My ex and I are staging our house for sale, and we have reached a standoff on paint.  The stager says a "warm tan" everywhere--and white trim, of course--but I have always heard that a house should be neutral to sell well.  My renovator guy likes a color called Goose Down--a creamy white, with a yellow cast--but my ex wants a true tan, I'd call it light brown.  I tried Dapper Tan as a patch on the wall, and I am sure it will look dark if the whole house is painted in it.

It isn't a big place--2000 sq ft split level--and if it is painted light brown, I think it will look both smaller and darker.  The painting job costs several thousand dollars--I don't want to have to have it done again b/c the color is a mistake. We've been divorced 13 years, but this disagreement is making us fight as if we were just splitting up.  Can anyone suggest a compromise color, or tell me if it's true that light brown is a fashionable neutral nowadays?  I always thought that neutrals for selling were shades of white, like Swiss Coffee and Vanilla Latte.  Help?

My ex and I are staging our house for sale, and we have reached a standoff on paint.  The stager says a "warm tan" everywhere--and white trim, of course--but I have always heard that a house should be neutral to sell well.  My renovator guy likes a color called Goose Down--a creamy white, with a yellow cast--but my ex wants a true tan, I'd call it light brown.  I tried Dapper Tan as a patch on the wall, and I am sure it will look dark if the whole house is painted in it.

It isn't a big place--2000 sq ft split level--and if it is painted light brown, I think it will look both smaller and darker.  The painting job costs several thousand dollars--I don't want to have to have it done again b/c the color is a mistake. We've been divorced 13 years, but this disagreement is making us fight as if we were just splitting up.  Can anyone suggest a compromise color, or tell me if it's true that light brown is a fashionable neutral nowadays?  I always thought that neutrals for selling were shades of white, like Swiss Coffee and Vanilla Latte.  Help?

I am about to put latte in my house in my great room, entry, and kitchen.  It is all interconnected so I thought it would be a good choice.  I have very high celings and my house does not feel cozy at all.  I am hoping this will help out.  Wish me luck!

By the way, does anyone have any reccomendations for a good half bath color?  I love all the earthy tones like greens, browns, reds(but not too burgundy).  I am not a purple or blur person at all.

My research on color suggests this possibility:  Use a monochromatic approach (3 colors from the same strip)by applying the hopsack to your entry way area, nomadic desert to your living room and the latte in the dining and kitchen area.  I have seen many small rooms done in the hopsack!  WOW! give some thought to doing the bath in hopsack.  Hopsack is a very elegant color, you will love working with this color strip from SW.  Very UNIVERSALLY appealing and everything goes with it. Also use the egg shell finish and use the Super Paint Brand of SW.  This paint easily covers in one coat.  Bless you and enjoy.  Jeanne

I love all the neutral paint color suggestions.

My question:  If I use Sherwin Williams Softer Tan or Latte for the walls, what is a good 'white' complmentary color to use for my trim?

There are just so many to choose from!

Thanks.

HI KZ, I would suggest the Divine White SW6105 or Dover White.  Many builders in my area use these whites to paint the WW.  Good luch with your project.  Jeanne Borgstrom, WOW! by jeanne, Real Estate Staging & Styling.

I am using Patience on kitchen cabinets. What color should I use for the walls? The counters are honed crema marfil marble with cream subway tiles on backsplash. The marble turns pink with green and yellows.  The floors are reddish brown brick. The ceilings are 9 feet with ceiling beams.  It is a large area with sitting area and fireplace.

Thank you so much for posting your tips on Latte and Hopsack. I just did our whole house in various shades from this strip thanks to your suggestions. We used Nomadic Desert in the bedrooms and hall, Latte in the family room and dining room and Hopsack under a chair rail in the dining room and also in the foyer. I am thrilled. Everything flows beautifully and we have has so many compliments on the paint color. I love that these are truly neutral without any bad undertones.

Thank you for all your comments I have small home(1300sq ft) i am looking to paint my kitchen-dinning area-great room which are all in one large living area i would like for the space to feel warm-light-airy-clean and crisp and for the color or colors to flow together i would also be painting the hallway and an home office which is right off of the living area there is crown molding and chiar railing and baseboards throght out the home.

Please respnd with all your ideas

Both me and my son have cancer i recently when through a bone marrow transplant my so was just diagonosed with a brain tumor so please keep in mind that the colors we are lookoing for should be somewhat  relaxing and clam to the senses.

Thank you