Jul. 10, 2008 - Pottery Barn Paint Colors That Sell

I did a search of properties that sold recently and quickly and found some interesting colors on the walls.  While neutral may be what most agents say you should do, when inventory is stacking up and properties all start to look the same, sometimes the one that really stands out with color is the one chosen.

These are acutal colors on the walls of recently sold homes.  Sorry I can't show you the whole photos, but I'm not allowed to repost the photos of other people's listings.  These are up to the minute "SOLD" colors.

The long skinny color is right fromt he wall of a sold property.  It shows a little darker in the photo than it acutally was in person, so I'm going to give a couple of examples.

The first is Semolina from the Potter Barn Collection that I've mentioned before.  The second is also from Sherwin Wiliiams, but not the Pottery Barn Colors and is called Robust Orange, the last one that I have seen a couple of times is Flamme Orange

These are pretty bright colors, so get a color sample and try and area first.  Use sparingly and as an accent color in combinations.  Semolina was on the side wall that met the darker color.  A fabulous comibination, but clearly not for everyone.  Your wood tones should be warm tones to mix with these colors.

The color above is taken from an actual wall of a recently sold property.  It was an accent color used in an alcove in the hallway.  The walls next to it were light and soft taupe.

Pottery Barn's Pear Green is similar in tone. Stem Green which I've mentioned in an early post is a little closer and these greens look good together.  But the color in person was actually a lot closer to that last green which is Benjamin Moor Malachy Green.

The above color also came from an actual wall of a sold property.  It was the staircase wall going up from the first floor to the second floor.  You will notice that the three patches of color I took directly from the walls of thehomes are not as even toned as the color chips.  These show the variations of the color under different lighting conditions.

The right end may be similar to Benjamin Moore's "maryville brown", but really that is just the lighting affect.  The second brown, Seville Brown, is much closer to the right tone, but too dark. It's hard to tell if the original color was the last, Brown Sugar, and it darkened at the bottom of the stairs, or it was Seville Brown that lightened at the top.  But those second two are definitely in the right color family.

The color of SOLD...is not always boring :)

Jul. 12, 2008 - RE: Pottery Barn Paint Colors That Sell

Jul. 12, 2008 - RE: Pottery Barn Paint Colors That Sell

Thanks Joe.  I know Toasted Almond and am including a picture of it below.  It is a Sherwin Williams Pottery Barn color.  I don't see a Roasted Almond.  Is that a different company?

You should be able to copy and paste the color chips right into the comment.  I like this color, but it's a little dark for Seattle.

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Jul. 14, 2008 - RE: Pottery Barn Paint Colors That Sell

Tom,

What colors are you using?

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Aug. 23, 2008 - RE: Pottery Barn Paint Colors That Sell

Aug. 23, 2008 - RE: Pottery Barn Paint Colors That Sell

It's a great site.  Someone posted the link on a previous post of mine in the comments, and I've used it several times.

Thanks for stopping by and commenting with the link.

Sep. 22, 2008 - RE: Pottery Barn Paint Colors That Sell

Nov. 9, 2008 - RE: Pottery Barn Paint Colors That Sell

What a great idea.  I love this. I buy and sell houses and I am always looking for new ideas to help me sell. I mostly deal with short sales that don't always need too much work but a new coat of paint always helps.

May. 9, 2009 - RE: Pottery Barn Paint Colors That Sell

That's really innovative. In this difficult economy, you must be  creative enough to think better ways to effective sales.

Lisa

Laguna Niguel Real Estate

May. 21, 2009 - RE: Pottery Barn Paint Colors That Sell

I combined equal parts Benjamin Moore Sweet Daphne with Benjamin Moore Lewiville Green for a bedroom with cloud white trim and it's a great color.  Very nice at night  with halogen lights.