Housing Woes and How to Help Sell Your Home

So it's no secret that the housing market has not improved yet. With the economy in such a state of frenzy it's hard to determine when things will start looking up. This is not great news for everyone out there who is looking to sell a home. Houses have been sitting out on the market for longer amounts of time than ever. However, all hope is not lost. There are certain steps that home sellers can take to boost their chances of getting their houses sold and off the market. One such way is having your home staged. This article from washingtonpost.com does a great job of explaining how staging can help your home sell in a shorter period of time.

Beyond White Walls and Empty Rooms.

I'd like to take the opportunity to plug one of the stagers that we work with, too, since you'll see her in the article. Monica Murphy is the owner of Preferred Staging and gives some very interesting input to this article and makes a good case for why staging your home is a great idea. You can check out some of her work at her website, www.preferredstaging.com. Also, feel free to give her a call at (703) 851-2690.

Good luck to all in your home buying and selling endeavors.

GO GREEN!!!

The leaves are changing colors to some beautiful reds, oranges and yellows as the fall season settles in on us. But you can STAY GREEN! with the purchase of your new Hunter Douglas window treatments. Did you know that Hunter Douglas has 31 products that are GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certified®? That is far more than any other window treatments company in the industry. For Hunter Douglas, it is not enough to strive for superior style, quality and function - they are also committed to making sure their products are completely safe for your home. That's why we are proud to be a Hunter Douglas dealer.

For more information on GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI), Please visit their website, www.greenguard.org. As always, you can view all of Hunter Douglas' green-friendly products at our website, www.snydersshades.com to select the best product for your home and to set up your in-home consultation with us!

Feel like saving money?

The stock market is going crazy. Banks and other financial institutions are dropping like flies. Virginia Tech just lost to Florida State. Let's face it - the sky might as well be falling. Pretty soon the cold months will be upon us in full force and you'll be spending even more money on keeping your house warm.

Or will you?

Hunter Douglas has the best products on the market when it comes to energy efficiency. One of their newer products is the Duette Architella Honeycomb Shade. This shade features a honeycomb cell within an outer honeycomb, maximizing the energy efficiency and keeping the color truer with a less washed-out look from the sun compared with other honeycomb shades. These Architella Shades can reduce heat loss from your windows by up to 50% or more! To learn some more about how Hunter Douglas products can keep your house warm while keeping your energy bill down, see this article on the Hunter Douglas website.

Fall Promotions from Hunter Douglas

The temperature is getting cooler, the leaves are changing colors and falling, school is back in session and, sadly, traffic is back to being terrible. Yep, it is officially Fall. But don't let the rain get you down, because Hunter Douglas has introduced its 6th Annual Holiday Savings Event. They're offering huge rebates on some of their proprietary products.

At up to 10 windows per product, you get rebates of:

$100 per window on Duette® Honeycomb Shades with Vertglide™
$100 per window on Luminette® Privacy Sheers
$100 per window on Skyline™ Gliding Window Panels
$50 per window on Silhouette® Window Shadings
$50 per window on Pirouette® Window Shadings
$25 per window on Duette® Architella™ Honeycomb Shades
$25 per window on Vignette® Modern Roman Shades

That's a lot of money to save! With the way the economy is looking right now, these savings are coming at the perfect time to fix up the decor of your home without a huge price tag. Check out our website to see the entire Hunter Douglas product line and to contact us about getting your new window treatments!

Welcome to Our Brand New Blog!

Welcome! We have hopped on board the latest trend sweeping the Internet right now and have lauched a brand new blog. Let's get the initial plug out of the way - please visit www.snydersshades.com to see all that we have to offer.

So what can you expect in the blog? That's a great question, and the answer is anything and everything. We will certainly keep you up to date on new products and promotions coming out, which you'll already start to see in the few posts coming up after this. Additionally, we'll be offering our insight on what's going on in the industries surrounding and affecting the window treatments market. This will include such topics as home improvement, real estate, maybe even the economy in general since that's quite the hot topic right now. Is that all? No way! What is a blog good for if not providing a forum to dicuss anything we feel like saying as long as we can tie it back to the business world somehow?!

We hope you find our posts helpful, informative, and when applicable, an entertaining reprieve from the daily grind!