5 Tips to Prepare Walls for Home Sale

Max Ruthven, a home stager in Austin, Texas, points out that color is the center of the emotion that one feels when entering a room. In a new EnergizedSeller.com 90-second interview, she explains that color can have an amazing or devastating effect. Here are her five tips to make sure your walls are home-seller ready:

1. Eggshell whites, beige and cream are out. Instead, use neutral colors that are warm and inviting and that appeal to a wide range of tastes. These colors will bring depth and character to your surroundings and still maintain a classic elegant look.
2. The color scheme needs to be consistent throughout the whole house. Choose neutral hues on your walls and add color through accessories.
3. Using complimentary colors in a room can be striking and dramatic. But avoid this technique when staging a home for sale if you’re not sure how to do it.
4. Consider the relationship between color and light. Southern light is warmer, so use cool colors to tone down walls. Northern light is cooler and dimmer, so choose warmer colors.
5. Don’t add faux painting when selling your house. If you have walls with faux painting on them, consult a professional stager and repaint if advised to do so.
   

The goal of a stager is to emotionally control the effects through successful use of color as a design tool. Remember, keep it simple, neutral and elegant.

See her 90-second video here.