DESIGN TRENDS: Show off your true colors

FIRST IMPRESSIONS COUNT, and experts suggest having an inviting entrance can boost your home’s value and help to maximize the sale price of your property. Black doors are touted as the best amongst real estate professionals, who suggest that this timeless tone could potentially raise your home’s value by up to $6,500.

Even if you’re not selling, painting your front door is one of the best and least expensive ways to add curb appeal to your home. Contrasting classics like black or white tend to work regardless of the style of your home, notes Hema Persad, an interior designer and brand ambassador for the paint company Clare.com. “You can do the combo on a traditional, Spanish, Tudor, Cape Cod, or mid-century house. No matter what style, it’s always going to look clean and fresh.”

Shades of navy blue are versatile too, and can be rich and classic or fun and fresh; while colors such as teal or chartreuse can help add character to your home. Check out Kylie M. Interiors for her favorite Benjamin Moore colors or use her e-design service to get a custom recommendation for your home. n — Shaunna

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Northwest Suburbs Market Update Upcoming Events

• Median Sales Price: $443,500 -3.6%

• Average Days on Market: 29 +7.4%

• New Listings: 520 -46.1%

• Homes Under Contract: 445 -31.6%

• Absorption Rate: 116%*

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IT’S TIME FOR BAIRD & WARNER’S 16TH ANNUAL

4TH OF JULY PICNIC! Stop by for more fun and refreshments after the Arlington Heights Parade, where we will be serving FREE hot dogs and cold drinks starting around noon. / Baird & Warner offices, 210 W. Northwest Hwy., Arlington Hts.