These gray, dreary winter days
can really sap your energy and dull your enjoyment of life. To survive the winter
doldrums, brighten your home.
Use These Easy Tips:
1. Open your home’s window
treatments during the day to let the light brighten and warm your room. Close
them again as soon as night fall s to retain heat.
2. Brighten dark rooms with few
windows by placing spotlights on the floor behind furniture.
3. Add a mirror. Wherever a
mirror reflects light in a room, it visually doubles that light. Place a mirror
opposite a window to immediately bright en your space. No window? Hang a large
mirror above a console table and place a pair of lamps in front of the mirror.
4. Install higher watt bulbs in
rooms that tend to be dark.
5. Eliminate dark corners by
adding recessed lighting.
6. Use full spectrum lighting in
areas where you read, knit or do other up-close work.
7. Lighten living areas with
colorful throws and pillows.
8. Lift the winter blues by
adding flowers and plants to your decor. Colorful indoor blooming plants
include the African violet, Cyclamen, Orchid and desert cactus. Use tropical
flowers to transport yourself mentally to climates where the sun always shines.
9. Do A Little Winter Cleaning:
a. Wash the
inside of your windows. Fireplace and candle soot coats windows with a dingy
film that blocks the sun.
b. Polish your
furniture. Shiny furniture reflects ambient light.
c. Wash ceiling
light fixtures in soapy water. Light is muted when filtered through dirty light
fixtures.
Lighting can change how you (and
potential buyers) feel about your home. It’s one of the easiest and least
expensive ways to quickly improve the ambiance of your home.
If you’d like to sell your home,
I can help. Give me a call today at 1-888-279-1778 or email me at Aubra@AubraRealtor.com.
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