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Best House Color to Sell
When you go to social events, 4. Hide It! Conversely, if there
do you make an effort to snazzy are parts of the house that are
up? Of course. Attraction is a key mundane, use darker colors to
factor in forming relationships draw attention away from them.
and the same applies to your
house. 5. On large flat surfaces, such as
the side of a garage, keep in mind
When you put the house on the the color you choose will have a
market, you need to make it look washed out appearance.
good for the dates with potential
buyers. The color of your house Now we get to the fun part. After
can make all the difference. considering the above issues,
make a preliminary list of colors
First, there is no absolutely and buy small cans of each color.
correct answer to the best color! In a private area of the house,
Instead, the decision depends on start applying samples strokes a
the makeup of your home and couple feet long and a foot or so
the surrounding landscape. wide.
Let’s take a closer look: Try to paint examples in shaded
areas and those exposed to the
1. Whatever color you choose, sun.
make sure it doesn’t clash
with the other homes in the Do not immediately judge the
neighborhood. An otherwise results of your experiments.
appropriate color could end up Instead, wait a few hours for
making your house an eye-sore. the paint to dry and then start
comparing.
2. The Roof. What color is the
roof on your home? If it is a red Dry paint takes on a very
tile roof, off-whites are probably different appearance than when
going to be the better choice it is wet.
than dark green. Unless you are
going to invest money in a new Once the paint is dry, take a
roof, make sure the paint color long look at each sample. You
doesn’t clash with it. will typically find the colors look
much different. You may find one
3. Highlights. If there is a color is perfect or you may find
particular part of your house that something a little different would
should be emphasized, used light be best. Either way, you’ll have
colored paint around it to draw come up with the best house
attention. color to sell your home.
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