Moving in
and Decorating
Besides furnishings, your decorating
decisions will involve the windows, walls and floors of your new home. Since
moving can be a big expense, you may want to consider how much you spend for
redecorating.
Here’s How to Approach Decorating
Projects
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Before moving, check with painters, carpenters and craftspeople that you know to get an idea of what they currently charge. Compare these prices with those you receive in your new market. Get recommendations from satisfied customers to find the most reliable decorating help.
- Look for ways to freshen the windows, walls and floors of your new home before investing a lot of time or money - particularly if you're not ready to make a long-term decorating commitment.
- Be prepared to change window treatments that won't fit the dimensions or color scheme of your new home. If the fabric or color is part of an overall room decor, look for ways to adapt your current treatments. Add inexpensive, ready-made sheers in a coordinating color or in crisp white. Shorten too-short floor drapes to sill length for a casual look. Shutters, woven shades, or mini-blinds help create new effects. Add tiebacks, decorative trim, or ribbon to complete a new look.
- Change the curtain or drapery hardware for a new image. Wooden rods can be painted and brass and chrome rods add accent.
- Consider the exposure of each window. Those that receive excessive sunlight may require extra coverage.
Walls
There’s nothing like paint for a
fast and inexpensive pick-me-up for walls. Paint can help camouflage cracked
walls or quickly adapt to the colors of your upholstery fabric or a bedspread
Try these Tips to Add New Looks to
your Walls:
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Paint one wall a different color for a dramatic effect. Or, paint the ceiling and/or molding a color that contrasts with the walls.
- Try texture paint, which resembles a stucco treatment, to add visual and tactile interest to a room. It's perfect for hiding uneven wall surfaces, hairline cracks and small holes.
- Try "stippling," a method of applying paint with a sponge in small points to achieve a decorative look. Consider hand stenciling a decorative border, or design a free-spirited wall graphic for a child's room.
- Instead of painting, apply a wallpaper to add pattern, texture and color to a room
Floors
Floor treatments have become
increasingly important in the realm of decorating. Hard-surfaced floors are
popular, while a myriad of styles of carpeting make it a choice in almost any room.
For a fresh look, add an area rug. Area rugs are stunning against hardwood
floors and can give a rich, plush feel when placed over existing carpeting.
Contact Country Ranch GMAC Real Estate Today for your Bullhead City, Fort Mohave, Mohave Valley, Golden Valley or any of the other Mohave communities Real Estate Needs
If you are thinking of buying a home, selling a home, or want to talk with an expert Real Estate Agent with detailed knowledge of Bullhead City, Fort Mohave, Mohave Valley, Golden Valley or any of the other Mohave communities, please feel free to contact us. Simply call us at 928.758.8811, or e-mail us at broker@countryranchgmac.com. We’ll be glad to talk with you, and help you with all of your Bullhead City, Fort Mohave, Mohave Valley, Golden Valley or any of the other Mohave communities Real Estate needs.
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