If you'll be painting your home interior before trying to sell your property, here are some budgeting tips you might find helpful.

Don't use bright white paint on any walls that are painted deep, dark shades

White paint is great for freshening up and modernising a property's interior. However, if any of the walls in your home are painted a deep, dark colour, such as midnight blue or garnet, and your real estate agent has recommended that you paint them a slightly lighter and more neutral colour before trying to sell your home, it's probably best not to paint them a pure, bright white. Instead, you might want to opt for a medium-toned shade, such as a sandy beige or stone colour. 

The reason for this is that to completely cover up a wall colour that's quite dark with bright white-coloured paint, the painters might have to add, for example, double the number of coats of paint to the wall than they would if they were painting the walls a colour that was just two or three shades lighter than the existing one. This could result in the painters having to spend more time painting your home, which would, in turn, result in you having to pay the painters a larger fee than if they'd taken half the time to finish their work.

Don't paint areas that potential buyers are unlikely to look at for more than a minute or so

If you don't want the painting process to be too expensive, it's also best not to paint any areas that potential buyers probably won't look at for more than a minute or so (unless, of course, the existing wall paint in these areas is in extremely bad condition). For example, there is no need to paint the inside walls of your hall's coat cupboard, simply because the colour of them is a bit dated. Likewise, it might not be worth having your kitchen's pantry or the interior of any walk-in wardrobes repainted.

The reason for this is that when the real estate agent is showing people around your home, most of them will only glance at these areas, to see that they're not visibly damaged. When viewing residential properties, most people are primarily concerned with the quality and appearance of the main living areas that they would spend a lot of time in, such as the kitchen, the living room or the bedrooms. As such, whilst, for example, your hallway's coat cupboard would probably look better with some new paint, having it repainted is unlikely to tip the scales in your favour, when it comes to selling your property, in the way that repainting your slightly dated-looking kitchen might. 

For more information about painting, contact a local company.