5 Easy, Inexpensive Ways to Add Value and Comfort to Your Home

If you’ve been thinking about increasing your home’s value or just making your living space more comfortable, these ideas can help you start off simply. Before you start knocking out walls and renovating your roofline, consider these ways to make a big difference…cost-effectively!
1. Spruce Up Your Curb Appeal

Buyers often decide whether to look at your house before they even get out of the car. So, before you spend a lot of time and money remodeling the inside, take a good look at the outside. Washing windows, repainting trim, planting flowers and small shrubs, trimming tree branches and overgrown bushes, fixing screens, resealing your driveway, and mowing the lawn can make a big difference. Start out by making a list of 4 to 7 simple projects and then set aside an hour or two each day. In just one week, you - and potential buyers - will be surprised how appealing and welcoming your house looks when driving up.

2. Does Your Entryway Invite People In?

A cozy first impression is crucial. Now that you’ve boosted your curb appeal, it’s time to turn your attention inside - starting just inside the front door. To make sure your entryway invites people to come in - rather than turnaround and run - try adding a wicker chair and table outside the door along with a fresh coat of paint to your foyer.

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GRAND OPENING of

PAWS Park of Santa Ynez Valley

Paws Park of Santa Ynez Valley, Inc, in conjunction with the City of Buellton, is proud to announce the Grand Opening of the first Dog Park in the Santa Ynez Valley! The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony is scheduled for August 1, 2009 at 10:00am. Come one, come all. Bring your dogs and let’s have fun!

 Location:

 PAWS Park of  Santa Ynez Valley, Inc.

568 Dawn Drive

P.O. Box 269

Buellton, CA 93427-0269

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The Village Voice Real Estate Update 

Summer Newsletter is now available.

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Summer is here, school is out and the beach is busy with vacationing travelers and our locals enjoying why they live in Santa Barbara.  Our weather is one great reason why we love it here and another reason why we attract so many people permanently.  June sales reflect another month where sales steadily increased.  For the first time since April of last year we hit the triple digits with 124 reported residential sales closed from Carpinteria to Goleta in our local Santa Barbara Multiple Listing Service and 145 sales pending.

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