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>>> WHETHER YOU ARE THINKING OF PUTTING YOUR HOME ON THE MARKET
WANT GREAT CURB APPEAL, HERE
ARE FIVE WAYS TO MAKE YOUR
PLACE SHINE.
PLACE SHINE. WITH HOME DESIGNER AND
DECORATOR KELLY HEAPS.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I WAS TELLING YOU I NORMALLY
GO IN MY GARAGE AND DON'T LOOK
AT THE OUTSIDE OF MY HOUSE.
BUT I TOOK IT BACK HOME AND I'M
GLAD YOU'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. WE
THIS. WE OFTEN OR THE OUTSIDE.
>> IT'S TRUE.
>> YOUR FIRST TIP IS, YOUR HOME
IS TALKING.
IS TALKING. IT SPOKE TO ME.
AM I LISTENING?
>> WHAT IT MEANS IS A BASICALLY
WHAT YOU WERE EXPERIENCING, OUR
LIVES ARE SO BUSY, WE GET GOING
AND WE ARE SO USED TO SEEING
OUR HOMES THAT WE KIND OF START
IGNORING THEM IN TIMESLIPS BY
AND THEY START GETTING DATED
AND FADED.
AND FADED. ONE OF THESE TIPS, I HAVE IT
DONE BY MY CLIENTS, HAVE THEM
GO OUT TO THE FRONT OF THE
HOME, GO TO THE SIDEWALK, TURN
AROUND AND LOOK AT THE HOUSE
AND TAKE NOTES.
WHAT ARE YOU SEEING?
I ALSO SAY, CLOSE YOUR EYES,
TAKE A DEEP BREATH, OPEN YOUR
EYES AND THEN TRY TO TAKE IT
IN.
IN.
IN. >>
IN. >> AND LOOK AT IT LIKE YOU WOULD
IS IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT ANY
OTHER HOME.
OTHER HOME. CURB APPEAL DOESN'T JUST HAPPEN.
YOU ALSO SAY TO TAKE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AFFECT.
NEIGHBORHOOD AFFECT. >> NEIGHBORHOOD AFFECT
SOMETHING THAT I REALLY LEARNED
WHEN I WAS DOING MODEL HOMES AND
BIG NEIGHBORHOODS.
BIG NEIGHBORHOODS. YOU HAVE TO TAKE IN WHAT IS
AROUND YOU.
AROUND YOU. AND FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU CAN DO
TO GET YOUR HOME POP BUT STAY
HARMONIOUS.
HARMONIOUS. WHAT I LIKE TO HAVE PEOPLE DO
IS LOOK TO THE HOUSE TO THE
LEFT OF YOURS, TO THE RIGHT,
AND THEN TURN AROUND, LOOK AT
THE THREE HOMES ACROSS THE
STREET AND MARK DOWN, WHAT ARE
THEIR COLORS AND SCHEMES AND
STYLES?
STYLES?
STYLES? LOOK AT YOUR HOME.
DECIDE, NOW WE SHOOT THE COLOR
GAP, WE ARE GOING TO RUN THERE.
>>
>> WHAT
>> WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? I SAW THAT ON MY NOTES.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE ARE
GOING TO FIND WHAT ISN'T
PRESENT AROUND THOSE FIVE HOMES
SO YOUR HOME CAN STAND UP, NOT
IN AN OBNOXIOUS WAY BUT A
HARMONIOUS WAY.
HARMONIOUS WAY. >> IF THEY ARE ALL BEIGE OR
WHATEVER, IT'S NICE TO DO
SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
THE PROBLEM IS FOR THOSE OF US
WERE NOT, LIKE YOU, OR YOU
AUTOMATICALLY ENVISION THAT, I
DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO TO
CHOOSE A COLOR.
>> SURE.
>> SURE.
>> SURE. >> TEACH ME ABOUT HOW YOU DO
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. ONE THING YOU CAN DO, I HAD A
CLIENT WHO LOVED GRAY.
SHE HAD A LIGHT GRAY HOME TO
THE RIGHT AND THE DARK MEDIUM
GRAY ACROSS THE STREET.
SO I SAID GREAT, YOU CAN HAVE
GRAY AS WELL.
WE DID A CHARCOAL COLOR.
WE SHOT THE GAP.
WHAT WASN'T THERE.
EVEN THOUGH IT WAS STILL IN THE
GRAY FAMILY.
GRAY FAMILY. AND HER HOME, IT WAS BEAUTIFUL
AND HARMONIOUS.
AND HARMONIOUS. SHE WAS SO HAPPY.
>> IF EVERYONE HAS THE SAME
TONE, EVERYONE IS A MEDIUM TONE
GOING DARKER CAN MAKE A
DIFFERENCE.
DIFFERENCE. >> IT DOES.
>> YOU HAVE DONE THESE
BEAUTIFUL COLLAGES OF COLORS
WHERE THE TRIM AND OTHER THINGS
ADD IN.
ADD IN.
ADD IN. >> THESE ARE BENJAMIN MOORE'S
2019 TOP COLORS OF THE YEAR.
AS WE KNOW CORAL, LIVING CORAL
IS THE COLOR OF THE YEAR.
>> PROBABLY NOT A WHOLE HOUSE
OF THAT.
OF THAT.
OF THAT. >> PROBABLY NOT.
>> BUT DOORS AND SHUTTERS.
>> BUT YOU ARE GOING TO SEE ONE
OF THE COLORS IS JUST FUN TO
HAVE COME BACK IS HUNTER GREEN.
HUNTER GREEN IS BACK WITH A
VENGEANCE.
VENGEANCE. >> PAIRED WITH TAN OR GRAY.
>> IT IS SO PRETTY.
YOU CAN GO LIGHT OR DARK.
ALSO, I WILL TELL YOU, GREEN IS
SO BACK WITH A VENGEANCE, HEELS
HAVE GREENS IN THEM.
LOOK HOW PRETTY THAT IS WITH
PINKS.
PINKS.
PINKS. >>
PINKS. >> YOU HAVE THIS ONE WHERE
THERE IS GRAY AND BROWN.
YOU THINK YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
>> YES YOU CAN.
>> IT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
>> YOU CAN FOR THE GREEN IN
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. GIVE IT A LITTLE LIFE.
>> WE ARE SEEING BEAUTIFUL
PICTURES.
PICTURES.
PICTURES. ONE OF THE THINGS LOVELY ABOUT
THAT, THERE ARE PLANTS BUT NOT
TOO MANY.
TOO MANY.
TOO MANY. IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A JUNGLE.
YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU REFER TO
IS THREADING IN THE FLOWERS.
>> THAT IS WHERE IF YOU NOTICE
WHAT I DO IS I WAS PULLED FROM
THE ACCENT COLORS OF THE HOME.
SO I INTRODUCE, IT'S ONE OF MY
SHOW HOME TRICKS, --
>> THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS IT
LOOKS SO PUT TOGETHER.
>> SO THE FRONT DOOR, THE
SHUTTERS, THEY PLAY TOGETHER,
THE FLOWERS PLAY OFF OF THOSE
ACCENT COLORS AND INTRODUCES
THE PALLET FOR YOU WALK IN THE
FRONT DOOR.
FRONT DOOR. SO WHEN YOU WALK IN YOU HAVE
ALREADY BEEN INTRODUCED AND IT
RELAXES PEOPLE.
RELAXES PEOPLE. I'VE SEEN THIS.
IT FEELS FAMILIAR.
>> HARMONIOUS.
>> HARMONIOUS. >> HARMONIOUS AND SO PRETTY.
>> YOU HAVE FLOWERS HERE.
LET'S SAY WE HAVE KIND OF A
BUDGET.
BUDGET.
BUDGET. FLOWERS IS ONE OF THE EASIER
THINGS TO DO.
OR IF YOU'RE WILLING TO PAY
YOURSELF YOU CAN DO THAT.
WHERE SHOULD WE BE LOOKING TO
ACCENT IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE
FRONT DOOR?
FRONT DOOR? >> YOUR FRONT DOOR, DEPENDING
ON YOUR PORCH, FIRST FRAME THE
FRONT DOOR WITH A BEAUTIFUL POT
WITH YOUR ACCENT COLORS.
THAT PLAYS WITH -- LET'S YOU
ARE DOING A CHARCOAL DOOR, WHAT
YOU ARE LOOKING FOR ARE THE
UNDERTONES.
UNDERTONES. THIS IS WHERE PEOPLE GET
TRIPPED UP.
TRIPPED UP. THEY SAY, I SAW THIS GRAY AND
IT WAS ON PINTEREST OR
INSTAGRAM AND I LOVED IT.
WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING AT IS THE
MASS TONE, THERE IS AN
UNDERTONE UNDERNEATH THAT.
>> AND BRING IT OUT?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. THAT'S WHAT FLIPS PEOPLE AROUND
SOMETIMES.
SOMETIMES. IF YOU DO SOMETHING LIKE A GRAY
AND PINK AND YOU HAVE THE
PURPLE POPPING --
>> I CAN SEE THAT NOW THE YOU
HOLD IT THERE.
>> ISN'T THAT BEAUTIFUL?
SO PRETTY.
SO PRETTY. YOU ARE LOOKING FOR ACCENTS,
ONCE AGAIN FROM THE IN TO THE
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. >>
OUT. >> I
OUT. >> I NEVER WOULD'VE THOUGHT
ABOUT THAT.
ABOUT THAT. I'M GOING TO DO THAT THIS YEAR.
LET'S TALK ABOUT OUTDOOR
ACCESSORIES.
ACCESSORIES. WE WANT TO GO OUTSIDE THE
MINUTE WE HAVE A CHANCE.
IT'S NOT LIKE WE CAN DO THAT
EVERY DAY.
EVERY DAY. WE WANT IT TO LOOK NICE AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. YOU
WELL. YOU BROUGHT US A FEW THINGS.
>> IN SEATTLE, WE HAD A BIG WARM
BOOM FOR BUILDING IN THE 90s
AND 2000, A LOT OF THOSE HAVE
ITALIAN EXTERIOR FIXTURES WHICH
ARE CORRECT FOR THE STYLE OF
THE HOME.
THE HOME.
THE HOME. TAKING THOSE OFF, REPLACING WAS
SOMETHING LIKE THIS WHICH HAVE
MODERN LINES, REALLY PRETTY,
DUDE A LITTLE OVERSIZED.
THAT IS A GREAT WAY, YOU DON'T
HAVE TO SPEND TOO MUCH MONEY --
CHANGE AT YOUR FIXTURES.
>> YOU CAN DO THAT YOURSELF
AFTER YOU WATCH YOUTUBE, BUT BE
CAREFUL.
CAREFUL.
CAREFUL. >> ANOTHER THING YOU CAN DO, IF
THE LIGHT IS OKAY JUST CHANGE
THE BULBS.
THE BULBS. MAKE THE BULBS MORE RELEVANT.
USE SOME OF THE EDISON TYPE
BULBS.
BULBS.
BULBS. THEY HAVE SO MANY COOL AND NEAT
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. >> FLICKERING ONE THAT LOOKS
LIKE A CATHOLIC, I LOVE THAT.
DECKING MATERIAL.
DECKING MATERIAL. >> DECKING MATERIAL.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAIN YOUR
WOOD DECK, DO A COMPOSITE.
BEAUTIFUL COLORS.
BEAUTIFUL COLORS. >> I'M SAYING BECAUSE IT'S A
YEARLY THING.
YEARLY THING. >> THEY HAVE SO MANY COLORS,
GREENS GRAYS AND WHITES.
CHARCOALS, WHATEVER YOU CAN
THINK OF, THEY PRETTY MUCH HAVE
IT.
IT.
IT. >>
IT. >> YOU ARE BRINGING THAT BACK
FROM INSIDE TO OUTSIDE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU HAVE THE PAINTS READY.
WE COME BACK WE ARE GOING TO
CONTINUE TALKING ABOUT THIS
BECAUSE THERE ARE TRICKS FROM
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