When the weather is too cold for exterior painting, there is plenty of time for you to research options for your home with a new color palette! Choosing exterior paint colors can often be a lot more difficult than choosing interior colors. The color you choose is used on a much larger scale and is seen by friends and strangers a like. Painting your home is an investment to protect it from the weather, plus it gives you the opportunity to personalize it with your favorite colors. However, choosing the wrong colors can be a costly mistake that you and your neighbors will have to live with for many years. To help you get things right the first time, here are three no-fail exterior color combinations.
Design Trends
Making Your Home Ready for Everyday
From kindergarten to high school, these simple changes around the home will make early morning school runs and afternoon homework sessions more enjoyable. Making these changes will make everyday go as smoothly as possible for both yourself and your children. Follow these simple tips to refresh your home and lifestyle.
Designing a Gender-Neutral Nursery
Neutral Sophistication
You know the old rules: pink is for girls and blue is for boys. According to today’s decorating standards, this rule is completely outdated and limited. As these traditions change, neutral sophistication is becoming more popular in nursery design. With many conventional decorating options still leaning towards traditional, gender-based decor, neutral nurseries can seem difficult to design. However, your options stretch far beyond yellow and gray, Don’t become discouraged, become inspired!
A Home-Seller’s Guide
By Guest Blogger: Natalie Jones
Selling a home has felt a little bit intimidating in the current climate. While we have moved past the pandemic that caused restrictions in our lives, sellers are still worried they won’t be able to move their homes anytime soon because of high interest rates for mortgages. However, there are many options at your disposal. We are more connected than ever before, and there’s never been a better time to sell a home from a distance. National Lumber Home Finishes offers some insight into how you can make the most of the process.
Perfecting the Listing
Your property’s online listing has always been important, but in a world where buyers may not be able to see the property in person, it’s even more vital to nail it.
- Look through listings in the Boston area to get a sense of what’s working for other sellers.
- Check out National Lumber’s Home Finishes blog for design trends you can incorporate into your home.
- If possible, hire a professional real estate photographer to make sure your listing photos look smashing and do your property justice.
- Stage your home before photos are taken so it’s as appealing to buyers as possible.
- Make sure your listing description includes your home’s best features to draw in buyers.
- Connect with an experienced real estate agent who will know what buyers are looking for in your area.
Connecting Virtually
A great video of your home or a live video chat can move buyers toward the next steps.
- Use some advice from the pros to shoot your video home tour.
- You can use Zoom to host a virtual open house; however, it’s very important to follow good security practices to make sure it’s safe and secure.
Setting Up Safe Viewings
At the end of the day, you may not be able to find viewers willing to buy based on virtual options alone. However, you can take steps to make in-person viewings as safe as possible.
- Thoroughly clean and disinfect your home before and after viewings.
- While most people are no longer wearing protective gear, you can offer to provide buyers with masks and gloves to protect all parties.
- Where possible, keep doors open and lights to reduce the need to touch surfaces.
With some creative thought, savvy use of technology, and smart safety measures, you can sell a house during any challenging season without much trouble. Focus on finding ways to bring buyers in virtually, and accept that the process might be a little bit longer than usual. Still, you should be able to find the perfect match in time.
Whether you need paint or building materials advice, National Lumber Home Finishes has experts to serve you. Their designers meet clients by appointment using teleconferencing or meeting in person at a showroom or your home. Parent company National Lumber can also supply all your building material needs if you have repairs to make before putting your home on the market. Call ahead or stop by a National Lumber or Kitchen Views location today!
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