Neutral wall colors! You've probably heard this over and over again. But what if you've painted the rooms in your house your favorite color and think it looks great! Certainly everyone else will like your favorite color too, right?
Well, it's possible some might, but there is a major difference in what you think looks good and what will appeal to the widest possible range of potential buyers. A professional home stager can provide a color consultation prior to staging and recommend the best color scheme for the rooms in your house.
While the common rule-of-thumb is to go neutral when selling your home, color can look okay, but an empty home with bold colors will never provide the best chance for a successful sale.
Here are a few examples of rooms that we color consulted and then staged.
This bright lavender child's room with a border was too specific to be a selling feature in this home. By painting a neutral color and using furniture already in the home, the room was warmed up and no longer an eye sore.
The forest green made this office feel dark and small. With a light blue wall color and rearranging the owners furnishings, the office is much more inviting and looks far superior for on-line photos.
This master bathroom was painted by the owner. While it is important to surround yourself with colors that you like when you live in a home, selling a home is a different story. By removing the teal, the bathroom now feels like a retreat which helped sell the property faster.
This dining room was painted rose which is a very specific color that distracted potential buyers. Once staged, the color is no longer the focus of the room as the furnishings tone down the color and feature the elegance of the space.
These simple examples not only demonstrate the difference in specific versus neutral color, but also the importance of how your rooms will look on line. With over 80% of buyers searching on line before requesting a showing, photos are more important than ever.
This post is Part 5 in a series answering Why Hire a Professional Stager in Portland, Oregon?
Previous posts can be found here:
Why Hire a Professional Stager in Portland Oregon? I Watch HGTV! Part 1 in a Series
Why Hire a Professional Stager in Portland Oregon? I Already Decorated It! Part 2 in a Series
Why Hire a Professional Stager in Portland Oregon? My Pictures Are Fine! Part 3 in a Series
Why Hire a Professional Stager in Portland Oregon? My Home Looks Bigger Without Furniture! Part 4 in a Series
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Hi David,
This is a great series of posts. You prove thru your after photos why professional staging works, and yet......?
I liked the bathroom a stronger colour; however I would have loved to get rid of the rose. It is such a dated colour. Good work working with sellers and helping them move past their personal taste.