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Prepare Your Home for Fall and Winter

                     
Leaves are turning colors; a sign that fall will soon arrive. The official day for fall this year, 2012 is September 23, now is a good time to prepare your home for the autumn and winter days ahead.  
Fall maintenance includes:
  •          cleaning and inspecting the outside gutters
  •          clean the dryer vent
  •          have a technician inspect your furnace
  •          replace the furnace filters
  •          test your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors
  •          store air conditioners
  •          check for drafts and caulk around the windows
  •         put up  storm windows
  •        shampoo or steam clean your carpets 
If you have a fireplace, have the chimney cleaned and inspected by a professional.  Now is a good time to gather the firewood near the hearth for those long cold winter nights. Sort and organize your seasonal decorations.  Winter quilts and throws can come out of storage.  It is time to think about changing your color theme.  Fall flowers such as Chrysanthemums will brighten your home with the bright colors of red, orange or yellow.  Branches and leaves gathered from outside can create a colorful fall décor in a vase...Pumpkins and a bale of hay can be used around Halloween and Thanksgiving.  Use inexpensive accessories for table centerpieces, fall themed wreaths and include dried corn, miniature pumpkins, acorns, colorful leaves and gourds from your outside garden or local farmers market. During football season use your favorite teams colors to cheer your team on to win.

Look for sales for a change in decor and use inexpensive accessories such as:
·         a brightly colored rug in front of the sink
·         autumn colored place mats or table cloths
·         autumn scented candles and potpourri [apple cider or pumpkin]
·         comforter and flannel sheets for chilly nights
·         beautiful throws in fall colors
·         change curtains to wool or velvet

 After all is well and done, you can sit back and relax and enjoy the fall and winter season.

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