Sell Your Home with Color

Sell Your Des Moines Home with Color, by Des Moines Real Estate Experts RE/MAX Real Estate Concepts

The color scheme of a home can greatly affect the outcome of a sale in Des Moines. Prepare your home for sale with a fresh coat of paint prior to listing your home.  This is an inexpensive fix that yields a big impact.  Consider changing your current scheme to a more neutral buyer friendly hue.   

Neutral does not mean boring.  The purpose of creating a neutral color pallet is to appeal to the widest range of buyer in Des Moines. There are ways to create interest using neutral colors.  A great way to add interest without going overboard is with texture.  Another trick for adding interest is using a tone-on-tone pattern.  Consider using this technique on an accent wall to call attention to an architectural feature.

Another way paint can be used to help sell your Des Moines area home is by highlighting or minimizing certain features of the home.  For example, paint wood trim a different color than the walls.  The contrast of the color tones will call attention to the wood.  This is especially important if you have crown molding, chair rails, or other architectural accents you want the buyer to notice.

Paint creates a mood.  Cool colors are restful.  Bright colors are stimulating.  Punches of color can be added to your home interior with fabrics and accessories.  Designers recommend 60% of a room color should come from the wall color.  30% of the room color should come from cabinets and furniture.  The final 10% can be punches of deeper accent colors brought into the room through fabrics and accessories.

Free information about buying, selling or investing in Des Moines real estate is available. For everything Des Moines real estate visit us at Real Estate with RE/MAX. Please feel free to contact us with any of your real estate or mortgage related questions and we will be more than glad to answer your questions. Call us at 1-800-708-5890 or email us at dsm@realestateconcepts.net.