Posts with tag 'spring cleaning'

As Chicago's cold weather begins to fade and the Windy City lives up to its name with gusty spring storms, it's time to assess how the season has impacted your home. Taking proactive steps now can prevent costly repairs later and ensure your property remains in excellent condition. Our real estate agents recommend using this comprehensive checklist to transition your home smoothly into the warmer months ahead.

Inspect your home's exterior for wind and ice damage

Chicago's combination of heavy snow, ice, and winds can wreak havoc on your home's exterior surfaces. Start by examining your roof for missing or damaged shingles that may have been lifted by Chicago's notorious spring winds or compromised by ice. Check your...

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Our real estate agents are always looking for ways to make our homes a little greener, more energy-efficient, and environmentally friendly. In honor of Earth Day, we'd like to share a few tips to live a more eco-friendly lifestyle!

• Start composting
  A handy way to reduce food waste, composting at home will transform your food scraps into nutrient-rich fertilizer. This cuts down on greenhouse gases and reduces the amount of organic waste that ends up in landfills. If you want to compost but don't want to do it at home, you can also take your food waste to any of

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• Replace heavy drapes with breezy curtains
  Gone are the dark winter months. Embrace the longer daylight hours by stashing heavy drapes for the season. In their place hang up some light, flowy curtains that let more sunlight in. It won't be long before the days are warm enough to open the windows. 
  
  
• Rearrange your bookshelves
  If your bookshelves have looked more or less the same for several years, now is a great time to liven them up! Instead of alphabetical order — or, more realistically, no order at all — try arranging your books by color, assigning a specific palette to each shelf. Thinning out your books and displaying just a select few...

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