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I like them all but some people don't really like bold colors so I would probably go with the fragrant cloves.
Oh man, I HATE red paint in a home. As a potencial buyer, I would just groan at the thought of having to prime over it all. To be honest, I prefer more neutral shades.
Goodluck selling though! It's a difficult time to do so, but I wish you lots of luck!
You may want to go with the orange since it is a bit more neutral. Since you are selling, bright colors turn a lot of folks off, because they cannot "imagine" their furniture going with the paint colors.
Rather than add another color, I'd repeat one of the brown/camel colors that is in the other rooms (I'd go with the color in whatever room its most connected to, maybe living or dining room?). That way it'll keep a nice flow from the other rooms and be fairly neutral. I think all three of the colors you show are too bright. You want neutral!
I would paint it a nuetral color; maybe eggshell or offwhite. You want your prospective buyers to be able to visualize what they want to do after they move in. You probably already know this too, but keep all of your personal items out of site. The more the prospective buyers can visualize their items in you home, the faster you will sell.
I wouldn't use any of those colors. It's best to go with something neutral if you are trying to sell your place - it appeals to a broader range of people.
Cute house!
To be honest, I don't think I would pick any of those colors when trying to sell the house. The Clove is the best of the 3 but I don't love it. What color are the cabinets? And if you can, you should post pictures of your kitchen. Being able to see it would definitely help.
What about something like the wall color in the bathroom?
I'm with everyone else and think that a more neutral color is probably the way to go. Although I like bright colors for some spaces, not everyone does, and obviously you want to appeal to as many buyers as possible.
If I were you I'd paint it eggshell...people like to see homes in neautral colors and with very few personal things, because they want to see their own things in the home.
I love love love the Highlands!! I would suggest going with one of the neutral brown shades that you already have or the fragrant cloves color. I have been debating on painting one of my rooms a similar orangeish color. While I love red, it is so hard to get the right shade of red. What about more a more brown-red if you really like red? Are you guys staying in the area, or moving from Lville?
Well, not the red or the navy. Those would be turn offs for me. Like the other poster said, I would think about having to prime over it....... Honestly, I would say to give the buyers a credit in the amount of money you would use for paint and new flooring. People like to choose their own colors.
Or, if you are really wanting to do something with the kitchen, go neutral with your paint and flooring and bite the bullet and purchase new appliances. You can do a basic fridge, stove and dishwasher in a neutral color....new is nice and would be a good selling point for me, if I was looking at your house.
That said, your house is really cute and nice. Best of luck!!!!
Paint it the brown/tan color as the rest of the house. Or an eggshell white. I wouldn't paint it red because its a pain to paint over a bold color, & you don't know who wants your house! Red wouldn't really flow with the rest of your house.
Can you post pics of your kitchen here? If you add tile to your kitchen, it adds value to your home & can make it look MUCH nicer. My friends did that to their home about a week ago & wow it makes their kitchen seem brighter & bigger. If you can't afford tile, than get a linoleum that goes with the rest of your kitchen.
We are painting our kitchen wall red so I personally like it, but not everyone will.
I looked at your house pics again and am going to make a recommendation. I love all of your colors and what you have done with the house EXCEPT for the blue in your bedroom. You might want to consider toning that down just a bit. It's very, very blue and I could see where it might be a turnoff for some buyers.
At one point I had a condo where I had a custom Mexican mural painted in the kitchen. I loved it so much, however, when I went to sell the condo, I painted over it at the realtors suggestion. Just cause I love something doesn't mean everyone will and for some people it could be a real turn off. I kind of feel that way about the blue...... No offense meant, I do love your home and feel you have excellent taste. Just offering my perception.
I would paint it a neutral color. Most people need to see as much as a blank slate as possible to envision what they can do with the house. I would go for an off-white or taupe color. Usually people paint the house their own colors when they move in so I would avoid a bold color that would take away from the kitchen itself.
Also, you may want to update your side yard & backyard pic... its spring so you probably have pretty grass now :). A lot of people "judge" a house by photos if they're online-house shopping & updated pics are always nice :).
None of those colors are good. You need a neutral color. Maybe an olive green more on the tan side. I don't recommend white. It should be painted a neutral color not bland white. Buyers like to visualize themselves in a space (that's why bold colors don't work) but they also like the home to look lived in (so whites are turn offs too).
Agree with all others I would stick with a eggshell,beige, sand color :)
Good Luck!
Neutral color for sure! Maybe you can have an accent wall if you want some bold colors?
Yeah, with everyone else- I would prefer a neutral tan. I love that about our house, everything looks really crisp and easy to match with tan walls and white borders.
I agree with neutral, you'll open up the rooms and it'll make a lot less people cringe!
I personally like those colors, but if I were a potential buyer, I'd want something neutral. I always prefer to have sort of a "blank canvas" so that we can choose our own colors. Btw, your house is adorable! :)
As a recent home buyer, GO WITH BASICS! Our kitchen is a lemon yellow but it would have been better if it was a soft, butter yellow. We want to paint it a light grey but, with the wedding, there is just no time to paint.
But a calm color creates a relaxing vibe. Think soft blue, pale green and yellow. A warm cream would give that cozy feel I think you are going for. Good luck!
I agree with the other bees re: something light/neutral in the kitchen, and none of the three above - especially not the red. Red kitchens have played out. Please post pics of the kitchen as we can make some suggestions that are not expensive. Kitchens and bathrooms sell houses. Also, have you cleaned off that back porch of all the clutter that shows in the picture? I would def try to do something with those items, like store them in the crawl space, etc. Good luck!!
Honestly, I would not paint it one of those colors. When my mom was trying to sell her house I thought it was soooooooooo boring to paint the whole house in nuetrals and thought she was nuts. But when I was looking for a house a few months ago, I really shied away from any house with colors because 90% of the time, they weren't the colors I would pick and thus all I could think was "ugh that would have to be painted ASAP." With an all-neutral palatte, people feel like they can take their time to make it their own.
I'm with KLP: NEUTRAL!!!!!!!
Plain white, soft yellow, etc are all good colors. It also will make a space look larger. I would be TOTALLY turned off by a kitchen painted ANY of those colors you posted and I would look at it as a HUGE project to have to repaint. We just bought our house that has wallpaper in the kitchen but it was painted white. That was ok because we can live with white for now until we want to take the time to tear it down.
Another tip: Those curtains hanging in the front windows are really heavy. They are hiding some great windows! Find something simpler in a softer color that will show off the view and the windows. With those heavy dark shades it looks like you are hiding something and you can't see!
I'm with everyone else and say go with neutral. While I like the red in theory and it might work, you don't want to discourage any potential buyers and painting over a dark colour is a huge pain in the butt!
I would also have your realtor take newer exterior shots without the snow there. Just my two cents. Good luck with your sale, your house looks lovely!
Our kitchen is an orangey red and we get tons of compliments on it, but the era of "designer colors" is sort of waning.
We're looking for houses right now and the kitchens we are most attracted to have neutral greys, browns or tans. We'll pick the color we love when we buy and move in!
Best of luck selling in this tough market!
UPDATE-- We got a contract today!! I can't believe it!! We were going to go buy paint today after work. Keep your fingers crossed for us...I don't think they will back out but this is our second contract so we are a little gun shy.
Thanks for all the comments...I would definitely have been wrong bc I really wanted to paint that red!
I knew the Bees would know what to do tho:)
Careful with painting the house under contract. Do they want you to paint it? They may prefer selecting their own color or just leaving it as is. Usually when you sign a contract, the house is expected to remain the same as when you saw it.
& congrats! :)
Yeah, I don't think I would touch the house if it is under contract. If it was still on the market, that would be different but they are purchasing the house as-is and are fine with whatever colors are already there (or have ideas of their own what colors they want to use).
Congrats on the contract and I hope it goes through without problems!
I would pick the orangey color for your home.. My kitchen is navy blue like your picture though and i love it.
I disagree with other posters - i'd rather visit a house that was really well decorated, even if it wasn't my style, than visit a boring builder's looking house, especially one that'd been lived in. I would like a basic white wall freshly built house, but not buying from someone. It would give me the impression that the owners of the house didn't put time into making it better, or add anything extra, like landscaping etc. I like things with character. We have a painted house and I wouldn't paint over it to possibly appease future buyers - instead, I would offer up paying for a painter to come in and repaint it as part of the deal. You paint everything in the house builder's white and don't sell your house? it'll feel like you're living in an institution.
I'm a pretty colorful person though, so maybe it's just me? I'm currently wearing a bright as hell orange safari dress to work.
When you are selling a house, it's better to go with netural colors. Most people change paint colors when they move in anyways and I feel like bold colors freak a lot of people out. Sorry!
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Our house has been on the market for about 2.5 months now and we really thought it would sell before the end of the tax credit tomorrow but it doesn't look like it is going to happen. I have done so much work to the house over the years but the kitchen is a complete contrast to the rest of the house. It needs a complete remodel but we aren't willing to do that.
Our solution at this point is to paint the walls and put down some new linoleum so that it won't look sooo horrible compared to the rest.
Our house can be seen here....The living room, bathroom and foyer are all different shades of browns/ camels with white trim and both bedrooms are a grayish blue.
http://semonin.com/PropertyDetail.aspx?PropertyDetail=1262154&PropertyItem=0&PropertyIdx=1&tab=2&RecordType=180&1020=winter%20ave&5020_order=ascending&9375=1&AgoraItems=10&AgoraPage=1
So what color would you find most appealing if you were house shopping. Its a large room with tall ceilings so it can handle a deep color.
Sorry I don't have any pics of the kitchen right now...Its awful so we didn't take any of it:)
Here are the choices:
Thanks for the help!
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