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TONE IT DOWN - BRIGHT COLORS TURN OFF BUYERS

By melody salazar

Home Stager with Salazar Staging & Custom Interiors

November 16, 2009 02:43 AM

Bright colors are highly personalized and can leave many buyers cold. In this first picture all you see is RED~

Before Paint Living Room Salazar Staging

So we neutralized with paint and changed out the dated mirror for a fresh new look that will appeal to more buyers

After Salazar Staging painted

This entryway was the first thing buyers saw when entering the home. This could stop buyers in their tracks !

Before Paint Living Room Salazar Staging

With more neutral paint colors, buyers can enter the home without pause!

After Salazar Staging painted

This bright kitchen looks dated and confused!

before Salazar staging

Toning down the paint, removing the wallpaper , and bringing in the butcher block completely changed the look of the kitchen

After Salazar Staging

Neutralizing colors, whether that includes removing wallpaper or just repainting, is one of the least expensive and most dramatic ways to update rooms.

Mel

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Suzy Morris

The Morris Team - Carlsbad, CA

Wow - the kitchen is the most dramatic after! Paint is an inexpensive way to make a property more appealing to buyers. Not just the neutral colors, but the thought of it being fresh, new and clean.

Nov 16, 2009 02:45 AM

Lewis Beynon

CENTURY 21 Triangle Group - Raleigh, NC

Lew B Realty

Great post Melody and nice job on making a big impact!!

Nov 16, 2009 02:47 AM

Ilyce Glink

Think Glink Media - Chicago, IL

Best-selling author, award-winning TV/radio host.

Always great advice for sellers, Mel, especially for first-time sellers who might have been through the process before. And I love that you illustrate all of your advice with large photos that really show off the issues better than words could ever hope to.

Jim Crawford

Long & Foster - Fredericksburg, VA

Jim Crawford Broker Associate Fredericksburg VA

I agree. My eyes are buring and hurting! Ouch!

Nov 16, 2009 02:56 AM

Kim Dillon

Creative Eye Home Staging - West Chester, PA

Good examples. Paint definitely gives the most bang for the buck.

Nov 16, 2009 03:33 AM

Shelley Roufs

Simply Staged Homes - New Ulm, MN

Wowza! That is COLOR! You gave great advice on how to tone it down.

Nov 16, 2009 10:17 AM

Cathy Lee

CL Design Services Home Staging - Danville, CA

ASP, IAHSP, RESA Danville, CA

Great transformation-paint is the biggest bang for the buck, always!! Great job!!

Nov 16, 2009 03:05 PM

Susan Peters

Dove Realty Inc. - Seattle, WA

The Better it Looks the Better it Sells

Hi Melody,

I have a before picture on the house I just listed and that looks a lot like the red fireplace wall. Fortunately my seller panted it out for me. That kitchen is nothing short of a miracle.

Nov 16, 2009 03:21 PM

Michele Hess

Simply Staged Inc. - Rockford, IL

Home Stager Rockford - Simply Staged Inc

Great budget friendly transformations Melody!

Nov 16, 2009 08:28 PM

Kathy Nielsen

http://atlantahomestaging.net - Marietta, GA

Atlanta Georgia Home Stager

That kitchen sure went thru a HUGE change! It turned out wonderful, Melody.

Congratulations. Your home staging project is being featured in Active Rain in the grouped called Staging Before & After Pictures.

Kathy

Nov 16, 2009 10:11 PM

melody salazar

Salazar Staging & Custom Interiors - New Braunfels, TX

Thanks everyone for the comments, and Kathy thanks for the featured post.

I wish we could get all our sellers to realize the impact paint makes. I put together a 'paint' portfolio with just dozens of before/afters where paint has been the amazing turning point in a project. This has helped me show clients the importance of this.

Nov 16, 2009 11:43 PM

Michelle Finnamore

Toronto GTA, Alliston, Newmarket - Vaughan, ON

Preparing your property for sale

Hi Mel, you have a great vision and your work speaks for itself. Truly remarkable difference in each room.

Nov 17, 2009 04:57 AM

Linda D. Pufford

Stage with Divine Style - Home Staging - Novato, CA

ASPM, Marin/Sonoma Home Stager

Mel,

I love the difference in each of the rooms!!! You really did a great job with the RED living room. It really did hurt your eyes when you looked at it. Great work as always Mel. I wish you were back here in Marin County I would love to work with you!!!

Nov 17, 2009 06:14 PM

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