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April 2016
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE 1 Upcoming London Events 1 Spring Cleaning Your Life 1 London St.Thomas Real Estate Market Update 2 Transform Planters from Winter to Spring 2 Our Featured Listing 2 Chalked Up Home Decor 2 Leading London Blog
The London Spring Home & Garden Show – Western Fair Earth Day James Taylor – Bud Garden Jason Aldean – Bud Garden Carrie Underwood – Bud Garden
Spring Clean Your Life By Sarah Vander Vloet
Have you heard about the trend sweeping the na#on? De-‐clu$ering and organizing goes well beyond our homes and into every facet of our lives. Many of my friends have been hooked on the interna)onal best selling book “the life changing magic of +dying up” by Marie Kondo. I first heard about this pubica,on from a recep%onist at our office. She star%ng bring in loads of stuff to the office… including an Local Market Update inpressive tea collec.on in which I certainly was happy to partake in. She * Sta$s$cs from London St. Thomas Real Estate Board shared with me how free and light she has started to feel as she has been Units Sold able to declu+er her spaces with ease. She even brought in sen7mental items (2 storey, bungalow, ranch, townhouse) like her mother’s tea pot that she wasn’t using and found a use for it at our Dec 602 Jan 503 Feb 723 office. More recently, a friend and client posted a photo of the book on Average List Price – Single Family instagram and wrote “Organizing is my therapy. When life gets Homes overwhelming, I know I can just open a drawer and take control over it.” December $268,409 January $285,162 February $291,140
Happy Mother’s Day!
Some%mes, I feel like my “stuff” is piling up around me like the %mes I buy a few new things but have no hangers le2 in the closet or clean out my home office closet and learn that I have more post-‐it notes than Staples Office Supply store. I am dedicated to Spring Cleaning my life this Spring and to declu&er as many things as I can. I started this week with my email. I have gone through and unsubscibed from everything (including all the stores that I blindly gave my email address to at the checkout… who needs that tempata&on everyday anyways!) So, I challenge us all to pick up this book and start working on organzing and .dying up our lives.
“When we really delve into the reasons for why we can’t let something go, there are only two: an attachment to the past or a fear for the future.” ~ Marie Kondo
Transform Planters from Winter to Spring
Add some spring pansies and pussy willow to the le) over birch bark in your winter planters and ta-‐da… a great transi,on into spring at your front door.
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Leading London’s Featured Listing 38 Elmina Street St. Thomas Ontario MLS 577795 Asking $174,900
Looking for a home that fits just right? Welcome to 38 Elmina St, a beautifully decorated, cozy 2+1 bedroom bungalow that is just waiting for it’s new owner. You will love this well maintained home with a very functional layout. Come inside and find a welcoming entry with a bench seat. The living room has a picture window and a gas fireplace. Main floor holds 2 bedrooms, an eat-in kitchen, 4pc washroom and as an added bonus a mudroom accessible from the back yard or the side entry. Lower level has been renovated and includes a comfortable recreations room, 3rd bedroom with walk-in closet and laundry room with storage. Outside you will find plenty of parking space, a fully fenced yard and single detached garage.
Chalked Up Home Decor Chalkboards are not just for teachers and children anymore! Chalkboard paint is being used throughout the home. We have seen it used in the kitchen, nursery, foyer and beyond. There are endless uses for chalkboard paint. Here are a few ideas; * Freshen up old furniture * Inside your kitchen cabinets for to-‐do lists, reminders or recipes * Classic chalkboard wall in the playroom * Framed chalkboard menu or to do list in the kitchen * As a way to label your glasses or pla*ers
