These past few weeks I have been swamped with Home Staging paint color consultations. One of the best ROI when listing your home is to paint. Naturally, you have wear and tear and color trends change. In fact, you should be painting your home, on average, every 7 years. Not because trends have changed but walls are damaged, sun damage, fading, holes, and if you have kids, well, you know. No longer can you list your home and not paint it. So, I thought I share the best white paint colors when staging your home to sell this Spring.
I wrote about the top home staging gray paint colors back in 2015 and 2016 (you can read about that here and here), but like anything, trends fade and the current buyers are looking for crisp, inviting spaces that scream FRESH!
The Best White Paint Colors for Home Staging 2018
Back in 2015 and 2016, almost every home I was staged, we used grey or greige paint. From Revere Pewter to Stonington, Baltic Gray, Coventry, oh the list is endless. As I reflect back to 2017, I can see that it was a mix, a year of transition. Some builders still nervous to go white opted for the grey paint colors. Some homeowners, giving me all their trust, said, go white cause white is the new GRAY! Now, we still see grey in homes BUT, more and more buyers are looking for a clean crisp look, and that comes with white and off white walls. You might be thinking, I don’t like white walls, well, don’t worry about it if you are not selling. But if you are selling in my area, many buyers are expecting this and I plan on giving it to them. So here are my go-to white’s for home staging this spring.
1 – Chantilly Lace
2 – White Dove
3 – Simply White
4 – Cloud White
5 – Decorators White
Here are the colors in photos, just scroll down to for a pinnable paint image.
Michelle Janeen via Nesting with Grace
Erin Fetherston via Savvy Home Blog
My Own Client Project
My Own Client Project
So yes, I guess you can say, white is the new gray! What whites are you using? And go ahead, just pin these photos for later use too.
serena says
Oh those trends… The things we do to sell our homes now a days. We just sold one and had to go through the repainting also.
Katy says
I usually HATE white walls, but these rooms are staged so nicely that it makes me want to paint my grey walls white!
Kimberly Lewis says
I painted my great room about a year ago and I never thought I different shade of white would make such a difference but it did!
Terri Steffes says
I used White Dove or a similar color in my former home. It is a beautiful white that looks a tad antiquish and is perfect for setting off darker woods.
Cat says
Oh my gosh, can I have like alllll of these homes?! LOL jk but not really >_< So so pretty! Definitely #pinterestinspo for sure
Katy Beacher says
Thank you. I’ll need to be painting my house in the next year or so. I like the Cloud white so far.
Jeremy says
Love the take on white! White walls always make a room feel bigger and they don’t limit your furniture/decor options. It’s also the perfect option for staging as it isn’t a polarizing color for potential buyers. Thanks for the write-up.
Cecilia Cannon says
Exactly jeremy. Working with different shades of white is always fun.
Julianne says
At this moment I am going to do my breakfast, afterward having my breakfast coming over again to read more news.