Exterior house paint doesn’t take the place of a good real estate agent, nor can it compensate for significant drawbacks that your home might have. Still, the quality and tastefulness of your exterior painting will go a long way towards selling your home. How does this work?
The process of convincing someone to buy your home (and pay the price you want) involves both conscious and subconscious appeal. The exterior paint on your New Jersey home can help with both of these appeals. Here are three ways the exterior paint helps you win over those potential buyers.
Welcome with Exterior Paint
The way you paint your home exterior can create a look that is welcoming and comfortable. One of the main places to concentrate on is the entryway. Painting your exterior door an attractive color will contribute greatly to this effect. In addition, this is where the trim should look especially crisp and clean. Supplement the look with a couple of tasteful decorations, and add a potted plant. It just shouts “Welcome to your new home!”
Tastefulness in Exterior House Painting
Everyone has different preferences and tastes, so how can you paint your home exterior in a way that appeals to as many people as possible?
The key is to use neutral colors for the main surfaces, and using the trim and accents to liven things up. The most common neutral colors to choose from are white, gray, tan, and beige. Some light shades of blue, yellow, and green are also subtle enough to fit in this category (though they aren’t technically neutrals). In recent years, darker shades of blue-gray have also become popular.
Once the siding has received its color, the trim needs attention. White is a classic, clean look that draws attention to the architecture and give a pleasing frame to the home. On a light-colored home, bold trim colors can also work well. However, the place to really let the color stand out is on the accent pieces. The most common accent piece is the entry door, but window shutters and other details can also be used for this. Bold colors like rich red, deep blue, vibrant green, and even glossy black are all great options.
By creating a tasteful look with your exterior house painting, you give potential buyers the subconscious expectation of similar tastefulness on the inside of the home.
Quality Exterior Painting
While the colors you use for exterior painting are important, the quality is also vital. If a prospective buyer sees sloppy edges, drippy surfaces, and splatters on the windows and walkways, it will create the impression that the whole house is of lesser quality.
Instead, when your home has smooth, uniform surfaces, and clean, straight borders, a homebuyer has good reason to expect equal quality throughout the dwelling.
New Jersey Exterior Painting Company
For exceptional customer service and high-quality exterior painting results, Cherry Hill Painting is the name you can trust. When you are preparing to sell your home, Cherry Hill Painting can help you get just the right look, with painting of the highest quality, so that you can create the best possible impression for those who enter your home!
For a free estimate for exterior house painting, contact our office today. Serving New Jersey since 1968, Cherry Hill Painting is your local exterior house painter!