I'd stay consistent throughout the house and keep as neutral as possible.

I moved into a house a few years ago that was a light buttery yellow (which thankfully was fresh after they took down godawful wallpaper). It's ok, but I'm in the process of updating main areas to SW Earl Grey.

Sherwin Williams Jersey Cream is a neutral buttery yellow that should work well.

C2 Beehive is a tan on the card but a neutral yellow in person:
http://laurenhuyettinteriors.com/2012/09/27/beehavin-beehive-the-full-effect/

You could cut the intensity to 25% or 50% is you wanted to go even paler.

We recently used Benjamin Moore Vanilla Ice Cream to paint two rooms that don't receive a lot of natural light. I can hardly believe how many guests since then have commented on how much bigger and lighter our space looks. It is one of those shades that looks like a warm white in some lights, and a soft mellow pale yellow in others. Very versatile and works well with our brown and our gray pieces of furniture.

Maybe this would work for your spaces? You could still keep some personality in your child's room with colorful art, bedding, and throw pillows; but it would look like a nice neutral backdrop for potential buyers.

I find extremely boring neutral colors to be a turn-off personally. I think if you choose one shade from white of any more interesting color, you'll attract some buyers who don't want a cookie cutter home without scaring off many people who do.

I agree that I don't understand the attraction of pale gray. One or two shades off white just looks dingy. A bolder gray can be nice, but not something I'd do with an eye toward resale.

I am currently actively looking to buy. I can't tell you how many recently painted houses I have seen that are some shade of gray. It appears to be the new "it" color, and I find most renditions to be too dark.

If you must paint using gray I would find the softest shade available. Even so, with poorly light rooms it will be darkening. Do not paint the walls gray when using a warm-toned wall to wall carpet. If the carpet stays, then paint the walls a warm tone.

Not everyone has furniture and accessories to show off the gray appropriately. Beige/tan and most shades of yellow are warm colors due to the yellow (duh). I'd think as a seller you'd want people walking through to think happy thoughts about your house, regardless of whether they will immediately repaint or not. Alternatively, plain old white -- especially linen white -- shows well.

^ thks 10:08 & 10:12

op, it seems like there are always people on this forum looking for houses. And now without a listing agent, maybe you can find someone here. Maybe good deal for both of you

Anonymous wrote:I agree with using a yellowish shade the next step up from white. We too have this in our home.

Alternatively, a grayblue that's the next shade up from white is a nice neutral.

Beige is blah.

OP here. Yes, I'm quite tired of beige. And if it again doesn't sell/stays on the market for a while, I'm going to have to live with it as I have no intention of repainting freshly painted walls, which is why I have resisted repainting our child's room, especially since the house on the market with a toddler is difficult enough without turning her room into a boring beige oasis.

10:07 here. We've used Behr's Cumulus and Polar White in the grayish white category, and Opal Cream in the pale yellow category.

Sherwin Williams, 6379 Jersey Cream Rev6/08. the base is latex extra white. it is a pale yellow. def doesn't look like regular yellow or gold, they are mixed with the white.

it does not quite cream b/c of the yellow, just a very subtle pale yellow.

http://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/color/find-and-explore-colors/paint-colors-by-family/SW6379-jersey-cream/

I agree with using a yellowish shade the next step up from white. We too have this in our home.

Alternatively, a grayblue that's the next shade up from white is a nice neutral.

Beige is blah.

np here - pp, you say light butter yellow. Do you remember the specific color? Thnks

I would prefer tan or blue. I would be pissed if it were yellow.

our whole house was painted a light butter yellow. subtle but really goes well with the white trims and moldings we have. it brightens it a lot, but still gives some color. since it isn't really yellow it goes well with all kids of wood and colors we have. when we saw the house we didn't even notice the color, just that it was very bright.

Just took our house off the market and are going to relist in the spring and want to paint the remaining areas of the house before we relist, which are the master bedroom and the upstairs hallway/stairwell.

We repainted, prior to listing the first time, the kitchen/family room (open concept space) to "Manchester Tan" as well as the powder room another shade of beige/tan. The dining room got a very very slightly light blue/gray shade to match the already painted living room and the foyer/downstairs hallway is in the "cappucino" family.

Our agent seems to think more tan/beige for the rest of the upstairs. The other bedrooms are minty green (kid's room), robin's egg (guest room), and another shade of tan in the office.

The only light in the hallway comes from the bedroom windows, so definitely nothing dark in there, the master has lots of light.

Should we got with more tan/beige or any other thoughts?