What Color should You Paint Your Interior before Selling Your Home?

If you’ve decided to sell your home, adding a fresh coat of paint to its interior will give it a fresh, new look that will appeal to prospective buyers. Not only does a new coat of paint change the appearance and feel of a home, it covers up any dents, dings, and scratches that will detract from its looks and deter buyers in the process. Statistics show that over 65% of all real estate agents and brokers recommend painting your home’s interior before listing it on the market.

Aside from painting your interior, choosing the best paint color is the most difficult part of the painting process. With a myriad of colors to choose from, how do you find the colors that will appeal to prospective buyers? Right Track Painting & Sealcoating offers some suggestions where the choice of paint colors is concerned. Start by considering best colors for each room of the house by referring to the chart below:

 

Paint Color	Best Suited
Blues	Bathrooms, bedrooms, living rooms
Earthy Tones	Living Rooms
Greens	Kitchens
Light Neutrals and whites	Kitchen And Smaller Rooms
Oranges, Reds, and Yellows	Accent Walls & Kitchen
Pinks	Bedrooms. Dressing rooms, foyers

Furthermore, there are 4 key factors that influence the choice of color when painting the interior of your home. These include:

• functional requirements
• lighting
• personal preferences
• room area

Most painting contractors recommend toning things down. The ideal way to approach an interior painting project is to put things into general terms. In other words, try choosing interior colors that appeal to the broadest possible audience of prospective buyers. Avoid bolder colors such as bright yellows, dark blues or greens, and reds. Instead, consider choosing more inviting colors that are softer and warmer as well as those that blend well with interior design styles.

When you’re painting your house before to put it on the market, stick with earthy tones and neutral colors. However, you can safely choose beiges, greys, bright whites, and off-whites as well. You can even choose neutral blues and greens, depending on the room of course. Just make sure you avoid painting bathrooms in bright white shades.

Most experts agree that softer blues are the best colors to paint a home’s interior when selling it because it adds value to certain rooms such as bathrooms and kitchens. It gives a feeling of space and peaceful ambience, much needed in any home.

For more helpful tips about interior painting color choices, call Right Track Painting & Sealcoating at (617) 480-9831 today. To know more about or services and to get a free quote on your projects, call us today.