Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 30, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press july b3 immaculate House and Well trimmed grass and shrubs give this property a vital Quality curb spiff up your Home for surefire Selling Marc free press by Victor Panich Kul fort Worth Star Telegram to tort Texas if m youre Selling your you want to put its Best face with some Elbow grease not a whole lot of you can spiff up your House and improve its chances for being the first priority is curb said Mason a general contractor who has renovated and sold Sev eral older houses in fort if they dont like the outside of the there not going to come a Good exercise is to pretend 1 that youve never seen the Chouse before and look at it from a prospective buyers slowly drive by the front of the see if it t catches your and notice any Kutchinski and Keith a recommend the following make sure the Yard is mowed and trim Hedges and spiff up the Flower Beds if necessary by replacing faded and shrivelled annuals with some fresh you dont need to go overboard and spend a lot of touch up peeling or cracking exterior if theres a lot of dirt or dust on your get a Spray nozzle for your Garden Hose and Wash it if there Are screens on your they should All be in Good if you have any broken its better to remove them All and store them in the if a prospective buyer asks if there Are window you can Tell the buyer where they make sure hardware on the front door is cleaned or pol see that the door opens and closes without sticking in the Frame if it plane or Sand Down the sticking now that the prospective buyer is parked at the curb and jotting Down the phone number of the real estate agent and your heres what to do with the Interior of the House clean vacuum and make sure every things spotless counter Light fix Light switch Cabi nets and have you forgotten anything thin out your closets and tidy a full closet looks no matter How big it actually Box up out season clothes and some of those shoes on the floor and store them in the if the closets smell put some air freshener in open All the heavy drapes and let the Light open up mini dark rooms look and people Are turned off by dark make sure All the Light fix Tures have bulbs that if you have notice that your Home is going to be turn on a Light fixture in each if you have under counter lighting or other special lighting effects in your bathroom or turn them on or go Unno replace broken electrical outlet plates and Light switch inspect your Walls and trim for cracks and Dingy caulk and paint areas that need take off rusted air condition ing Spray paint them White and if you have Hardwood floors that Arent sealed in Wax eliminate the clutter in Kitchen and bathroom throw out All the expired medication and half eaten boxes of year old and wipe Down the you have drawers or cabinets full of utensils you dont pack some a full drawer or Cabinet looks smaller than one with a few things in Check drawer pulls and Cabi net knobs to make sure they match room by replace any that Are damaged or mis repair Leaky make sure the toilet flush lever and plunger dont if they replace the any Loose bathroom tile Grout should be scratched out and several caulk manufacturers make tubes of Grout that can be applied with a caulk ing Check Back splashes in kitchens and Baths for damaged caulk and re caulk if dont let a lot of Kitchen appliances clutter up your Kitchen a cluttered counter looks pack away appliances you wont be Coffee colors to warm Walls by Gary Kulno Orange county Register if what the gang at the Wall coverings association has to say is shopping for Wall paper products the next couple of years will be suspiciously like Tak ing a cruise through just dont try to drink the according to the which is a Trade group represent ing distributors and one of the Walldov ering color trends is Coffee colors Vanilla the introduced previously by the fashion first showed up in the windows of the Gap and banana comfy neutrals the emerging emphasis on value for what we Purchase Means that some Consumers want colors that they can live with for a Long and that just the effect of comfy association spokeswoman Jeanne Byington color trends in Wall coverings Are not All Coffee and for the More there will be plenty of some of the colors projected by the association to be hot Are Actu ally try largely forgotten in Home decorating Blue is making its Way Home in Delft and indigo As Well As a reflection of the popularity of a Retro 50s watch for blues to team with greens or new age new take a deep breath and get ready for kind of Barney with a Home if the thought sends you dashing for the think More along the lines of grape and cabbage the purple the current focus on colors inspired by the environment will continue to be a fairly Large Byington but some will be a touch other ecology related colors will be clean and warm colors such As which for years was influenced by red and Are starting to come into their own As Sun wheat or ochre and also expect to run across spice colors such As influenced by red is ready to make its think of the red Frank Lloyd Wright chose for his stained Glass then stretch it to Terra Cotta and Cranberry and soft pinks and flesh Wal covering stylists Arent sure about the future of jewel tones such As amethyst and some think their Days Are but others say they Are dramatic and always in Well leave it up to what stylists Are sure of is that Hunter Green will remain popular with cel Donand which will be influenced by another new Shade is Pike As in the Black and White As an accent to All those neutrals we were talking Offles an exhibition of drawings and paintings by Mari Kosa Tulcy at heaven Art Book 659 opening August 8 til August phone Patio furniture 20 pc resin tub aluminium Beach umbrella swivel chairs of Price wrought Iron cast fishing chair Hammock Gazebo casual furnishings 1354 Waverley St 4532118 we will not be undersold special this week Only 90 Days same As 1 Mac washers s397 Washer tub 4 water Levels Temps mini Basket to year transmission parts dryers from dryer rust Temps owl iome inspection professional engineers available comprehensive reports onsite fax errors and omission insurance available 4899346 pair Price 659 it Nul Atalima vital 9892701 9892700 2702 clearance 1825 main 9892704 e hours daily 108 Pipi easy tricks enhance lifestyle by Dolly Merritt the Baltimore Sun heres some useful hints that will help enhance your lifestyle in the Home and clean oven Racks place Racks on a Towel in cover with hot water Sprinkle one cup of automatic Dis washing detergent into the water and let stains will soak remove stains from Cork coast dip into cold water and rub spots off with a pumice rinse with cold water dry in a dry marinate meat in a plastic Gro Cery bag that has been twisted tightly shut and placed in a you can turn the meat easily with out and the bowl will to avoid sprouting and to pro Long store onions in a Brown paper bag on the refrigerators Bottom when squeezing Lemons for summer drinks and try cutting fruit in then heating in the microwave for about 30 Sec this method should yield More fertilize annuals every two weeks with a water soluble Plant follow manufacturers direct make sure the ground is deeply a Good time to apply Plant food is after a if the weather is unusually water plants the night before sponsored by bricks Fine Fumihide bargains by Fred Brick How do you pass on a bargain with out being yelled or at least Given some raucous advice after youve been Selling a Furni Ture collection or for some the sales in your store and most others eventually Start to fall in the face of these declining the manufacturer decides to replace this series with another that will hopefully give him another run at the consumer two major option then face the he May decide to Cut or make the entire collection at least the hot Selling one More time to give both retailers and Consumers one last kick at the cat not to be taken this is not really a clearance Sale but an offer to Purchase regular merchandise at regular prices one last it is appreciated by people who want to fill in certain pieces or for those who had a hankering for the collection for some time but Haven yet decided to the second major thing that can happen is that the manufacturer has committed his production facilities to produce new collections and does not have the capacity for other Cut Many just Call in a jobber who buys everything left in Stock including the at greatly reduced most retailers find this very frus they supported the collection for a number of years and now when its about to be discontinued someone else gets to buy closeouts at Sharp now heres the conundrum what a wonderful when you buy at super discount prices and pass along the savings to your How do you explain to recent purchasers that these Are closeouts prices that you had no idea were coming Down the Chute if youre they believe if leave after dark and Wear a wig biggest 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