Creative Home Tips for your Spring and Summer Home

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Curb Appeal

No Matter if you’re cleaning up your home after a harsh winter or preparing it to be put on the market to sell, you want to jazz up its curb appeal. You can begin by placing your focus on your lawn and landscape. Fertilizer, aeration and a good first mowing can improve a lawn that has been left dormant all winter season. You can also mulch your flower beds and cut back shrubs, bushes and perennials. This is also the ideal time to prune trees and cut away dead branches. You can also take a look at the exterior of your dwelling and assess its condition. Repaint areas on your home that have cracks or peeling paint such as wood trim, mailboxes and cedar siding. Decks should also be reinforced, stained and new boards replaced if they’ve become worn or dilapidated. If you driveway is asphalt, spring/summer is the perfect time for it to be seal coated.

Sump Pump

Spring rains can be brutal to your home and basement. Before Mother Nature unleashes her fury, you want to have a licensed and experienced plumber check out your sump pump to make sure that it’s running properly. If you need a new one, spring is the best time of year to have a new one installed. Back up sump pumps can also aid homeowners in case the first one fails during a torrential downpour.

Heating and Air-Conditioning

Your furnace and air-conditioner can take a beating during the winter and summer months. Before it’s time to turn on the air for the season, you want to enlist the help of a qualified contractor to give the air-condition unit a thorough tune-up. Smooth running units can lengthen the age of the unit and ensure that it runs efficiently throughout the season.

Clean Out Gutters

Leaves, branches, dirt and other debris can litter your gutters during the winter months. Before the spring rains begin to fall, it’s important to clean them thoroughly. Since improper drainage can drench your basement or crawl space, the early months of the season are the best time to assess for leaky or loose gutters.

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Seal Doors and Windows

One of the most common problems a homeowner may face is a loss of energy due to poorly sealed doors and windows. If you don’t want to cool the entire neighborhood this summer, and you want to keep your energy costs to a minimum, you can prepare your home for the months ahead by re-sealing your doors and windows.

Roof Shingles

High winds, sun, snow, sleet and rain can wreak havoc with your roof. A licensed contractor can assess the condition of your roof before the summer months. Loose, cracked or missing shingles should be repaired, especially if you live in an unusually rainy climate. Flashing located around skylights, plumbing vents and chimneys should also be checked. For those with a cedar shake style roof, you may want to have your roof cleaned, maintained and treated.

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Check Your Home’s Foundation

Winter rains and snow can wash away dirt and cause the foundation to crack. The start of the spring and summer months is the perfect time for you to walk around your dwelling and assess the foundation. Areas that are low or missing soil should be filled in with dirt and compacted securely. If you find cracks, a licensed contractor can fill and seal them, so you don’t have to worry about any incoming moisture.

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Summer is in our sights, and with warmer weather comes gathering outdoors – and sometimes gathering indoors to escape boiling temperatures. The changing seasons outside lets you know it’s time to change your decor inside. Welcome the warm weather and cool down inside your home with these fresh summer decorating tips:

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Add fireplace decor.

An empty fireplace can make your home look cold. Add warmth and personality to your fireplace by decorating the mantle and making use of the available space. Add a mirror, which will make your space feel even bigger, and fill up a vase of flowers from your yard to invite some of the outdoors in. Succulents also make a great addition to your home for summer since they’re low maintenance and love soaking up the sun.

Transform your bathroom with a new shower curtain.

Change the whole look of your bathroom simply by swapping out your shower curtain with a new curtain showcasing a brightly-colored print. Coordinate with a few towels of the same shade to pull the entire room together.

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Get creative with candle votives.

Candle votives create a relaxing, inviting atmosphere. Place some sand and shells at the bottom of a jar topped with a votive to emphasize that summery look.

Sneak bright hues into neutral areas.

A quick way to do this is to incorporate printed pillows. Not only will the color pop in your room, but throw pillows also add a more comfortable atmosphere to your home. It’s also time to put away those heavy throw blankets.

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Incorporate throw rugs into your home.

If your home has mostly hardwood or tile flooring, a few bamboo throw rugs can instantly warm up a room, not to mention protect your floors from traffic.

Embrace the summer and make sure your home is ready for entertaining. Throw back those curtains, open the windows up wide, and let the sun shine in on your home. For more decorating tips, contact the Palm Desert Interior Decorator Deziner Tonie today at 877-829-0277.

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