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Colorizing Your Westfield, New Jersey Home For Sale

One of the most important factors in selling a Westfield New Jersey home involves the overall condition of the paint on both the interior and the exterior. In both cases this can be a make or break point for the sale. If there is any painting that needs to be done, it can be done very affordably and can add a lot of value to any home.. Here are a few tips to keep in mind when you need a paint job done.

#1 – Choose A Neutral Color

Neutral colors are the safest as far as selling a home quickly is concerned.  Home stagers and decorators all strongly recommend painting a home in neutral colors to help it sell faster, as they find many of today’s buyers prefer not having to do any work. By sticking to neutral tones you will avoid having a buyer walk into your home and immediately start thinking about the extra costs of repainting because they have a strong reaction to a color.

Neutral colors also help a property look best in photographs online, which is where potential buyers often first make the decision to look at a house or condo in person.

For the exterior, if the outside of the home needs painting, find a color that blends in easily with the other colors of homes on the street. This will raise the curb appeal of your home substantially.

#2 Match Colors To The Room

Consider the “personality of each room before selecting a specific color.  For example,  “food colors, such as coffee browns, celery greens, and scrambled egg yellows, feel natural applied to a kitchen, while soft shades of green or blue can convey serenity and intimacy in a master bedroom.

For the exterior.  if the outside of the home needs painting, find a color that blends in easily with the other colors of homes on the street. This will raise the curb appeal of your  home substantially.

#3 – Finish Painting Before Scheduling Any Showings

It will be a big turn-off to any potential buyer to see an incomplete paint job. Add to that any tools that are left out for the job and you will have your buyers leaving in a hurry. Make sure that the job is one hundred percent complete before scheduling any showings.

#4 – Seek Professional Advice

If you are completely lost as to what colors to choose and cannot envision how the job will appear when finished, you can hire a professional designer in Westfield New Jersey for a quick (and often, free) consultation. There are qualified designers that will come to your home for an hour and tell you the exact shades of color you should use to keep the color scheme neutral, light and calming. It is a small investment towards a higher selling price for your home, and a quicker sale.

 

 



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