360renos - Home Improvement & Decor

How to make your home stand out when selling

We can help your house sell quickly and at a good price -- even in a slow market.

It takes a lot more than sparkling windows, scented candles and chocolate-chip cookies to sell a home in today's market.

Improvements should be made so that the property shows well, is consistent with the neighborhood and does not involve capital investments.

Beyond any doubt, the best investment you can make is new paint. Painting can make a room or an exterior façade look brand-new, and totally transform the look and feel of a room or the entire residence. It is always wise to be somewhat restrained when choosing colors for a home-staging paint project. Avoid choosing colors that are too individual or flashy and favor neutral colors and schemes. This does not mean painting everything white, however.

Use subtle color schemes to accentuate the home's strengths and minimize weaknesses. Dark colors, for example, tend to make a room feel smaller, while lighter colors and pastels can make a room feel bigger.

There is another benefit to painting as well: the process of preparing the interior or exterior surfaces of a home for painting automatically allows us to go over the entire area receiving paint in great detail, and this can often expose items or areas requiring repair. It seems you always discover where the caulking has let go, where the wall is dinged.

It is always preferable that we discover and deal with these items before the real estate agent (or worse, the prospective buyer) points them out to you!

Dave - 360renos




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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

New Colors

A complete Main floor painting project that freshened up this home.
An excellent sitting area that has lots of light is such a relaxing feature of the home.








The fireplace has been given an updated look by priming and painting the red brick. There was minor smoke staining on the brick but with the use of a good quality primer and stain blocker this problem can be eliminated. Finished off with 2 coats of high quality latex paint will give any fireplace a fresh, new look.








An excellent entrance that has great potential. Stair stringers were completed in semi-gloss white to highlight the curve to the second floor. Wall decor and accents to be completed will
finish this entrance way off perfectly.










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