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Real Estate Advertorial Style ideas for warming up your house this winter The winter months can be much easier to withstand when our homes become havens of warmth, calm and comfort. As British poet Edith Sitwell once wrote: “Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand, and for a talk beside the fire: It is the time for home!” The good news is that creating your own home haven need not be difficult if you understand how to create such environ- ments through smart decor choices. With that in mind, here are five key decor elements that can go a long way toward making your home seem luxuriously warm and inviting - for both resi- dents and guests. Soft and luxurious textiles: The upholstery, drapes, curtains, linens, bedding and throws you pick can have a major impact on comfort levels. It may be worth spending more to purchase high-end textiles with high thread counts. One hundred per- cent cotton, bamboo or silk often feels best against the skin, but some luxury brands also use synthetic blends to their advantage. Rich-looking hardwood floors: Hardwood floors offer unparalleled warmth and beauty to any home regardless of its architecture and design style. And thanks to technology, engineered hardwood flooring now offers the extra protec- tion needed to keep them gorgeous even under duress. LL Flooring's Era Collection line of engineered hardwood flooring, for example, is three times more impact- and scratch-resistant than traditional white oak hardwood flooring. These floors are even water-resistant, built with cutting-edge 5G locking tech- nology to help stand up to winter's toughest effects. What's more, this collection features ultra-wide, ultra-long planks in stylish European oak. “Engineered hardwood floors are a great home decor choice that offer the timeless appeal of hardwood with modern dura- bility says Jen Meska, director of merchandising at LL Flooring. "They're built to withstand changes in temperature and humid- ity in your home through all four seasons, while delivering the warm, organic benefits of hardwood that can make your home feel cozy and welcoming” Peaceful atmospheric lighting: Our natural human circadi- an rhythms dictate that warm yellowish-white light (as opposed to cooler blue light) helps us relax and unwind. In general, light bulbs marked “soft white” or “warm white" will warm up any toom. Lighting experts recommend using ceiling and non- symmetric wall lights to create the most comforting settings, but firelight and candlelight can also add a relaxing ambiance. Comfortable furniture: Plenty of manufacturers create furni- ture that’s stylish but not particularly comfortable. If your pieces & fit that description, you may wish to exchange them for styles that allow you to come in from the cold, settle in and fully relax. Perhaps it’s time to invest in a new pillow-top mattress, a cushy sectional couch that can seat your entire family around the TV or dining room chairs comfortable enough for game-playing and lingering conversations. Warm colour schemes: Because warm colours such as reds, yellows, oranges and yellow-greens tend to remind us of sun, sand, and heat, they can make us perceive rooms as warmer and cozier. You may wish to boost that phenomenon by paint- ing one or more of your rooms in those colours, or by choosing a neutral, subtly tinted tone in one of those shades. Many deco- rators suggest balancing the effect of intensely warm colours with accents in cooler hues. With colder weather upon us, there’s much you can do to make your home a haven of comfort for your family. Take steps to evaluate your home and think about improvements that could make it warmer and more wonderful throughout the winter months. (BPT) HELPING EMPTY NESTERS & SENIORS ACROSS THE GTA WITH REAL ESTATE, DOWNSIZING & TRANSITION SERVICES When You Sell With Tony You Will Receive The Following \ FREE Services Consultation ¥ De-Cluttering Packing / Moving y Un-Packing & Set-Up at your new retirement suite y Donation, disposal or auction of your unwanted belongings y Preparation of your original home for maximum results y Retirement residence incentives y Professional Financial Consultation (if required) At No Extra Charge: “4 TONY IS YOUR ONE-STOP SERVICE PROVIDER TRANSITIONING SENIORS WITH DIGNITY, RESPECT 8. PEACE OF MIND 2Z0z ‘6z Jequiecsg “Aepeunyt | seneog ennyeo | SL HA ROYAL LePAGE TM Tony Whitehouse Call: 647-378-1789 Email: twhitehouse@royallepage.ca Ml TONY BHOUSE, FORGE GRDIC TEAM SWAWAWA A Ualic:)aleletx-Maat-1ege)t-larehid-ler-1-) ali (ex-.- Mere) ag] woo"uoy}EYyapIsUt