Black or White ying-yang

It is said that most people make a snap judgment about something within 10
seconds of first seeing it.  That especially goes for reactions to houses.  You either like it or you don’t.  Color choices in houses can be a real turn off to people.  I think everyone has seen rooms in bright, obnoxious colors and wondered, “what were they thinking?”  One persons love of color is another persons disdain.  Love and hate are exact opposites.

The other day I saw a child’s room painted in primary colors, red,
yellow and green on the walls with blue paint on the ceiling.  It was really cute but what I thought of immediately what how hard it will be to repaint that ceiling white, the color of choice for most
people.  How about the girl’s room painted in Barbie pink?  What happens if the next buyer only has boys?  Will your choice of color turn off prospective buyers?

Color Wheel

Can color mask things in a house or enhance them?  Is color a turn off or turn on?  It depends. Color is great but sometimes we have to moderate its intensity with shades a bit less intense.  Decorators use color to enhance a room
but the entire room isn’t all bright color there are neutrals to offset
the effect.  Sometimes color can be used as an accent only on one wall.  Sometimes its best to go neutral.  What ever you do, don’t go stark white.  Pick a soft color such as cream walls and white trim, or pale gray and white trim — very sophisticated!  Greens are very soothing on the walls and have become a neutral, too.

If you think you might consider selling your house in the near future take a long hard look at it.  What colors have you used on the walls?  If they are bright or considered outside of the norm, repaint the walls to more neutral tones.  If you’re not sure what colors to choose go out on
Sundays and look at open houses.  After a few weekends looking around you’ll get a good idea of what’s being selected and then copy that.

After all, don’t you want that first reaction, the one within the first 10 seconds, to be positive?
Don’t you want people to comment how they can see themselves in your house?  Sure you do.  Paint is an inexpensive fix to any house or room.  Within a couple of hours you can change the entire feeling of a room.  Painting can be fun, too.  Well chosen colors will sell your house.