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Tour This Week’s Open Houses

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REAL ESTATE News:

Tour the top open houses scheduled for this week throughout the area!

The Los Alamos Daily Post features a weekly section highlighting the open houses throughout Los Alamos, White Rock, Jemez Springs and Santa Fe.
 
Photographs, details and a map depicting the location of each open house are included in this weekly section.
 
Click on the map to read details about the featured homes. Print out a copy of the map before heading out to tour the open houses or pull up the map on a smart phone or ipad from the road!
 
Click on the Real Estate Section “red
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Smart Design With Suzette: Eight Ideas To Brighten A Home In Winter

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Install glass doors to let natural light into the house. Courtesy image

Add twinkle lights inside your home. Courtesy image

By SUZETTE FOX
Los Alamos

Fall and winter start cozy — who hasn’t used the colder temperatures as an excuse to binge-watch Netflix while sipping on hot chocolate (or a glass of wine) under a throw blanket? But come January, staying indoors can feel less like a treat and more like you’re living in a cave.

Here’s how to make your house lighter, brighter, and cheerier with more natural light indoors.

#1 Take the Screens Off Your Windows
You’ll get 30 percent more sunlight shining Read More

Smart Design With Suzette: Simple Steps To Prep For Holiday Guests

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Pamper guests with special touches such as fresh flowers, bottled water and chapstick. Courtesy image

By SUZETTE FOX
Los Alamos

Now that it’s November the holidays are upon us, and with them, holiday guests. Hosting has its shares of anxieties, especially if you’re striving to make your home welcoming.

I’ve read that 40 percent of Americans—including millennials, people with kids, Gen X-ers, and a quarter of Baby Boomers have avoided hosting the holiday because of their clutter. Not only are most people concerned about cleaning and organizing their home for company, there’s also pressure Read More

Open House On Arizona Avenue 12:30-2 p.m. Today

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Open house 12:30-2 p.m., today at 3850 Arizona Ave. Courtesy photo
 
Location: 3850 Arizona Ave.
Time: Open Sunday, Oct. 21, 12:30-2 p.m.
Price: $769,000
Desc: 4BR, 4BA, 3995sf
Realtor: Stephen Miehls (505) 663-6570, RE/MAX FIRST (505) 662-6789 ext. 21
 
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Smart Design With Suzette: How To Prepare Your Home For Winter

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Insulate attic. Courtesy photo
 
Insulate water heater. Courtesy photo
 
By SUZETTE FOX
Los Alamos
 
As a Realtor® and Interior Designer, I love working with first time homebuyers. Their excitement for this new phase in their life is contagious. However guidance is needed in what to do to maintain it. Now that fall is officially here, it’s time to prepare your home for cold weather. These steps, most of which you can do yourself, will help lower your utility bills and protect your investment.
 
Tune up your heating system. Consider having your heating system inspected and
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Glover And Fox Create Real Estate Team

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Paula M. Glover
 
By APRIL NOLAN
RE/MAX FIRST

Selling or buying a house can feel like a daunting prospect, especially if the interior doesn’t project a sense of “home.” Having real estate professionals with the ability to see beyond the surface to the potential of a home is vital. Paula M. Glover and Suzette Fox have the talent and skill to help both sellers and buyers realize their goals.

Glover and Fox have the expertise especially helpful for one particular part of the real estate market: homes that are outdated as part of an estate. When elderly parents pass away or move out of a family home, Read More

Smart Design With Suzette: New Fall Décor To Inspire

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Add a touch of softness to fall decor such as blush pillows, heirloom pumpkins in muted tones and flowers on the side table. Courtesy image

Use tall corn stalks, raffia, or straw to wrap around entry porch columns and mailboxes. Fall wreaths are also a nice touch. Courtesy image

By SUZETTE FOX
Los Alamos

You might have noticed something is a little different this fall. The traditional yellow, orange and reds have given way to muted tones of white, green, gray and shades of burgundy.

You will see it everywhere from the front porch, to the buffet table or entry table, living rooms and outdoor patio. The Read More

Smart Design By Suzette: Why You Want to Work With an Interior Designer

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It’s important to have big design dreams, but it’s also important to have a good idea of your design limitations. Courtesy image

Whether planning a major renovation or just refreshing your style, a design professional can help get the best from your home. Courtesy image

 

By SUZETTE FOX
Los Alamos

When people consider hiring an interior design professional for the first time, they often don’t know what to expect. Television can make it seem as though designers are magicians.

This can create the illusion that designing, purchasing for and executing a vision can happen in a day; that concepts Read More

Smart Design With Suzette: How To Save Money On Bathroom Remodels

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A before and after shot of a renovated bathroom. Courtesy image

By SUZETTE FOX
Los Alamos

As some of you may know, besides having my design business, I have become a Realtor. I am working with Paula Glover on her team at Re/Max First of Los Alamos. I feel it’s a perfect compliment to design – to help buyers imagine what a home could be to reflect their needs and desires – to help see the potential.

With that being said, many buyers are shocked at the condition of some of our homes here. However, homebuyers and homeowners should stay open-minded about remodeling. It’s not scary, scores of homeowners tackle Read More