I think the best color is Swiss coffee from Benjamin Moore, my whole house is painted in this color with Simply White for trim and cupboards, surprised it didn’t make your list. Here in California that is what buyers are looking for.
I so wanted to like this color for my home when we repainted most of the first floor during a recent remodel. It just didn't work! I agree it is beautiful in so many setting that I have seen it, but it just wasn't clicking with my house.
I also wish you would speak to understanding LRV (Light Reflective Value) when choosing a paint. Going for at least an LRV of 70 helps make sure a space sparkles.
We will have to sell a now-26 year old large ranch house with a full basement, probably within the next six years when my father in law either moves into assisted living or passes. I definitely recommend hiring a paint crew to do the job, especially in this home that has high vaulted ceilings. Don't forget about refreshing the paint on the ceilings and baseboards too. I paid to have this done in my own home, at least part of it. I'm continuing to hire out painting walls, baseboards and ceilings in different portions of my home. Living in a home while painting occurs is so disruptive.
Super clear information! Love the analysis of paint colors tones ( cool, warm). and brand names ( Sherwin Morris& Benjamin Moore). Your videos are greatly appreciated. Love that you include the printed names and not merely the audio discussion. Thank you.
Seapearl by Benjamin Moore is my new favorite. I light greige that doesn’t shift a lot in different lights. Edgecombe gray can shift a bit green in certain lights, but with a lower LRV it is a good choice if you are trying to cover darker colors in two coats
I feel validated! My wall and trim color made your list! We had a big remodel on our first floor and repainted a lot of walls and window trims. Some will disagree with my choice, but we went for Chantilly Lace for the walls and for the trims. It does not feel cool in our home at all. We have a lot of red oak flooring and sunny exposure. The color seems to reflect that warmth and looks beautiful. I was really surprised that we both ended up liking it so much.
"Paint is the least expensive update that makes the most impact." So true...if you paint your house yourself. Have you ever gotten a bid to re-paint a 3,000 sq. ft. home? Not so inexpensive.
It's a great color. It just shifts colors a lot. I didn't realize the whole house was painted the same color until we were here for a couple of months!
I cannot tell you the number of listings I've seen online with cool light blue walls painted in bedrooms with very warm wood floors and furnishings, and in bathrooms with very warm ceramic tiles. In these instances the rooms look horrible in the photos.
The warm woods I’ve paired with blues are beautiful, in person and online. Warm undertones are the key to cool colors. White is becoming a builder basic boring. There’s no character there. In person, the room should wow the one who saw a nice room online.❤
also i get lots of compliments before moving in I had painters do two rooms a a bath with high ceilings plus all the trim and doors painted white instead of dark brown stain. once thentrim and doors were white most of the existing colors were fine except the lavender gray kitchen which I painted BM cream froth
For my new construction home Agreeable Grey was offered which we chose. Back then we didn’t know anything about the importance of colors. Happy with my choice.
I painted at least 12 apt. for last gew years. The best paint was by Ralph Laurent, but is discontinue. I think Benjamin Moor is not very good quality paint. I painted a beautifull suny 2 bedroom apt. with Paper white, did not look good at all, no depth. I repainted with Sherwinn Williams and i love it. I will always paint now with Sherwinn Williams.
Ok, so if I hate warm colors and I've remodeled my home to be cool grey tones, then does this mean that my house won't be sellable? I live in an area that is behind the times, so if it's in now, it won't be in yet for another 10 years. Whatever was in 10 years ago is what is in now.
@@ellenfoster9764 I know and I thank you for all of your vital information. I've bought so many homes and redid every single one of them. One had a huge accent red wall. My houses usually sold within 2 days. That freaked me out. BUT, I did sell them completely furnished so that is why it all fell together. My house is paid for and it's the last one I will buy as I am 65 years old. It's a lot of work - me and my creative nature. Thank you so much for your response! I will follow it should we have to go to a nursing home! hahahah. And I realize it must have been the price. I learned that from you! Thank you.
We watched this video twice. Then went online for pricing. Today I compared Home Depot Behr at under $30 to Benjamin Moore at an even $100 per gallon. Buying an arbitrary 100 gallons makes the value of the two brands in question. Your thoughts?
@@2023Red Home Depot will color match for you. Just get the best brand of Behr paint and it will turn out great, that is what we did. Benjamin Moore paint is very expensive
Most people don't mind paying 10k less for the house they have to repaint to a more neutral color. It's only a problem when a seller wants top dollar for a house that's not move in ready.
Dud! This video is meant for people who are thinking of selling soon. I just sold an inherited home greige all over. My own home is butter yellow in living spaces and blue gray in the bedroom. That’s what I want in my home
Nope, nope, nope. Love your advice except on this. I look at lots of listings and following some interior decorators. Gray is so 2020 to 2023. Things are moving warmer. We have dark walnut trim and hickory hardwood floors, and I tried ALL the samples that you mention today. They all fought the our warm tones. I worked with a Ben Moore paint consultant and she suggested Navajo White. I did further testing and decided on Ben Moore Woodmont Cream. Please, please, no more houses with warm hardwood floors and any shade of gray on the walls! Also over the gray bathrooms.
Audra Lambert, another popular UA-cam realtor, states you should be painting white, period. No greys, no beige...so probably no hybrids either. It seems to me you can drive yourself crazy trying to find the 'right' paint color when everyone's tastes are different. We're not all interior decorators (nor can we all afford them), so it seems to me that any neutral color would be perfectly find for typical buyers, just no unusual colors that are for people with that very specific taste. To me, some sort of white would be best; its neutral enough so that buyers won't hate it, plus its easy to paint over if they decide to change the color. Plus it has the bonus of allowing you not to worry about if the paint is too cool or too warm or doesn't match the carpet.
@@DoesntMatter-i6h Alas, your logic (which I originally agreed with!) did not stand up to testing. I used the sheets from “Samplize” and left samples up for a week or more so I could really see what different weather/times of day meant. To my surprise, the much-vaunted “Alabaster” read like a pallid corpse. It may be great in most houses, but not in ours. I also took a short course in undertones and concluded that we needed something with a yellow/orange undertone to go with our trim and floors. I looked at the “Navaho White” and learned that the product by this name in Ben Moore paint is different than the same name in Sherwin Williams. This paint color stuff can definitely suck up time and brain cells. I’m very happy with our final result but I have spent about 3 months on getting to a choice - far longer than I had anticipated!
I mean, you can't go wrong with white for sure. Audra sells multi million dollar homes most of the time. White is more modern as well. So if you are moving, white is fine. If you are living with it for youselves, I think it's worth it to find something you like that won't hurt the value of the home/
I think the best color is Swiss coffee from Benjamin Moore, my whole house is painted in this color with Simply White for trim and cupboards, surprised it didn’t make your list. Here in California that is what buyers are looking for.
That’s a great color also for sure
I hear that is one of the best also. Nice light neutral/white.
For many years
I so wanted to like this color for my home when we repainted most of the first floor during a recent remodel. It just didn't work! I agree it is beautiful in so many setting that I have seen it, but it just wasn't clicking with my house.
Best real estate content and delivery on the internet! Thank you, Kati! 💐
Wow, thank you!
I also wish you would speak to understanding LRV (Light Reflective Value) when choosing a paint. Going for at least an LRV of 70 helps make sure a space sparkles.
We will have to sell a now-26 year old large ranch house with a full basement, probably within the next six years when my father in law either moves into assisted living or passes. I definitely recommend hiring a paint crew to do the job, especially in this home that has high vaulted ceilings. Don't forget about refreshing the paint on the ceilings and baseboards too. I paid to have this done in my own home, at least part of it. I'm continuing to hire out painting walls, baseboards and ceilings in different portions of my home. Living in a home while painting occurs is so disruptive.
For sure!
Super clear information! Love the analysis of paint colors tones ( cool, warm). and brand names ( Sherwin Morris& Benjamin Moore). Your videos are greatly appreciated. Love that you include the printed names and not merely the audio discussion. Thank you.
Great feedback!! Thank you!!
Seapearl by Benjamin Moore is my new favorite. I light greige that doesn’t shift a lot in different lights. Edgecombe gray can shift a bit green in certain lights, but with a lower LRV it is a good choice if you are trying to cover darker colors in two coats
I like Benjamin Moore Picket Fence, works for me, looks good everywhere I have it.
I feel validated! My wall and trim color made your list! We had a big remodel on our first floor and repainted a lot of walls and window trims. Some will disagree with my choice, but we went for Chantilly Lace for the walls and for the trims. It does not feel cool in our home at all. We have a lot of red oak flooring and sunny exposure. The color seems to reflect that warmth and looks beautiful. I was really surprised that we both ended up liking it so much.
That is awesome! Fantastic!! Thanks for sharing!
"Paint is the least expensive update that makes the most impact." So true...if you paint your house yourself. Have you ever gotten a bid to re-paint a 3,000 sq. ft. home? Not so inexpensive.
Couldn't agree more. Estimates I got for whole house interior painting ranged in the $25k to $30k.
@@DoesntMatter-i6h I had my whole house, including all trim and ceilings painted for $10,000 and our house is 2800sq feet
I just repainted with Natural Linen on walls and White Flour for trim and doors. It is beautiful and I have had tons of compliments.
Sounds great! Thanks for sharing!
The house we recently sold was painted in Natural Linen also! I loved how bright the room was but also warm and welcoming.
I have Agreeable Gray walls and Snowbound trim. Excellent video.
Wonderful video. Loved the extra info on the warm/cool shades and size of room.
Glad it was helpful!
I love talking about paint colors! Can’t wait to hear the best one you recommend.
Did it disappoint? :)
So funny, my home is accessible beige also. It’s like gray in the light and beige at night.
It's a great color. It just shifts colors a lot. I didn't realize the whole house was painted the same color until we were here for a couple of months!
Hmm, where are the warm whites/creams?
I cannot tell you the number of listings I've seen online with cool light blue walls painted in bedrooms with very warm wood floors and furnishings, and in bathrooms with very warm ceramic tiles. In these instances the rooms look horrible in the photos.
The warm woods I’ve paired with blues are beautiful, in person and online.
Warm undertones are the key to cool colors.
White is becoming a builder basic boring.
There’s no character there.
In person, the room should wow the one who saw a nice room online.❤
What about Benjamin Moore Navajo White (OC-95)?
That’s the color, Accessible Beige my hubby and I just painted the rooms in our home!
Did you know before I said it?
@@KatiSpaniak no as soon as you said it.. I yelled out to my hubby that’s what we picked! He said “who are talking to? “lol 😂
@@kitw76 HAHA!!
I love BM Devon Cream, Cream Froth, and Silver Cloud.
also i get lots of compliments before moving in I had painters do two rooms a a bath with high ceilings plus all the trim and doors painted white instead of dark brown stain. once thentrim and doors were white most of the existing colors were fine except the lavender gray kitchen which I painted BM cream froth
Thoughts on Sherwin Williams West Highland White?
For my new construction home Agreeable Grey was offered which we chose. Back then we didn’t know anything about the importance of colors. Happy with my choice.
I painted at least 12 apt. for last gew years. The best paint was by Ralph Laurent, but is discontinue. I think Benjamin Moor is not very good quality paint.
I painted a beautifull suny 2 bedroom apt. with Paper white, did not look good at all, no depth. I repainted with Sherwinn Williams and i love it. I will always paint now with Sherwinn Williams.
Ok, so if I hate warm colors and I've remodeled my home to be cool grey tones, then does this mean that my house won't be sellable? I live in an area that is behind the times, so if it's in now, it won't be in yet for another 10 years. Whatever was in 10 years ago is what is in now.
How about outside color?
I guess my charcoal painted walls are a big no no but my daddy was an artist and architect. People come in and LOVE my accent walls.
Again it is what you are living with, not what you are selling
@@ellenfoster9764 I know and I thank you for all of your vital information. I've bought so many homes and redid every single one of them. One had a huge accent red wall. My houses usually sold within 2 days. That freaked me out. BUT, I did sell them completely furnished so that is why it all fell together. My house is paid for and it's the last one I will buy as I am 65 years old. It's a lot of work - me and my creative nature. Thank you so much for your response! I will follow it should we have to go to a nursing home! hahahah.
And I realize it must have been the price. I learned that from you! Thank you.
I like Neutral Ground with Alabaster for trim and doors and cabinets.
We watched this video twice. Then went online for pricing. Today I compared Home Depot Behr at under $30 to Benjamin Moore at an even $100 per gallon. Buying an arbitrary 100 gallons makes the value of the two brands in question. Your thoughts?
@@2023Red Home Depot will color match for you. Just get the best brand of Behr paint and it will turn out great, that is what we did. Benjamin Moore paint is very expensive
Having tried Benjamin Moore, I won’t go back and use the cheaper stuff. Goes on without splattering and much better coverage with less.
They will match for sure. However, I have found that BM is a superior paint to the others. But if you are moving, then it really doesn't matter
It's my home. I am not making decisions based on the whims of what someone might buy. I am making decisions based on what I want to live with.
Most people don't mind paying 10k less for the house they have to repaint to a more neutral color. It's only a problem when a seller wants top dollar for a house that's not move in ready.
Dud! This video is meant for people who are thinking of selling soon. I just sold an inherited home greige all over. My own home is butter yellow in living spaces and blue gray in the bedroom. That’s what I want in my home
@@ellenfoster9764 Dud back to you
This is for people anticipating selling soon-ish
You do realize what channel you are watching, right?
Nope, nope, nope. Love your advice except on this. I look at lots of listings and following some interior decorators. Gray is so 2020 to 2023. Things are moving warmer. We have dark walnut trim and hickory hardwood floors, and I tried ALL the samples that you mention today. They all fought the our warm tones. I worked with a Ben Moore paint consultant and she suggested Navajo White. I did further testing and decided on Ben Moore Woodmont Cream. Please, please, no more houses with warm hardwood floors and any shade of gray on the walls! Also over the gray bathrooms.
Audra Lambert, another popular UA-cam realtor, states you should be painting white, period. No greys, no beige...so probably no hybrids either. It seems to me you can drive yourself crazy trying to find the 'right' paint color when everyone's tastes are different. We're not all interior decorators (nor can we all afford them), so it seems to me that any neutral color would be perfectly find for typical buyers, just no unusual colors that are for people with that very specific taste. To me, some sort of white would be best; its neutral enough so that buyers won't hate it, plus its easy to paint over if they decide to change the color. Plus it has the bonus of allowing you not to worry about if the paint is too cool or too warm or doesn't match the carpet.
White is cool period.
@@DoesntMatter-i6h Alas, your logic (which I originally agreed with!) did not stand up to testing. I used the sheets from “Samplize” and left samples up for a week or more so I could really see what different weather/times of day meant. To my surprise, the much-vaunted “Alabaster” read like a pallid corpse. It may be great in most houses, but not in ours.
I also took a short course in undertones and concluded that we needed something with a yellow/orange undertone to go with our trim and floors. I looked at the “Navaho White” and learned that the product by this name in Ben Moore paint is different than the same name in Sherwin Williams.
This paint color stuff can definitely suck up time and brain cells. I’m very happy with our final result but I have spent about 3 months on getting to a choice - far longer than I had anticipated!
Great info! Thanks!
I mean, you can't go wrong with white for sure. Audra sells multi million dollar homes most of the time. White is more modern as well. So if you are moving, white is fine. If you are living with it for youselves, I think it's worth it to find something you like that won't hurt the value of the home/
I DETEST cool colors. But I guess you have to to sell.