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DIY: Floral Arrangements for Your Home

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Whether you’ve just moved house or simply want to add some flair to your current home, floral arrangements are a visually interesting way to add color to almost any room.

 

Purchasing pre-designed arrangements will cost you a pretty penny. A great way to save money while still enjoying the beauty of flowers is to create your own floral arrangements!

 

Working with fresh cut flowers versus faux (silk) flowers

There are some differences to be aware of when deciding whether to create your floral arrangements with fresh flowers and plants or the artificial variety:
  • Artificial flowers will last virtually forever.
  • Fresh flowers have a pleasant aroma.
  • Silk or faux arrangements don’t
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Listing of the Week

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This week’s listing of the week is located at 1200 Talon Way Franklin, TN 37069 in Williamson County and is listed for $2,200,000. This elegant 5BR/6.5BA 9,000 square foot luxury residence sits in the premier gated community of Laurelbrooke and has a dramatic open design and first-class amenities throughout. The amenities include a library, office, home theatre, game room, exercise room, home wine cellar, screened-in porch with fireplace, elevator, 5-car garage, and outdoor kitchen. This home is beautifully decorated and detailed from top to bottom. The kitchen includes a breakfast bar, butlers pantry, custom cabinets and countertops as well as a wine refrigerator. You cannot have a more perfect home for entertaining groups

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Nashville Fashion Week

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This week has kicked off the 6th Annual Nashville Fashion Week. This 5 day, one-of-a-kind unique event showcases Nashville’s thriving fashion and design community. With local designers as well as regional and national designers, they all come together to host a week filled with creativity and talent.
 
On Tuesday, NFW held the ‘East Meets West: Designer Runway Show’ at Studio 615 featuring regional and international designers; Francesca Marotta, Brooke Atwood, Michael Drummond and Kallmeyer New York.
 
The Nashville Designer Runway Showcase was held on Wednesday night at Track One featuring local designers; Roxenstone, Sisters of Nature, Any Old Iron, Truly Alvarenga, Ona Rex and Amanda Valentine. Showcasing ready-to-wear

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What to Plant in Your Yard for Curb Appeal this Spring

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One of your first chances to impress potential buyers is when they first pull up to the exterior of your property. Typically, buyers are brought in through the front of the home, which gives them a chance to have a brief look around the front yard (if applicable), as they make their way to the front door. This period of time, although brief, is extremely important. Your home is making its first impression. Everyone knows you never have a second chance to make a good first impression!
 
With that being said, wowing your potential home buyers with attractive curb appeal really doesn’t have to be difficult or expensive. Make sure your front lawn is manicured and that there is fresh mulch in all plant

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Look Ahead to April

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Coming up in April, Parks will be featuring the theme for the month: In Bloom! Below are some fun events and activities in the area to look forward to.

 

Downtown Franklin Art Walk– The first Friday of every month, Downtown Franklin hosts the Franklin Art Scene. It is a free event for all and there are free trolley rides where patrons can ride and stop wherever from 6-9pm. Art will be displayed at dozens of sites even including a variety of spots that appear on the National Register of Historic Places in downtown Franklin. Stop by to see what kind of creativity local artists have to showcase. Find out more here.

 

Nashville Cherry Blossom Festival– On Saturday April 9th, The Nashville Cherry Blossom Festival…
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Color Trends for Your Home this Spring

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Something about the feel of spring in the air is guaranteed to make every homeowner yearn to do some reorganizing and potentially even some redecorating. If a redesign is in the cards for you this spring, you’ll be interested to know that there are quite a few intriguing color trends emerging.

Spring 2016’s Color Trends: Bringing Brilliance, Light and Sophistication into Your Home

 

Purples – If you’ve always had a thing for everything purple – this is your season to revel in it! Try mixing muted purple and lilac shades with colors like grey and cool taupe. Remember, a little purple goes a long way, but in combination with a few neutrals, you’ll have an elegant and modern look. Pantone has…
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How To Stage Your Home To Sell

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A very important step in the process of selling your house is ‘staging’ your home in order to attract as many potential buyers as possible. If it is within your budget, you can hire a professional staging company to take care of this detail for you.

 

If you’re working with a smaller budget, however, staging your home is something that you can do yourself with a little effort and minimal investment. The following tips and suggestions will give you impressive results that will wow everyone who passes through your home.

 

Complete Any Repairs

Take the time now to do any small projects that you’ve been meaning to get around to, like replacing a cracked window or putting a sliding door back on its hinges. By doing

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Common Questions when Preparing to List Your Home This Spring

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If you are considering putting your home on the real estate market this spring, you’re on the right track to successfully selling your home. Studies show that year after year, springtime is the best time to sell a home. It’s true that many potential home buyers prefer to wait out the harsh, bitter winter weather for the sunny days of spring to tour properties of interest.

 

That being the case, as a seller, you likely have questions about how you can best prepare your home for its springtime debut. We’ve listed some common seller questions and answers below:

 

What type of spring care should be given to my home’s exterior?

 

Ensure that your home has great curb appeal by

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Best Springtime Day Trips Around Nashville

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Spring weather is in the air, and everyone’s excitement is palpable! Although this year’s winter wasn’t terribly difficult in the Nashville area, springtime is always eagerly welcomed. As the weather shifts toward sunny days full of warm breezes and chirping birds, many people are ready to get out and enjoy the outdoors in any way possible.

 

A superb springtime activity is embarking on a day trip with close friends and/or family members. Nashville and the surrounding areas are bursting with interesting day trip destinations that are ideal for springtime visits. Here are a few ideas to get you started:

 

Mammoth Cave, National Park, KY

It’s simply astounding that the world’s longest cave is

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Negotiating Tips to Get the Right Price on Your Dream Home

Negotiating Tips to Get the Right Price on Your Dream Home

Whether you’re looking to purchase your first home or your fifth home, you instinctively want to get the most for your money. In order to make sure that the house of your dreams comes with the right price tag, it’s important to go into the negotiation process well-informed.

 

Of course, the price of every home is at least somewhat negotiable, but what really matters is your negotiation style and plan of attack. By incorporating the following strategies into your home search, you’ll have a much better chance of landing the perfect deal.

 

Enter the home search process financially prepared. In other words, know your finances inside and out before you even think about calling a real

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