Increase Home Sale Potential With Paint
Prior to a selling your home there are a few things you want to make sure you take care of including the paint. Depending on your home’s paint job, you may have difficulty selling your property in which case you should ask yourself can a bad paint job actually affect a home’s value?
Colorful Coats
Unless the drywall is chipped and dented or your home’s exterior is in need of more than a little cosmetic touching up, the paint shouldn’t dramatically reduce its value. It can, however, send potential buyers running before they even get a chance to really look at the house. Buyers want to see the best your home has to offer, and this isn’t easy when the bathroom is an obnoxious lime green or the exterior paint is faded and chipped. Fortunately, homeowners have an endless array of paint colors to choose from in both interior and exterior paints, and repainting is one of the easiest home improvement projects.
Popular Interior Paint Options
When planning your interior paint re-touching, you may want to set aside your own preferences, especially if you tend to love bold or bright colors. A home will show better and look more professional if fresh paints are in neutral shades. Prospective buyers will imagine how their own furnishings will look with the current paint job, which is why a bright red paint job can be distracting. Neutral colors don’t have to be boring, and you can certainly steer clear of stark whites. Warm beiges and creams are popular colors, and they look great with any décor.
How Exterior Paint Affects Curb Appeal
Put yourself in a stranger’s shoes and think about the impression your home’s exterior colors make. Again, neutrality is key, with the best home exterior colors being shades of gray, brown or cream. A hint of color will make it pop without going over the top, such as forest green trim or shutters, or a stunning red front door.
With buyer-friendly neutral shades and strategic splashes of color, your home sale potential can greatly increase. For help getting started on your exterior or interior paint job, give us a call at J. Pallarino Painting in Norwalk, Connecticut. We’re happy to help you with paint choices and more. For pricing information click here for a quote.