Painting to sell - what color?

Anonymous
You should always do two coats otherwise the paint doesn't look even. As PP said, don't cheap out.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:You should always do two coats otherwise the paint doesn't look even. As PP said, don't cheap out.


+1. Don't ever do one coat (unless you buy one of the premium paints like BM Aura which is designed to do one coat).
Anonymous
Revere Pewter. Edgecomb Gray in any areas you need to go lighter.
Anonymous
I would trust the realtor on what color to paint to sell the house rather than the painter.
Anonymous
We used the Aura paint in Edgecomb Gray for our Hill rowhouse...i was shocked that it truly covered well in one coat. i've always been a primer and two color coats gal...this stuff was definitely worth the extra expense per can to cut down on the time it took to paint the whole house. good luck.
Anonymous
Another vote for Edgecomb Gray; its a beautiful color that really says 'welcome'. Revere Pewter might be too dark, but it's hard to say without seeing the house.
Anonymous
I'm going to be a contrarian and vote for a color with a yellow tint instead of grey. I reluctantly put a yellowish creamy color in one of my rooms and I found they make the house so warm and cheerful I put them in the rest. I think it all really depends on the house/room.
Anonymous
Please, no gray. Have been in too many open houses in the last few months were every newly painted room was a dull gray. Gray is ok if you have lots of light...otherwise quite dreary, not fresh.

If the house is older and the ceilings are high or otherwise there is a lot of light do BM Linen White; otherwise a less yellow form of white.
Anonymous
Revere Pewter and Edgecomb gray are more beige than gray, they are great modern but not stark colors.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Benjamin Moore linen white

Honestly, that's not the color I'd go with to sell your home. Linen white has a pretty strong yellow undertone that can look dingy in the wrong lighting and with incompatible furnishings.


+1

We bought a house painted linen white and are in the process of re painting.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Revere Pewter and Edgecomb gray are more beige than gray, they are great modern but not stark colors.



I found both of these too dark and went with Benjamin Moore Pale Oak instead.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:I'm going to be a contrarian and vote for a color with a yellow tint instead of grey. I reluctantly put a yellowish creamy color in one of my rooms and I found they make the house so warm and cheerful I put them in the rest. I think it all really depends on the house/room.


Sounds pretty. Can you share the name of the paint color?
Anonymous
Benjamin Moore Navajo White: http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/navajowhite
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