Good lord some of that furniture in the previous post sure looks awful and cheap. Amazing people will spend tons of money for Ikea type garbage.

The last pic is not too bad overall. The bedroom pic looks like a motel.

The other thing I think classic gray has going for it is that it photographs well with other neutral staging stuff. So it’s easy for photographers to tinker with brightness etc because nothing ends up weird.

Like this:


Here:


Or here darker:


None of this is trendy, it’s bland for sure, but they are fine for real estate listing photos.

Here’s an example of where even though classic gray is pretty easygoing, it doesn’t match this big red rug. And there’s nothing the photographer can do about the big red rug, because if they give it the Instagram brightness treatment, it will end up looking very weird.
If you have the cabinet/tile/flooring equivalent of this big red rug, where you don’t have the option to remove it, you HAVE to work with it. Because no neutral can change that.

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Anonymous wrote:Gray is very 2015, white is classic.

+1
But I would do off white.
Like Swiss coffee from Home Depot.

Lok at BM Chantilly Lace and Snowbound. Those are the two whites being used in the 2M+ market.

Gray is for lower class houses.

It's a neutralish color that hides stains, which is why it's seen more in rent houses and lower income areas.

Lol

Anonymous wrote:Agree gray is a turnoff to me. Cannot fathom why people want cold, sterile gray interiors that remind me of hospitals. Which is ironic as hospitals now embrace warmer colors, on purpose.

Regardless of what agents tell you, my gut instinct is a high quality paint job is more important than any soft colors you pick, whether pale gray or pale cream. Painting in bold colors is a mistake.

Well, classic gray is a pretty warm color. But the main thing is that OP says she has revere pewter, and clearly put thought into the colors she chose.

As other PPs have pointed out, the main thing is that she picks something light that is harmonious with her flooring, tile, cabinets, trim etc.

We all saw houses in 2009 that had orangey floors and white trim with yellow undertones that someone painted a cool gray to try to “modernize” them for staging, and it looked horrible. OP needs to avoid that at all costs.

So even though classic gray might not be trendy, it is very likely to look good with her other finishes and that is way more important.

Sure, there might be a different color that is better. But someone would have to be there in person figuring that out.

Anonymous wrote:Agree gray is a turnoff to me. Cannot fathom why people want cold, sterile gray interiors that remind me of hospitals. Which is ironic as hospitals now embrace warmer colors, on purpose.

Regardless of what agents tell you, my gut instinct is a high quality paint job is more important than any soft colors you pick, whether pale gray or pale cream. Painting in bold colors is a mistake.

Yep. But hospitals should just go back to the hospital green color. Was the most soothing overall.

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Anonymous wrote:Gray is very 2015, white is classic.

+1
But I would do off white.
Like Swiss coffee from Home Depot.

Lok at BM Chantilly Lace and Snowbound. Those are the two whites being used in the 2M+ market.

Gray is for lower class houses.

It's a neutralish color that hides stains, which is why it's seen more in rent houses and lower income areas.

SW Alabaster or Greek Villa with bright white trim to make your windows/trim pop.

Do not spend more for BM paint. Silly.

You just need the fresh paint job.

Agree gray is a turnoff to me. Cannot fathom why people want cold, sterile gray interiors that remind me of hospitals. Which is ironic as hospitals now embrace warmer colors, on purpose.

Regardless of what agents tell you, my gut instinct is a high quality paint job is more important than any soft colors you pick, whether pale gray or pale cream. Painting in bold colors is a mistake.

Anonymous wrote:Whatever you choose, make sure it compliments your floors and tile/cabinets etc. when we were looking at houses I hated that all the personality was sucked out of houses and they were drenched in pale oak or whatever neutral the realtor favored. However, when it clashed in undertone with the finishes I really hated it and it made the house look old or dated.

This is such a good point. The shade has to work with existing wood, tile, brickwork, cabinets, etc. otherwise it will look worse.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gray is very 2015, white is classic.

+1
But I would do off white.
Like Swiss coffee from Home Depot.

Lok at BM Chantilly Lace and Snowbound. Those are the two whites being used in the 2M+ market.

Gray is for lower class houses.

Chantilly Lace and Snowbound are sterile. Not surprising that the $2M market would paint such clinical white--they are not known for warmth.

Agree with Chantilly Lace- it is sterile and cold looking color!

Also agree. Unless the style of the house calls for it, the high end market does not go for stark whites like the two suggested. Warm whites like Swiss Coffee, Alabaster or Greek Villa are all the rage. If you have stark white trim you need to be careful with these though, as some could read yellow next to it.

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Anonymous wrote:If you're selling I wouldn't use expensive BM paint. Go a step or two down. Maybe a Sherwin Williams neutral greige (accessible beige, agreeable gray, etc)

Both these colors are like Revere Pewter. Stay away. I got samples of these and tested them and we have Revere Pewter in one part of the house.

Maybe not those colors but definitely don't buy Benjamin Moore paint to stage and sell. The realtor will also tell you to use flat paint because it photographs well. We moved last year. The new (to us) house was freshly painted in a neutral but it's flat paint and shows every mark.

I use flat paint because I think it looks better. That’s kind of personal but I would tell anyone to pick it for staging a house.
Is the price of SW that different from BM for a retail customer? I DIY painting and I’ve used both, but honestly don’t notice a difference.

There is different quality levels within both brands. Our house was originally painted with the cheapest SW Promar paint that contractors use. When we repainted we used BM Regal Select in matte. It is a huge difference in terms of both look and ability to clean it. I can wash stains from the BM paint. And that is still not their highest end paint. SW also has paint that is better than Promar and in the end, unless you are painting a McMansion the difference in the cost of crappy and good quality paint won’t be huge.

Grey will make it feel dated, not fresh

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Anonymous wrote:If you're selling I wouldn't use expensive BM paint. Go a step or two down. Maybe a Sherwin Williams neutral greige (accessible beige, agreeable gray, etc)

Both these colors are like Revere Pewter. Stay away. I got samples of these and tested them and we have Revere Pewter in one part of the house.

Maybe not those colors but definitely don't buy Benjamin Moore paint to stage and sell. The realtor will also tell you to use flat paint because it photographs well. We moved last year. The new (to us) house was freshly painted in a neutral but it's flat paint and shows every mark.

I use flat paint because I think it looks better. That’s kind of personal but I would tell anyone to pick it for staging a house.
Is the price of SW that different from BM for a retail customer? I DIY painting and I’ve used both, but honestly don’t notice a difference.

If you're painting a room or two in your home, then the difference is negligible and the BM supposedly has longer staying power, which will pay off in the long run (this has been my experience, too). If you're painting an entire apartment that you do not intend to live in then the higher cost of BM adds up for little benefit.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gray is very 2015, white is classic.

+1
But I would do off white.
Like Swiss coffee from Home Depot.

Lok at BM Chantilly Lace and Snowbound. Those are the two whites being used in the 2M+ market.

Gray is for lower class houses.

Chantilly Lace and Snowbound are sterile. Not surprising that the $2M market would paint such clinical white--they are not known for warmth.

Agree with Chantilly Lace- it is sterile and cold looking color!

Benjamine Moore Pale Oak is also a beautiful neutral, just slightly more noticeable on the walls and against the trim than Classic Grey.