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Zorro

(15,740 posts)
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 02:04 PM Jun 2017

Paint your bathroom this color and boost your homes selling price by $5,400

Some homeowners have reason to celebrate feeling “blue.”

Homes with blue bathrooms — specifically light shades like powder blue or periwinkle — fetched $5,400 more than expected when sold, according to a paint color analysis from real estate website Zillow. The analysis looked at more than 32,000 sold homes, comparing the sales prices of ones painted certain color versus similar properties that had white walls.

Blue paint isn’t just effective at boosting a home’s selling price when used in a bathroom though. Dining rooms painted in darker blue hues will cause a house sell for $1,926 more than anticipated on average, while homes with light blue kitchens and blue bedrooms will garner a price that is $1,809 higher than expected.

Other colors that increased home prices included grays and beiges. “Painting walls in fresh, natural-looking colors, particularly in shades of blue and pale gray not only make a home feel larger, but also are neutral enough to help future buyers envision themselves living in the space,” said Zillow chief economist Svenja Gudell in the report.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/paint-your-bathroom-this-color-and-boost-your-homes-selling-price-by-5400-2017-06-01

Thought this was an interesting observation for those who are considering selling their homes.

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Paint your bathroom this color and boost your homes selling price by $5,400 (Original Post) Zorro Jun 2017 OP
Thanks! Would if I could, elleng Jun 2017 #1
I painted my bathroom blue because I like it. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2017 #2
I use blue in bathrooms with no windows. voteearlyvoteoften Jun 2017 #3
Puce for the basement Achilleaze Jun 2017 #4
Baloney. Brainstormy Jun 2017 #5
agree, probably commission by a paint company Hamlette Jun 2017 #6
Agreed. It depends on what the color was before and if it even needed re-painting Freethinker65 Jun 2017 #8
I've read that yellow on the outside helps, too. Vinca Jun 2017 #7
My husband painted the ceiling blue and then sponge white paint to make it look like clouds kimbutgar Jun 2017 #9
Anything but orange. Orange houses are selling for $10,000 less under Trump. L. Coyote Jun 2017 #10
Blue is very in right now JenniferJuniper Jun 2017 #11
Bullshit! ProfessorGAC Jun 2017 #12
Fuck it. Turbineguy Jun 2017 #13
once painted my living room turquoise. looked awesome! nt msongs Jun 2017 #14
Blue is the color of emotion, peace, stability, water, passivity, relaxation, coolness... Shandris Jun 2017 #15
Yea well zillow also thinks my house is worth 80k more than it appraises for. Egnever Jun 2017 #16

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,702 posts)
2. I painted my bathroom blue because I like it.
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 02:17 PM
Jun 2017

And my dining room is a darker blue, also because I like it. One wall of the kitchen is also blue. The back hallway is gray. Guess I'm on the right track...

Hamlette

(15,412 posts)
6. agree, probably commission by a paint company
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 03:10 PM
Jun 2017

I'm not a fan of blue, it is really harder to decorate with than a neutral color or even a great shade of green. Blue is cold. Paint a small room in warm colors (my bathroom is orange...yep...orange) and it will be more inviting.

Freethinker65

(10,021 posts)
8. Agreed. It depends on what the color was before and if it even needed re-painting
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 03:57 PM
Jun 2017

Lighter colors make rooms appear more spacious and can easily be painted over. They are also easier to live with for potential new owners still deciding what colors they might eventually want.

Clean and decluttered is worth more than a coat of paint, but if you are repainting just to sell, going with the advice of agents in your market area for what colors "sell" is still a good idea.

kimbutgar

(21,152 posts)
9. My husband painted the ceiling blue and then sponge white paint to make it look like clouds
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 04:03 PM
Jun 2017

It's very calming in my bathroom.

JenniferJuniper

(4,512 posts)
11. Blue is very in right now
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 05:38 PM
Jun 2017

Just go to Homegoods and check out the colors of the furnishings, including linens, lamps, rugs, etc. 80% are some shade of blue.

I've never been a blue fan. Makes me blue. Soft sage greens are my thing.

ProfessorGAC

(65,042 posts)
12. Bullshit!
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 05:44 PM
Jun 2017

I did 8 layers of links and the research is unindexed nonsense!
Whoever wrote this should be fired, and editors at MarketWatch should be ashamed

 

Shandris

(3,447 posts)
15. Blue is the color of emotion, peace, stability, water, passivity, relaxation, coolness...
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 07:45 PM
Jun 2017

...and safety. Too dark, however, and it can trigger depression (as can pale green). I wouldn't use a dark blue north of the Mason-Dixon because of winter and the Vitamin D problem, but an airy blue would be lovely.

I've always been a hunter green lover myself. Green is a good complement color of blue and is the color of compassion, nature, and the heart itself. There's a reason we tell people to 'go green'.

Fascinating article. The bathroom one really surprises me.

 

Egnever

(21,506 posts)
16. Yea well zillow also thinks my house is worth 80k more than it appraises for.
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 07:47 PM
Jun 2017

On my house that is a substantial increase in the sale price on zillow vs reality.

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