{"id":11105,"date":"2009-02-27T18:09:07","date_gmt":"2009-02-27T22:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ewm.com\/internalblog\/?p=11105"},"modified":"2009-02-27T18:09:07","modified_gmt":"2009-02-27T22:09:07","slug":"20-low-cost-ways-to-spruce-up-your-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/?p=11105","title":{"rendered":"20 Low-Cost Ways to Spruce Up Your Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Make your home more appealing for potential buyers with these quick and easy tips.<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trim bushes so they don\u00b4t block windows and cut down on light.<br \/>\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Buy a new doormat.<br \/>\n3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Put a pot of bright flowers (or a small evergreen in winter) on your porch.<br \/>\n4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Put new doorknobs on your doors.<br \/>\n5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Put a fresh coating on your driveway.<br \/>\n6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Edge the grass around walks and trees.<br \/>\n7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Keep your garden tools out of site.<br \/>\n8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Be sure kids put away their toys.<br \/>\n9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Buy a new mailbox.<br \/>\n10. \u00a0 Upgrade the outside lighting.<br \/>\n11.\u00a0\u00a0 Use warm, incandescent light bulbs for a homey feel.<br \/>\n12.\u00a0\u00a0 Polish or replace your house numbers.<br \/>\n13.\u00a0\u00a0 Clean your gutters.<br \/>\n14.\u00a0\u00a0 Put out potpourri or burn scented candles.<br \/>\n15.\u00a0\u00a0 Buy new pillows for the sofa.<br \/>\n16.\u00a0\u00a0 Buy a flowering plant and put it in a window you pass by frequently.<br \/>\n17.\u00a0\u00a0 Make a centerpiece for your table with fruit or artificial flowers.<br \/>\n18.\u00a0\u00a0 Replace heavy curtains with sheer ones that let in more light.<br \/>\n19.\u00a0\u00a0 Buy new towels.<br \/>\n20.\u00a0\u00a0 Put a seasonal wreath on your door.<\/p>\n<p>Reprinted from REALTOR\u00ae Magazine Online by permission of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS\u00ae<br \/>\nCOPYRIGHT 2005 All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Make your home more appealing for potential buyers with these quick and easy tips. 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trim bushes so they don\u00b4t block windows and cut down on light. 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Buy a new doormat. 3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Put a pot of bright flowers (or a small evergreen in winter) on your porch. 4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Put new doorknobs on your doors. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"categories":[59],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11105"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11105"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11105\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}