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February 21, 2024

Bringing Spring Home: 12 Things You Need to Welcome Warm Weather

Whether you’re an avid believer in the prediction of our local groundhog, or just eager to feel the warm sunshine again, you may be dreaming of springtime coming early. While we can’t guarantee it’ll be here quickly, we can all prepare to welcome the warm weather into our lives by preparing our homes with the following items.

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Keep your eyes peeled for deals on the following warm weather fare.


Cleaning

1. Pressure Washer:

Get ready to remove the dirt buildup from your home siding and the dust from your stored outdoor furniture.


2. Brooms:

It’s almost time to sweep away the remaining leaves and clearing off the patio, deck, and walkways.


3. Carpet Cleaner:

The time of grime from slushy sidewalks is nearly over, and we’re ready to welcome barefoot living again.


4. Air Filtration Units and/or Air Filters:

Clear the air of existing and incoming allergens before the season gets into gear.

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Decorating

5. Sheer Curtains:

Welcome the longer daylight hours with more sun in your living space!


6. Bulky flowerpots and delicate bud vases:

With spring oncoming, we’ll be welcoming flowers and funky, colorful ways to display them. Think outside the box and basket – try unusual objects for plantings – like boots, water pails, tea pots, and whatever other found objects might inspire you!


7. Hand towels, shower curtains, and soap dispensers:

Inspired toiletries are an easy upgrade for extending a springlike shine to bathrooms and kitchens.

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Entertaining

8. Updated entryway:

How would a new doormat, paint color, wall art, or storage baskets freshen your front door and ‘springify’ your visitors’ mood from their first step through your door?


9. Cushions:

Update the outdoor furniture cushions in pastels to welcome guests to relax.


10. Glassware:

Seasonal tableware adds a fun flair to the atmosphere.


11. Duvets:

Floral duvets bring spring out in every guest bedroom!


12. Good reads:

Leave out a few seasonal reads for your guests as well, like Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery, Middlemarch by George Eliot, Absent in the Spring by Agatha Christie, and The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett.



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