Selling your home? Suggestions from a professional painter.

The basics: Choosing a color for your home. Choose a classic or neutral color-scheme and if you can, hire a professional to help you stage your house and choose complimentary colors. If you want to go it alone then choose colors that are not going turn off a large portion of the buying market. Chances are a new home buyer will repaint their bedroom and the kids room or add an accent wall here and there so there is no reason to try to paint the walls in these rooms under the assumption that they will never need to be painted again. That goes for the exterior as well as the interior. Consult a professional, for no additional cost, you can have an hour with a professional color consultant at your home, just ask Eric Welch Painting how. It’s not fun to pick neutral colors or paint over your red accent wall but chances are neither is selling your home and the goal is make a sale. Offer a clean slate for all the new, possible home owners, offer a blank canvas, one free from faults and clean. Something that a new buyer will appreciate and not be distracted by. Do not limit potential home buyers with loud colors. Use colors that add depth and light to a room.

Fix cracks, dry wall tape that is pulling away from a seam, and nail-pops. If a hole in the wall was previously fixed and is still visible, make sure to re-patch and match the texture. Use a stain-blocker primer on any water marks. Repaint the trim if it is fading and chipping. Often times window sills are very discolored and will not clean to a bright luster. A fresh coat of paint will make all trim, baseboards and doors look new again. Use Aura from Benjamin Moore, this is the best trim paint that I have found. It will coat in one in most situations and dries to a very smooth, hard surface. It looks great.

Any cracks in the ceiling or chipped paint on the door frames will lower the perceived value of your home. In this competitive buyers market make sure to have your home looking its best. Be smart about where you put your money. Painting your home's interior or exterior in Madison has proven to be one of the most economical ways to add value and curb appeal to a home.