Just because it’s cold and dull outside, it doesn’t mean your home’s interior has to be as well. Instead, colour your home with warmth this winter and help it shine during your open homes and auction day.

When it comes to creating the wow factor inside for your photos and open for inspections, it’s easy — and inexpensive — to achieve a warm and inviting feel that complements the winter period. Follow the fashion colours of winter — think warm whites that are a safe choice, and ‘greige’ (grey-beige), which is very on-trend at the moment — and dress your couches and beds with some beautiful, inexpensive throws and cushions. Also keep bedrooms, living areas, tables and mantles as clutter-free as possible. Remember, simple is best.

Bright warm whites tend to work well in dark hallways given their ability to enhance the feeling of space; in larger spaces, there’s scope to be adventurous and choose a palette between a true white and colour.

Our offices have continued to achieve strong sales in June, with some of those sales achieved this week, as highlighted below:

• 1/233 Thompsons Road, Templestowe Lower sold for $1,293,000
• 304/2 Old Warrandyte Road, Donvale sold for $1,260,000
• 1/4 Craileen Street, Donvale sold for $940,000
• 15 Gladman Street, Greensborough sold for $895,000
• 1/32 Karen Street, Box Hill North sold for $882,000
• 19/246 High Street, Lower Templestowe sold for $789,000
• 4/81 Rosanna Road, Heidelberg sold for $730,000
• 206/3 Grosvenor Street, Doncaster sold for $515,000
• 12/148 Mitcham Road, Donvale sold for $513,000
• 42 Pound Road, Warrandyte sold!
• 73 Harrison Street, Box Hill North sold!
• 15 Spring Street, Greensborough sold!

Currently under offer and will be sold soon:

• 5-7 Hawkes Road, North Warrandyte
• 351 Lower Plenty Road, Viewbank
• 119 Flannery Court, Warrandyte
• 10 Sunray Court, Donvale
• 12 Ferndell Crescent, Templestowe
• 25 Coolabah Street, Doncaster

If you’d like to learn more about how to colour your home and prepare it for sale this winter, contact one of our sales agents today to arrange an obligation-free chat.

Spiro Drossos

Director – Barry Plant Manningham, Eltham, Whitehorse and Ivanhoe