A long break from work does a great deal of good – helps reboot the human ambition.
I visited a friend of mine whose parents had been “discussing” paint color for over the past 20 (twenty) years...yeah you heard right…TWENTY years. Neither of them had come to an agreement until now.
This friend…we shall call her “Jane” as she prefers to remain anonymous…she and I took a trip to a nearby store. She asked some questions about what paint colors would do well to sell a house. I gave her some suggestions about bright, light, and cheerful colors (neutral colors with brighter tones). Our conversation hovered between green and yellow. Her parents had strong preferences. Her father was adamant that the paint color did not resemble anything coming out of a baby’s bottom and no yellow as it reminds him of his neighbor. Her mother on the other hand wanted something more blue.
In short, “Jane” had to use her good sales skill to sell a color that would appeal to both parents and at the same time choose a color that would help sell their house.
Here are a few questions to consider when choosing paint colors:
1. Are you painting to selling the house or are you painting to give your house a face lift?
2. Are you painting to match history or to emulate history?
3. Does your neighbors’ opinion matter? Will conforming to the neighborhood’s color palette be important?
4. Are there HOA (Homeowner Association) paint color restrictions?
5. Are you painting the interior or exterior of the house?
6. Does paint durability matter?
7. Will paint maintenance matter? Glossy, semi-glossy, or flat paint?
8. Can you live with it?
1 comment:
Huy, color is always one of my favorite subjects! Your questions are very helpful.
We always bought one pint of paint as a tester, rolled out one vertical strip of paint on the wall, lived with it for a couple of days, and then either modified the formula or went ahead and had larger cans made up. This may seem somewhat wasteful, but it's the best way, in my opinion, to make sure that the shade looks right at different times of day and does not change in relation to other furnishings such as carpets, drapes, upholstery etc.
In addition, I've found it takes some time just to adjust the eye to seeing something different. What may for the initial couple of hours seem like too much color soon afterwards may feel "just right".
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