{"id":72682,"date":"2024-03-04T14:34:39","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T19:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/?p=72682"},"modified":"2024-03-04T14:35:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T19:35:43","slug":"72682","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/?p=72682","title":{"rendered":"Colors to Avoid When Selling a Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"region-page-title region\">\n<div class=\"region-title\">\n<div id=\"block-title-deck-title-deck-block\" class=\"block block--title-deck block--title-deck-title-deck-block block--title-deck-block\">\n<div class=\"block__content content\">\n<section class=\"section--page-header\">\n<h4 class=\"page-subtitle\">Adding color is a hot trend in home design lately, but be careful which color you choose.<\/h4>\n<div class=\"mainstage__meta article-meta\">There\u2019s a reason why home stagers prefer white or neutral colors when preparing a home for the market. Some colors can be distracting and a turn-off to home buyers.<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-layout-wrapper-wide\">\n<div class=\"content-layout-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"region-content\">\n<div class=\"layout-content-aside has-aside clearfix\">\n<div class=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"main-content__primary\">\n<div class=\"pane pane--node\">\n<div class=\"pane__content\">\n<article class=\"node node--post node--full is-promoted view-mode-full \" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"field field--body\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"asset asset--image asset--full view-mode-full figure--overlay\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"figure--container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"b-lazy b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.nar.realtor\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/inline_paragraph_image\/public\/sss_colorstoavoid.jpg?itok=NelbaEhA\" alt=\"Colors to Avoid\" width=\"763\" height=\"458\" \/><\/div><figcaption>Photo credit: Archideaphoto \/ Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rethink a red-painted living room or dining area; red is the most off-putting color, according to a survey of home staging and design professionals conducted by the home remodeling site\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fixr.com\/articles\/paint-color-trends-2024#colors-for-selling-a-home-in-2024\" data-extlink=\"\" data-di-id=\"di-id-fe4c0a17-798cffe4\">Fixr.com.<span class=\"ext\"><span class=\"element-invisible\">(link is external)<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u201cRed is an extremely strong color and may not be to everybody\u2019s taste,\u201d the study notes.<\/p>\n<p>Fixr\u2019s Paint &amp; Color Trends 2024 report flags the following as the most off-putting colors to home buyers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Red: 53%<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lime green: 53%<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bright yellow: 40%<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mustard yellow: 19%<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pink: 10%<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Turquoise: 9%<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Instead of splashing interiors in bright hues, home stagers and designers say they like to use color strategically to warm up a space and even make it appear more spacious.<\/p>\n<p>For example, 61% of experts recommend using warm neutrals\u2014like beiges and whites\u2014to help make small spaces appear larger. \u201cWarm neutrals can reflect light and visually recede, and their calmness can make a space feel less overwhelming,\u201d the study notes. White was a favorite among home stagers in making spaces seem more spacious and giving the illusion of higher and wider ceilings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen selling a house, paint and color trends need to be used in a softened way,\u201d Birgit Anich of BA Staging &amp; Interiors said in the Fixr study. The latest trends may call for attention-getting colors, but Anich warns that \u201ca trend today is not necessarily the trend that buyers are yet ready to embrace. They need to have certain exposure to a new trend before they fall in love with the new trend. While these trends are great for interior design, they need to be used in a more moderate way when selling a property.\u201d<\/p>\n<h6><em>By: Melissa Dittmann Tracey<\/em><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adding color is a hot trend in home design lately, but be careful which color you choose. There\u2019s a reason why home stagers prefer white or neutral colors when preparing a home for the market. Some colors can be distracting and a turn-off to home buyers. Photo credit: Archideaphoto \/ Getty Images Rethink a red-painted [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"categories":[9,51],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72682"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=72682"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72682\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72686,"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72682\/revisions\/72686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=72682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=72682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=72682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}