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Design Tips
New Home / Moving Tips
Perhaps you’re a
home’s first owners, but maybe you’re the fifteenth. In any
case, moving into a home that’s new for you provides excitement,
change and many decisions. You can get a jump start at your new
place, before moving day.
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Start a notebook for
the new house. Jot down items to purchase or activities to
handle. Include eye-catching fabric and color samples, favorite
window product brochures and quotes from movers. Carry your
notebook with you to have data handy when you need it.
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Sketch a floor plan
of your new home when you don’t have blueprints. Record
measurements of rooms, windows, closets and doors in your
notebook. Include distance of window moldings from corners,
floor and ceiling. Use measurements or blueprints to make a “to
scale” floor plan and determine your furniture placement for
moving day. Your movers will love your organization!
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Donate furniture,
clothing and accessories that no longer suit you. Why pack and
move such baggage when you’re starting life in a new place?
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Paint rooms, closets
and ceilings before the move if existing colors don’t suit you.
It’s easier when there are no heavy furnishings to move and the
window treatments of your dreams aren’t yet in place.
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Clean and paper the
inside of kitchen cupboards and drawers, even closet shelves.
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Replace floor
coverings or clean carpets before furnishings arrive if a house
was previously occupied. Your home will be fresh and new for
your family!
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Watch a room’s
light. Which window coverings will make the room most usable and
comfortable?
Whether your new
home is a blank canvas or reflects the tastes of previous
owners, you can give it your personal decorating touch with
Hoffman Window Fashions and Hunter Douglas. Window coverings make an enormous difference in
the enjoyment of your home. They add beauty, enhance light
quality and provide privacy. The can even reduce utility bills.
Blinds, shades, sheers and shutters are classic treatments that
bring style into a room without overpowering it. They’ll last
and be valued as long as you own your home!
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