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It's Time for Throw Blankets

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Real Estate Agent with The Platinum Group Realtors

Colorado entertainingIt’s time to break out the throw blankets folks! The air is getting cold and crisp, so it’s time to snuggle in with warm beverages, good books and a great blanket. This year I’ve seen throw blankets really make big decorating pops that are worth considering for your own home.

The porch areas. Don’t give up sitting outside because it’s cold out there. Set out throw blankets over chairs to create a warm welcoming touch to an otherwise cold space. If you have company coming over, set out enough blankets for everyone (even if some won’t use them). Place blankets in a trunk, large wooded box, or drapped over the backs and arms of chairs. Take back inside after using.

Colorado Real EstateThe living room. Throws don’t have to match the room. Bold colors are in this season, so look for reds, purples and dark teals. Place on arm chairs, over sofa backs/arms, or sitting chairs. If you have more than one, place others in a storage container nearby. Wicker, woven woods, and wood boxes add great warmth, texture and organic touches.

The bedrooms. Having a throw nearby in a room which already has blankets may seem redundant, however if you have a chair or window seat, it can be nice to have a spare blanket to cuddle up with while gazing about or reading. Lain on top of the chair or over the footend of the bed are both tidy options for spare blankets in a bedroom.

If you need two more warm ideas, think of the money you’ll save on your energy bill by waiting just a little longer to turn on the heat, and researches have shown people get better sleep when it is cooler in the room.

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Kelly Young Realtor

About the Author: Kelly Conner Young, GRI

Kelly is an Associate Broker with The Platinum Group Realtors.  She has over 15 years experience in Real Estate in the Colorado Springs and Front Range region of Colorado. She represents buyers and sellers of real estate buying homes, land for sale and mountain property getaways.   Specific areas include:  Black Forest, Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Divide, Falcon, Downtown, Manitou Springs, Monument, Old Colorado City, Westside, Woodmen Hills and Woodland Park. You can reach her at 719-226-0126 or by clicking "email the author" above.

Comments(3)

Hella Mitschke Rothwell
(831) 626-4000 - Honolulu, HI
Hawaii & California Real Estate Broker

Kelly: I too love this time of year when it is warm during the day but the temperature drops way down at night and the sky is clear with twinkling stars. That's when it's great to have a woodburning fireplace and maybe even make a hot toddy. And blankets, of course.

Oct 31, 2011 02:56 PM
Charles Stallions
Charles Stallions Real Estate Services - Pensacola, FL
850-476-4494 - Pensacola, Pace or Gulf Breeze, Fl.

Wow it is a good time but it is always nice here, we have 14 days of freezing and that is about it. 

Oct 31, 2011 03:03 PM
Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

Kelly, what a nice touch, keeping warm blankets for the porch, deck, and other outside areas. 

 I don't need them here in Florida (yet), but we will be at the North Carolina house next week... and this will be a great idea.

  TYVM!

Oct 31, 2011 05:15 PM