Outdoor living

Garden: Create a Cozy Outdoor Living Space

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Cary, NC — There’s something so comforting about a living room or den–comfy couches, chairs, lamps, picture frames and more make it your personal, safe space. Here are some quick tips to help you create that same feeling outside on your porch or in your garden. Read more

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Make Your Bathroom Safe for Seniors

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Cary, NC — We quickly get inside to safety if there’s a threat of lightning. Interestingly enough, it is seven times more likely that a fatality can happen in a bathtub, for any age, than that someone can be struck by lightning, per the National Safety Council. Read more

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How To Prevent Damage from Frozen Water Pipes

Frozen Water Pipes

Cary, NC — Temperatures dropped into the single digits in Cary last week, causing frozen water pipes and, in return, big problems for many homes and businesses in the Triangle. Here are the facts of frozen water pipes and how to prevent them in the future. Read more

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Christmas Trees: Real vs. Fake

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Cary, NC — It’s December, and Christmas trees are starting to pop up in the homes of many Cary families. Before you dig last year’s artificial tree out of your garage or head to the store to buy one, check out the benefits of purchasing a real Christmas tree instead. Read more

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Christmas Tree Decorating Trends for 2013

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Story and photos by Lindsey Chester.

Cary, NC – Last year, our story Designing the Perfect Christmas Tree proved very popular. This year, we’re back with Christmas Tree Trends for 2013. Read more

Spring Checklist for the Home

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Story by Danny Taylor, Realtor and owner of DT&Co Real Estate. Photo by Lauren Finkel.

Cary, NC – It’s too late to plant spring bulbs; it’s not too late to get your home ready for the spring season.  Read more

Home: The Meaning of Red

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Story by Danny Taylor, local Realtor with DT & Co and decorating guru for CaryCitizen. Photo by Jun Aviles.

Cary, NC – RED…the very word brings to mind a passion for living….it sounds fast and exciting!  Red is also the color associated with matters of the heart….aka love. Read more

Home Decorating Trends For 2013

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Story by Danny Taylor, local Realtor and home decorating guru for CaryCitizen. Photo by Patrick Hoesly.

Cary, NC – Each year the color consulting company Pantone promotes a “color of the year”.  Last year it was tangerine. This year…. drum roll please….Emerald Green! Read more

Tis the Season…For the Guest Room

Story by Danny Taylor, local Realtor and decorating guru for CaryCitizen. Photo by Dan Budiac.

Cary, NC – The old adage that you should sleep in your guest room at least once is so true!  How else will know how to “fluff and puff” it to prepare for your guests?  Read more

Selling a House Over Christmas

Story by Danny Taylor, local Realtor and decorating guru for CaryCitizen. Photo by Laura Bittner.

Cary, NC- Oh the joy of the Holiday season!  This is the time of year that we make sure our home looks its best.  The parties…the family gatherings…all the social engagements that make this the most wonderful time of the year…to show and sell your house! Read more