BEST Paint Colors to Sell Your Home Fast in 2025!

[@jacklyn-b1u]

This happened with the 2004 housing boom - home prices were greatly inflated, meaning people couldn't sell later because they owed more on the house than they could sell for. I know quite a few people who bought then, thinking they were making a good investment to sell later, but it's taken until the COVID housing boom for the prices to come back to those original amounts.

[@Carolj-p9j]

To balance out your real estate holdings, I suggest investing in equities. If you're cautious, even the worst recessions can present fantastic buying opportunities. Additionally, volatility can produce fantastic short-term purchase and sell opportunities. This is not financial advise, but you should buy immediately away because money isn't king right now!

[@brenda-v7c3k]

Yes I concur, I've been talking to an advisor for long now, mostly because I lack the knowledge and energy to deal with these ongoing market circumstances. I made more than $220K during this slump, demonstrating that there are more aspects of the market than the average individual is aware of. Having an investing counselor is now the best line of action, especially for those who are close to retiring.

[@Tommyp-w1b]

I'm intrigued by this. I've searched for financial advisors online but it's kind of hard to get in touch with one. Okay if I ask you for a recommendation?

[@brenda-v7c3k]

Certainly, there are a handful of experts in the field. I've experimented with a few over the past years, but I've stuck with ‘’Grace Adams Cook” for about five years now, and her performance has been consistently impressive.She’s quite known in her field, look-her up.

[@franklyn-z1k]

Thank you for saving me hours of back and forth investigation into the markets. I simply copied and pasted her full name into my browser, and her website came up first in search results. She looks flawless.

[@tamick2000]

Buyers want to move in and live their lives. Plus, the best sale is one where the buyer is excited thinking how wonderful life will be in your home. That wont happen if they are turned off by your paint color.

[@kathrynp7595]

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.

[@KatiSpaniak]

That’s a great color also for sure

[@judybee6698]

I hear that is one of the best also. Nice light neutral/white.

[@cynthiabroze]

For many years

[@thekirksiffs5285]

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.

[@CabinGirl57]

Best color is what colors goes best with your fixed elements- flooring, trim, cabinets, countertops, light (north light vs south light), fixtures, etc EVERY house is different

[@DebiCoffey]

Best real estate content and delivery on the internet! Thank you, Kati! 💐

[@KatiSpaniak]

Wow, thank you!

[@sherlhoeppner2392]

I like doing an "accent color wall"-- typically behind the bed in a bedroom. You can bring color into the space and it is easy to change if you get tired of it or if you decide to sell your home. The important thing to remember is how the natural light (from windows) bounces off the walls--typically the wall opposite of the window should be the lightest, so it can bounce the light back across the space.

[@P5Cowdrey]

So glad I watched this clip. Will be watching it again

[@joyceschetter5871]

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.

[@KatiSpaniak]

Great feedback!! Thank you!!

[@LeslieG-h9v]

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.

[@KatiSpaniak]

Sounds great! Thanks for sharing!

[@everythingthathinders6922]

The house we recently sold was painted in Natural Linen also! I loved how bright the room was but also warm and welcoming.

[@maryk.utzinger4030]

Me too! We painted almost the entire house Natural Linen over a year ago (we also remodeled) and it’s beautiful! It is light, soft and the bedroom looks so restful. Light but cozy. We also get a lot of compliments. It’s a small retirement community rambler…so happy with it!

[@midlife_minimalist]

Is Natural Linen BM or SW?

[@LeslieG-h9v]

Sherwin Williams

[@today7518]

My personal favorite color is Benjamin Moore's Simply White. Such a lovely neutral, and guess it depends on home's light.

[@mushroom_thrillers]

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.

[@Elle-kr8od]

Hmm, where are the warm whites/creams?

[@thekirksiffs5285]

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.

[@KatiSpaniak]

That is awesome! Fantastic!! Thanks for sharing!

[@ellenfoster9764]

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

[@suzboeh633]

Wonderful video. Loved the extra info on the warm/cool shades and size of room.

[@KatiSpaniak]

Glad it was helpful!

[@j.m.8545]

I have Agreeable Gray walls and Snowbound trim. Excellent video.

[@tamick2000]

First time I painted a room a neutral, it pulled pink in certain light. Not what I was going for. Good lesson for me. I redid my house recently in SW Gossamer Veil. It is like a lighter version of Accessible Beige and has a green undertone. Looks warm in most light but grey in some light.

[@teresalopez7081]

I love talking about paint colors! Can’t wait to hear the best one you recommend.

[@KatiSpaniak]

Did it disappoint? :)

[@iowagreen8932]

I would be horrified with grey paint in a prospective home.

[@cathymurray1332]

I like Benjamin Moore Picket Fence, works for me, looks good everywhere I have it.

[@createwithconfidence8094]

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.

[@KatiSpaniak]

For sure!

[@glendabanta4832]

This is where it is really important to know your market or hire an experienced LOCAL stager or agent who knows your market. I live between Houston and Austin and can tell you that what color to paint and how to stage your house really depends on who your target audience is. Let's say you are selling at a million or over. If you live closer to Austin, likely you will sell to some young techie, so a light neutral paint job and some trendy updates will serve you well. In a small town outside of Houston, you are likely selling to someone who wants a weekend house, so really all you need to do is clean it thoroughly, declutter, and present it nicely so that people can see the bones of the house as they are looking for something that they are going to completely redo to suit their vision of a weekend escape. There are also pockets where you are going to sell to old money, so you want darker traditional paint colors, classic wallpaper, and to stage with every antique you can get your hands on. You don't want to throw away money on the wrong aesthetic or repainting when what you really need to be doing is staging so it looks like a cute country retreat. For homes under a million, have your agent take you on a tour of any new construction in your area and mimic those paint colors in your house. Also pay close attention to how any model homes are staged and mimic what you can.

[@imaresurcher]

very helpful thanks

[@kitw76]

That’s the color, Accessible Beige my hubby and I just painted the rooms in our home!

[@KatiSpaniak]

Did you know before I said it?

[@kitw76]

@@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 😂

[@KatiSpaniak]

@@kitw76 HAHA!!

[@judybee6698]

Thoughts on Sherwin Williams West Highland White?

[@elizabethlangheim7214]

So funny, my home is accessible beige also. It’s like gray in the light and beige at night.

[@KatiSpaniak]

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!

[@DoesntMatter-i6h]

"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.

[@willsx2]

Couldn't agree more. Estimates I got for whole house interior painting ranged in the $25k to $30k.

[@kathrynp7595]

@@DoesntMatter-i6h I had my whole house, including all trim and ceilings painted for $10,000 and our house is 2800sq feet

[@WendySimard]

@@kathrynp7595 That is a bargain! Our estimates on the east coast for 1800 square feet were 10K on the low range and 20K in the high range!

[@Arienrhod]

Cost me $30,000 to paint my house. We negotiated with the painters so they would move all the furniture, etc, but yeah, it’s not cheap.

[@sherlhoeppner2392]

I've always done my own, but a room at a time!! If you have the time, talent and patience, it is worth the effort!❤

[@NoOne-zo6gj]

It is your home paint it the way YOU want and worry less about any resale. Paint is cheap, I have always painted my homes the way I want and sell them that way and the 2 homes I have sold over the years, I got well over asking price. Only care about paint color if you are flipping.

[@KevinOMeagher]

Exterior color(s) ?

[@signespencer6887]

I love BM Devon Cream, Cream Froth, and Silver Cloud.

[@signespencer6887]

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

[@fantasticfamily5004]

Yup. So very true.

[@3gaviola]

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.

[@williambaldridge5359]

What about Benjamin Moore Navajo White (OC-95)?

[@leevincent3960]

Always popular in the Southwest!

[@hsmd4533]

I’m guessing that may be too yellow/ creamy

[@OgnianHristov-f8k]

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.

[@sherlhoeppner2392]

Honestly, my go-to paint is Behr--thick, one coat coverage if you apply it right!❤

[@johnlabus7359]

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.

[@robinbirdj743]

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.❤

[@CarleenWilson-z9j]

What if you live in an older home that is mainly a log cabin from the 1800’s and some ceilings are old chestnut boards?

[@KatiSpaniak]

Keep them. I wouldn’t paint them unless you know what you’re doing

[@uoohoo99]

What about Snowbound by SW?

[@lynnchevrier7864]

Hi, I clicked on the seller playbook filled out the require boxes and got a response email but no link to your book. What do I need to do now? Thanks and love your videos. Lynn

[@KatiSpaniak]

Hi Lynn. Check email in spam. I’ll email you

[@caranwysong3065]

I like Neutral Ground with Alabaster for trim and doors and cabinets.

[@denisedevoto5703]

I have Alabaster on trim and doors too.

[@valeriespackman4019]

We are retired and are considering moving. Not sure where yet. I go on line and look at houses all over. Out of state and multiple states and including in my own state. What I’m seeing almost 100% of the time is laminate floors. Or LVT floors, but I think they are essentially the same thing. I currently have wood floors in my own home and would love to have wood floors in my next home. I really hate the trendy fake look of the laminate floors. And I never thought my wood floors would not be and an asset in selling my home. I am very sure that when we sell our house, the new buyer will just put ugly gray laminate on top of our floors. When will this horrible trend end? I’m always stuck with whatever the young buyers think they want. Also, the other stupid trend we can’t get away from is the big empty box with no walls. I was hoping that the pandemic would have taught us that we really do like walls after all. The houses all look the same and it’s way too much of an open concept. We all thought we wanted that for years, but I think we should have discovered by now how unlivable that really is. I’m very frustrated in trying to find something I like.

[@nancylyon-gray3499]

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.

[@ellenfoster9764]

Again it is what you are living with, not what you are selling

[@nancylyon-gray3499]

@@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.

[@frankvaden772]

How about outside color?

[@sherlhoeppner2392]

Very tricky because of the light!!

[@tonifaiola1223]

Can someone tell me if wood floor is ok for a bedroom; or is carpet better? thanks

[@KatiSpaniak]

Most people prefer wood

[@sherlhoeppner2392]

​@@KatiSpaniak A lot of buyers prefer wood due to allergens. Personally, I like carpet(or at least a very large area rug) beneath my bed!!❤

[@2023Red]

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?

[@kathrynp7595]

@@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

[@magsm8682]

Having tried Benjamin Moore, I won’t go back and use the cheaper stuff. Goes on without splattering and much better coverage with less.

[@KatiSpaniak]

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

[@hsmd4533]

I buy Home Depot paint (but have them match Benjamin Moore or Farrow and Ball) because it’s rated the highest by Consumer Reports.

[@DuckTunes79]

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.

[@sheilafae]

Your home will be sellable.

[@leesmith2341]

Gray, gray, gray! Why everything gray? So sick of that! So drab. If painted gray, I wouldn't buy.

[@veegeebrew3695]

nothing turns me off when looking at houses than red/pink/blue etc paint on the walls, or WALLPAPER--I hate wallpaper. I just think of the time, expense to repaint or remove. Not interested. I do love white trim tho.

[@toomignon]

I had a bright flag design on my kitchen ceiling. The realtors said i must repaint it. We did start showing the house, but I repainted it Swiss Coffee. The people who bought the house were so bummed😢 when they realized I'd repainted it. They loved the bright stars and stripes kitchen.

[@mushroom_thrillers]

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.

[@DoesntMatter-i6h]

Audra Lambert, another popular KZbin 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.

[@wintermatherne2524]

White is cool period.

[@mushroom_thrillers]

@@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!

[@KatiSpaniak]

Great info! Thanks!

[@KatiSpaniak]

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/

[@donaleen]

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.

[@allalala9916]

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.

[@ellenfoster9764]

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

[@donaleen]

@@ellenfoster9764 Dud back to you

[@signespencer6887]

This is for people anticipating selling soon-ish

[@noteworthyneedle]

You do realize what channel you are watching, right?

[@japexican007]

I got into a contract with an agent that was 3%/3% buyer/seller agent compensation We’ve been getting all low offers so we decided to ask if we could change the contract to have the buyers agent compensation be open and to bring it with their offer in order to help us have leverage on negotiating these low offers, The agent told me that they don’t advise that because if we lower it even from 3% to 1% we run the risk of not appraising, does that sound right to you?

[@KatiSpaniak]

Hmmmm. Not sure I understand that.

[@sherlhoeppner2392]

I'm not a realtor but that doesn't sound right. Most realtors currently ask 6 or 7% when they list your home-- they don't want to go lower because then they make less when they sell the house. Typically you agree on that percentage BEFORE the realtor agrees to list your home. The PRICE you list your house for should reflect the appraisal value.

[@KatiSpaniak]

Did you try and renegotiate?

[@facesmelter838]

If you paint your home the wrong color, this lady stands to lose out on thousands of dollars.

[@wintermatherne2524]

I DETEST cool colors. But I guess you have to to sell.

[@denisedevoto5703]

Trends are moving into warm again. I would only paint if I was moving. I couldn't live in a house with cool whites or gray. Yuck!

[@Faith9120]

so all these paints are now dated? what's new for 2024