| Staging a home for sale during the holidays | | | | poinsettias by adding silver or gold feathers |
| has its challenges. You want to create an | | | | to the arrangement. |
| atmosphere that say's "Christmas", but not to | | | | |
| distract potential buyers from the actual | | | | Is it painful to toss those old ornaments? |
| house. Take a look around your home this | | | | Not to worry, they can be recycled. Make |
| season, have you decorated with the same | | | | patterns out of white glue on your old |
| garland, red bows and cute little snowmen | | | | Christmas balls and cover with sparkling |
| statues that you use every year? Tradition is | | | | glitter. |
| a wonderful practice, but maybe it's time to | | | | |
| shake things up a bit. The holiday is full of | | | | Take some interesting shaped fruits and |
| glitz and sparkle, and maybe it's time to | | | | vegetables such as pineapples or artichokes |
| make your home stand out by adding some to | | | | and spray paint them with metallic gold or |
| your decor. | | | | silver paint and arrange on an interesting |
| | | | platter. |
| Before you begin stocking up on Christmas | | | | |
| sparkles, remember the decorations you add | | | | Don't forget when setting a holiday table to |
| should enhance your current decor, and not | | | | dust the tablecloth with glittery sprinkles |
| try to overpower it. If your walls are a more | | | | and use metallic colored candles and napkin |
| neutral color, splashes of gold, silver or | | | | rings. |
| shiny blues and reds can make the room come | | | | |
| alive. | | | | Many people limit their holiday decorating to |
| | | | the living room/dining room area, but this is |
| Taupe colored walls with dark trim can be | | | | a missed opportunity. Pepper your house with |
| jazzed up with accents of royal purple and | | | | glamorous seasonal touches throughout. Get |
| copper. | | | | some ultra chic hand towels for the powder |
| | | | rooms and add some flowers to the bedroom. |
| Try to use different mediums to add glamour | | | | |
| to your decor; this year feathers are all the | | | | Adding holiday glamour to your decor will |
| rage. Try weaving an old boa around your | | | | make your home stand out amongst the others, |
| traditional green garland or use colorful | | | | and most importantly, to those potential |
| strands of feathers around the bases of | | | | buyers. |
| candles. Add sizzle to a bouquet of | | | | |