I’ve written before about “real estate beige”, and Chris Butterworth has written about getting a crisp, clean line between two colors of paint.
This is a textbook example of real estate beige.
This is exactly the tonal difference you’re aiming for when repainting beige to sell your home. And believe me, nothing impresses buyers more than a neat coat of beige paint on the walls and crisp, shiny white trim. Don’t believe me? BigMedia printed the evidence of this recently…
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Painting the interior returns 250% on your investment. Holy Off-White Latex Liquid, Batman!
It’s the same reason car dealers detail every car they sell. We’re all suckers for clean & neat. Sellers, take note. Grab your paint brushes and bring home the bacon.
Heather Barr is a Realtor and a happy workaholic. She eats more than someone her size ought to be able, and is a runner as a consequence. Her TiVo's full of spy thrillers, police procedurals and Whedonesque sci-fi.
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For many people picking a paint color is virtually impossible because it is overwhelming. Go down to Benjamin Moore or Lowe’s and you will see 30 variations of “beige”.
They now sell many small sample sizes to take home and try.
Let’s get specific like “adobe beige” or “Sherwood tan”. Most folks also pick out an “eggshell finish” for the walls, but I have found “interior flat ” or “matte finish” looks really professional… even done by an amateur weekend painter.
And I agree, a fresh coat of paint with crisp white trim will give an average place a needed wow-factor.