5 Sugggestions For Your Home That Martha Stewart Might Like
If you have been searching for some ways to make your home seem more inviting it can sometimes seem to be a rather overwhelming task. There are so many choices to consider.
When the options seem overwhelming, just remember one simple and easy rule: less is more! You can accomplish a lot in your home with just a few small touches. Most importantly, keep everything neat and clean and add a few personalized touches!
Here are 5 great tips that are certain to win the approval of even the most discriminating homemaking experts, including Martha Stewart.
1. What could be a sweeter way to welcome guests to your home than by having candy treats on hand for them to enjoy? You can use a variety of candy dishes throughout your home and keep them filled with fresh, delicious treats like personalized M&Ms. The family room, kitchen, dining room and guest bedroom are the ideal places to set a crystal candy dish full of colorful M&Ms. You can match the candy colors to the dcor of the room, or to the holiday season. Personalized M&Ms that display the family monogram are a wonderful and elegant addition that is sure to rate attention and compliments from your guests.
2. Fresh flowers in the home is something that is always classic, elegant, and beautiful. They can add so much to any room. If you have a garden, and you don’t mind cutting flowers from it, do so. Otherwise, your local grocery store carries a variety of colorful flowers for not much money. Most flower packs can last as long as two weeks if you change their water periodically and use the fertilizer packs that they come with. They truly bring life to your home and will help to improve your mood and the impression that you give to guests in your home.
3. Flowers are not the only things that should be fresh in your home! You should always use fresh ingredients when you cook! Fresh ingredients will illuminate your home when you are cooking and will definitely make your food taste great! It’s not difficult to cook with fresh ingredients or find recipes. There is no shortage of cookbooks or free recipes on the internet that can tell you how to cook with fresh ingredients. Your guests and family will definitely thank you and will be raving about how great your food tastes!
4. Make sure that your home is always tour ready by keeping all beds made at all times of the day, except when you are sleeping of course! A neat and tidy bed will make a room look inviting and more beautiful than a room with a messy bed. You and your family both will feel better coming home to a freshly made bed! In addition, you don’t have to worry about the state of your home when company arrives on short notice. Your home will always be ready for a spur of the moment tour!
5. Keep your home smelling fragrant and fresh. To do this, you need to vacuum frequently and keep some form of potpourri in your home. Stores like Target and Wal-Mart sell great candles, oils, and oil warmers that are safe and easy to use. These fragrant options will ensure that your home smells great all the time. Keep a Glade candle in your favorite fragrance burning in your room while you are home. Keep the oil warmers plugged in your wall while you are home as well. You can also try boiling potpourri in a pot on the stove, which will help to keep. Use your imagination to keep your home smelling, and looking great and soon you’ll have the neighborhood wanting and invitation to come in!
Sheila Dollarsby has 3 children and takes care of her own home. She always uses personalized M&Ms in her candy dishes to make her guests feel welcome. She likes her personalized M&Ms to be printed with her initials on them and has them printed in the color green!
