The color of the dining room does not bother me. If intense colors were used throughout, maybe I would feel differently. I would remove the window treatment. If you get negative feedback about the dining room color, then repaint. But red is a classic dining room color

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I have a client putting a house on the market, and there are several controversial colors in the house. One bedroom is navy--it was preexisting and it worked for the occupant. One bedroom is mauve-lavender, it worked with the furniture and upholstery from the owner's childhood bedroom. The kitchen is a rose color. It is a color that worked with the cabinets and the granite, neither of which are a great color and I would not have combined in the first place.

Her realtor said that the colors pull everything together and in this case she would not recommend repainting or neutralizing. But I also sold a house with a black room, and it's coming back on the market five years later, and the room is still black. I actually had a lot of positive feed back on the black room from potential buyers. So I may have a different viewpoint.

The red seems to fit your dining room and choice of furnishings very well. I wouldnt change it. Its a beautiful room. I am assuming that your furnishings will be in the room, when it is on the market.

I would remove the window treatment but leave the paint.

In addition to removing the window treatment I'd remove the piece over the TV and the small items off the kitchen cabinets, and also the two small pictures near the bookcase. I'll be the odd person out and say that the color in the dining room looks rather dated and should be changed to a warm white.

I would do both. All I see with your paint is work I don't want to have to do.

Agree to paint the dining room. Your fanily room is bright and inviting and the dining room looks dark and dreary.

I disagree, I think dining rooms are mostly used in the evening, and deep colors do well under artificial light.

You’ve already stated your opinion above. Are you disagreeing just with me or with the others that are in agreement with me?

I would do as your realtor suggests. Pretty home, hope it sells quickly.

Totally agree with your real estate representative. They do this every day.

You might like those colors but most prospective buyers have no imagination. Painting is cheap.

keep the red

Paint the walls the background color of the rug. Similar to your chair seats. It will show beautifully and make your home more up-to-date.

Yes, remove the swag.

I am slightly prejudiced as next week the painters are coming to do my red family room in the same color...a muted red like yours. It works in that room as does yours. My home will be going on the market soon and as a broker for 45 yrs. and now perspective buyer for a condo, I can say that a beautiful red room does not bother me. Lacquered, fire engine red walls, yes...a problem but not like your dining room. People paint to sell in soft yellows, beiges and grays but still the buyer will probably want to change that as well. So as long as there is harmony in your rooms and the muted room contributes to that, my thoughts would be to just remove the window treatment, as suggested, I cannot tell you how many places I have seen for sale where the entire residence was painted yellow to appear fresh and neutral throughout. My first thought is..OMG, I detest the color yellow and I would have to paint the entire home before moving plus list price is high because it is newly painted. Educate yourself on the competing homes in your area and price range, Then price accordingly.....it will sell if priced right. That is a bigger factor than a red room.

Your dining room is beautiful.

Agree with both suggestions!

I am curious, by 'remove the window treatment' are you going to leave that window totally open? Dining rooms are often street view. I can see how the swag and corbel should go but the blinds? Not what I would choose for a dining room, and the new owners will no doubt replace it with what they prefer but in the interim they will want privacy. For showings I would just be sure it is open. Red is near impossible to paint over. Any buyer who looks at that room and sees WORK they do not want to do will be turned off. Neutral is safest but there is just no telling if it would truly turn away buyers. It's only paint after all.

I agree with removing the window treatment but not painting the room

I think what you should do is go into the website Estately, plug in your area, the age of your house, and a price range.

I entered Florida, 1980-2000, $400K -700K and took a look.

For every neutral house with bare windows, I saw one with bright paint colors and covered windows. And rooms that looked a lot fussier than yours were common.

There are a lot of people who don't watch HGTV. I think you have to decide what will help you sell to your target market. Neutralizing and bare windows may not be a big deal in your demographic.

I look at real estate every day and the only completely neutralized houses are staged new construction and obviously recently decorated houses targeting certain buyers. And what looks too personal and dated to one person may seem homey to some buyers and what looks neutral and depersonalized to another may be "cold" to another. Shop your own market and see what sells. Your paint colors, which aren't offensive or extreme may make little difference.

I would follow your realtor’s advice. He/she knows the market.

I'm sure that's what your realtor meant.

Swag is gone. Replaced the flowers. Red paint is still there. I think I'll leave it this way. Thanks for all of the input. Definitely very helpful.