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Easy Ways to Add Color to Your Home
Why stick to boring beige when you can pump up your pad with a kaleidoscope of color?
A splash of cobalt on the walls will make white cabinetry and framed photos pop. Instantly! Balance out the brightness with accents on the warmer side, like a mod orange vase or fresh veggies in a centrepiece bowl.
Home offices are all about efficiency, so their colors should be anything but sleepy! Keep the energy level up with a combo of high-contrast hues like apple green, orange, and espresso. Multicolored file folders and a funky chair cushion add even more eye-catching appeal.
Create an inviting entryway with a rich tone like orange that begs to be noticed the moment you walk through the door. Painting the opposite wall another warm shade like deep yellow creates depth (hint: adding a wall mirror enhances the effect). Also, play with patterns. A scrolled rug and floral furniture complement the color scheme without overpowering it.
Who knew books and tchotchkes could make such a stylish statement? Grouping similarly hued objects brings focus to a cluttered bookcase. Stagger your boldest colors on key shelves, like the top, bottom, and middle, leaving neutral space in between. You can also create this look on a windowsill, console table, or nightstand.
Your home is such a wonderful place to call your own and express your personality, color is a great way to do that. It's easy, and low cost! Go to a home improvement store and start collecting paint swatches you can see what colors look good together and start exploring what color scheme you would like in your home.
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It's that time of year the weather is warm the sun is shining and it's time for The Las Cruces Gus Macker 3 on 3 basketball tournament. The Gus Macker has been going strong every year for 30 years!
It's a great family event! They provide food and entertainment along with the tournament. You can be young or old, you can be a beginner or a pro all you have to do is assemble your team and register on site at the field of dreams. The money The Gus Macker raises from the registration fees go to a good cause. The two organizations they are supporting this year is Casa de Peregrinos, and The Boys and Girls Club of Las Cruces. Casa De Peregrinos is a nonprofit and nondenominational emergency food program, provides free supplemental groceries to individuals and families at risk of hunger in Las Cruces and Dona Ana County. The Boys and Girls Club of Las Cruces enables all young people, especially those who need them most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, and responsible citizens. The team registration fee is $136.00 and you have to get there early to get a spot in the tournament. There are prizes for those who excel through the tournament, and Tshirts and more for the players. Come out and play or watch as our friendly community comes together to raise money and have a little fun in the sun.
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So, you landed that big promotion! Congratulations! Unfortunately, the job is sending you six hundred miles away from the place you currently call home. After the initial feelings of excitement and exhilaration wear off, the general feelings of uncertainty and nervousness tend to kick in. There are some things everyone starting the relocation process should know. Start searching online! The scope of information available online is amazing; personal testimonials about a particular agent or real estate company, neighborhood evaluations, market trends, and so on. Looking at the local Chamber of Commerce website helps with understanding the way the city is run. Take a look at the local police department's website, along with a major newspaper publication for the area, to estimate the crime rates and top stories for the area. Looking at the housing classifieds in the newspaper will help you understand the cost for your ideal home. Always start with the Internet; after you've muddled through the pointless ads and irrelevant material, you will absolutely find something beneficial to your move. Talk to real estate agents! These are the people who will always be willing to help. Not only are the usually local experts, but they can help break down the complicated 'Federal Fair Housing Law,' which will give you a better idea of what you'll need to uncover on your own. This can be difficult from a distance, particularly with a family, so I suggest emailing all the agents and companies you find appealing after your online search (my email is open all day, every day). Start talking to title officers at a local title company to find out how closings are handled. This is a great foundation for building a trusting relationship with your agent.
Prepare yourself to buy! Are pest inspections part of the purchase contract? Who pays for home inspections? What about taxes, environmental hazards, and surveys? Since most of the crucial answers vary from state to state, make sure you're well informed about the laws and restrictions surrounding home buying in your new area.When it actually comes to buying, start with neighborhoods. Visiting the area and talking to locals, if possible, will give you a special insight to the town. Once you've found the area you'd like to live, start looking at recent sales that compare to your price range. Looking at average per-square-foot cost will help you understand what you can best afford.
As we learn more and more about toxins, organic products vs. non-organic, and how the harsh chemicals in our daily cleaning products can harm your family and your pets I decided to look up somerecipes for some alternative natural home cleaning products. I have discovered that the switch to natural cleaning products can have a tremendous impact on the quality of life in our home environment while creating a healthy and pleasant home cleaning experience. Many products you buy have very harsh chemicals in them also the companies that make these products have "trade secrets" which allows them to not list all of the ingredients used in commercial cleaning products. These products may be affecting your health and the health of your family! Here are a few Natural Recipes I found for make-your-own cleaning products.
Alice's Wonder Spray All-Purpose Household Cleaner
Ingredients: Liquid Castile soap, white distilled vinegar, borax, purified water, and an essential oil for fragrance.
What Else You'll Need: A clean 16-oz. trigger spray bottle.
How to Make Your Own:
Mix 2 tbsp. of vinegar with 1 tsp. borax .
Fill the rest of the bottle with very hot water.
Shake until the borax is dissolved.
Add the 1/4 cup of liquid soap or.
To scent, add 10 to 15 drops of an essential oil.
I like to use a combination of lavender and lemon. Because minerals in the water inhibit cleaning, it's best to use purified or distilled water especially for this recipe. It's important to dissolve the borax in hot water so that it doesn't clog the spray nozzle. And don't mix the soap and vinegar directly together, because the soap will clump up. Please follow the order of the recipe by mixing the vinegar, borax, and water first and adding the soap last.
How to Use:
Spray and Wipe. Use Alice's Wonder Spray as you would any other all-purpose household cleaner.
Make Your Own Natural Healthy Dishwashing liquids:
1/4 cup soap flakes
2 cups hot water
1/4 cup glycerin
1/2 teaspoon lemon essential oil
1) In bowl combine soap flakes and water and stir until the soap is dissolved. Cool to luke warm.
2) Stir in the glycerin and the essential oil, leave to cool. As it cools it will form a loose gel. Stir with a fork and break up the gel and then pour into a narrow-necked bottle. An old shampoo bottle makes an excellent container.
3) To use, squirt 3 teaspoonfuls into hot running water.
Liquid castile soap
10 drops lavender essential oil
8 drops rosemary essential oil
4 drops eucalyptus essential oil
1) Fill a clean 22-ounce plastic squirt bottle with castile soap (diluted according to directions if using concentrate).
2) Add the essential oils.
3) To use, squirt 3 teaspoonfuls into hot running water
Make Your Own Natural Healthy Disinfectant Spray:
2 Cups Water
1/4 Cup White Vinegar
1/4 tsp. Tea Tree Oil
1/4 tsp. Lavender Oil
Combine and store in a spray bottle. Shake occasionally. Use where ever a disinfectant spray is needed.
This is only a few recipes you can find many others online. We here at The Evelyn Bruder Dream Team like to provide you with lots of useful tips for your home, News about the Real Estate Market, and even fun things to do around town. Please visit our blog often and make sure to check out our website. We are very proud of our website and all the information it provides for our community. Thanks for reading our blog! Have a great day
Happy Friday everyone! Hope you all had a great week and are ready for the weekend. I found an event that looks really fun for those of you with little ones in your life. Sesame Street Live is coming to the Abraham Chavez Theatre in El Paso this Saturday April 7th. Known as the a musical event like no other-monsters making music! Elmo, Zoe, Big Bird and all their Sesame Street friends are taking to the stage to share their love of music in Sesame Street Live "Elmo Makes Music." All the Sesame Street Live shows have great reviews.
Here is one review of the show I found online.
"My children are 3 and 4yrs old (boy and girl). They sang along and danced the whole time. The characters did very well keeping the attention of toddlers and the older kids. This was well spent money and time!"
This looks like a great event to spend with your children or grandchildren I know my grandbabies would sure have a blast! You can find more information about this event online >HERE<
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Here is a video promo for the Live event!
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