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This one goes out to all of you homeowners who know that it is merely a matter of time - months? a year? - until you move into your next place. Unless you bought your home to ‘flip it’ or you are considering a windowless room painted floor to ceiling black, I suggest that you don’t worry so much about how the next inhabitant of your home will like your decorating decisions.

I have talked with several real estate agent friends who have all concurred that it is much more important that a room appear coherent and put together than it is for it to have the exact color scheme that will please the new owners. Even if you do decorate with these yet unknown people in mind, chances are they will end up changing the paint color and finishes anyway. So, my vote is to go with what you love for now. Unless your taste is completely off the wall or shall I say... scary, potential buyers will see your flair and will be drawn to that rather than the sea of beige you’ve chosen to underwhelm them.

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