As previously mentioned, I, er,
we are getting our home ready to put up on the market. If that's the first you've heard, don't think you missed the formal announcement. There never was one. The way the lovely housing market is going, we figured we should do this sooner rather than later, as we knew we won't be here in Fiji forever. I am in denial about the idea of leaving, but indeed I love how putting a house up forces you to finish all those unfinished projects . I'm glad I'll at least have the summer to enjoy the house as I envisioned it when we bought it. It will be nice! Eh, minus the constant scrambling to keep it picked up all the time with two little ones running around and ready to show on a moment's notice. That stresses the chocolate out of me. And lately I've been consuming a lot of chocolate. Girl Scout Thin Mints to be precise. I bought 6 boxes, gave one away, shared one with some gal pals last week...and I can't find the rest... Did I really eat 4.5 boxes in a matter of weeks? Very possible. I'm just hoping Kyle hid some (he always does that) to make me think I was out. Anyhow, I digress.
Here's the million dollar question (ok, our home is not worth a million. a tad less. :-):
Do I keep my screaming green kitchen, or go neutral?
14 months ago I hired a guy to paint our bright white kitchen "Dill Pickle Green" (it's not dill pickle colored. More like a green apple/lime) I've loved having it green, it's a happy color. I do realize that it's not a color that other people love. It was a selfish choice to paint it a non-neutral color, and I am willing to be unselfish and paint in a more neutral color if that is the wise thing to do. I want to know that I did everything in my power to get top dollar for our house. If it means ridding myself of the dream-color kitchen, I am willing to do so. No, I am not going to paint it myself, that's insane! Hire! Hire! Remember my post about Mr. Checkbook? It will cost about $200 including paint to do it.
What do you think? Give it to me straight.
15 comments:
I love the green, but who knows what a prospective buyer would like???
I would have to see the color to make any reasonable decision. Post a picture.
Thats hard. I think it depends on your target audience/prospective buyers. We sold ours with the green (and I know they have since painted it) but I kind of like to think the fresh trendy color helped it to sell (maybe I'm wrong). I would probably test it out and if you aren't getting any interest than paint. I've seen pictures and I think with your new cupboards, countertops, window treatments, and decorations the green looks really good--maybe it even gives it a custom look? Good luck!
Keep the green. If someone likes the house the color of the kitchen isn't going to matter. It's an eclectic house, so the kitchen color adds to the charm. Didn't we sell our house on Longford with an orange family room? Or did we paint it, I can't remember.
Keep the green. It looks good! We bought that condo in NJ with the "stairway to heaven." Paint is much easier to change than other aspects of a house when house-hunting. It's not a deal breaker. Go buy some khaki's instead.
I would wait and see what happens! I think it looked good from what I saw and you could always through in a deal breaker that you will have it painted a different color if they want it when the deal goes through.
Good thing you didn't paint it blue! Blue usually always kills the deal! If you like the green keep it. Ask for feedback from your Realtor (you are using one right?) You can always give the buyer a credit towards paint. Isn't moving fun, we are moving this weekend. This will be our
7th move.
Keep the green!! It looks great with everything you have and that is how the buyers will be seeing it. Keep it and enjoy it while it lasts!
I would probably keep the green and see if you are getting the right feedback from visitors, if after a while they seem to not like it then change it. You should enjoy the uplifting kitchen!
Keep it green girlfriend! Its a really good look for the kitchen and it opens it up- if that makes sense. Good luck
I vote to keep it green, and if there is negative feedback, then make a change. I think your kitchen looks awesome and it would be a plus if I was shopping!!!
Dad- We painted that room (remember it had the two-toned thing going on). Who would buy that house with orange walls ;) well, maybe if they had that "picking up poop" picture that mom loves since the walls matched the guy in the orange sweater. Ha ha...I really didn't mind the orange walls, they were fun!
Chell-Jake and I say paint it. I would love a green kitchen, but there are many people out there who aren't as fun and exciting as we are. :)
I love the green, it's the "in" kitchen color. It will sell. My last house had yellow paint in the kitchen. The person who bought it, after I spent hours painting it a beautiful neutral, said she loved the house the first time she saw it, but continued looking for a lower priced home. She hadn't really noticed it was yellow. She thanked me for doing all the painting for her! Sherry
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