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LET’S CELEBRATE THE ARTS!
We love supporting the arts in our community, and The Burhop Group is excited to be a sponsor of the first Plein Air Festival—a juried exhibition of outdoor paintings hosted by The Empty Corner. Join us at the opening reception on Thursday, September 21! Details on reverse.
DESIGN TRENDS: Fall into Texture
ROUNDING THE CORNER FROM SUMMER INTO FALL usually leaves us with a desire to cozy up our homes—but bridging the seasons can be a challenge. “Turning to Texture” is our new buzz phrase, and it’s a huge trend this year. Textured fabrics add loads of character to a home and are an easy way to start the transition to cooler months. Katherine from thatsouthernspark.com offers her passion for velvet: “It’s sophisticated, luxurious, and lovely, and you will see it everywhere this fall.” I have to agree; Tracy Bongiorno and I have many velvet pillows in our “staging closet” and love to mix them in with other fabrics to create visual interest in a home we are listing to sell.
Our advice is to find ways to contrast textures together—think smooth and bumpy, soft and hard, silky and leathery—and make sure to layer them together for a more upscale look. Also, think beyond fabrics to adding rattan, wicker, or even burlap decorative elements to your home. Using large woven baskets is one of our goto staging moves for adding storage. Fill them with pillows and blankets in varying textures and then sit back and enjoy that instant cozy effect.
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Photo: Something Blue Photography / somethingbluephoto.com
— Shaunna BurhopNorthwest Suburbs Market Update Upcoming Events
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Listings: 587 -12%
• Homes Under Contract: 386 -7%
• Absorption Rate: 72.6%*
Attached, Condos + Townhomes
• Median Sales Price: $260,500 +13.3%
• Average Days on Market: 26 -7.1%
• New Listings: 415 -17.8%
• Homes Under Contract: 328 -16.5%
• Absorption Rate: 129.6%*
LLC. Info Sparks. *Absorption rate is a good overall metric, it shows the percentage of home inventory sold
TIME FOR BAIRD & WARNER’S
NWS FALL FESTIVAL—Stop by on Sunday, October 8 from 1-3pm for free pumpkins, a lively petting zoo, and tons of fall photo opps! Email or follow us on social media for more details.
/ B&W Northwest Suburban parking lot is located at 210 W. Northwest Highway, Arlington Heights.
Join us for the first ever Plein
Liz Shrenk, the owner of The Empty Corner, is passionate about bringing more art into our community and we are excited to see her bring an arts festival to downtown Arlington Heights. En plein air is a French term that translates to “in the open air,” and references an outdoor painting practice made famous by French Impressionists. Go to theemptycorner.com/ eventschedule for information on how to register, and please join Tracy and me for the opening reception from 7:30-8:30pm on Thursday Sept 21! / The Empty Corner is at 214 E. Grove in Arlington Heights.
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