Selling/buying a house - do you care what colors the walls are either way?

cbrchick · 04-22-2010, 08:55 AM

So my husband and I are going to be carrying 2 houses here pretty soon for a good amount of money each month. We are moving into our new house at the end of next week and are busy trying to get the never ending list of "stuff" accomplished with this one so we can get it on the market.

My hubby is in the military and I have an infant which makes getting things done in a timely and money sensitive matter difficult at times. As much as we don't want to, we are going to get this house painted by professionals in prep to sell. We don't have really extreme colours, and our realtor is suggesting we paint all the walls "bland beige".

So my question is, has it mattered to you as a buyer/seller if a house is all one color on the inside? It will be easy to paint over for the next person, a clean slate.... But has it turned anyone off when looking for a house when there is zero personality in the house in terms of colour?

We're going to have minimal furniture in each room, no art work, and just window coverings/plants.

??????

Cutty72 · 04-22-2010, 09:11 AM

I would rather have it a "bland" color than a real extreme color I don't like.

Beige/white/tan walls a person can deal with for awhile as they get it arranged how they want it.
A crazy or ugly color could cost a sale. I looked at a house where the whole upstairs was painted a calf shit green. It would have had to have been repainted before I would even think about it, and the owners refused.

I don't think all the rooms have to be the same color, as some change is good, but nothing real outrageous. Some dark reds, tans, whites, etc are fine IMO.

tached1000rr · 04-22-2010, 09:20 AM

For me it does not matter if I'm the buyer, because i can change the colors etc. My wife disagrees though. Only if the house had some god awful wallpapering would I have 2nd doubts just because I might not feel like putting in the work to remove it, but it would boil down to how good of a deal I'm getting on the house and if the other features of the house outweighed the wallpaper.

marko138 · 04-22-2010, 10:13 AM

Doesn't matter to me. Wife and I would paint to suit any way.

anthonyk · 04-22-2010, 10:13 AM

A classy paint job using moderate designer colors can really make a house look great. But "classy" is the key word.

Given two identical floorplans, if one is tastefully decorated with some personality, I'll be more inclined to buy it over the beige one.

Rangerscott · 04-22-2010, 10:17 AM

I'm not an expert but there are colors that make rooms "look" bigger.

Cruzergirl · 04-22-2010, 10:17 AM

As a single buyer I have walked away from houses because of color. I'd like to think I would just paint it and be done but I guess I'm just lazy and would prefer to repaint only if I want to not because I have to.

azoomm · 04-22-2010, 10:18 AM

I don't care, as long as it's not wallpaper.

But, the public has no imagination. They will judge a house based on the couch that they aren't getting with the sale.

ontwo · 04-22-2010, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by azoomm

I don't care, as long as it's not wallpaper.

But, the public has no imagination. They will judge a house based on the couch that they aren't getting with the sale.

This. Especially after a twelve hour wallpaper removal job. And yes, many of you are like me. If I don't like it, I'll change it. However, the vast majority of the public wouldn't know how to paint a room much less have the initiative to do their own projects.

z06boy · 04-22-2010, 10:30 AM

It probably doesn't really matter as long as the colors you choose aren't extreme. For whatever reason bland as in white or off white walls seem to sell better. I guess as mentioned people can deal with these colors better until they can paint the walls to suit them. White looks bright and clean if nothing else.

Walls painted different colors will appeal to people that happen to like the colors that you choose of course.

As long as you don't go extreme with your color it probably shouldn't matter that much imho.

I agree that wallpaper is more of a concern since it's harder for the new buyer to deal with.

04-22-2010, 08:55 AM	#1
cbrchick Canyon Carver Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Moto: Honda CBR 600, Yamaha Zuma 50, Suzuki SV1000 Posts: 395	Selling/buying a house - do you care what colors the walls are either way? So my husband and I are going to be carrying 2 houses here pretty soon for a good amount of money each month. We are moving into our new house at the end of next week and are busy trying to get the never ending list of "stuff" accomplished with this one so we can get it on the market. My hubby is in the military and I have an infant which makes getting things done in a timely and money sensitive matter difficult at times. As much as we don't want to, we are going to get this house painted by professionals in prep to sell. We don't have really extreme colours, and our realtor is suggesting we paint all the walls "bland beige". So my question is, has it mattered to you as a buyer/seller if a house is all one color on the inside? It will be easy to paint over for the next person, a clean slate.... But has it turned anyone off when looking for a house when there is zero personality in the house in terms of colour? We're going to have minimal furniture in each room, no art work, and just window coverings/plants. ??????

04-22-2010, 09:20 AM	#3
tached1000rr WERA White Plate Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: NC Moto: 2009 GSXR 1300 Posts: 2,448	For me it does not matter if I'm the buyer, because i can change the colors etc. My wife disagrees though. Only if the house had some god awful wallpapering would I have 2nd doubts just because I might not feel like putting in the work to remove it, but it would boil down to how good of a deal I'm getting on the house and if the other features of the house outweighed the wallpaper.

04-22-2010, 10:13 AM	#5
anthonyk WERA White Plate Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Austin, TX Moto: '01 Aprilia Falco Posts: 1,041	A classy paint job using moderate designer colors can really make a house look great. But "classy" is the key word. Given two identical floorplans, if one is tastefully decorated with some personality, I'll be more inclined to buy it over the beige one.

04-22-2010, 10:17 AM	#6
Rangerscott Viff6N Mutated Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N Posts: 8,704	I'm not an expert but there are colors that make rooms "look" bigger.

04-22-2010, 10:17 AM	#7
Cruzergirl Its a good day. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Pace, FL Moto: Victory Kingpin Low Posts: 951	As a single buyer I have walked away from houses because of color. I'd like to think I would just paint it and be done but I guess I'm just lazy and would prefer to repaint only if I want to not because I have to.

04-22-2010, 10:18 AM	#8
azoomm moderator chick Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hill Country TX Moto: Pasta Rockets Posts: 8,917	I don't care, as long as it's not wallpaper. But, the public has no imagination. They will judge a house based on the couch that they aren't getting with the sale.

04-22-2010, 10:30 AM	#10
z06boy Letzroll Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lake Norman area, NC Moto: 07 Red R1 & 07 Blue R6 Posts: 5,265	It probably doesn't really matter as long as the colors you choose aren't extreme. For whatever reason bland as in white or off white walls seem to sell better. I guess as mentioned people can deal with these colors better until they can paint the walls to suit them. White looks bright and clean if nothing else. Walls painted different colors will appeal to people that happen to like the colors that you choose of course. As long as you don't go extreme with your color it probably shouldn't matter that much imho. I agree that wallpaper is more of a concern since it's harder for the new buyer to deal with.