Which home will sell better? A home with neutral colors or a home with color?
I've just recently listed a house, 3100 Heatherwood in Bryan that fascinates me for a variety of reasons. One of the reasons is that this house was built in 1978 yet it does not have a 70's era kitchen. The owner did a great job of remodeling it last summer. Another reason is that it makes me think about color.
The owner sent me pictures that he had taken of the house thinking that I might want to use them in my advertising. Then, I/we discovered that his tenants, a super nice couple, painted the kitchen and the game room. I personally think it looks great. Given that this house is really close to the Texas A&M campus, the walls being a shade of maroon is a good thing in my opinion. The owner isn't quiet so sure. The tenants will be moving out within the next couple of weeks, so we have an opportunity to paint if need be. What do you all think?
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Brief update: Thank you to all who have been commenting. I've been carefully considering what you have said. Just for a little more background information, the house is has approximately 1,672 square feet and is priced at $119,900. So in the total scheme of things, the game room is a really BIG room. The two side walls are a light beige color. The home is in a neighborhood close to the Texas A&M campus, whose colors are maroon and white. Since everyone has been so gracious to share their comments - I thought I would add a few more pictures to let you all see a little more detail. To put things into context, in December 2007, the median price for the Bryan College Station, Texas area was $138,700. Average price was $163,100.
The living room and the bedrooms are all white. (The Christmas tree in January added some additional color!)
In this picture of the game room, I was trying to show the paneling was NOT the old style of paneling that was origional to the house. The hard wood floors were brought in from a house that had been in the 1940's. Personally, I think the paneling breaks up the expanse of the wall some what.
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