What color speaks of your Character? How will it affect a Buyer’s Mood?
Homeowners often use bold colors on their walls and when selling homes they don’t consider how it will impact a buyer's mood.
Color is Universal and can say much about a person and their lifestyle, most of us use color to stimulate our mood and tell a story about our character. Buyer’s generally look past neutral colors but when it comes to bright bold colors some can’t envision themselves living there.
I love to use color in our home and I have painted most of our walls, but I have to say I don’t really like wall colors on my Sellers homes unless they have taste and use neutral colors(really depends on style of home and location).
If you like using color to create an emotionally healthy home, color consultants say you should first consider the primary function of each room.
Beige's, taupe's and grays might seem safe, but these "neutrals" can be a color minefield. You'll want to pay close attention to the undertones of your floors, furniture and any large elements in the room, and try to stay consistent with your new wall color.
Using warm tones in your living room and foyer like earth tones brown and beige work well together in living and Foyer also using orange and yellow tones or Deep Purple helps stimulate conversation. Kitchen colors to use would be reds and yellows to also stimulate conversation and if you had color when younger use it to bring back memories and conversation.
It’s impossible to judge a color on its own, so using swatches or even buying small containers of paint and doing a color test. If using swatches hold them vertically against the wall everywhere. It’s a good rule of thumb to visit your test swatches or wall test during different times during the day because of different points of light.
Sample Colors and their moods:
White, Gray and Black
White evokes air, light, purity, truth, sterility, simplicity and youth. Gray evokes elegance, formality, neutrality, respect, stability, subtlety, wisdom, urban sprawl and balance. Black evokes sorrow, rebellion and sophistication.
Earth Tones
Brown and beige shades promote feelings of calm, nature, richness, and dependability.
Warm Tones
Red, oranges and yellow are warm or hot colors. They evoke intensity, passion, boldness, energy, happiness, enthusiasm, desire and optimism.
Cool Tones
Cool tones, like blue and green, evoke nature, wealth, initiative, youth, confidence, security, harmony, unity, loyalty and strength.
Magenta, Purple, Indigo and Violet
These colors conjure magic, wisdom, pride, romanticism, spirituality, creativity and luxury.
What color speaks of your Character? How will it affect a Buyer’s Mood has been brought to you by real estate consultant for Travis and Williamson County. Bob Ratliff, REALTOR® (512) 587-5689
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