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12. Indulge in weekly fresh flowers. With Valentine’s Day happening this month, the markets will be filled with fresh flowers at good prices. Treat your home to a bouquet of fresh-cut blooms once a week to add a little cheer — spring may still be a ways off, but that doesn’t mean your dining table can’t look like a garden in bloom!Share: What’s on your to-do list this February? Tell us in the Comments.More9 Ways to Appreciate Your House Just as It IsHow to Simplify Your Life, All Year Long
6. Organize bookshelves. Pull out volumes that you didn’t enjoy or are finished with and sell or donate them, leaving a bit of extra room on each shelf for new titles. And if you get distracted by beloved old books you had forgotten about, just roll with it. After all, there are few better places to spend a winter afternoon than in a comfortable chair with a good book.‘Not My Precious Books!’ — Pain-Free Ways to Declutter Your Library
The Chinese painting above the original fireplace mantel in the living room already belonged to the homeowners.The homeowners have three young girls, but they weren’t afraid to use high-end finishes. They felt that having beautiful things around them would offer an opportunity to teach their children to appreciate and care for things. “There are a lot of resilient upholstery fabrics that are beautiful too,” Pearson says, so the upholstered pieces should hold up well.
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