More beige?

[Anonymous]

Grey is the new beige. Griege is also hot now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd go for Manchester Tan in the bedroom and hallway. You might also try it in the minty green room. Surprising your home didn't sell. Maybe try more aggressive staging? Good luck!

OP here: We had it professionally staged. Objectively, I thought it looked great.

The main issue is our kitchen. We chose to re-do the 2.5 baths instead of the kitchen. We always intended to re-do the kitchen at some point, but then we replaced all the windows, just replaced the HVAC and the water heater let go, so there was no money left to re-do the kitchen. Our neighborhood has lost value since we bought due to a change in school district, so we are already taking a huge hit from what we paid. Sinking money in to re-do the kitchen just isn't in the plans as we will never see a dime of it back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:are people seriously not buying a house because they would have to repaint? That seems like a real lack of imagination. As long as the original paint colors weren't too dark, I wouldn't hesitate to buy a house with the colors you mentioned, OP. Apparently unlike some buyers, I have the imagination to picture rooms in different colors and don't mind painting them.

I painted a bedroom "Devon Cream" in my last house and it was really pretty. I like a creamy yellow. Just not in every room. (For a warm beige, I like Antique White. For a cool one, I like Swiss Coffee.)

After spending a few years trying to remove the many layers of wall paper and paint, then skim coating the walls and repainting, yes, it is something I think about now. Its very expensive to repaint.

[Anonymous]

I recommend the following, all Benjamin Moore:

For a creamy soft yellow: Philadelphia Cream

For soft gray that turns bluish and lavenderish in different light: Bunny Gray

For a soft but truer gray: Stonington Gray (at 50%)

[Anonymous]

I agree with the posters who suggested Benjamin Moore linen white for the walls. We paired that with Benjamin Moore white dove on the trim. There is just enough difference between the two to have contrast, without it being glaring. Both are warm neutral colors that no one should object to.