Did you include home care in your New Year resolutions? Below are some home care resolutions you can be sure to keep!
Clear the Clutter
- Go room-by-room periodically clearing anything that you don't use, wear or love and donate it to charity.
- Hide DVDs, remotes in decorative boxes. Also, hide shoes in bins,
- Group similar items together on sleek trays.
- Clear your counters of everything you don't use on a daily basis
Make your home safe
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Check batteries on fire and carbon monoxide detectors
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Clean out dryer lint
Go green and save money
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Use less water
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Change out incandescent light bulbs with an energy saving florescent bulb.
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Turn off lights when you are not in the room
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Adjust A/C or heat when you leave the house
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Install low flow shower heads. Not only will you save money, you will be saving the environment!
Get your place ready for entertaining
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Decorate with plants and colorful pots, using accent colors in your home
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Display a colorful accent rug/throw pillows
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Rearrange furniture into conversation groups
Curb appeal
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Clean windows
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This is your home’s first impression.
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Plant low maintenance flowers
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Power wash walkways and home
