WHAT COLOR TO USE?
I want to put paint and carpet n a home before resale.
Hi everybody;
What color(s) is/are the best for general resale. I mean what color paint and or carpet appeals to the masses and is the most successful?
I assume white paint. But I'd never buy a home with white carpet.
Thanks in advance for your input.
scoso
White walls and neutral carpet.
Keep it as simple as possible.
John (LV)
That is what I always thought but I have recently spoken to a fellow that has been doing this for 40+ years and he actually encouraged to use real colors but not bright or bold.
He said he never had any problems getting people to buy homes with colored carpet and walls. How many houses do you look at when buying personally for your own residence and do you look for white walls and neutral color carpets?
Go ahead and use a little bit of color.
Hey,
I am not sure what "real colors" are, but if you put any thing other than neutral, you will eliminate some buyers. And you don't want to do that.
Ceiling white for the ceilings.
Antique white for the walls.
Bright white for the trim work.
Tan/beige for the carpet.
Thats a winning paint scheme. Use the same paint color for every house and you will never have a problem with matching the paint.
If you HAVE to put some color in the house, put in it in the bathroom and/or kitchen. In the kitchen, I use bright white cabinets, with a bright white tile splash guard. On the splash guard, I will put a blue (or red or yellow) tile every so often and then tie that out with the floor tiles.
Thanks everyone.
I htink using the same colors for every home has another advantage. No leftover paint to toss. Just use it up on the next one!
Kind Regards;
scoso
I'm with Bruce on this one. Do the same thing over and over and over again. Builders who do spec homes always use neutral colors- there is a reason why. We as rehabbers should do the same.
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I'm with Bruce on this one. Do the same thing over and over and over again. Builders who do spec homes always use neutral colors- there is a reason why. We as rehabbers should do the same.
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LEt's keep this very simple... Use a white or an off white/neutral color and almost always use a good quality Neutral carpet..
I have an very good Acronym for this... I have used it for years in business and tell myself it everyday over and over...
KISS.. which means
Keep It Simple Stupid..
I know that sounds silly, but I have seen people not use that little word and really make huge mistakes...
Good Luck and Good Rehabbing..
Well, everybody might think this is stupid, but, I say an attractive part of the deal would let the prospective home buyers pick it...that way it is ready for them when they move in with the colors they want...Let them give you a week after closing...you would paint and carpet anyway whether it was generic or not. There is nothing like going into a house with new carpet and paint and not want those colors. OR you can give a paint and carpet allowance which is usually cheaper than buying stuff and doing it yourself. I know if I walked into a house that had new neutral carpet, I wouldn't pull it up because it was new, but I wouldn't be happy with it.
Hey,
I guess there are always different ways to look at things, but you want to attract the largest buying pool possible.
One might think that allowing the prospective buyer the chance to select their carpet and paint combination themselves, would increase this pool. BUT nothing could be further from the truth.
And here is why: all a retail buyer sees is what is in the house. They NEVER see what it COULD look like. If they see tired walls and carpet and a $5000 allowance, they only see tired walls and capet. You will never sell it.
The smell of fresh paint and capet is better than new car smell (well almost ) to most buyers. Stick in the neutral colors and call it a day.