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Location: West Tennessee | Whites (warm or off white) are the hottest colors going in design right now -- at least according to my other half (he's in the furniture/design business) -- behind that's pale grays. Be very careful with creams as they can look too yellow before you know it.
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| aqha4mejt - 2015-11-19 9:46 AM
We discussed white. I was thinking pale blue in the bathroom since the counter tops are a blue marble looking color. I'm personally not a big fan of white! LOL
Sears used to and may still have a silver colored paint that made your eyes think it was silver blue .. or any tinge of the color of your carpet ... ha ha ... no it was not propane tank silver .. lol
The house I did it on had a very pretty blue bath room fixtures same color double sink counters and tile floor and the MBR had a misty blue Karastan pile carpet ... http://www.karastan.com/carpet-search/Elegance/10544/?return=carpet...
It was unbelievable how pretty it was when it was finished .... I kept the tubs, all the tiles waxed with an airplane exterior wax ... shined like new money .. lol
For a for sale house ... last thing you want is what is called a rainbow house ... where you have different colors of paint and/or carpet all over the house ... and never do green carpet or dark navy blue ...
Your best thing is wall colors of tan with white borders .... all the way thru the house or an off white ... never white white ... lol
I would try selling it with it super clean and no painting and offer xxx dollars to be left in an escrow acct for buyers to do their own painting and carpeting .. if no bids or house does not appraise without fixing it up more .... then fix it up ...
GOOD LUCK ...
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Location: Texas | I'm putting all new faucets etc in the bath and kitchen. New drawer pulls on the cupboards and drawers, new door knobs throughout the house. I'm leaving the carpet the same it is in good shape. Going to have it professionally steam cleaned and the house cleaned before it goes on the market. We are putting new flooring in the kitchen and baths. It is an older frame ranch house. I got sick of dealing with contractors so we are doing this ourselves! One contractor wanted to come in and rip out the built in china cabinets and the little desk/work area that is built in between the dining room and kitchen. Said it looked too "farm house" like. I wish we could move it over to our place we live now but this is going to fiance my new barn! Thank you for all the opinions.
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Location: Oklahoma | Always fresh paint in neutral pale colors for resale .. The best almost white is Cloud White by Benjamin Moore .. Get it color matched BM is too pricey imo. Just a tiny touch of cream . Its the best color for white trim ..Snow white gets too dirty and is cold.if you have real wood stained trim.. Then off whites into cream Add a rich look.. With white trim or painted kitchen cupboards I go more to a little darker. There are soooo many choices in the whites, creams and tans now it's awesome!
Rather than blue which not many people like on walls try a grey that is blue based .. Pick up the lightest color in your bath counter if its multi color. . Contrast and balance .. Go lighter on walls than counters and floor .... ( when you have pale floor and counters its the opposite)
You aren't living there so assuming it is empty of furnishing ..The decor is going to
be way more important than if full of furnishings and acc.
Paint the exterior doors .. Big draw its the first thing that is noticed.
Stay away from greys in flooring .. too cold and limits the colors people can accesorize to later. It can force an entire house into the modern look, which is classy but NOT warm and inviting.
Do not pay attention to trends they don't mean anything , designers choose it they can't make any money just as in fashion they have to change it all every year. In furniture and accessories its a diff story but seriously more cream peices of furniture sells than any other color. I have been doing this since '87.
( yes I do get bored spending all my time painting cream furniture and off white or tan tan tan walls ha ha .. ) must be why I get so excited when someone wants some red .. |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | My sister has a Taco Bell house. Colors are all from her Fiesta ware collection. If they ever resell, she's got lots of painting to do.
I agree about stick to neutral colors. People want to walk in and be able to imagine what they could make it look like. Hard to do with color. I'd go with a warm white or tan rather than cool neutrals. Warm is homier IMO. |
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| i am going thru that now am i am going add buy a quality good paint as 1 coat i had my hpuse primer but.. was pourly done so it was several coats
we first had on market as a fixer with allowance for everthing but evryone say to much now so
i reckon on say its a catch 22 some people can vision the look others you got to babysit sit them thru
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Location: MN | I'm a realtor, paint!! Neutral, no blue or green |
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Location: Probably On the Road to the Next Barrel Race! | aqha4mejt - 2015-11-19 9:46 AM We discussed white. I was thinking pale blue in the bathroom since the counter tops are a blue marble looking color. I'm personally not a big fan of white! LOL
I agree with all posts saying your best bet is neutral...however...blue marble? That sounds totally awful to me, I'd redo those countertops in a minute, with granite, if you can afford it. I go and buy remnants, quite cheap. I've been flipping houses for 10 years, and I can tell you, granite is well worth it in resale value. EVERY single time. |
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| aqha4mejt - 2015-11-19 7:39 PM I'm putting all new faucets etc in the bath and kitchen. New drawer pulls on the cupboards and drawers, new door knobs throughout the house. I'm leaving the carpet the same it is in good shape. Going to have it professionally steam cleaned and the house cleaned before it goes on the market. We are putting new flooring in the kitchen and baths. It is an older frame ranch house. I got sick of dealing with contractors so we are doing this ourselves! One contractor wanted to come in and rip out the built in china cabinets and the little desk/work area that is built in between the dining room and kitchen. Said it looked too "farm house" like. I wish we could move it over to our place we live now but this is going to fiance my new barn! Thank you for all the opinions.
we are putting in vinyl flooring its 2.08 asq ft clicks in place looks really nice in all bathroom and mud room kitchen and dining rm
its at home depot as for countor the have a pain t you can put on we refinidhed a blue green bathtub and surround looks fantastic
it was 120.00 in material and labor but worth every penny i w ould not spendind a lot on knob as you can nevet sebncod guess and also think
about your price tag a 100,000 house is different than a 300,000 market
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