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5 questions to ask your real estate agent
Choosing someone to help you buy or sell your home is a vitally important step in relocating. Thanks to the fast-paced nature of real estate, having someone familiar with the process and your area can make all the difference. Making the decision on who to trust with one the largest transactions of your life can seem daunting. After all, how do you narrow down your list of potential REALTORS®? Below is a list of questions to help you ensure your REALTOR® is the right fit for you:
- Why did you decide to become a REALTOR®? Some weeks agents may not get a day off, and some days they're going to be working more than eight hours to make a closing go smoothly. Having a REALTOR® with a true interest in real estate and the desire to take on people's needs as his or...
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7 new Gulf Coast restaurants to try in February 2020
This month take a break from your usual go-to restaurants. Below are seven new or soon-to-come restaurants along the Gulf Coast to add a little adventure to your dining plans. Who knows your next favorite spot may be on the list!
SOUTH BALDWIN
Paula Deen's Family Kitchen at OWA
203 North OWA Blvd., Foley, AL 36535
"Paula Deen's Family Kitchen offers guests classic Deen Famiy recipes, such as Southern-Style entrees, delicious side dishes, and mouth-watering desserts in a family-style setting." -
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Gulf Coast Mardi Gras: Make your Christmas decor multitask
If you hate taking down Christmas decorations — whether because it takes so long to get them into storage or just because the house looks bare without them — then this article is for you. Why? Because on the Gulf Coast, you may not have to put them up.
You may be able to repurpose at least some of your Christmas décor as Mardi Gras decorations. It's a little late for 2020, but as you put up/ take down your Mardi Gras decorations this year, think about ways you could make some of your Christmas decorations multitask.
Christmas tree decorations aren't just for Christmas.
It's pretty common to see Christma...
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Easy Children's DIY Valentine's Day Decor
Trying to come up with a way to keep the kids entertained? Valentine's Day is just around the corner, so maybe your children can help your home feel the love with some custom-made Valentine's Day decorations.
The instructions below for festive wall garland and yarn letters should help you burn a few hours and encourage your children to get creative. The mess level, though, that's up to you!
DIY Wall Garland
For this project you will need the following:
- Decorative string such as twine
- 18 squares of colored cardstock or scrap...
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Easily transition your patio furniture this year using official 2020 color
Along the Gulf Coast, chances are your patio furniture gets put to good use. Whether your furniture is on a screened-in porch or surrounding a pool or barbeque pit, it is a large part of your home's décor. Just like with the interior of your home, transitioning your patio furniture can be a chore. The key to tackling it is to use one basic color that works for any season. For this season, can we make a suggestion? Take a look at the Pantone 2020 Color of the Year.
Pantone, a major player in color and design, selects a color each year that it sees as the next up-and-coming one. This year's color is Pantone 19-4052, or Classic Blue. The name pretty much speaks for itself....
