Home & Garden
Summer is the perfect time for inviting friends and neighbors over to enjoy the sunny weather. To make your party stand out from others, add special personal touches that will make each guest feel especially welcome. Soon, you’ll be hosting the block party of the season!
Finder Friendly: Nothing is worse than aimlessly circling an unfamiliar neighborhood while searching for someone’s house. It seems as if everyone’s address is mysteriously hidden right behind a light fixture, decorative flag, or overgrown shrub. Order a plaque with oversized brass numbers for an effective yet stylish way to prominently display your home address for guests. You can find address numbers as well as other types of curb-appeal-delivering hardware at Homeclick, and until June 30 you can get 12% off purchases of $499 or more (code: HARDWARE12).
Sweet Sippin’: Refreshing drinks are one of the perks of the season, and we all have our favorites. Have guests bring the ingredients for their preferred beverage, and soon, you’ll have the makings for sangria, sweet iced tea, mojitos, Shirley Temples, and more. Encourage people to share and demonstrate their personally perfected recipes, and everyone will learn something new.
Timeless Tunes: These days, making a personalized mixed CD takes only a matter of minutes. On the invite, suggest that guests create and bring a “soundtrack of their lives,” picking their favorite songs from across the years. Stick all of them in a multi-CD player and hit shuffle; soon, your guests will be grooving to a mix of their all-time favorites.
Grace Cahalan
Grace Cahalan is a frequent contributor to PromoCodes.com.
Anyone who’s taken a stab at redecorating knows that it has the potential to bleed your wallet dry. But going into redecorating debt is totally and completely avoidable. You just need to follow a few simple guidelines:
Get Creative: Upon closer inspection you may realize that the room you want to renovate is not in need of a total teardown. Perhaps some of the furniture that you were dead set on replacing just needs a little TLC. Old couches and chairs that are past their prime can be restuffed and reupholstered at a fraction of the cost of new furniture.
Find a Deal: Deals and discounts on home décor and furnishings are lurking everywhere. You just have to know where to find them. You’ve no doubt seen the ample offering from Home Decorators, which carries furniture, lighting, and décor for every room in the house (plus the patio!). In order to help you get a jump start on your renovations and remodeling, the company is currently offering $10-off orders of $100 or more. But you’ve got to get a move on. The deal only lasts until May 19.
Stick to the Budget: Some people think that “budget” is a bad word, but the truth is that sticking to a budget can help you sleep better at night. Once you figure out what you can afford to spend on your makeover project, stick to your guns. You’ll be glad you did.
Dana Robinson
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Even though the summer is almost half over, you still have plenty of time to get some fun and exciting parties in so don’t miss out on this great opportunity. Turn to Sur La Table for your everyday cooking, baking and serving needs too. Take a look at the great deals on Shun and Wuesthoff knives or find basic cook’s tools such as whisks, tongs and much more. Make a splash at this year’s summer party with the best in both entertaining and food.
