed out in these videos. As long as the house has one neutral color throughout and no various dark colors in each room, I wouldn't bother painting unless the walls need painting, not just a color change. I saw many beautifully staged homes that were not white or grey back when I was looking for a home. Actually, I was one of those people who did cringe when I saw a home with white or grey walls. I didn't like the kitchen all white in the first example. I prefered the warm color walls. All white reminds me of a hospital but that's my opinion.
@@nutritioncoachjo yes! I call it “dental office style”. Not inviting, not warm, not “homey”. I find that people who work a lot and are seldom home seek an easy-to-clean, sterile home that copies whatever is the current trend, while people who are more into “slow-living” and spend time at home like to create a warm, inviting, personalized home that feels like an enchanted sanctuary. I personally don’t ever want to “come home” to a dentist office or operating room look!
We're looking at houses and so many people have put gray laminate floors with gray walls. We won't even go look at them. I'd have to rip it all out. Gray doesn't seem neutral to us at all.
IKR, the grey laminate flooring is so unfortunate.
It’s depressing. I will always associate it with Covid lockdowns. Color is in for most people but it can be tricky. Warm whites are my favorite, like vanilla ice cream.
Yes! I am looking to downsize to a preferably 2 bedroom cottage, when I see something I like, exterior-wise, the interior has those awful gray floors, that ends it for me.
Landfills will be full of that gray flooring. So very sad!
In one of your videos you said that a home is now a product when you sell. This was the mind shift I needed when we had to sell our parents’ house and it will help me when we decide to sell our own home.
Glad it helped!!!
I am glad you mentioned this point. Just hearing it has not fully brought me out of my emotions surrounding selling my home. I do not know when, but I am sure I need to be ready to sell, since life has had so many changes over a several year time frame, and more are on the horizon. Whenever I end up selling, I want to be ready. Thinking of my home as a product, has helped me start to think of how I want it to be for myself too, now, everyday. When I walk into my home, I want it to feel easy, easy to make changes, in decor, in prep to sell.
Thank you for your comment.
Lisa, in Virginia.
@@lisafeck1537love this comment!!! You go!!
Gray (vinyl looking) flooring and gray walls are an instant scroll past for me. If I see white walls throughout a home, I feel myself mentally relax - like letting out a relaxed sigh. Have sold several of our past homes with neutral paint (including inside and out), and neutrals just work.
When we were shopping, we told our realtor cross off any houses with gray walls. Who does this? Gray is for battleships and warehouses.
You can always repaint and might miss out on a lovely home. Also, just like every color, there are many shades and warm and cool undertones.
You forgot funeral homes! Soo awful, I will sofocate on a home with gray wall ..
Grey/beige is a warmer grey and goes so well with vivid upholstered furniture.
@@rosafranco9184 haha these comments are so funny. Have people not repainted walls before?
@@carollynt It's very depressing.
I like warm colors.
We bought a 30 yr home entirely covered in old, dingy contractor's white 🤮. I am working my way through it - ceilings are a fairly bright white with a bit of sheen (DE Whisper eggshell), new lights and fans. Walls a warm neutral eggshell, slightly more intense than off-white (SW Maison Blanche) and (mainly because we have a heavy dust load) trim in BM Pashmina. It is all working as a fresh background without drawing undue attention. Hope it works for buyers when the time comes. 🙏
My agent told us not to bother to paint (and several of my rooms definitely did not have neutral colors, one was actually red and yellow). We had 13 showings and 2 offers above asking in 7 days.
Definitely talk to your agent before painting!
For sure!
It really depends on the market and other factors associated with the house. For homes that have challenges or in a slow market, paint can help.
Bought an eclectic Victorian in a short sale after it had sat on the market for 8 months. It had neutral white walls & gray wall to wall carpet in every room. We sold it a few years later with colorful paint & wallpaper & restored hardwood floors. In a bidding war in 1 month.
It's all market driven
Your videos have a strong green color cast!
It depends of the house, location and now, the market. We sold my 90 year old mother’s house last year. Peeling wallpaper, vinyl floors. We were planning on removing the paper and painting. Realtor said not to bother. It’s a grandma house and nothing is going to change that. We got 34 offers in 1 week and sold it for 45k over asking.
I guess I’m just weird, but when I look at houses online, I actually am drawn to the ones with color. For instance, that first kitchen you shown, I hated the yellow curtains, but I liked the yellow paint. I guess I’m just strange. maybe I just get tired of seeing white on white on white with a little bit of gray thrown out on top of some more gray.
I agree. I’m drawn to the ones with color…provided they are well chosen colors that harmonize with each other. Seeing all the white, and grey, grey, grey, grey…a million shades of grey…I think “why do people intentionally take all the charm out of their homes?”.
Same here. I have to wonder about people that are drawn to white, sterile, institutional homes.
You may be drawn to the ones with color, but the people who are purchasing aren't.
@@vicz8899 it wasn’t an issue when I bought my house. I just depends on the person. But if you’re trying to please the masses, then you have to go with the board in white.
You are in the minority
I bought my house because of it's location, the size of the property, the solid build of the house itself and the quality of the windows, flooring, heating system, roof and foundation. The last thing on my mind were thr popcorn ceilings...which I actually love...or the color of the paint or kitchen cabinets. 🤣🤣
I love the soft, light beige on the walls and the warm pine kitchen cabinets...very welcoming on a bitter, cold winter day, but still cool-feeling on hot summer days. The house has a lot of glass, so when the sun shines in, the rooms are bathed in a warm glow.
Got the selling price down because of wall to wall carpeting that covered an unfinished sub floor in the master.bedroom and two neglected parquet floors in the upstairs bedrooms. Had an oak floor put into the master bedroom and had the parquet floors refinished...and they look beautiful!
Regardless of the color of the paint inside, the price of my house has doubled since I bought it several years ago, so I can afford the 'luxury' of enjoying any interior colors that I like and still come out ahead of the game.
I have been a buyer, seller and real estate agent and what you are saying is so true! Any time I have ever bought a home I have been looking at what the immediate changes are that I am going to have to do and it starts adding up in a buyers mind, when that cost gets too high, they will move on and so would I. The purchase of a home anymore is so extremely high and if I am going to live there, I may not have the money immediately to do all the painting to cover over the orange or red walls that go with absolutely nothing. If you are of the mindset that the buyer is going to repaint anyway, you are probably right but do not expect to get top dollar because with every room that has to be painted, the buyer is dropping the price they are willing to pay. Most buyers would purchase a house with every room painted white, than to walk into a colorful home with every wall a different color. That color or lack of, translates into cleanliness and organization in their minds which they are more likely to go for.
And maybe be the buyer who can see past the paint. I was that buyer. The one who bought a house that a little lower in price than average and was painted light pink, yes, light pink in the entire great room and main bedroom suite. Right after the sale closed, I went to the hardware store and got three gallons of neutral paint (about $200), hired a handyman (less costly than a painter ($500 vs. $2000). Now the house looks really great!
You made my point. 💯 you got a good deal on a home only because the paint wasn’t right. Thx for your comment
Sherwood Williams sand dollar , we use it in all our rentals and our home
Wall color doesn't bother me, because I always repaint a home even when it's a new build. What distracts me from purchasing a home is if it's messy, dirty, unorganized or smells nasty.
I studied a LOT of whites before settling on Snowbound. We love it!
I'm a firm believer in getting samples before painting. Lighting changes the way the color looks so each wall may appear to be a differet hue. Also, light bulbs matter and the amount of natural light in the room. The color also varies depending on what it butts up to. A very white trim will make even a very light color seem darker.
This is a fantastic idea! Especially if you can't decide between a few colors. Thanks for watching!
@@KatiSpaniak Thanks Kati. I forgot to mention that I get the 1 quart sized sample paints from Sherwin Williams so that I can paint an area on every wall, then observe the results for night and daytime. I've been visiting your channel often as I'm getting ready to sell in a couple of years. I like your advice and approach. Thanks for what you do.
@@elizabethc9832 Thanks for your comments!! Good idea!!
I am offended by grey LOL
And bored with it. And often it just isn’t done well.
I don’t know if bc we are in California that things are so different. But sometimes I feel like the tips are off according to what is in. I did like the 5 conditions or levels of houses. But so many folks are so sick of builder grade and white kitchens. I was a seller and a buyer in Jan 2023. I purchase a historic home from a newer home…. Yes we made some upgrades to the mechanics and some grading issues that allowed moister in our basement when it rained. But more importantly I have a basement in California! These days people love vintage lighting… we love a home with trim and mouldings and that isn’t like the 17 million other homes. Wallpaper is huge! I actually removed a good bit and regret it… in some areas. I get so many of these tips on a lot of the videos were popular for so long… but things are shifting. Color is in. Muted colors…. Not the red or Tuscany of 2005. No more grays and whites and black farm houses. Even tho a well done farm house can look beautiful.
My historic wood trim from 1920 is stunning in its original finish. Upstairs we have always had painted trim. I love our lime plater walls. The original ones and the ones I actually redid. In the basement if looks a little more “new”. But we had all our bathrooms and kitchen totally remodeled in 2022 (prior to my purchase of my historic home) I’m painting my kitchen from white. We have subway tile to the ceiling…white marble look quartz counters with gray veins… white white white…. I added the walnut kitchen cabinet units that sit on the counter around the sink a plate rack. Something to warm it up.
My last house I redecorated also. It was a recent flip I owned for 4 years before this home. It sold for more than any other in the street. My agent assured me I took the property as far as I could with my design and upgrades I did on top of the flip.
Buyers like a home that is taken care of. Ya I’d love a de vol kitchen to have been here so I’m making it. But most of we are looking for something that isn’t like everyone else. Something we can make ours. I fall into the buyer and the seller category having done both at once in 2023… that being said I don’t believe in deferred maintenance which was a wonderful tip! I tried to include pictures that look wonderful online that aren’t all white and beige! Check out some trends in southern living… de vol kitchens… color is coming in hot in decor and home trends… just look up home style decor trends… you can even look up paint trends. I’m a traditional decorator. I’ve always leaned towards classic style and historic vibes juxtaposed with modern accents. And I’ve sold 2 homes in less than a month… the one that took the longest had the least of my own style in it. Anyway. A lot of this might have to do with being in California…
Good: Being advised to paint with neutral colors. Better: Watching this video and getting a better idea of how to really do it.
The cool greys are evrywhere and like you say, they clash with the warm tone floors and cabinets. Your ideas are really good.
Thank you!!
Couldn't agree with you more! When we sold are parents home, we paid the money to paint the home a very neutral off white. The realtor was thrilled and the house showed very well.
Thank you for sharing your experience! It's great to hear that the investment in painting the house paid off when it came time to sell.
Warm colors in North and East facing rooms; cool in South and West facing rooms.
My client has paint on the walls and she got 10% over asking. Also depends on how well you price the house. There are a lot of factors that go into it but cleaning it up the house, getting the clutter out and the right price is essential.
Looks like your client painted their way to a higher asking price! Who knew a little color could bring in the big bucks? Agree on the how well to price the house!!
People will have to accept the possibility that we won't ever return to 3%. If sellers must sell, home prices will have to decline, and lower evaluations will follow. Sure I'm not alone in my chain of thoughts.
I love, love, LOVE Whitetail from Sherwin Williams. It’s a warm white that’s soft, cheery and looks good anytime of day.
As an upcoming SELLER and BUYER I’m loving that soft white you recommend. I’m over it with grays and my current too-warm beiges…. Thanks as always!
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Same here! I hated grey when it first came in, I hate it even more now. Bought a house last week, it has grey paint that I hate. About to list my other house now, will do some painting first in soft white.
@@bethford6884 The great thing is that paint is a (relatively) inexpensive way to make your new house your HOME 🏡
I'm co owner of a real estate company for the past 25 years, and now is a crazy time in the business!
We have the highest inflation in 40 years and interest rates that means your buyers have to make 80% more income than four years ago!
So be patient, because most Americans don't make that kind of money! Now it depends in California we pay the most for everything. In a less populated state it will take longer to sell. In the past it was easier on people to buy, but this administration isn't budging on the interest rates! And people aren't able to refinance right now because it doesn't make sense too!
@@stardustgirl2904 Thank you for your words of wisdom. Im fortunate enough to live in an area where the homes continue to sell within a week or two of listing - central Florida. We have many Californians coming here that have the cash to buy homes that are moderately priced (in comparison to CA). I ready for the long haul just the same. Thank you!
Another thing that I believe is very helpful within the lighter and more neutral color palettes of the paint when buyers walk in (apart from their furniture being more likely to be able to work in the home without having to paint it first) is that it is calming and soothing. It's tranquil. Color does impact us - all colors do. So when you walk in and it feels calming, tranquil, relaxing, you get this feeling of it being a good place to call home. It just makes you feel better being in it. You want to feel at peace in your home. You want to feel calm and relaxed....like your own little respite and oasis away from it all. So I actually believe that when the colors in a home that people are viewing causes them to feel that way when they are inside looking around, is very helpful to the cause of selling it. I've seen images of homes in listings that have made me want to not even take the time to go see them and it was mainly due to colors on the walls and - even worse - effing wall paper! OH LORD someone should outlaw that stuff. It is hard to get wall paper off and I will likely not ever buy a home with wall paper on the walls. F the idiots who were dumb enough to put it up in the first place and then be dumb enough to actually list their home with it on the walls - especially when it's obvious they did the house up to the hilt in their decorations. It's one thing if it's an old fixer upper and there was wall paper on the walls from 50 years ago and the whole house has to be redone anyway. But it is another thing when it is obvious the paint and wall paper was done on purpose more recently by the current owners. I honestly would not even likely buy a house with "colors" on the walls. The last thing I want to do when buying a house is have to paint it first before I move in. Hell to the NO.
40 years ago the one splurge we allowed was to have the house painted before we moved in. We choose eggshell for walls, but didn’t have enough money for the trim. There was a discount for cash. We have since painted different colors for our daughter’s room as she grew for example. I’ve also worked on painting trim and doors. We still live here and I am glad that we made decisions to paint and carpet, etc to what we wanted to enjoy and not live the entire time with an eye to reselling. But those colors will go if we do choose to resell.
Thank you for commenting! If you are living in your home for a long time, it is totally fine to cater it to you until you are ready to sell!
I really like Navajo White from Benjamin Moore. It’s a creamy shade of white. We painted two houses with this color and they sold very quickly.
Yes. That’s great!
The only decent thing my ex-slumlord ever did was to paint everything in his slummy apartment complex Navajo White. It was a nice change from the usual stab-your-eyes-out Operating Room White all landlords have felt mandatory for decades. It was soft and easy to look at while we froze to death.
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Prior to the grey phase, rentals that I have seen were painted “off the shelf” pre-mixed Shell White
@@Julia.Mandelbrot lol
I totally agree! If you don't feel confident about being able to identifying cool and warm tones, go to your local paint dealer and ask them to give you some samples of cool and warm tones, then when you go into your own home, with its own lighting, you can compare whether you have warm or cool tones on the walls or in the decor generally....and then you can adjust it accordingly!
That kitchen is not yellow, it's beige!
I understand and appreciate the clip and I'm sure many will relate.
However, our experience was the exact opposite. We sold our house in next to no time and it was brightly painted on the exterior & the interior. It was built in 1930 so has wonderful art deco features. I painted the interior in about 10 different shades of blue, the kitchen was pastel blues & purples, including the vintage doors. The bath room was also brightly painted and I chose bold, complimentary colours, no anemic colours involved! The previous owner painted the kitchen dark brown so stripping the paint off the doors was a Herculean task!
It helps that I paint landscapes so am not afraid to use colours.
I have never been a symphony in beige or white person and the house was an explosion of colour! Teenagers would regularly pose and do selfies on our porch.
We live in an already gray world.
If you really imprint a house with character and the right balance of contrasting colours, the right buyer will be attracted to it as the house exudes something dynamic. That's my 2 cents worth!
You ALWAYS give the BEST advice..appreciate you!!!
Thank you so much!!! 😊
One of my homes that I sold years ago, the house was painted in warm earth tones in semi-gloss to help with the light within the house with flat white ceilings. That was one of the selling points that was mentioned by the ultimate buyer. House was on market for five hours with four offers over asking. I told me realtor ahead of time that she didn't understand market at the time as we listed over what she wanted to.
I'll be the weirdo; I like all of the "dated" pictures better and when I see all of the off whites, I'm just thinking that I'll have to repaint soon. In all seriousness, when I was looking for a house, having colors didn't matter to me unless the colors were very dark or bold. I ended up buying a Craftsman era house, the selling point for me was the all original natural wood stairs and trim, as well as the perfectly outdated 1920's parlor lights in the main room.
Totally agree! You are right on point.
Thank you!
great content! congrats on your youtube success. you've been making some real traction this year!
Thank you for your support!!! It’s been a crazy climb!
13 minutes in. Excellent video!! Great information.
Shes right. The bright loud paint colors like red & orange will freak out many.
Im not in market. Keeping my house-
But she's giving us great information!!
Very organized at speaking all the detail.
Im not bored.😂
Sherwin William’s Alabaster is the perfect white. I also love SW Sea Salt.
Those are both great colors. Alabaster was in SW colors of 2024! Thanks for watching!
Paint is the cheapest way to make your house look better for sure. The previous owners of my house had someone come in and paint ALL the walls the same white colour. It wasn’t long at all before I started painting but it did give me a blank slate to work with.
I’ve been passing over so many condos because of all the gray. Especially the floors! Who wants to live in a newspaper photo?
I LOVE those flowers behind you!
Thank you so much! I'm glad you like them.
BM Revere Pewter flat the best! Goes with warm and cool colors! Will totally increase $$$!
Yes, that is a great color! Thanks for commenting!
Definitely agree wth your advice to be mindful of warmth or coolness in existing fixtures when painting. When they are mismatched, like in your examples, it looks off.
For sure!
Personally, I absolutely love gray and white. I'm glad to see there are warm grays if that's the way I have to go to sell. Thank you!
Thanks for sharing!
This should be for landlords also trying to rent a unit.
Agree, but anything but Navajo White!
Great content! Thank you for sharing. This shows how thoroughly you researched the topic and presented truly useful paint information.
Thank you for your kind words! I appreciate your support.
Thank you so much!
Flat, matte or eggshell on wall works great with satin paint trimming. No need for semi or gloss trim.
@MariaKillam has a bunch of great videos about choosing the right neutral colours
Super helpful. Thanks for getting into the specifics on the color charts. I needed this. It is so different to prepare a home for viewing, versus choosing colors one prefers to live with.
Glad it was helpful!
I am going to be selling my 1839 house, and because it is historic, it has historic colors. If a buyer is put off because the colors are not neutral, then frankly they need not buy my house.
i was happy to learn you suggested white dove and revere pewter ... my interior colors! I love them in my home.
You’re very clear and very helpful! OF COURSE your instructions are to help “sell!!” That’s what we need and expect! I appreciate your clarity and expertise! Just found you and subscribed!!
Thank you!!! Welcome!!!
Love “Pearl Grey” and “Maui Mist”.
have bought or built 7 homes in our 42 years together...sold 6. All six sold in less than 10 days, full asking price...and painted...GASP earth colors, browns and greens. the 4 homes we purchased already built...if we walked in and the walls and cabinets were white...we walked right out...no matter how great the price ...I cant stand white on white on white...it looks cold to me. The plus side, when we got back into this house, which was actually our first and we had used as a rental for 30 plus years, all we had to do was walk into HD, same colors we have used on every single house...and done in a day . As to staging...we are pretty minimal, so there is never stuff around...Our kitchen is a working kitchen, it is huge with plenty of space, but there is always something on a counter, be it a dehydrator, freeze dryer, canner..I honestly think a lot of buyers realized how much counter real estate we had simply because of that... Biggest turn offs as buyers...again, white on white, cigarette odor (and we use a fireplace for heat...big difference) personal items, and dirty baseboards...weird, but if you cant dust the baseboards down every now and then...what else has not been maintained.
Your experience in real estate sounds fascinating! Thanks for sharing your insights.
I’ve never understood the appeal of white kitchen cabinets - to me that look is just really boring! If someone has white cabinets on a sterile cool-white wall, even worse. I’m very glad that it’s the warm whites and grieges that are more popular now than cool neutrals. I saw one otherwise nice house in a great location that was painted a cool light blue inside - it really turned me off - almost made me shudder with the cold feeling it gave off! think most people feel more comfortable and relaxed in a home with warm neutrals on the majority of the walls. Dark colors do tend to make a room look smaller, which is also a factor. If you really want deeper colors in a room, keep it to just one wall so that it’s not overpowering. I personally love deep colors as accents, but I know I’m a bit unusual in my taste (my kitchen cabinets are cherry wood, which I love, love love!).
Sherwin-Williams Snow Bound is a nice slightly warm white.
yep!
My home is a combo of contemporary and modern. I had a decorator suggest I paint my bathroom walls and trim all the same color. It was genius! Since it was the bath, I painted everything with semi-gloss. It looks so much less fussy than using two different colors. Next I will be painting my main living area the same color using flat on the walls and semi-gloss on the trim.
That's awesome! Painting everything the same color sounds like a game-changer. Can't wait to see how it turns out in your main living area!
That's why you use a neutral color soft whites you can decorate around that base color,and with a good quality paint job that's one less thing they have to worry about.
I love edgecomb grey
I've been using Revere Pewter in homes where I've lived for over 30 years. It goes with everything, and it's not boring like off white.
Love that also
$3000, $5000, $10000 for painting??? We paint our own rooms in our homes. That amount of money is crazy. The only thing we have ever paid anyone else to paint was an 18' entryway. The painter complimented our work!
I was thinking the same thing! I can't imagine spending that much to paint. I've always done most to all of the painting in my houses. A couple of times we did hire a painter for some of the more tricky areas, but never spent more than about $1500.
@@suzicqTry 45k
I had a new construction home in 2018 and our whole paint selection was Agreeable Gray and I personally loooved it. It looked so great in all the different lightings/shadows. It was really nice. Our house sold super fast because it was warm and inviting. I still think for my future house I want Agreeable Gray again. I miss it. 😂
That’s what we chose after buying an older home that was last updated in 2008 with yellow pee and brown yuck paint (I called them diaper colors). We tried 8 different greys. Agreeable grey was perfect! I love it. Works with everything.
That's a good color for sure
@nowyouknowrealestate5703 2008, the Tuscan influence was still en vogue, and the style trends went with the golds, browns, reds, and overall warmth, as well as the more Old World, heavy, overstuffed, darker designs. Color trends seemed to evolve towards a darker spectrum from there, at first, before lightening up overall, and moving into the gray period which seemed to hit its zenith during the pandemic.
Word of caution-I saw Samplize featured on another channel and ordered a dozen versions of a burnt orange. I am going to paint a small sunroom/art room in all the same color walls and trim as the room is nearly all windows with wide wooden framing. The wall space is minimum. Ok I applied Samplize on 5 wooden window trim and two on the
walls to see how the hues looked in the room at various us times a day. I was surprised and dismayed that peeling the decals pulled huge chunks of paint trim off the wood and some minor peeling of the walls. Fortunately, I am having the room painted soon, but I caution anyone from applying these directly to the surfaces you wish to paint unless you know for sure you will be painting them.
Wow! Thank you for sharing that!! Did you reach out to the company? Shoot me an email if you'd like info@terraluxhomes.com
My house is all a soft white, simply white by Benjamin Moore,looks beautiful and photographes well
Love it!!
TY so much.. Great ideas...
Thank you!
I am such a fan! Great advice!
Thank you!
Totally agree. Paint color influenced my home buying decision when I was in my 30s. Its silly in retrospect, because I could have just painted: but it seemed daunting at the time. I ended up buying a home in neutrals that was move in ready. Today, I have some color on the walls as I plan on staying for a long time.
Paint color can be surprisingly powerful, right? I'm glad you found your perfect match in neutrals!
My living room is already painted in Crushed Ice. Very nice. We have e some rooms neutral & others a light pastel. The Kitchen walls are the Soft Sage by Sherwin Williams. You’re right. You always have to keep in mind if your house is sellable IF you ever had to sell it.
Thank you! I appreciate it! Thanks for commenting
Colorforms. Just a side note about the large peel & stick paint samples. Most of these are a similar or closely coordinated match made with inks, not actual paints, therefore the colors / pigments / LRV’s won’t be an exact match. I have learned this the hard way. Another thing to note is that all paint colors will not be an exact match, unless purchased from the same company or brand. In other words, a gallon of Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter “can be” color matched at Sherwin Williams or Home Depot, but that matched gallon will not be the same on the wall. The paint chemistry and makeup of the base formula is not the same and it will greatly affect the color.
You are totally right! It is VERY important to know the brand i.e. SW or BM. Thanks for watching!
First time I’ve seen your videos, I appreciate you. I’m not selling now but I know that I will be, so anything I need to spend a lot of money on needs to add to the home’s appeal in the broadest sense!
Yep!! That’s right!!
Not all agents have taste. Shocking but true. My last agent knew little. Our home was totally renovated. Neutral & beautiful. Sold in 2 weeks. One day we caught the agent hanging a gross 1980's plastic flower wreath on our front door. Had to take it down... NO.
New paint makes everything seem much newer and cleaner than it may actually be. Paint is cheap and easy to do.
Yep!
Sherwin Williams agreeable gray works perfect!
I used to work at Lowes in the paint department and agreeable gray was the top seller in paint colors.
Did my whole house in it. Looks more beige than grey to me because it’s warm. Totally transformed the house
@@lisacanary155 I saw more beige too. But, wow, does it look good.
My daughter just sold her house and she has agreeable grey in master. Buyers were climbing over each other to buy her house. The living room and family room and halls were done in a tan
Accessible beige is a griege which leans more beige. I chose it instead because it matched my warm wood floors and brick in my fireplace
Best wall color that goes with cream cabinets is cream.
Eider white is a cool gray undertone
That's right! Eider White is a fantastic choice for cool gray undertones.
I decided to sell my home myself a year ago. I got a fantastic coaching package deal online with a firm offering coaching, professional photos with 360 video, help writing description, and most importantly, filtering potential clients. We paired everything down, changed the flooring upstairs and staged it. We had 30 visits , several offers and a sale within 2 weeks. All for 720 euros. Of course I did the visits myself but I knew the house best!
Huh. Interesting. What is the company that you used? We have a lot of companies that will 'buy" a house. But not many coaching companies.
@@KatiSpaniak De particulier à particulier in France ( means from private owner to private owner) Also known as PAP. Check online
Hi, I painted houses to prep for sale for years and I agree with your color suggestions. Not so much the sheens though. Living rooms, diningrooms, bedrooms, and hallways should be flat. Eggshell cheapens the look of those rooms and gives them a rental look. Bathrooms, laundry rooms and kitchens are best in eggshell. Semi-gloss for trim is great. Satin on trim is beautiful. So, agree with that ❤ Also, YES, hire a professional.
Thanks for sharing! I appreciate this!
Flat walls can be touched up. Eggshell shows touch ups. Flat paint also has a richer look...
@@kathybuchanan6474 Thanks!! That's why I would bring in a professiona!!
I hate flat paint. It's totally impractical if you have children or pets and have to live in the house for a while before it sells. It does look nice, but it's impractical for real people actually living in a home. If you have dogs, you're going to get a "dog line" along the walls in the hallway and staircases really quick with flat paint because the oils in the hair will be absorbed by the paint.
@@charmc4152I've lived in a two-story home with mostly flat paint for over twenty years. Raised three children, two dogs and two cats. Quality flat paint cleans just fine, never a problem, except crayons, of course. ;)
I’m getting ready to sell my 100 year old house soon, and I’m leaving the soft pastels on the walls (Pottery Barn colors circa 2000). I’m putting my money into resolving all maintenance items, as well as giving all woodwork a fresh coat of white paint. I know the house will sell quickly, as it’s in a very desirable location. But I am getting pressure from my realtor and from the stager to paint off-white walls throughout. They say the photos will look better. I agree, the photos would look better. Except then I’d have to add 10 grand to the price of the house, to recoup the cost of the additional painting. So I’m going to
do some touch up painting on the walls, but leave the colors as is.
Can you send me an email at info@terraluxhomes.com and I'll give you my honest advice.
There’s no need to paint in this market. That’s for sure. There’s 50 buyers for every house. Paint is the last thing you have to worry about.
Definitely in some areas but in others that is not necessarily the case. Where I bought my house, it sat on the market for 80+ days because of some poor styling choices. Thanks for watching!
Not in every market.
Depends where you live/ local market.
Even in a hot sellers market houses can sit for a while if they look old and dated.
Also, every house I’ve looked at recently has the warm cabinets with cold gray walls and floors. I groan every time! What were they thinking!?
So true! I lived with all White Dove for 20 years and was very happy. 20 years ago, we built a retirement home in Florida and went with putty for a change. I’m itching to go back to White Dove!
My sister asked my advice when decided to sell her house. She wouldn’t listen to me. She didn’t like the colors (neutral) I advised her to use. I pointed out, when your house goes on the market it is not your house, it’s your buyer’s house and you want to attract the most buyers. It fell on deaf ears because I’m her younger sister. 😂
That is awesome! I totally understand that and your advice is great. Thanks for watching!
I just looked at the HGTV sweepstakes home for 2024. The kitchen has brown cabinets and white walls but all the bedrooms each have a different color paint.
Slowly colrs are changing believe it or not in a few years maybe 5 years you ll see pink. Im seeing the bohemian look already with lots of plants but yes as i said before white or very lt gray looks clean and fresh.
Benjamin Moore's 'Simply White' is the color suggested by our designer in preparation for selling. It's a warmer, soothing white color & did make the house look great.
Thanks for sharing!
That’s what I used, the perfect soft white 👍🏼
Egg Shell paint in bath and kitchen Satin on bdrms and rest of house. Sea salt sells every house. Pure White
is so clean looking. Ceilings b=paint flat white.
Great idea! Thank you for sharing!
Starting getting ready for our sale three years ago. Painted the entire home White Dove by Benjamin Moore. Looks fantastic.
Love white dove!
That’s funny I had just picked white dove for a possibility in my own house. I do like it. My house has a strange color thing where most normal whites don’t work.