Sunday, February 7, 2010

Can you sell a home with vivid interior paint colors?

Hi. I have a home that was new construction. It was originally painted white. I absolutely hate white and tan walls. All of the rooms have color, and when I say color I mean eggplant purple, red, hunter green...The home's floorplan is very boxy, each room is a box and there aren't many halls, so character definition is paramount. If the home was just white, or tan, it would be one large big box. Plus, I am a 'vivid' person so I wanted my home to reflect who I am, not following the latest trend. I've read that such colors are a turnoff to buyers. Is that true? I don't want to repaint it tan when it is time to sell because it would cost thousands (the home is over 4500 sq ft). It has been my understanding, at least for me personally, that what helps sell a home is if the buyer sees something in it that they like. There's got to be people who can appreciate color.Can you sell a home with vivid interior paint colors?
Sure, there are many people who appreciate color: THEIR colors, that THEY choose. If you don't want to paint every room, I would paint the 'family rooms'; the kitchen, living room, and den soft calming colors. They don't have to be starch white, but a beige or nearwhite grey would do.





You want people to be able to see this as ';their'; home when you sell it; help them imagine this.





.Can you sell a home with vivid interior paint colors?
The word is 'stagging' that you need to accomplish and this is what sells a home in a competive market. Color or not, a home needs to be stagged. Meaning, clean all the extras, and anything too personal like trophies, postures... What the pro's (staggers) is after they have take all excess things out they put out plants in and fresh flowers. Also if you really are worried about paint I would suggest on the MLS (listing) offering an allowance for paint offered to the new owners after closing. I hope this helps!
I feel that the color of the walls are not going to make or break a sale. If you are creative and the home shows well, it may spark someones eye that would not be so creative but always wanted to.


As a home buyer, I would never let the colors of the walls make my decision, I see it as a very inexpensive thing to change, other than redoing a kitchen, changing a tub, tile flooring etc... so if you feel confident that your home looks nice, don't waste your time.


Most people would love to buy a house if they love the location, the layout, the perks...etc... if it concerns you you can always offer a kickback to repaint.





If you live in a very consertative area then you may want to repaint.


Ask your real estate agent for their opinion.


Good luck to you!
It is harder to sell homes with vivid colors. Can't you just buy some eggshell paint and paint it? Or look in your local newspaper to see if you can get a painter to come in and paint a room for $100 or so? The other person is right. People need to picture themselves in your home and if it is too crazy, they won't be able to. Good luck.
sure,if the right buyer walks thru
I agree with twowords that you should paint the main family rooms...but don't use anything remotely grey. Off white is your best bet. As for it costing $$$ you will reap a return on the investment.





Other ideas are to move out any excess furniture so the rooms look larger. Remove any family pictures, as that marks it as your home and not the potential buyers.





Just think - paint = extra money in your pocket. Paint = extra money in your pocket. Paint = extra money :)





Hope this helps
The color of the walls are not the problem when trying to sell a home. Of course there are people out there who like color. But even if they like color, that's not the problem.





The reason you put neutral colors on your walls when trying to sell a home is to make it appeal to the LARGEST number of people possible. Neutral colors don't offend anyone. Neutral colors WILL sell your home much faster (a staged home for sale will usually on be on the market for about 11 days!)...





Now, by doing all the funky colors, people can't see beyond that. Honest. They see the orange walls and can't picture themselves in your home... and that's what you want them to do. And they can't do that with all of your colors screaming at them that THIS IS YOUR HOUSE....and they won't buy...





People who build model homes have gotten it down to an art. Just as too many funky colors won't sell well, empty houses don't sell well either. Go visit some model homes. Look at how they are deocrated, painted, prepared. Most anyone can feel at home in these houses...





I stage homes to sell for a living. 4 months ago, a couple called me to stage their home. They had really wacky colors on the walls. I suggesed they repaint. They said no, they didn't want to spend $$$ on something they were planning on getting rid of. But that's just crazy! Would you sell your car to someone without making sure it looks its best? No. Why do that with a home, which is a major investment. A car depreciates. Go figure... some people...





Anyhow, the put the home on the market at $715,000.00... After 2 months, just before the agent lost the listing, they dropped the price to $515,000.00... So instead of investing about 4 thousand in home staging, they took a 200 hundered thousand dollar hit! The last month of the listing rolled around and they didn't sell.





3 weeks ago, they called me back. Said they were willing to try anything...including home staging. We took 5 days to get that home ready to show... a total cost of $3, 718.46... They put the house back on the market at $695,000.00 The couple called me last night to tell me that the house sold, after only 9 visits for a whopping..... $722,000.00! More than they had originally listed it for... and this time around, they sold bytheowner.com....no commission fees to pay to the agent. They had 5 offers bidding against one another for the home and the highest bidder won! She asked me to go and see her tomorrow... she wants to give me a thousand dollar bonus for selling her house soooo quickly!





So... still want to keep those bright vivid funky colors to sell??? Not a good idea....
Bright, bold colors *can* inhibit the sale of your home. Certainly, someone might walk through that can see past the color, but no one will ever get into a bidding war to drive up the price, either.





More often than not, you want a color that potential buyers can ';ignore'; so that they can concentrate on the construction of the house. I'm sorry if you don't like white or tan, but this isn't going to be your house anymore. And it doesn't necessarily *need* to be white or tan. Choose something from Glidden's ';natural %26amp; comforting'; or ';relaxed %26amp; cozy'; collections, like ';warm breeze.'; These shades make people feel good.





Real life experience - A friend of mine had painted her house just as you have, with bright %26amp; lively colors. It stayed on the market for a year until she finally painted everything beige - then it sold a just a couple of weeks. It makes a difference.





Take a look at these before %26amp; after makeovers from HGTV's ';Get It Sold';. Be sure to read the comments, too:


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