Styling Your Home for Fall
The leaves are starting to change, and while the magic is happening outside- bringing the prettiest season of the year inside is in your hands. Welcome fall, in all its glory, by creating the coziest autumn space within your home with a few festive interior design choices. Follow these seasonal styling tips to fall-ify your home room by room: FoyerCreate the warmest welcome with fresh or dried flowers in harvest colors, an autumn wreath on the front door, and a vintage throw runner underfoot. KitchenPlace ironstone dishes on open shelving in white, cream, and beige tones, and scatter in a few white pumpkins for display. Create a fall tablescape with a harvest centerpiece by placing gourds and pine cones around a vase filled with feathers and/or sheaves of wheat instead of traditional flowers. Add a basket or bowl of apples to your countertop to tie everything together. Dining RoomPlaid table trimmings, garland, napkins, and a festive table runner will instantly scream fall. You can’t go wrong with a classic red and blue plaid, but if that’s a little too much color for you, then opt for a neutral colored plaid. This will give your dining room table a more subtle fall feel. Living/Family RoomsAccessorize your coffee table and mantel with brass candlesticks, antlers, and dark shades of fall colored books. If you have a fireplace, keep it lit when you have company to heighten the ambience. Even if you don’t have a fireplace, setting out a few wood logs will help bring the space together. BedroomsAside from switching out linens to be fall colors, put out candles on the nightstand and dressers. To bump up the fall feels and in some fall scents like pumpkin spice and apple orchard. As for how they look, pick ones that are deep velvets, rich greens, or even jet black to change it up from the cliche fall colors. Throwing in one or two sleek gold candle holders will take the space to the next level. BathroomsA fresh bloom or two can brighten up your bathroom any time of the year. Try displaying bright orange or red mums (a favorite of our Professional Home Stagers for the fall season!) on your bathroom sink and shelves to instantly add a festive feel to the small space. As always, candles are a great multipurpose decor piece for bathrooms. Book NooksBook nooks don’t need much decorating for fall since they already express the cozy vibe. Switch out pillows and blankets with fall colored ones, like cinnamon and deep red. Accessorize with just one plaid pillow and the space will be transformed. HallwaysIf you want to go the extra mile this year, decorate your hallways too. Options include painting the walls fall colors or hanging a fall printed wallpaper on just one of the walls. For a less time consuming project, dress up a corner of the hallway with a tall vase of sheaths of wheat or cotton branches, and add a few display pumpkins around it. Source
5 Organization Rules to Live By
Organization can make all of the difference to a stress-free and beautiful home. Sometimes we avoid organizing because we think it will take too long to achieve anything. However, that's not the case if you follow these 5 rules! Categorize and contain clutter to create stunning spaces by following these realistic home organization rules that will get you organized in no time- and more importantly, stay organized.
Simple Staging Hacks That Make a Huge Impact
It is important to understand that the way you live in your home and the way you market and sell your home are two different things. The first impression is the most important, you never get a second chance to make a first impression on buyers. Luckily, staging doesn’t have to be a large, costly project. Check out how to dramatically polish the look of your home into prime selling shape with just a few simple staging hacks. Roll out the Welcome Mat.Prospective buyers tend to linger by the front door before the real estate agent opens a home for viewing- so an enticing entrance is key. What’s the best bang for your staging buck? A new welcome mat, which can cost as little as $15. Curb appeal is just as important, if not more important, than your home’s interior when it comes to first impressions on the buyer. Mount Mirrors in Strategic Spots.Spruce up dim hallways where natural light doesn’t reach with a mirror. They add light to the space and make the area feel more spacious. Set Tables and Serving Areas.Set the scene so that buyers can picture their friends and family gathered around the table for events and holidays. This will show the buyer that the home is primed for entertaining, which is a must have on many buyer checklists. Replace/Remove Personal Pictures.You want buyers to envision how their lives will be spent living in your home, and sometimes your family photos and children's artwork can cloud this vision. Remove those personal items and replace them with artwork. The artwork will look great in listing photos and add a focal point to the space. Outfit a Bathroom with White Linens.Add some new fresh white linens to lightly stage your bathroom. Buyers tend to prefer bathrooms with an eclectic, elegant feel over themed bathrooms. White is your best bet to appease all buyers. Plus, white will make the bathroom feel extra clean, which is very important. Buyers will be turned off by a dirty bathroom. Add Pillows.By simply adding a few patterned or colorful pillows, your space becomes more put together. You’ll be surprised how much decorative pillows strategically placed on your living room couches will elevate the interior design of your space. Here are just a few of our before and after transformations from our in-house Lucido stagers who worked with our sellers at little to no cost.
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