With a white-hot real estate market, the time to transition to different digs is here! Sell high, buy high. More options should become available as boomers sell the family home or first empty nest home. Where should we go? Adult community with activities and others to socialize with? Near family? Your favorite locale? Certainly, with the changes we have made in the past year we have reflected on what is truly important to us. My clients have decided on comfortable chairs and ergonomic workspaces no matter what age! Swivel rockers and reclining chairs from contemporary to traditional are in demand! AND if you want it all perfect you may be building a new home in your old age! Why compromise in the years when you will be at home the most and may have special needs? Find a good team and create the best age-in-place environment for healthier living.
Happy St Patrick’s Day
Get out the green! It has been the best year to use what you have!
- A cream tablecloth
- A square of shamrock fabric in the center of the table
- Plastic green plates usually used outdoors
- Napkins used for other holidays
- Antique Japanese plates my mother-in-law gave me
- Guinness all around
- Reuben sandwiches either purchased or easily made with corned beef or other meats and cheeses as long as you add the sauerkraut!
- Shamrock cookies for dessert
Voila! You have a festive gathering with very little work! Don’t you love themed parties!
Interior Baseboards
Tip of the day! The Dunn Edwards Evershield Exterior paint is the best for interior baseboards! Who knew? I became more involved with paint selections while choosing colors for my projects only to discover that the painter typically had an account at one store and no matter what company I specified they got a color match from the store with their account. AND it was often the least expensive option. That was one of the reasons I started LuxeSpecs.com. Now I specify color, company and finish. Sherwin Williams is the largest paint company. Behr and Benjamin Moore are also great companies. However, I believe Dunn Edwards makes great exterior paints for our intense heat. Developed originally for southern California and Disneyland, their lab is on the west side of Phoenix. Evershield is such a superior paint that they recommend its use for interior baseboards. Available in a variety of finishes, it has great clean-ability and spread-ability. Every day in design is totally different, while not usually at the paint store, it happens! Coming Next – an experiment with Farrow and Ball paint to see how much difference there really is! Stay tuned!
Getting cozy
Many times when my clients move they just want to settle in so we make the most of what they have. Later when they are ready to make improvements, we do upgrades. Most of my clients want the home to be refreshed every few years.
First you see the move in shot. We had a small rug under the cocktail table and could have used one or two chairs between the fireplace and piano. Now well into settling in, homeowners want to be comfortable and aren’t moving anytime soon. Reading and television viewing are priorities. You’ll see in the after shot, we added a rectangular rug with the curved sofa and fireplace to pull the new chairs together with the curved sectional. The bold black curves in the custom rug pull the television, hearth and piano together. A round black ottoman and round table between the chairs complete the new look.
Do you need a refresh? On most projects the timing is a little slower but my vendors are working hard to be safe while also maintaining their businesses.
Virtual Travel
We are on the short side of all this down time with vaccine roll out and one thing you might enjoy after Netflix, podcasts, etc. is visiting world famous museums! I have been to many of them. I have managed to go to the most significant on my travels but unless you read a guide, listen to one or have headphone dialogue you may not realize the significance of what you are viewing. Many times we are having a great time with friends or family and art history is not the top priority.
- Musee National Picasso – Paris Picasso’s estate, in lieu of taxes, donated many paintings, sculptures, drawings, ceramics and prints to. It is always insightful to observe an artist’s most personal possessions.
- Paris Discovers Picasso is a personal tour on YouTube.
- MoMa – Has a video showing his earlier work that he sold showcasing Cubism.
- Museu Picasso – Barcelona is also on YouTube.
- The Picasso Museum in Antibes’ Experience France video will further your understanding of the artist.
- Next travel to Musee National Picasso in Vallauris to explore later paintings.
- Go Spain TV via YouTube offers another collection.
- Museo Picasso Malaga in the city where he was born.
- Dialogues With Picasso explores 80 years of Picasso’s career.
Miss traveling, culture, learning something new? Have an adventure!
Part of this information came from the Wall Street Journal, Monday, August 24, 2020.
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