I find it very irritating. And I feel sorry for sellers that obviously got either bad advice from someone, or made bad decisions themselves considering only part of the picture, and spent their time and money on a result that's less than attractive, and that needs to be redone.

In general, I'd rather most people wouldn't remodel for resale, change paint for "paint of the year", etcetera.

Every time one changes something-it demands same consideration you'd spend doing it for yourself. If the result is not cohesive-there's waste of energy, time, money, materials, and everybody looses in the process. The house, the seller, the buyer.

We will probably move next year when our last child leaves for college. I was looking at some real estate listings yesterday and I saw a really bad case of this. Everything in the house was warm toned, but the whole house was freshly painted in grey, every single room. The new builder-beige is now grey! The house would have looked quite nice with the right color, even a tan-ish grey, but that wasn't what they used.

Yes, but I would argue that it's a non-issue to savvy buyers --> who cares what color the paint is, there are far far more important things to consider. That being said, I realize a lot (if not most) of us on the boards are in the minority regarding this and John Q Public wants everything shiny-new and "move-in ready" (whatever that means -- to me that's subjective and YMMV).

As an aside, but related -- I painted the kitchen in my last house bright green with crisp white trim and the living room a rich plum color; these were both large rooms. Guess what? Multiple offers the first weekend. :0) The buyer thought I was going all feng shui but nope --> I just loved those colors LOL)

Today's issues of Glam Pad blog features the home of Meg Braff, a designer. In it, she is quoted as saying, “I love walking from room to room and experiencing how the different tones work together, like they’re all speaking to each other in a beautiful, congenial way,” she said. “I try to be very thoughtful about threading color through the rooms.”

Go look at her house. The rooms are all harmonious, but definitely not all the same color. What kills me is seeing older houses (pre-1960's or pre-War) all painted gray, and the interior window muting all painted black. Geeze...

Who cares. Seems an agenda started the thread.

Clean and crisp is appealing to most. Many, if not most, will end up painting within a couple of years, anyway.

How pleasant...

Who cares? Anyone who knows how expensive it is to re-paint and re-carpet or, conversely, to replace counters, tile, and cabinetry to create a cohesive look.

The point being: sellers don't need to jump on the "trendy color" bandwagon if the rest of the house can't support it.

Also, glad to see I'm not the only one who has noticed this phenom. Thanks to the rest of you for sharing your opinions.

As a recent house hunter, I cringed when I viewed grayed out houses. If it was just paint, fine. I have a gray-painted room now and like it! But when it's everything they replaced (whether it's a good match to what wasn't replaced, or not) when it was every cabinet and surface and floor, when it doesn't suite the house (but it's so trendy) I know I couldn't live with it. Went with a house that had a different, out of style trend I disliked that didn't suit the house--Tuscan Traditional kitchen--at least the house wasn't priced at a premium.

melle, I think I remember your new kitchen and it looked quite nice. I am looking at Florida listings and some of the kitchen layouts and materials are just hideous. Trying to just update would be lipstick on the pig , you have to gut them. Luckily there seems to be a lot more negotiating on price compared to my CA market, so we won't be paying up for old kitchens and bathrooms.

Thanks chispa--it's not a kitchen I would ever design for myself and it has my least-desired cathedral cabinet doors... but all in good condition and not trendy any more (remodeled 2003) so... we will probably gut it in the future but until that future arrives it's serviceable and durable and not right for the house (it's a 1960s ranch with some formal and some MCM vibes that have mostly been remuddled away).

Guilty as charged!

Photo: The Paint People

Just repossessed a house and painted it Balboa Mist throughout even though the bedroom carpeting is beige.

I for one will be glad when the depressing of colors is gone. It has even translated into the fashion industry. To me the picture above with the Balboa Mist absorbs the light from the room.

I like the Balboa Mist in the first pic with the warm tan tones and the aqua accents. Second pic I can't really tell that the walls are gray it just looks moody and dark.

I've nothing against gray(or any other color)..every color will have shades I like. Gray is same..I deeply love some shades of it, i wear them too.

What i don't like-is when existing elements obviously are not working together well, while they worked just fine before it was repainted color X, and it's easy to see that, and then it's a pity.

One can always find a color that will work, if he has to repaint, vs to touch up. "The difference between work done well and work done poorly is often just fifteen minutes". Okay I know it's not fifteen minutes..:) but it's worth considering a bit more. People seek harmony rather than color X. Harmony comes in many forms. But it doesn't come from imposing a certain trend on a house where it might not belong.

I can't see the carpet on the photos(that look fine to me), but beiges are different too(as are grays) , and existing carpets are a bit easier to please, so to say, than stones and tiles. The OP was about installing new cooler gray colored carpets next to old warm colored tiles and stones.

Yeah not a good mix. Would have been better with a cream.