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Whether you're looking at selling your home or just want to make it a little more appealing, one easy option to consider is creating a welcome wreath to keep on your front door. This creates a pleasant focal point for your home's entrance, and takes a minimum of investment to make it work. Here's a quick look at how to put one together and keep it current for the seasons.
To start, you'll want to consider the colors you have around your home - not just the trim and siding, but also the landscaping and other environmental factors throughout the year. Though you can find some basic decorative items that will match the current season, consider some items that will match other seasons, such as adding holiday touches around special times of the year, acorns and fall leaves for the autumn, clear pastel tones for spring and bright flowers for summer. Have a love for fishing? Fiber arts? Your home team? Whatever your passion, incorporate it into your wreath as well.
Take a look at your wreath and get a feel for how you want it to hang. If it has one area that is specifically heavier than the others, you may want to orient this section towards the bottom, so that it doesn't cause your wreath to drift out of alignment. Take your yardage goods, whether it's ribbon, decorative cord or other material, and wrap it around the wreath several times. For narrower material, you can wrap it more times, while for wider materials, you may want to limit the number of wraps to four or five, so that about two-thirds of the wreath's base material is showing. Tie an attractive bow or tuck the ends into the backside of the wreath. Next, you'll lay out your picks to determine how they'll be placed in the wreath. Once you've determined your layout, you'll push the wire end of the picks into the wreath, trimming off any protruding ends using a wire cutter.
When you're done putting your wreath together, simply hang the wreath hanger at the top of your front door, then hang the wreath on the hanger. As the seasons change, take a few minutes to update the picks and yardage goods that you used on your wreath to match. This allows you to keep your wreath current without a lot of extra pieces kept in storage. If you're improving your home's curb appeal to list your home or if you're looking for a new home, we can help! Please feel free to contact us today to get started.
Ryan Mandigo is an award-winning professional broker associate with Omni Real Estate. Originally a native of New Hampshire, his love of real estate began 30+ years ago while swinging a hammer on a framing crew. He has always had a strong passion for helping people, whether it be assisting a couple in purchasing their first home, finding a home that fits a growing family's needs, or downsizing for those with an empty nest. He strives to build strong personal and professional relationships with being a true believer in the power of positive thinking and always willing to lend a helping hand.
He is also a co-founder and board member of the Swing Fore the Kids organization. A local charity that is 100% nonprofit and their sole purpose is to help needy children and young adults within Horry County communities. He finds great satisfaction and pleasure in seeing how working hard for a great cause and raising funds can help others in need. He is also on the Board of Directors for the Waccamaw Youth Center in Conway, where their mission is to provide at-risk youth "A Place To Call Home"
When he is not working, he enjoys music, working around the home, spending time with family and friends, turning wrenches on vintage vehicles, getting some wind therapy on the Harley or chilling with their dogs.
Some quotes he lives by - "Do what you like and like what you do" - "You have to be odd to be number one" - "Dreams don't work unless you do" And one of his favorites. "Positive and enthusiastic thinking in all you do"