Realtor Tips for Balanced Living

Spring is fast approaching and now is the time to focus on cleaning up your yard and outdoor spaces and popping up your curb appeal!
If your house is on the market now or you are thinking about selling,
curb appeal is especially important because it is the first thing potential buyers see. Whether driving by your house or viewing photos on-line - within a few seconds, buyers form a first impression of your property. If their opinion is negative, they may even decide not to go inside your house. Curb appeal matters! …

Feng Shui can help you energize your home!

Simply defined, Feng Shui (pronounced Fung Shway) is the ancient art of placement and design - translated, it means ‘wind and water.’ Feng Shui can help you create positive, supportive, and energizing spaces where you and your family spend time. …

Feng Shui is an energizing and easy way to facilitate positive change in your home and in your life. Here are 10 tips for getting started today with Feng Shui …

At the start of a New Year is a great time to step back and assess your home environment by asking yourself a few questions: …

A wonderful plant to add to your home environment - especially at the New Year - is Lucky Bamboo. A Lucky Bamboo arrangement is often used as a Feng Shui enhancement and is generally made up of an odd number of stalks. In the Chinese culture, 3 stalks represent Health, Wealth, and Happiness while 5 stalks represent …

In the midst of the busy Holiday Season, it is beneficial to maintain your balance and sense of calm - and the ancient art of Feng Shui can provide some helpful, modern-day tips for you to consider! …

Now is a great time to have your home on the market to sell! The buyers who are out looking are likely more serious and may be on a deadline to be settled by the first of the year - such as relocation buyers and investors on tax deadlines. Also, fewer houses on the market over the holidays mean less competition.

Below are several tips for getting your house sold in the wintertime: …

Physically moving in to a new living space generally reflects an inner shift and desire for other changes in one’s life. A few easy Feng Shui tips can help you make better decisions about the selection and placement of the furnishings in your new home or in the home you already have. …

After my move, I began to notice that several pieces of my furniture were just “too big” for my living room.  My over sized overstuffed sofa, chair, and ottoman are comfortable but a bit large in scale for my new space.  While I love my entertainment center, it takes up too much room.  I also have a tall, open bookcase that I refer to as the “storage unit!”  It holds an odd assortment of items including shoes, magazines, books, receipts, and cat toys!  It is somewhat functional but very unsightly! …

The process of using Feng Shui techniques to de-clutter and downsize (see last week’s post) has been very challenging, intense, and at times overwhelming. When I first moved in and looked at the chaos in my living room - it looked like a train wreck between Pottery Barn and Chico’s! However, I stayed on track with my determination to establish a more peaceful living space and continued to use my Feng Shui principles to accomplish this. …