A Great Tool to Help Your Client Visualize Paint Colors

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Home Stager with Platinum Home Staging, Inc. : RESA-Pro

Valspar paint velums for Home StagingHave you seen this?  It may not be new to you, but it was definitely new to me, so it must be new to some ~ so I have to share!

 

I found them at my local Hardware Store in the paint section offered for FREE from Valspar Paints.  They are clear velums with various neutral room decors, and you simply slide your paint chips behind the different areas to show how the colors will work together in different spaces.

 

Not as good as virtual painting but fast and easy and much more convincing to the eye when you don't have your laptop or programs handy with you when meeting clients.

Valspar paint velums for Home Staging   Valspar paint velums for Home Staging   Valspar paint velums for Home Staging

 

I found them to be particularly handy just this past week when meeting with an young couple who just bought their first home and gutted EVERYTHING!  It's hard to visualize paint colors when you're wearing a dust mask and walls are coming down.  These really helped my clients see how paint colors in different rooms will effect the mood and feel of the house, as well as picking out accent colors without the worry of choosing the wrong colors.

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  1. Rita Minion 10/27/2009 08:01 PM
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Rainmaker
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Virginia Tatseos
Stage-Show-Sell - Bloomfield Township, MI

I can't wait to go to Lowe's and get some of these.   Valspar is my paint of choice and Lowe's is where I get it

Oct 25, 2009 01:05 AM #7
Rainmaker
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Donna Schoby
Liberty Bank of Arkansas - Bentonville, AR

Thanks Connie, I too had not seen these yet!

Oct 25, 2009 02:40 AM #8
Rainmaker
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Ginger Foust
Certified Staging Professional - Oakhurst, CA
Home Stager Oakhurst CA, Dream Interior Redesign & Staging

Thanks for sharing this Connie.  I will check it out on my next trip to Lowes. 

Oct 25, 2009 03:32 AM #9
Rainer
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Debby Dutilh
Art and Soul Home Staging - Los Angeles International Ai, CA

Thanks for sharing the tip Connie! Fun, easy and quick to use.

Oct 25, 2009 03:49 AM #10
Rainmaker
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Lori Kim Polk
Premiere Home Staging : Home Staging Services - Roseville, CA
Home Stager - Roseville, Sacramento

Wow.. this is great!  Thank you for sharing Connie ;)

Oct 25, 2009 07:32 AM #11
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Kathy Streib
Room Service Home Staging - Delray Beach, FL
Home Stager - Palm Beach County,FL -561-914-6224

Connie- thanks for sharing this because I'd never heard of the clear velum's.  What a wonderful idea.  I too will add it to my staging bag.

Oct 25, 2009 07:49 AM #12
Rainmaker
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Beth Lester
Beth Lester Designs - Torrance, CA
Home Staging & Interior Decorating

Very cool.  Do you get them from the paint counter at Lowe's?

Oct 25, 2009 09:03 AM #13
Rainmaker
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Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
New Hampshire Home Stager

I haven't seen these either.  It seems you weren't the only one!  I will be looking for them to add to my bag too!

Oct 25, 2009 11:07 AM #14
Rainer
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Jane Ann Lance, ASPM, IAHSP, WCR
Mobile, AL

Me either!  Thank you for posting this!

Oct 25, 2009 02:14 PM #15
Rainmaker
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Cathy Lee
CL Design Services Home Staging - Danville, CA
ASP, IAHSP, RESA Danville, CA

News to me!  Thanks for the great share Connie!! I will be near Lowe's tomorrow.

Oct 25, 2009 03:23 PM #16
Rainmaker
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Connie Tebyani
Platinum Home Staging, Inc. : RESA-Pro - Calabasas, CA
Platinum Home Staging, Los Angeles and Ventura County

Thanks everyone for commenting! I'm glad to see that I wasn't behind the ball and that I was able to share something new for everyone.  I got mine at Do It Center, but I'm sure you can find them where ever Valspar paints are sold.

 

Oct 26, 2009 02:25 AM #17
Rainmaker
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Gene Mundt, IL/WI Mortgage Originator - FHA/VA/Conv/Jumbo/Portfolio/Refi
NMLS #216987, IL Lic. 031.0006220, WI Licensed. APMC NMLS #175656 - New Lenox, IL
708.921.6331 - 40+ yrs experience

Connie:  Wow!  What an amazingly helpful bit of information to know and use.  Will definately use and pass this tidbit on ...  Thanks!

Gene

Oct 26, 2009 08:17 AM #18
Rainmaker
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Terrylynn Fisher
Dudum Real Estate Group - BuyStageSell.com - Walnut Creek, CA
HAFA Certified, EcoBroker, CRS, CSP Realtor, Etc.

Terrific tool.  How right you are, we are not always behind a desk or with laptop.  Easy to use and effective.  I love the Sherwin Williams online version but again, am not always at a computer.  Thanks for the info.

Oct 26, 2009 07:52 PM #19
Rainer
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Crystal DeVries
Executive Properties Real Estate Services - Oshawa, ON

Great tool, except I have found that they can be iffy for actually choosing a specific color... the color on the screen always looks very different of the paint chips...  which personally make me sceptical about choosing certain colors.  It's definately a great tool for a rough idea though

Oct 27, 2009 09:05 AM #20
Rainmaker
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Rita Minion
O'Brien Realty - Solomons, MD

Hello Connie,

What a great tool!  I was not aware of these!  Thank you so much for sharing this information.  I apprecialte it!

Rita

 

Oct 27, 2009 07:51 PM #21
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Patti Glover
Stage It In A Day! - Moorpark, CA
CISS,RESA, Home Staging, Ventura County CA, Conejo Valley, LA

Thanks Connie....maybe I'll run into you at the Do It Center!

 

Happy Halloween!!!

Oct 29, 2009 12:17 PM #22
Rainmaker
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Connie Tebyani
Platinum Home Staging, Inc. : RESA-Pro - Calabasas, CA
Platinum Home Staging, Los Angeles and Ventura County

Thanks, Gene ~ only trying to help any way I can ;D

Which is exactly my point, Terrylynn! We're NOT always behind our computer (shocking, I know) and when we are at a client's house, we might be able to have internet access.  I ut two of each of these in my Staging bags for myself and my Assistant.

Crystal ~ they do seem to matte or "wash out" the true color slightly.  But when showing a client how colors can work together in getting a dramatic effect, they definitely help.

You're welcome, Rita!

You would think that we would run into each other more often than we do, Patti! Miss you! xo

Nov 01, 2009 04:15 AM #23
Rainmaker
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Kimo Stowell
HI Pro Realty LLC RB-21531 - Honolulu, HI
REALTOR Associate® RS-76763 - Honolulu Hawai'i

Aloha Connie,

New to me too. Thanks for sharing, the more visual aides one has the better. Thanks for sharing!

Peace,

Nov 02, 2009 07:28 AM #24
Rainmaker
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Michelle Minch
Moving Mountains Design Home Staging, Pasadena, CA - Los Angeles, CA
Home Staging Los Angeles and Pasadena, CA

Congratulations Connie. Your post has been featured in the Designers & Architects Group!

Nov 15, 2009 07:54 AM #25
Rainmaker
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David Popoff
DMK Real Estate - Darien, CT
Realtor®,SRS, Green ~ Fairfield County, Ct

You can paint your room on line at Benjamin Moore website

 

http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/for-your-home/personal-color-viewer

 

 

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