Before and After Photos - When Color Changes Everything

This post is a follow up to several blog posts I wrote a week ago about a staging project we were working on that we had to make a few color changes before we could stage with furniture. The home was vacant and although the colors probably worked well with the previous owner's furniture and accessories, now that the home was vacant, the colors were just too dark and strong for most buyers.

Living Room Before was a dark tan with a golden tone and even the ceiling was painted the same color. The stairwell was a deep burgandy and even the ceiling was painted that color making it feel like a cave as you walked up the stairs.





Living Room After - I selected a softer beige in an eggshell finish and painted the ceiling and trim white. I decided to paint the stairwell and upstairs hallway white to lighten the effects of the darker rooms upstairs that we were not going to paint. We added furniture and accessories and now the space looks "move-in" ready for potential home buyers.





The dining room was painted lipstick red.



We carried the same beige with white ceilings and trim into the dining room.



I decided to keep the kitchen color and just add some accessories to pull it all together.



As they say on TV..."the owners are expecting an offer any day now".