4th of July Decorating Ideas for Your Lakeland 55+ Community Home

4th of July Decorating Ideas for Your Lakeland 55+ Community Home

 

The mid-summer holiday is fast approaching and it’s almost time to gather up all the red, white, and blue decoration all over your Lakeland 55+ community home and get the festivities started.

Fourth of July Wreath

Who said wreaths are specific to Christmases and Thanksgivings? Dress up a plain rustic wreath using a few flags or with red, blue, and white ribbons.

Flag Toothpicks

Whether you’re serving finger food or going all-out with the home-cooked meals, a little flag toothpick goes a long way in adding color to the table.

Table Runner

You can also use a plain blue and red tablecloth and add white stars to act as a table runner. Use the accordion folding paper technique to create a string of stars!

Fourth of July Paper Lanterns

Over your dining table, strung across the backs of chairs, or hung over the beautiful porch of your house in Lakeland 55+ community, these paper lanterns are a sure hit with family and friends.

Red, Blue, and White Glassware

Why not use glassware in the flag’s colors to put more life to your dining table? Pair a plain white ceramic plate with red utensils and blue glasses.

Ombre Party Linens

Another fun way to add color to your dining table is by using ombre party linens. Dip dye plain white napkins and placemats in blue and red dye for that patriotic feel.

Fun Party Crackers for Kids (and kids at heart!)

If you’re having guests over for a 4th of July barbecue at your home in Lakeland 55+ community, why not give out party crackers that contain sweet treats such as Twizzlers, gum, and candy - all in red, blue, and white colors, of course!

Patriotic Star Pinwheel

Using colored paper, create star pinwheels for use as table centerpieces, buffet decoration, or you can have your guests take one home and give to their kids and grandkids, as well.

Fireworks Display Bucket

Before heading out to your Lakeland 55+ community house’s backyard, or the porch, or wherever it is you’ll be watching awesome fireworks display, why not bring a bucket of treats? Buy unused paint cans and use scrapbooking paper to decorate the outside and line the inside. Fill with treats!

Red, Blue, and White Ice Buckets

In keeping with the theme, why not use metal serveware to store your cold drinks? Paint your pail in red or blue or white for a truly festive feel.

It’s never too early to start planning for this special holiday. Together with planning the decorations, you can also go ahead and start planning your sumptuous homemade recipes or start placing orders for your favorite meals.

Find out more tips and more helpful how-tos when throwing seasonal parties and holiday dinners over at http://www.LakelandFloridaLiving.com.

Call me, Petra Norris, at (863) 619-6918 or send me an email at petra@petranorris.com if you’re looking for a Lakeland Florida real estate agent with superior local knowledge, experience, professionalism, integrity, and personal service to help you sell or buy Lakeland 55+ Community homes for sale.

Petra Norris, REALTOR®…

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Clutter Cutter: Easy Tips for a Cleaner Grasslands Lakeland FL Home

Clutter Cutter: Easy Tips for a Cleaner Grasslands Lakeland FL Home

 

Sort, clean, and organize. Sounds simple. In reality, cutting clutter from your Grasslands Lakeland FL home is easier said than done.

There’s no need to worry. Here are a few simple tips to help you out -

Tackle an area or room one at a time.

One of the biggest mistakes homeowners do is starting the decluttering all at the same time. While they’ve just taken out the unused items in the closet, they have also moved a couple of outdated things in the living room, and then put to trash all expired goods in the kitchen. They’ve gone back and forth the entire house so many times that by the end of 2 hours, all the clutter are basically laid out in the open, with no place to go. So the next time you decide to clean house, make sure one area or room is completely done before moving into another.

Function vs. Beauty

Have you ever come across an item you’re not sure you want to let go of yet but you haven’t really had any use for it in the past year? Why do you keep the items you have in your Grasslands Lakeland FL house? Decide whether an item is functional or just plain decoration and whether you would like to keep both or not. Some people’s clutter are mostly from hoarding beautiful things that they usually outgrow in a year or two.

Visualize the space.

Before digging into the mess, try to spend a couple of minutes just looking at the room you want to declutter. Try to picture out how you would want the room to look like and where you want certain furniture to be placed at. By doing this, it becomes easier for you to know which items are essential to the space and which ones should go to the trash bin.

Don’t trash everything all at once.

Putting things in the trash can sometimes be such a relief but try not to go to that route just yet. Remember that while you find no more use for the clutter in your home in Grasslands Lakeland FL, other people might find use for it. So, make three piles: keep, sell, and throw. Hold a garage sale at the end of your entire cleaning phase. If you don’t have the time to organize a sale, you can also donate useful items to a charity of your choice.

Decluttering is not an easy task but it isn’t impossible either. By taking these simple tips and applying it your cleaning routine, your house will be spiffy clean in no time.

Visit http://www.LakelandFloridaLiving.com for other home organizing tips, home decoration ideas, and more.

Call me, Petra Norris, at (863) 619-6918 or send me an email at petra@petranorris.com if you’re looking for a Lakeland Florida real estate agent with superior local knowledge, experience, professionalism, integrity, and personal service to help you sell or buy Lakeland FL Grasslands homes for sale.

Petra Norris, REALTOR®…

Going The Extra Mile For You!