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Lauren Gosse

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Decorating with Wall Art

Market Stats

Community Events

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Tips on Decorating with Wall Art

Turn any residence into a home with dazzling wall art.

No home or apartment should suffer from barren walls.

Instead of leaving walls naked, unique and creative wall

art can grant your room a strong personality. By taking

advantage of wall decor, you can create a new identity

for your room without having to revamp your furniture

or rearrange the room at all.Framed art can easily en-

hance every room of your house. Here are some ideas

on how to use wall art to give your home an atmos-

phere that reflects your personality and style.

1. The rule of three: When you are shopping for wall art, try to find a set of work done by

the same artist in a set of three. There are a huge number of arrangements and display

schemes you can cook up with three matching pieces of framed art. Usually, the three will

have an underlying theme or been specifically designed to be displayed together.

2. Get unconventional: Usually, wall art is equated with paintings or posters, but that does-

n't always have to be the case. Try decorating with wall clocks, wall mirrors, metal wall

art, wall sculptures or canvas art. You don't need to completely shun more conventional

wall art; after all, it's popular for a reason, but don't feel limited by conventions.

3. Reflect your style: If you're going to put up wall art, chances are it is going to be there for

a good while. As such, make sure it is something you will enjoy looking at. Whether you

prefer abstract wall art, modern wall art or a more traditional look, make sure your wall

decor matches your personality. Wall art might impress and intrigue visitors, but pick out

framed art with you in mind.

4. Be size conscious: When it comes to choosing wall art, size matters. Be careful not to

overwhelm the rest of your wall decor with one especially large piece of wall art. At the

same time, make sure not to crowd any furniture you have pushed up against the wall.

Before buying wall art, measure the wall space. Imagine how you plan on hanging wall

decor before you choose the art itself.

Source: http://www.overstock.com/guides/tips-on-decorating-with-wall-art

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Current Market Statistics >>>

Record Sales in July

The MLS® Home Price Index (HPI) Composite Benchmark, which accounts for benchmark home prices in communities throughout the TREB market area, was up by 9.4% year-over-year in July 2015. Over the same period, the average selling price was up by a slightly greater amount, growing by 10.6% annually to $609,236. Detached homes continued to lead the way in terms of price increases, with annual growth in the average selling price outstripping growth in the MLS® HPI detached benchmark. This suggests that there continued to be a greater share of high-end homes sold this year compared to last. "With the level of inventory in the GTA trending below two months, many listings continued to generate a lot of interest from buyers. Not surprisingly, this supported further price increases well-above the rate of inflation. Assuming similar interest rate and economic environments over the next five months, strong price growth will remain the norm for the rest of 2015," said Jason Mercer, TREB's Director of Market Analysis.

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Lauren Gosse

Full-Time Sales Representative

Direct: 289.690.4750

Office: 905.723.5944

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Community Events in Durham

Taste of Durham INTERNATIONAL FOOD FESTIVAL & Business Expo 2015 When: August 14-16, 2015 11:00am to 8:00pm Where: Oshawa Memorial Park, Oshawa, ON

Oshawa Urban Farm Tour When: August 23, 2015 from 10:00am to 7:00pm Where: Memorial Park, 10 Simcoe Street South Oshawa, ON

Concert in the Park - Ron Moore When: August 27, 2015 from 7:00pm to 8:30pm Where: Memorial Park Bandshell Simcoe & Bond Streets, Oshawa, ON

BARK in the PARK Bowmanville Festival When: August 29&30, 2015 from 10:00am to 5pm Where: Garnet B Rickard Rec Complex 2440 Hwy # 2, Bowmanville, ON If you have an event you would like advertised in next months newsletter please feel free to email me the details.

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Aaron Johnson 905 -213- 0283 aaronjohnson@dominionlending.ca Mortgage Broker License #-M12001422

905.666.8166

AMENITY Any feature of a property that increases its value or desirability. These might include natural amenities such as location or prox-imity to mountains, or man-made amenities like swimming pools, parks or other recrea-tion.

CHATTEL Any personal property which is not attached to or an integral part of a property. Chattel is not commonly taken into consid-eration when appraising the value of real property.

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