Neutral to the Extreme

Homeowners will sometimes take a good thing like “keeping it neutral” and take it to the extreme. Every wall white, all of the artwork taken down, every bedroom lacking color and the living room void of any furnishings or window treatments. Homeowners are seeing a lot of staging shows on TV and think they have the right approach by de-cluttering, depersonalizing and neutralizing their color choices.

You can have a listing or house that has great curb appeal, but once inside, the potential buyer is disappointed. This type of home lacks what we stages call “WOW” factor. There is nothing memorable about the house.

Whether you are moving “In” or “Out”, what is the solution?

First, lets clarify that neutral doesn’t require white or even off white.

Today’s color focus offers a variety of qualifying “neutrals”. When using color, think of those warm soft inviting tones like butter yellow, chilled Chardonnay, hot cocoa, and coffee with cream. Soft colors are inviting and have a big psychological impact o the way the buyer pictures himself in that house.

Try using woven throws and toss pillows on your furniture to give it a fresh look that coordinates with the wall colors. Add some candles in the same color value and spend your extra dollars on the kitchen, master bedroom and bath.

Statistics show the average return on the homeowner’s investment in these main zones of a house will yield 138%! Well worth the investment of time and money.

Buy new bath linens and use a lot of them for color and pizzazz. Save your old linens for everyday use. Eliminate bar soap and replace with attractive pump style dispensers.

Clear away most of the items on your kitchen counters and add some pretty ceramic canisters, fresh flowers and set the kitchen table with your best place mats, napkins and dishes. (Don’t put out silverware because sometimes it disappears!)

Remove all small area rugs and most importantly, clean like you have never cleaned before.

Let ReDesign & More help your house make a great FIRST IMPRESSION with potential buyers. POWER OF PLACEMENT is crucial to create a “WOW” that today’s homebuyer is looking for.