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That Extra ‘Something’ When Selling… or Just for Fun You can’t always tell what will delight a home buyer. Often it’s some small detail, like the crown molding around your living room ceiling, your red front door, or the delightful container garden you’ve staged your front entry with. What? You don’t have a delightful container garden staging your entry? You can, and it will add a fun detail that could be the thing to put home buyers in a buying mood. Or it’s just fun for your family to enjoy. Here are 4 quick tips. 1. Use Google to look up container garden ideas. 2. You don’t need to buy expensive pots; a thrift or second hand store will have pots you can use. Make sure there’s a drainage hole. Select a variety of sizes and shapes. 3. Use good potting soil from the garden center. 4. Choose a variety of bloom shapes, colors, stem heights and leaf sizes.
Home Improvement in 15 Minutes a Day
What Home Buyers Want these Days
A single list of what “all” home buyers want is impossible. But here are We all have a tendency to go “house blind” to things we live some trends that seem to apply broadly... with day in and day out. We stop noticing stains on the carpet or dated light switch covers. We hardly see the • Open concept homes are still popular. The idea of a “great room” crumpled and threadbare couch cushions. We tolerate the still resonates, with a kitchen-living combo. mismatched lamp. If you suspect you’ve gone “house • Smaller homes are more attractive than “McMansions.” They’re blind” to these kinds of details, here’s a fun exercise for a easier to heat and maintain. fresh perspective: • Correct spaces are more important than large spaces. A laundry room, an office or “zoom room,” an eat-in kitchen, and an outdoor patio STEP 1. Start by sitting in any room of your house and are top requests. simply noticing all those tolerations with a fresh eye. • Green or smart features that enable more energy efficiency. Maybe you notice that your colors look faded, or This includes appliances, efficient windows, and smart lighting and your curtains look dated, or your paintings are crooked. thermostats. Your list might be short, or long. It doesn’t matter. What • Storage, inside and out. Pantries, garages with organized storage, does matter is what you do next... kitchen cabinets, and plenty of closets (though a walk-in closet isn’t a STEP 2. Once you have a list, prioritize it. Start with the items that you can change top priority any more). in 15 minutes or less. Then order the remainder of your list by time or cost involved. Before doing anything to your house “to get a better offer,” talk to me STEP 3. Decide if any of those larger projects can be broken into smaller chunks. about what buyers in your area want. I can tell you what would make Group those chunks into one project, but you don’t have to do the chunks all at the biggest difference... and it might be as simple as paint and staging. once. Call me for a pre-listing appointment. STEP 4. Finally, post the list where you can see it (not buried in your phone where you can forget it exists), and start knocking off items one after another when you can. If you’re planning to do spring maintenance, I can recommend top quality service providers to help out, including handymen, electricians, If your best home improvement strategy is to find a new home, call me for an landscapers, and carpet cleaners. Text me for a name & number! appointment to get started.
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Sent to live with his estranged father for the summer, a rebellious teen finds kinship in a tight-knit Philadelphia community of Black cowboys.
A single dad and cosmetics brand owner figures out fatherhood on the fly when his strong-minded teen daughter moves in with him.
The Wedding Coach (Season 1)
Shadow and Bone (Season 1)
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Former bride and forever comedian Jamie Lee shares her irreverent yet practical tips and tricks for wedding planning with struggling lovebirds.
A young woman with newfound powers tries to save her land from a powerful, evil force.
Roasted Strawberry Trifles with Lemon Cream Prep Time: 20 min • Cook Time: 40 min • Total time: 60 min
Ingredients • • • • • • • • • • • •
3 cups heavy cream 1¼ cups sugar Kosher salt ⅓ cup fresh lemon juice 1 cup all-purpose flour 5 tablespoons unsalted butter ¼ cup light brown sugar 1 tablespoon finely chopped basil 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ¾ cup granola 2 pounds strawberries 1 teaspoon sea salt
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Directions 1. Bring cream, 1 cup sugar, and pinch of salt to simmer, while
stirring. Cook 3 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk in lemon juice. Let cool, then transfer to bowl and press plastic wrap onto surface. Chill cream until set to a puddinglike consistency, at least 12 hours. 2. Preheat oven to 325°. Combine flour, butter, brown sugar, basil, vanilla, and pinch of salt. Work mixture into small clumps and scatter on baking sheet. Bake until golden brown. Let cool and break into smaller pieces. Mix in granola. 3. Increase oven temperature to 425°. Toss strawberries, salt, and remaining sugar on baking sheet to combine. Roast strawberries. 4. Before serving, assemble trifles by spooning alternating layers of lemon cream, roasted strawberries, and granola crumble into glasses. Top off with some mint and basil leaves.
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Things Heard and Seen
Available for Streaming April 9th, 2021.
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In a world where supervillains are commonplace, two estranged childhood best friends reunite after one devises a treatment that gives them powers to protect their city.
An artist relocates to the Hudson Valley and begins to suspect that her marriage has a sinister darkness, one that rivals her new home’s history.
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Sensation
Available for Streaming April 9th, 2021.
Available for Streaming April 16th, 2021.
Tessa runs away from home to avoid getting married and rents a room. She finds a sketchbook of the previous occupant, which reveals an incomplete story and decides to find this man.
When a lowly postman is inducted into a top-secret superhuman DNA program, it’s revealed that he’ll be able to receive, control and send information based on the senses of others.
Them (Season 1)
Love in Store
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Set in 1950s America, the anthology series follows a Black family as they move into an all-white neighborhood in Compton, Los Angeles during The Great Migration period.
Two rival shopping hosts are forced together while competing for a promotion. Along the way they find their on-air chemistry kindles an off-air spark.
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Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse
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Nate and Brooke are going to the same four weddings in a row. To avoid set-ups, they go together. But what starts as a friendship soon becomes deeper.
John Clark, a Navy SEAL, goes on a path to avenge his wife’s murder only to find himself inside of a larger conspiracy.
Shiva Baby
Moffie
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Family gatherings are never a walk in the park, but imagine being a young woman attending a shiva just to find out that your sugar daddy is in attendance.
A young man in 1981 South Africa must complete his two years of military service while desperately maintaining the secrecy of his homosexuality.
Monday
Justice Society: World War II
Available for Streaming April 16th, 2021.
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Mickey is introduced to Chloe in Athens, and the attraction is obvious. A spark on Friday can lead to a weekend fling, but what happens when on Monday?
The Justice Society of America, aiding the allies in World War 2, acquire an ally from the future who sends them on an adventure that changes history.
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APRIL QUIZ QUESTION: How many National Parks are in the United States?
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Update Your Bathroom for Under $500 Making accessory changes, painting, and updating fixtures can completely transform a bathroom in an afternoon. If you’re not sure how to decorate, visit inexpensive home-décor departments in places like IKEA if you have one nearby. Either buy what you need there, or just get ideas, then shop online, or at home centers, department stores, or thrift shops.
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