Yard Art

Accessorizing your yard with artwork can add value to the property. It gives your landscaping interest and pizzazz and draws a buyer in. And if it is not attached to the property, it is usually considered personal property and can be taken with you. Art work is also just lots of fun while you are living there. Here are some examples.

We had a birdbath that a cat jumped on and knocked off the bowl and broke it. What to do with the leftover stand? Add a gazing ball.

Larger yards can handle larger art work. And if you are planning to take it with you, throw it in the hatchback.

Backyard shed with pizzazz!

For ease of gardening, add a shed near your work area. If you have a small yard, you may want to get rid of your grass all together and just have gardens and patios. Then you don't need much space for your tools. And while you are at it, why settle for an ordinary brown one when you can add some color and pizzazz to your backyard.





















Privacy screen (exterior)

You may need screening from neighboring blight and city code requirements may not allow for a fence over 6 feet tall. What's a body to do? Perhaps a privacy screen will work. Using bamboo in a frame, set back from the property line, may be the answer. (Check with city code requirements to be sure.)

Rose Festival Info

Well, it's almost that time of year again. Time to buy your rain jackets for The Rose Festival. The following website has the schedule of events:
http://www.rosefestival.org/events/
The best event I ever went to was the Starlight Parade many years ago when the temperature was in the 80's for the evening parade.  We watched in our short sleeve shirts and shorts until it was over. Take a few moments. Dream that dream. Okay, now go buy your rain gear.

Nice Selection of Paint Colors

Here is an example of a home with well chosen paint colors. As a Realtor, if I were going to meet the home owners for a listing appointment and drove up and saw this house, I would go WOW! Because, I know most buyers will love this choice of paint colors. Three color paint jobs on older homes with a lot of detailing work well.  Body color, trim color, and highlight color. The landscaping and rock wall are really terrific also.

Homeownership Benefits

If you are in the real estate market to buy, here is an interesting survey.

Many first-time buyers were surprised by the immediate benefits they received once they purchased their first home. (According to a recent survey from "The Residential Specialist" Magazine May-June 2011.)

Benefits:
67 percent said the market conditions provided them the opportunity to buy a home sooner than they expected
50 percent said they found a home in a more desirable location than they expected
61 percent got a home for a better price than expected
40 percent got more space than expected
43 percent locked into a lower interest rate than they expected

Outdoor Living Room

If you want to create a special outdoor living space, let your artistic self go wild. This is a wonderful use of materials, textures, and color. Imagine yourself lounging around here on a summer afternoon sipping a cool drink!