Monday, January 16, 2012

Christmas lights & decorations once again stored away? Try "winter" decorating!

I don’t know about you but every year I LOVE getting out & hanging up the Christmas lights inside and outside of my Defiance home, decorations add a bolt color we might not normally use in our decorating schemes… Christmas makes it easy to go a little wild with reds and greens and lights of all colors throughout the house! I truly enjoy it all December long, then comes January and it all gets put away… I decided to “Winter Decorate” again this year, I did that by putting away all my Santa’s but leaving out a few of my snowmen, putting away my Nativity Scene and leaving out the winter greenery of evergreen pines, berries and pine cones, I put away my multi colored Christmas lights and left a few white lights out & added a few candles here and there… now I have myself a little winter cheer as I pass by my kitchen counter top to find a snowman smiling back at me!

Enjoy a winter evening with the soft glow of a flickering candle and a toasting warm throw! Try one of your left over candy canes dipped in a mug of hot chocolate… yummy!

 My Grandson loves the candles in the window & wants the lights to be lit up, when he comes over he walks right straight to them and points, adds in a little “Ooooo & Woooow” so we turn them on for him, he calls snowmen and Santa HoHo they are apparently all the same to him! To say the least he is putting some fun in to our winter, visit with a 16 month old and you will see what I mean!

If you are interested in listing your home on the Defiance area Real Estate Market give me a call, text, email or find me on Facebook and Like our page… I will even show you how to get your home properly staged making it “buyer ready” which is ever so important in today's competitive market.

Happy buying and selling, Karol

“We choose to give”

karol@realtyfive.com

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Christmas decorating with bulbs…loads of style on a budget!!!

I really had a fun time decorating my kitchen this Christmas Season… using my Christmas tree bulbs was cheap, easy and festive! Anyone can do this~

First gather your decorative Christmas bulbs you didn’t put on your tree, then collect things from your cupboards you already have like: rose bud vases, pretty glasses, a cake plate, clear glass items show your bulbs off best. Shinny bulbs of all shapes and sizes will work, it is ok to use different colored ones too or try all the same depending on your décor` and taste.

Dabble your bulbs in and around your accessories, add a sprig or two of pine or your favorite Christmas candle! It is so easy to take a plane shinny bulb and mix it up with a few others… perhaps in a clear glass pitcher or a canister meant for flour & sugar. Look around your house you probably have items stored away for those fancy dinners we never really have, maybe you have your Grandma’s china that would look gorgeous with Christmas colors… bring them out of hiding so you can decorate beautifully without breaking your budget!  Everything I used to decorate my kitchen was already in my house~  Curio cabinets also look festive with a few bulbs tucked here and there on the shelves, when the light hits them they shine with Christmas cheer!

When you are out after the Holiday’s shopping those 60% off deals pick up a couple boxes of shinny Christmas tree ornaments, next year you will have a blast decorating with them!

Happy decorating & Merry Christmas, Karol

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karol@realtyfive.com

Sunday, November 13, 2011

NEW Defiance lising in the charming Pine Ridge sub division...

Wouldn't your Thanksgiving, Birthdays, Easter and Christmas dinners be delightful in this family friendly kitchen dining room combination at 100 W. Pinewood? It is ready to show and available to purchase! Call, text, email or find Karol on Facebook... she would love to get you inside this fantastic new listing!  

Realty Five of Defiance

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