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Last minute holiday gifts (with added tax benefits)

The holidays are in full throttle and the year is quickly coming to an end. You have a few days left to get some last minute gifts/improvements for your home and reap the rewards of the tax benefits in your 2013 taxes.
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Modern holiday decorations

Do you deck the halls of your home with cherished family holiday decorations or are you drawn to the sleek minimalist lines of contemporary holiday displays? For those of you who might be looking for ways to give life to old decorations or you simply need some inspiration to add to your current repertoire, we have added a Modern Holiday Décor board to our Pinterest page.
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Tips for Dealing with the Undead

Spooky critters aren’t the only things that go bump in the night. Other possible causes? Try a zombie apocalypse, ghosts, or even vampires. Here are some tips on how to deal with whatever might be haunting your home:
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When Things Go Bump in the Night

It’s Halloween; the time of year when people decorate their homes with haunting embellishments and spooky décor. Bats, spiders, and rodents are all good and fun when they’re made of plastic, but when you have the real thing taking up residence in your home, it’s no treat. Here are some tips for making sure these frightening critters don’t make your house their permanent home.

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Living Last minute holiday gifts (with added tax benefits) The holidays are in full throttle and the year is quickly coming to an end. You have a few days left to get some last minute gifts/improvements for your home and reap the rewards of the tax benefits in your 2013 taxes.

Living Modern holiday decorations Do you deck the halls of your home with cherished family holiday decorations or are you drawn to the sleek minimalist lines of contemporary holiday displays? For those of you who might be looking for ways to give life to old decorations or you simply need some inspiration to add to your current repertoire, we have added a Modern Holiday Décor board to our Pinterest page.

Living Tips for Dealing with the Undead Spooky critters aren’t the only things that go bump in the night. Other possible causes? Try a zombie apocalypse, ghosts, or even vampires. Here are some tips on how to deal with whatever might be haunting your home:

Living When Things Go Bump in the Night It’s Halloween; the time of year when people decorate their homes with haunting embellishments and spooky décor. Bats, spiders, and rodents are all good and fun when they’re made of plastic, but when you have the real thing taking up residence in your home, it’s no treat. Here are some tips for making sure these frightening critters don’t make your house their permanent home.

Living Preventative Home Maintenance: Fall checklist Fall is an ideal time to tackle maintenance projects both inside and outside. Here are a few ideas to get you started:

Living Is Assisted Living Right for Your Aging Loved Ones? Making a decision about whether assisted living is right for your loved ones is one of the hardest decisions we face today. Over the years I have worked with many adult children and their parents as they prepare to make the decision about when the parents should sell their family home.

Living Follow the Direction in Which the House Is Growing A well-planned landscape enhances the value of your home and lets you extend the walls of your home from lot line to lot line.

Living Oh My Aching Back: Cabinet Heights to the Rescue When approaching a kitchen or bath remodel or new construction, you can make things a lot more comfortable by getting creative with the heights of your base cabinets.

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Living Fear of Commitment? Choosing the Right Colors for Your Home One of the most frequent questions interior designers hear is how to choose colors for a home. We all love color, but some people are afraid of using color in their home. Many find they fear committing to a certain color scheme or making a mistake after it is all done. Here are some ideas to help to get you started.

Living Ask the Experts: What do you want to know about home design? In March, Windermere real estate agents will be answering your questions about home design on the Windermere Blog and Facebook page. What do you want to know about getting your home ready to sell, designing your new space, home remodeling, architecture, and gardening?

Living Baby Boomers Have Homebuilders Rethinking Home Design The baby boomer generation, which is currently estimated to be aged between 48 and 67 years old, comprises almost one-third of the nation’s population. The demand that this lucrative segment of the population has on housing is causing homebuilders to rethink how they design homes.

Living Indoor gardens: cultivate while keeping the winter doldrums at bay In many parts of the country it is still too early to start thinking about gardening. After a chilly winter, adding some green to your home’s interior may be just what the doctor (or decorator) ordered. Consider an indoor garden to liven up your home with color and clean air. There are many ways to introduce houseplants into your home décor, from edible to ornamental.

Living Thanksgiving: a Year in Reflection The past year has been an exciting one for all of us at Windermere. We have so much to be thankful for, not the least of which is the opportunity to help our clients with all of their buying and selling needs. We would love to hear about your greatest accomplishments in 2012 and how you express your gratitude.

Living Damage Control: Preparing for Winter Storms Last week we shared tips for preventive home maintenance to help you and your home fare better through the winter months. This week we want to take this topic a bit further by focusing on disaster preparedness. No one wants to think about disasters, but being organized can help bring you and your family a peace of mind.

Living Preventive home maintenance It is storm season, and between British Columbia earthquakes, Hawaiian Island tsunamis and East Coast “Frankenstorms”, it is time to take a few minutes to think about storm preparedness and making sure you and your home are as ready as possible for whatever nature throws your way this fall and winter.

Living Is a “home exchange” vacation right for you? It is finally summer; time for barbecues, summer camp, and family vacations. In recent years we’ve heard of people shortening their vacations, staying closer to home, or going...

Living Increase your living space—and your home’s value Cooking and dining alfresco is arguably the single greatest thing about warm weather in spring and summer, but most backyard barbeques involve a million trips to and from the kitchen....

Living Simple Ways To Conserve Energy In Your Home With the increased emphasis on global warming in recent years, combined with rising energy costs, more and more people are asking what they can do to make their homes more energy efficient.