QUICK CURB APPEAL BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS

Well, well you’re the lucky family member housing and entertaining this holiday season.  Don’t panic about your homes appearance, we have some quick easy tips to brighten up the appearance of your home quickly.  Do some painting.  Settle down we're not talking painting the whole house; just a couple of key spots can give you that immediate satisfaction without the major project and expense.  Save the big stuff for the spring!

We’re talking something simple like change the color of your front door.  Let’s say your house is painted tan or an off white and your door is brown wood or painted the same color as the rest of the house.  CHANGE IT!!!!  Paint it redwood red or dark green.   You will be pleasantly surprised at how different and how good this simple task will make the outside of your home look.  It’s called curb appeal.  

Now let’s do a quick effective change to the inside.  Let’s paint the staircase spindles.  Don’t fret I have the tip that will actually make this chore kind of fun.  It’s what you pay the pros big bucks to do.

Here is the easy, fast way to paint stair spindles and all the other hard to reach objects around the house.  Professional supplies needed: rubber gloves or a plastic food-storage bag(s) and a white sock.  Slip the bag over your hand, and put the sock over the bag.  Now dip your hand covered with the bag and sock into the paint and get that painting done.  Using this technique to get paint where you want it to go, no more difficult nooks and crannies.  Of course this works both inside and outside of the house.  The best part is NO CLEANUP!!!

The professional supplies can be purchased quick and easy at your local 99¢ Only Stores for, you guessed it 99¢ or less.

Until tomorrow this is Blog 99 finding ways to save you money, save you time and make life a little bit easier.

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