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Spruce your home up this spring with these inexpensive ideas
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s temperatures begin to rise and buds come out on the trees so, too, do thoughts of spring cleaning bloom. Certainly, outdoor pursuits in this vein are abundant, including chores such as raking away the remains of dead vegetation and preparing flower beds for new sprouts. But one’s immediate surroundings also could most likely benefit from the effect spring fever can have on a homeowners’ renewed energy. Completing tasks with the goal of sprucing up a home’s interior doesn’t have to be expensive to be effective. Following are a few ideas for freshening up your home as the season changes: Cast out clutter Nothing can drag down the feeling of a fresh, clean start to a new season than the remnants of the old one. This clutter not only can affect the overall atmosphere of a room, but can stymie its functionality. After evaluating what is no longer needed, either box it up and store it away or sell and donate it. There’s no need to take on too much at once, either, set a goal of de-cluttering one room at a time. Clearing this clutter might just help clear out your mind as well. Do you have a closet in your home that needs to be cleaned out? Or maybe the question should be who doesn’t have such a closet! This can be a daunting task, but, again, just take it one step (or shelf) at time, April 2020
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