Seasonal Functions Of Window Blinds: Spring

 

How To Prepare Your Home For Spring

Do your windows leave you feeling the chill of winter? It'stime to think about transforming your home from the winter blues to the coolshades of spring.

During Spring, the world is turning green and your home canshow the change of the seasons with some clever style choices. If you're stillusing heavy drapes or if your windowblinds and shades have seen better days, now may be the time to revitalizeyour window coverings for the spring!Changing the window treatments in your home can be the perfect way to brightenup your decor and say goodbye to those final days of the season.
Try these tips in preparing your home for spring,  to lift your mood and let the light in.

• Spruce Up Your Outdoor Space

Toss in some colorful flowers and landscapingfeatures and you can transform your home’s exterior into a warm, welcomingenvironment. This is the perfect time to get your outdoor space looking itsbest. Start by raking up any dead leaves or branches and prune your shrubs.Make sure that all debris is cleared away from walkways, sidewalks, anddriveways. Start mowing the lawn on a regular basis and edge the grass alongany pathways.

Here’s a tip: If you mow in a diagonal patternyour yard will appear larger! If possible put some potted flowers near theentrance to your home. Before stepping foot into your house make sureeverything has been cleared out, this will immediately change the whole viewand is pleasing to the eye.

• Deep Clean Your Windows

This sounds simple enough, but getting reallyclean windows requires more than just a quick application of Windex. It’simportant that you allow the maximum amount of light into your home, sohaving super clean windows is crucial. Clean the inside and outside of theglass and don’t stop with the glass. Clean the entire window area includingwindow treatments and coverings like drapes, blinds, and curtains. Once yourwindows are sparkling clean, get your sinks, toilets, mirrors and fixtures tosparkle just as bright.

Here’s a tip: Consider keeping the screens down while you and using stylishfunction blinds from Sydney Blinds – it will let more light into the house! Sheershades are the perfect spring touch. Replacing your thick winter curtains withlight, airy window treatments is one way to brighten any room.

• Clear Off, Clean Out, and Organize!

By now everyone has heard that you need to keep your countertops, tables anddressers cleared off, but it doesn’t stop there. Take time to clean out yourrefrigerator, cabinets and closets. Keep the items to a minimum and mostimportantly, keep all storage areas clean and organized. Nobody enjoys goingthrough this process, but storage areas always look bigger when the itemsinside are either hung neatly and/or stacked neatly on the shelves.

Spring time is all about freshness so it’s important toharness the power of a fresh all around your house.  Your home goes through many changes as it agesand endures seasonal changes.  Not only is it rewarding to prepare forspring, but NECESSARY as well!  So, what are you waiting for?  Getbusy!  Warmer temperatures are on the way!

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