It can be difficult to decide what to update and remodel

if you’re thinking of selling your home

Kitchens and bathrooms are often singled out as the best rooms to renovate. For the best return on investment. The style in which you revamp your home can have a huge effect on its salability. One factor you may not have considered can have more of an impact than you think, and that’s paint colour.
  • Homes With Blue Bathrooms Sell for $5,440 More Than Expected
  • For-sale listings with cool, neutral wall colours sell for more money
  • A fresh coat of paint in the right colour may help sell a home for more money.
Homes with rooms painted in shades of light blue or pale blue/gray can sell for as much as $5,440 more than expected. According to Zillow.
 
Zillow’s Paint Color Analysis looked at more than 32,000 photos. Photos from sold homes around the country (USA). To see how certain paint colours affected their sale price. On average when compared to similar homes with white walls.
 
Curious what colours may help you sell your home for more? See below for the full results of the 2017 Paint Color Analysis.

Selecting the right paint color is one of many factors that may affect why a home sells faster or for more money. Walls painted in cool neutrals like blue or gray have broad appeal, and may be signals that the home is well cared for or has other desirable features.

Some colors may actually deter buyers.

Homes with darker, more style-specific walls like terracotta dining rooms sold for $2,031 less than expected.

However, a lack of color may have the biggest negative impact as homes with white bathrooms sold for an average of $4,035 below similar homes. Zillow’s full report can be found here.

Blue kitchens

Homes with blue kitchens, often found in soft gray-blue, sold for a $1,809 premium.

Light blue bathrooms

Homes with light pale blue to soft periwinkle blue bathrooms sold for $5,440 more than expected.

Brown living rooms

Turns out homes with light beige, pale taupe or oatmeal-colored living room walls sell for $1,926 more than expected.

Cadet blue bedrooms

Homes with light cerulean to cadet blue bedroom wall colors can come with a $1,856 premium.

Slate blue dining

Homes with slate blue to pale gray blue dining rooms also sold for more money — $1,926 more on average than homes with white dining room wall colors.