'News You Can Use...' from Dennis April 2008
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Home Staging to Sell
By Sue Meadow
Staging a home for sale can work wonders to entice interest from buyers. Unlike more traditional interior decorating geared towards a homeowner’s tastes, the objective of staging is to appeal to home buyers. It works!

Staging a room involves: cleaning, defining its purpose, arranging furnishings, emphasizing light and space, and adding appeal with color and other eye-catching means... Read More
Decorate for Personal Style
By Teresa Opdycke
Every family maintains an identity that filters into the home. If making your home impressive while retaining the unique flavor of your family is important, implement the following decorating tips.

Surround Yourself with What You Love - Only you know what you love and what brings you a sense of tranquility or excitement. Use the things you love to decorate your home. If you love the quilt your grandmother made, but you live in a glass and steel high-rise... Read More
How to Keep Beautiful Blooms Fresh
By ARA
Dr. Bridget Behe, also known as the Flower Doctor, is a professor in the Department of Horticulture at Michigan State University and hosts "Ask Bridget", a question and answer section on the Web site www.FlowrMD.com. Behe offers her top tricks on how to prolong the life of your beautiful blooms.

• Use the commercial flower food/preservative solution that comes with the flowers and carefully follow the directions.

• Before placing the flowers into water, re-cut the stems by removing one to two inches with a sharp knife or scissors.

• If any leaves from the stems fall below the water line, remove them.

• Keep flowers out of direct sunlight and away from heat sources and drafts.

Log on to FlowrMD.com for more information or to e-mail a question to the Flower Doctor.
Paneling a Problem? Paint It!
By Ellen Russell
Many homes built or remodeled in the nineteen- seventies and eighties have extensive, dark wood paneling throughout the home. What was once considered vogue has become something of a decorating nightmare for homeowners. Although updating and replacing wall paneling with sheet rock is the best permanent solution, it is also an expensive, messy, and time-consuming process. If replacing paneling is not an option for you, then painting over dark paneled walls is one fast economical solution to improve upon the look of your home.

Use a Quality Primer - Since paneled walls usually have a very smooth, slick surface, you will need to apply primer to cover the paneling and create a surface that the paint can readily adhere to. An application of primer also adds a layer of color so that less paint is... Read More
Creating a Trellis Fence
By J. A. Young
Trellis fencing differs from latticework fencing because it is essentially attached to an existing barrier like an existing fence or possibly a garden wall. Most gardeners install trellis fencing to increase the height of their existing fencing as well as to create a living screen that supports climbing plants and vines. The blooming trellis offers a substantial boost in privacy as well as considerable beauty for the garden.

Adding trellis fencing to an existing fence, works great for urban and suburban yards. Not only does this type of addition provide a more attractive method of creating privacy, but it can also offer a touch more security. It can even be installed as a patio screen or to disguise an unsightly area of the landscape such as a tool shed, garbage area, or compost heap.

When choosing wood, be sure to choose pieces with a minimum... Read More
Dennis H. Mogil  -  (607) 227-6422 'News You Can Use...' from Dennis  -  April 2008 

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