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Survey Says! 2021 Home Colors When Selling
A recent Zillow survey reveals which colors may attract more prospective buyers — and higher offers — when you're getting ready to sell.
A recent Zillow survey reveals which colors may attract more prospective buyers — and higher offers — when you're getting ready to sell.
Here are my picks :
Light Blue Bathroom Sherwin Williams Sea Salt : Calming, lovely and the perfect combo of blue and green. ( Bonus. With 2022 color trends leaning towards the green palette, this hue bridges both years.
White Kitchen - Benjamin Moore White Dove : Soft, collective, especially if there are wood tones floating about the home. White Dove is a perfect choice for walls, cabinets or trim.
Gray Living Room - Benjamin Moore Edgecomb Gray : A greige color with warm and once again looks good on the walls with wood tones and marries well with furniture that is already in the home.
Dark Blue Primary Bedroom - Sherwin Williams Naval : A recent color of the year for Sherwin Williams. Besides looks great in a bedroom, and if you want to play it safe, as an accent wall - this ‘everyone love navy’ color looks stunning as a front door color and can break up an all white kitchen as the island color.
Whether selling or dwelling, my color expertise can help you sell your home and update, refresh and revive your space for 2022. Call or text @ 708.543.8597. - Julea
More than a Home Stager... Why I call Myself an Interior Stylist
This new home design business I was launching was so much more than making a home pretty, my new job was to help a homeowner fully celebrate and embrace their home.
Fresh back from my speciality design training in Dallas, Texas (home staging training didn’t exist yet), I landed my 1st client. Recently moved into her new home, she was so excited to get it pulled together and make it hers. As we chatted about design ideas, she confided she partly hired me because she was hosting a baby shower and really want her home to look special. Too, could I help her with ideas about the baby shower? Instantly, part of this project was to advise which China to use, theme ideas and how to style the event.
The AHA Business Model Moment
That was my AHA business model moment. This new home design business I was launching was so much more than making a home pretty, my new job was to help a homeowner fully celebrate and embrace their home.
Not fitting into any box, I called myself 1st a Home Stylist, which was short lived being confused with a Hair Stylist that comes to a client's home! A simple word swap of INTERIOR from HOME solved the identity problem and my business brand was born.
More than a Home Stager
Beyond a home stager's regular repertoire of just prepping a home for sale, I have for 17 years offered up a signature menu of interior stylist services that progressively celebrates their home. Once that house is SOLD, there are a menu of design services to turn that NEW house into a home and celebrate the haven within.
•· Color Consultation- Already familiar with your things from your old home, I am right by your side in expertly selecting and creating a new color palette. From paint, wallpaper to fabric selections, gone are the old home owners hues, or those contractor white walls - in with color choices in-tune to your belongings and personal style.
•· Interior Redesign- I take what you have and make it all work within your new home. In just a day or two, your blank space becomes your space. Interior Redesign is the art of arranging what you already have. With specific steps and procedures, spaces become balanced, functional and unified. Best of all, you get instant gratification and validate your existing pieces. This process then opens the door to new pieces and creative ideas to repurpose or refreshed what you have. A very 21st century way of decorating a home.
•· Shopping, Procurement & Traditional Design Services- If you'd like to refresh, add to your furniture & collections, we can help shop for those new pieces Need more traditional design service such as custom window treatments, reupholstery services or help with choosing a new counter or embark in a remodeling project? Our talents and resources can add those finishing touches and updates to your home.
•· Lifestyle & Entertainment Services- Your home is now ready to greet family and friends - from styling a home for a holiday or season, setting the stage for a party, or making a backyard patio a summer retreat. - I help my clients celebrate the haven within.
2015 Paint Trends - Sherwin-Williams
2015 Sherwin Wiliiams Color Forecast
Color forecasts are a great way to get inspired and see what will be trending from accessories to wallpapers. Sherwin Williams who partners with Pottery Barn too, showcases their picks for the upcoming year. At the end of the post, you can click on a link to see the entire palette.
-Enjoy!
As technology rushes relentlessly ahead, the colors of Chrysalis evoke a calm oasis — a place to pause and find balance. The palette, with colors ranging from off-black to chalky neutrals and dusty blues, is designed to create a more comfortable interior.
“An important influence for Chrysalis is the appreciation of earth’s natural striations,” said Jackie Jordan, director of color marketing with Sherwin-Williams. “The patterns created by land and sky are driving design inspiration, therefore the palette’s colors are found in nature, from rocks found on the beach to a stormy sky.”
Another driver is the layering and deconstruction of geometric shapes to appear soft, which parallels the monochromatic couture found on fashion runways.
From space tourism and undersea resorts, the far-fetched, sci-fi dreams of past decades are more viable than ever. The Voyage palette looks to these outer limits, featuring hues that represent the color spectrum imagined while emerging from the water into the atmosphere – undersea teal, bright green kelp, light watery blue and deep space purple.
“The colors of Voyage are supernatural and magical,” Jordan said. “The palette is largely driven by unusual atmospheric events, including a decade-best aurora borealis that will be keeping our eyes focused on the heavens. The lighter colors of the palette create a space that is uplifting, while the deeper tones can be combined for a more dramatic design.”
“We’ve weathered the recession and are finally seeing hopeful signs of growth and expansion,” Jordan said. “Our revived good spirits echo the optimism that followed World War II, when GIs returned home from exotic locales, bringing a wave of tropical prints and tiki-inspired looks. Like that era, we’re expressing our enthusiasm with big, bright florals in fashion and interiors.”
The colors of Buoyant are reminiscent of vintage floral patterns – light and deep greens, violets and a pop of coral. In addition to renewed optimism, the palette is also inspired by the natural healing of botanicals, as well as the incorporation of green spaces into even the most densely urban environments. Backyards, once a landscaping afterthought, are now as important as front yards, with builders investing in rear “curb appeal” and outdoor rooms.
From bold, ethnic-inspired colors and designs to the Bohemian lifestyle, the Unrestrained palette celebrates a carefree spirit, wanderlust and pulsing color. The palette features saturated primary hues, including sunny yellow, lively turquoise and bright blue, as well as black and white. Each can be used on its own for a pop of color, or combined, to create a vibrant, energetic space.
“South Africa’s colorful art scene and focus on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro have strongly influenced a Carnival-like spirit,” Jordan said. “This spirit is inspiring design with a zest for life, and the vibrant colors of Unrestrained are a reflection of that design aesthetic.”