Northern Poconos Real Estate News

Tis the season for pumpkin spice lattes, football games… and basic home maintenance?

Yes! As the fall continues to creep in, there is basic home maintenance that will help your clients keep their house in tip-top shape. Realty Times offers eight easy tips to pass along to your clients (or for yourself) on making the full transition into fall for their homes.

The importance of home staging to sell your houses is well-known. But does your home staging change with the season?

Now that fall is fully here, use  these five tips from Ronique Gibson  to help you spice up your home for upcoming showings and open houses this fall.

Liven Up Your Interiors With Better Lighting

In the wide world of kitchen décor, the sink is rarely a star. Sandwiched between the granite countertops and the kitchen backsplash, it is perhaps the last thing homeowners think about. But considering how often we use it, and the different chores we use it for, the sink deserves a considered choice.

Kitchen design consultants at HGTV provide kitchen sink basics to think about:

Size and Shape 

Want to switch up your interior space for the fall? Consider adding a touch of color with these autumnal schemes.

Earth-toned living 

Varying shades of earth-toned pieces can elevate your interior without requiring you to make drastic changes. An easy way to do this is by incorporating outdoor elements like decorative leaves and branches.

Cobalt blue and red

With increases in technology making it easier than ever to work from home and “telecommute”, more and more employees and companies are taking advantage of the practice. There are many benefits of being able to work from home, such as increased flexibility and saving time spent commuting.

For some of us, retro is just another term. But for those who recall Grandma’s aqua-blue fridge, it brings to mind a simpler way of life, even if it meant that some poor soul had to run out for blocks of ice. The bright color brought the space alive and made you happy to be in the kitchen.

Now, as a trip to some of the larger home stores will attest, appliances are going back to the ’50s, and it’s one of the hottest trends around.

A garage is an excellent place for storage, but things are often put there and forgotten. This can result in a disorganized mess that makes it difficult to find room for vehicles and other important items. If your garage could use some organization, you need a strategy.