Is the Color of Your Home Hurting Your Sale?
When selling a home, most experts agree that distracting, bold, and loud flashy colors, such as reds and bright yellows are not a good idea. Surveys have consistently shown that only a very small minority of respondents are total non-conformists.
The best advice and consensus among designers are to present a home in neutral colors: white, beige, and cream variations allow prospective buyers to better envision their own belongings in a home, rather than being distracted by your unorthodox style.
Choosing the right neutral colors probably means an increase in your home’s value. And again, 82% of experts and home designers agree that warm, neutral tones are best.
Warm colors are welcoming and offer versatility, while loud colors seem cold. Warm colors can give texture to small rooms, and they can open-up rooms that may feel and look smothered in rich, deep, and loud colors. Think off-white, beige, taupe, cream. These colors reflect light well, so your space feels brighter.
Just plain white can tend to look cold without furniture.
It’s also important to remember that paint choices don’t exist in a vacuum. Home designs and features and color choices should be chosen to complement your entire home.
Another important element to consider is the color of the floors. Does it complement the paint on the walls and ceilings and visa versa. Warm wood floors complement beige or honey colors. Gray floors complement cool colors or neutral whites – avoid other grays, which can be tricky and difficult to match.
Through complementing your wall and floor choice, you’ll create a cohesive whole that invites buyers to imagine themselves living there.
Also, look at other homes in your neighborhood. You don’t.t want your home to stand out in a distasteful, flashy, or loud way.
Finally, inside your home, try not to use more than one or two colors to create a cohesive flow from room to room (a gentle difference is fine).
But what about the exterior color?
Here too, neutral colors work best. Since this is the first impression people will have, it should be inviting, not off-putting. The best exterior colors, according to the experts, are gray, white variations, and beige. Some experts believe that for exteriors, gray has the edge because it can withstand more dust before your annual cleaning without looking too dingy. Gray also goes well with accent choices whether light or dark.
Also, the exterior of the home should be limited to one color and a complementary trim (through a third color can be used for the front door as long as it blends well with the other exterior colors).