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What's wrong with white? Jack 02-28-2007
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Posted by Malcolm Hoar on February 28, 2007, 5:59 pm


>On the TV home improvement shows, seems like everyone hates the wall color
>white and replace it with funky colors like purple, orange or somesuch.
>Funny when a new owner comes in and repaint the existing purple wall with
>green, brown or other bodacious colors. In most cases, the rooms seem dark
>compare to white so you need to add more lighting. I like white as a blank
>canvas as I (more like the wife) could add splashes of colors from my
>furniture, paintings. door and wall trims. Painting walls in bright bold
>colors seem like a sensory overload to me. Doesn't anyone like white
>anymore?

An off-white/pale beige color offends the least number of
people and makes a room look bright and spacious without
the stark and clinical glare of pure white. That is why
new home builders rarely use anything else. They KNOW (do
not just think/guess) that's what sells houses.

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Posted by Frank on February 28, 2007, 6:17 pm


On Feb 28, 5:59 pm, m...@malch.com (Malcolm Hoar) wrote:
> >On the TV home improvement shows, seems like everyone hates the wall color
> >white and replace it with funky colors like purple, orange or somesuch.
> >Funny when a new owner comes in and repaint the existing purple wall with
> >green, brown or other bodacious colors. In most cases, the rooms seem dark
> >compare to white so you need to add more lighting. I like white as a blank
> >canvas as I (more like the wife) could add splashes of colors from my
> >furniture, paintings. door and wall trims. Painting walls in bright bold
> >colors seem like a sensory overload to me. Doesn't anyone like white
> >anymore?
>
> An off-white/pale beige color offends the least number of
> people and makes a room look bright and spacious without
> the stark and clinical glare of pure white. That is why
> new home builders rarely use anything else. They KNOW (do
> not just think/guess) that's what sells houses.
>

When I was a kid, I did a little painting for a builder. He did not
like to put on 2 coats of paint - more likely with darker colors.

Also, stint as a realtor, we were told it is better to have white or
off white walls and ceilings and bring color into the room in form of
window treatments, furniture, etc.

Frank


Posted by on February 28, 2007, 7:23 pm


> On Feb 28, 5:59 pm, m...@malch.com (Malcolm Hoar) wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > >On the TV home improvement shows, seems like everyone hates the wall color
> > >white and replace it with funky colors like purple, orange or somesuch.
> > >Funny when a new owner comes in and repaint the existing purple wall with
> > >green, brown or other bodacious colors. In most cases, the rooms seem dark
> > >compare to white so you need to add more lighting. I like white as a blank
> > >canvas as I (more like the wife) could add splashes of colors from my
> > >furniture, paintings. door and wall trims. Painting walls in bright bold
> > >colors seem like a sensory overload to me. Doesn't anyone like white
> > >anymore?
>
> > An off-white/pale beige color offends the least number of
> > people and makes a room look bright and spacious without
> > the stark and clinical glare of pure white. That is why
> > new home builders rarely use anything else. They KNOW (do
> > not just think/guess) that's what sells houses.
>
> When I was a kid, I did a little painting for a builder. He did not
> like to put on 2 coats of paint - more likely with darker colors.
>
> Also, stint as a realtor, we were told it is better to have white or
> off white walls and ceilings and bring color into the room in form of
> window treatments, furniture, etc.
>
> Frank- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

The realtor stuff is a bunch of hooey. Sure, if your house is poorly
decorated then a lot of realtors will tell you just to paint it white
but if you have it tastefully done then it can be a positive as much
as a negative. A lot of people say that having all neutral colors lets
the prospective buyer imagine their own furnishings better, but most
buyers aren't that imaginative. If you look at the decorating catalogs
or magazines like Pottery Barn, Ethan Allan, House & Garden, you will
see color used tastefully.


Posted by Oren on February 28, 2007, 8:21 pm


On 28 Feb 2007 16:23:18 -0800, jvarner22@hotmail.com wrote:

>> On Feb 28, 5:59 pm, m...@malch.com (Malcolm Hoar) wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > >On the TV home improvement shows, seems like everyone hates the wall color
>> > >white and replace it with funky colors like purple, orange or somesuch.
>> > >Funny when a new owner comes in and repaint the existing purple wall with
>> > >green, brown or other bodacious colors. In most cases, the rooms seem dark
>> > >compare to white so you need to add more lighting. I like white as a blank
>> > >canvas as I (more like the wife) could add splashes of colors from my
>> > >furniture, paintings. door and wall trims. Painting walls in bright bold
>> > >colors seem like a sensory overload to me. Doesn't anyone like white
>> > >anymore?
>>
>> > An off-white/pale beige color offends the least number of
>> > people and makes a room look bright and spacious without
>> > the stark and clinical glare of pure white. That is why
>> > new home builders rarely use anything else. They KNOW (do
>> > not just think/guess) that's what sells houses.
>>
>> When I was a kid, I did a little painting for a builder. He did not
>> like to put on 2 coats of paint - more likely with darker colors.
>>
>> Also, stint as a realtor, we were told it is better to have white or
>> off white walls and ceilings and bring color into the room in form of
>> window treatments, furniture, etc.
>>
>> Frank- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
>The realtor stuff is a bunch of hooey. Sure, if your house is poorly
>decorated then a lot of realtors will tell you just to paint it white
>but if you have it tastefully done then it can be a positive as much
>as a negative. A lot of people say that having all neutral colors lets
>the prospective buyer imagine their own furnishings better, but most
>buyers aren't that imaginative. If you look at the decorating catalogs
>or magazines like Pottery Barn, Ethan Allan, House & Garden, you will
>see color used tastefully.

Some years ago I walked DIRECTLY out of a house for sale.. Black and
red walls with purple carpet. I just could not get past that first
impression and over look it.

--
Oren

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. Thomas A. Edison


Posted by Hep on February 28, 2007, 9:36 pm



>Some years ago I walked DIRECTLY out of a house for sale.. Black and
>red walls with purple carpet. I just could not get past that first
>impression and over look it.

A very odd woman leased an office down the hall from mine, in a
downtown office building and immediately painted the walls a very dark
shade of blue. Well, she tried to paint the walls. She actually
painted the walls and the carpet.

If she was happy with her decision, then she was the only one. The
landlord was beside himself.

In that situation, even boring white would have been better.

H

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