We field a fair number of questions around here. We can answer some of them, and we pass along others to people with far more knowledge of a given subject. This one falls into that latter category.

A faithful reader and frequent commenter who lives in Hollywood-Santa Monica needs help with selecting colors and such for her home as she anticipates putting it on the market come spring. I am far from qualified to offer sound advice, so I’ll pass it on:

As spring and summer come … as we clean up our home, paint the interior of our home, to keep or put on the market …

What are the selling colors that people are using? What are happy, cheerful colors that help sell homes? Do we use soft colors? Sophisticated colors? A color per room? What colors sell well? What colors do we use in a 2 bed, 1 bath house? We have just painted our kitchen a nice yellow & white to reflect light well in a kitchen. What are the recommended colors these days?

I am bored in our home and would like to paint seller-friendly colors to liven the house up … make it more welcoming, more inviting and cheerful. Also what kind of furniture is recommended to make a house more inviting? Is going the "Dump" the best or is there somewhere that we can get lower price furniture with good quality?

How do people decorate up the bedrooms these days? Is it sophisticated or casual? I have a maroon Ralph Lauren comforter from an estate sale, but that’s it — no matching pillowcases. What do the designers recommend?

Thanking you in advance, as I learn how to be creative on a very low budget. — Kristin

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