2007-10-04 07:47:50 · 4 answers · asked by loves_virginia_fall 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
I have small sort of galley kitchen with no natural light. I've chosen birch cabinets and want to make it look as bright and airy as possible. I am planning on putting on the market and am investing in granite countertops. So, any suggestions on how to keep it bright and make everything complement each other is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
2007-10-04 09:24:25 · update #1
You really want to stay EXTREMELY neutral when trying to sell your house, especially on permanent things like fixtures, cabinets, appliances and countertops! Trust me, my counter top is a wonderful 60's teal and nothing matches it. Thankfully, I am not afraid of a challenge and don't mind changing out the hard stuff and love home improvements.
If you go with a darker counter top like granite go with extremely cheery colors on the walls (yellow is great for trying to sell a kitchen as light, cheerful and CLEAN; buyers really look for clean!) I would go with a really light wood or paint the cabinets white to show off more Cleanliness and clean-crisp lines in your kitchen. Also with a floor choose a lighter tile that matches ( you can't go wrong with white tile) or a really light hardwood finish or laminate. Go with very light, cheery colors and throw in some splashes of bright colors like lime and cherry colors in countertop decor and dish towels. It will make it seem fresh and clean and an easy sell.
Plus the advantages of painting before selling are immense because that paint smell has a clean effect on your brain and you want your buyers to think that you were an emmaculent house keeper and that they too could keep up the clean effect. They want to be reassured that they aren't leaping off of a cliff and that it's going to be too much work to update and clean. Buyers come into your home with what I like to call, "What I need to Update Immediately" List. If there are so many things on that list that they have to change before they can feel comfortable in that home, they will move on to something with less of a list. If they can buy your home and immediately move into it and not have to drastically change wallpaper and paint as their first things it makes your house look like it is completely "Move in Ready" as opposed to the house down the street where grandma and grandpa haven't updated it in 50 years. Home selling is hard so I wish you good luck!
2007-10-08 06:07:16 · answer #1 · answered by nacho momma 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The main goal of this prodject should be to make you happy. if you re-sale in mind then try to stick with warm earth tones. However, you should never MATCH anything, the main idea is to complement what you're leaving in the room with the new material. Big thing is, make sure your floor and counter tops do not match, use similar colors but different patterns.
Good Luck and Have Fun!!
2007-10-04 16:00:11 · answer #2 · answered by Candi G 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Personal guideline. Do what makes you comfortable. You are the one who lives there and has to look at it everyday. I have seen design shows that do things I wouldn't put in my dogs house.
2007-10-04 15:12:40 · answer #3 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
never follow decorating "guidelines"...if it looks good to you, then do it
2007-10-04 15:39:21 · answer #4 · answered by Knome Lover 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋