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Sellers: Brighten Up January With the Pantone Color of the Year
The occasionally dreary month of January is a great time to bring freshness and a pop of color into your home, especially if you are considering selling your home in the future. Many buyers searching for Morgantown homes for sale get excited when they walk a house that's been recently revived with splashes of color. Our real estate agents recommend that homeowners interested in listing their properties incorporate the 2020 Pantone Color of the Year into their aesthetic.
2020 Pantone Color of the Year: 19-4052 Classic Blue
Also referred to as "Chinese Porcelain," Classic Blue is an elegant, rich, and tranquil color that inspires a sense of peace in our hearts and minds. Such a reassuring hue fosters resilience in our spirit and the mental clarity to move forward into the decade with stability. It's an honest color that delivers a bold character without being aggressive, presumptuous, or loud.
Pantone is well-known for its eagerly-anticipated Color of the Year. Each time a hue receives this special honor, it impacts home decorating nationwide. Can one color really influence the world of interior design? You may be surprised to learn that color has a continuous effect on everything — including our emotions.
How Color Affects Mood
We are surrounded by colors, and although our eyes may perceive certain hues a little differently than someone else, we can all agree that grass is green and the sky this blue. When it comes to emotional perceptions, we also share similar reactions to certain colors. Green can make us feel harmonious while yellow can bring cheeriness to our moods. By placing specific colors in the spaces around us, we can encourage our minds to feel a particular emotion.
For example, red can increase raise our heart rate or blood pressure. Blue, however, lowers our blood pressure and heart rate, creating a feeling of calm in our lives. Think about the colors you commonly see throughout a home and consider why these shades were chosen in specific spaces. A bedroom is rarely bright red and a kitchen is almost never jet black. When our brains are exposed to colors, they stimulate our brains in different ways. By strategically incorporating these colors into our homes, we can stimulate our minds in the desired ways.
Integrating Classic Blue into the Home
Unlike other colors and hues that may be a little too out-of-the-box for some homeowners — like 2014's Radiant Orchid or 2011's Honeysuckle — Classic Blue is simply a classic! This simple shade can be easily integrated into nearly any space imaginable in broad or subtle ways.
When it comes to painting a room Classic Blue, you have plenty of options. Because of its rich depth of color, it can work as a fantastic accent wall in a bedroom or office. You could also fill an entire space with this dependable color, such as your kitchen or guest bathroom. Don't be afraid to use this color in conjunction with other complementary colors. A child's playroom or bedroom, for instance, would look wonderful with splashes of Classic Blue among other complementary colors like red, yellow, or pale pink. You also don't need to go all out — simply painting your front door and mailbox Classic Blue brings fantastic freshness to your curb appeal!
Of course, painting is just one option. You could also choose to bring Classic Blue into your home in other ways such as with décor, decorations, and other furnishings. Add Classic Blue pillows, curtains, or a couch to your neutral-colored living room. Hang artwork in your hallways or dining room with Classic Blue tones. You can even use Classic Blue dishware, place-settings, and tablecloths in your kitchen if you want to embrace this color without committing to a full painting project.
We're excited about Classic Blue being Pantone's Color of the Year for 2020, and we know your prospective buyers will be too! For more help selling your Morgantown home, contact us today!
Bill Porter, Broker
(304) 612-3746207 Aurora Dr
Morgantown, WV 26508
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