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The Moore County Register of DeedsOffice in Carthage has recorded the fol-lowing property transfers valued at$50,000 or more.

December 19-22, 2011Global Properties and Develop-

ment LLC to Step One Design Inc.,Lot 17 The Arboretum, McNeill Town-ship, $77,000.Step One Design Inc. to John R.

and Monica L. Dorsch, Lot 17 The Ar-boretum, McNeill Township, $389,000.H&H Homes of Fayetteville LLC

to Marc C. and Denise E. Marckx,Lot 66 P2 Sinclair, Little River Town-ship, $235,000.Kirby Holding Group LLC to Cur-

tis J. Loftin and Carol Stevens, Lot10 P12 Foxcroft Plains, McNeill Town-ship, $335,000.Lu U. and Marilyn A. Navarro to

Janie A. Gould, Lot 101B S6 ADD 1Whispering Pines, McNeill Township,$370,000.James W. and Shirley J. Taylor to

Karl E. Colyer, Unit 220 KnollwoodVillage Townhouses, McNeill Town-ship, $160,000.Britt & Allen LLC to Angela F.

Averitte and Patti L. Rainwater, Lot2639 P1 U7 Pinehurst, Mineral SpringsTownship, $450,000.Celestine K. Darby to Gijsbertus E.

Vandomselaar and Elizabeth Douma,Lot 3007 Homestead Seven LakesWest, Mineral Springs Township,$620,000.Robert J. and Cynthia McCann to

Wayne and Lise Wilson, Lot 1109 S11Forest Creek, McNeill Township,$165,000.

Lena B. Creech to Lena B. Creechand Calvary Memorial Church Inc.,Life Estate Lot 16 & PT Lots 1718 BLM&5 Southern Pines & Tract, McNeillTownship, $100,000.McDonald Brothers Inc. to Belk

Building Supply LLC, Tracts,$1,400,000.Alex J. and Christine M. Speight to

H&H Homes of Fayetteville LLC,Lots 1517 Shepherds Ridge, SandhillsTownship, $81,000.Alex J. and Christine M. Speight to

H&H Homes of Fayetteville LLC,Lots 1114 P2 Shepherds Ridge, SandillsTownship, $108,000.DWA Inc. to Ian S. and Tamara N.

Little, Lot 6184 S6 Seven Lakes West,Mineral Springs Township, $335,000.Marie H. Smith and Marie H.

Evans Smith to James and Delores A.Horne, Lot 88 S7 Woodlake LittleRiver Township, $250,000.Schrontz Development Inc. to

Legacy Home Construction Inc., Lot1 Glen Meadow, Mineral SpringsTownship, $50,000.DGH Management LLC to Ahoua

N. and Emma A. NGuessan, Lot 219U9 P1 Pinehurst, Mineral SpringsTownship, $228,500.Household Realty Corp and LPS

Asset Management Solutions Inc. toSandra Vankersen, Tract, $90,000.Bank of New York Mellon Et al. to

Elizabeth A. Gingerich, Unit 418Foxkroft Villas East Condo, $60,000.Marie M. Johnson Et al. to Alma

Goff, Lots 629630 & 667668 SG Lake-view, McNeill Township, $100,000.Mary P. Hunter to Tucker and

Lauren McKenzie, Lot 14 P1 TheFields, Greenwood Township,$116,000.Bankunited Et al. to Denver L. and

Connie S. Galford, Lot 2504 Winder-mere, Seven Lakes, MineralSpringsTownship, $120,000.Seymour Properties Inc. to Sand-

hills Shopping Center LLC, Tract,Sandhills Township, $750,000.Habitat For Humanity of the NC

Sandhills Inc. to Yen T. Nguyen,Tract, Sandhills Township, $124,000.Michelle S. Vincent to Francis W.

Thomas Et al., Lot 200 U8 Pinehurst,$243,000.Alex J. and Christine M. Speight to

Joshua Builders LLC, Lots 810 P2Shepherds Ridge, Sandhills Township,$81,000.Bowater Timber 1 LLC to Thomas

N. and Kristen Beavers, Tract,Carthage Township, $70,000.Michael and Marguerite Sanger to

Frank and Lee Evers, Lots 488489U16 P2 Pinehurst, Mineral SpringsTownship, $295,000.H&H Constructiors Inc. to Michael

and Lisa R. Murphy, Lot 235 BirkdaleVillage, McNeill Township, $290,000.Doris W. Mornaghine to Rhandal

N. Smart, Unit 207 S1 Merrywood,Mineral Springs Township, $157,000.Robert W. Edwards Et al. to Mar-

garet L. Barbosa, Lot 387 U4 P1 Pine-hurst, Mineral Springs Township,$246,500.Thomas C. McIntosh to Steve K.

and Kimberly A. Gerald, Tract 14,McIntosh Point, McNeill Township,$77,000.

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Pinehurst $212,500Split Bedrooms and Sunroom3 BR / 2 BA Code 816www.272JuniperCreekBlvd.com

Pinehurst $249,000Stunning Brick w/ Great Features3 BR / 2.5 BA Code 749www.405BurningTreeRoad.com

Pinehurst $550,000Elegant Spacious Water Front Home3 BR / 3.5 BA Code 752

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Pinehurst $224,900Large Private Lot – Split Floor Plan3 BR / 2 BA Code 758

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Whispering Pines $379,000Unique Water Front w/ Recent Upgrades3 BR / 3 BA Code 765

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Seven Lakes North $219,900Wide Water Views – Great Floor Plan3 BR / 2.5 BA Code 768

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Pinehurst $349,900Lovely Golf Front – Spacious Floor Plan4 BR / 3.5 BA Code 771

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Pinewild CC $495,000Elegant Golf Front w/ a Private Setting3 BR / 3.5 BA Code 772

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Pinehurst $469,000Custom Home On Beautifully Wooded Lot4 BR / 3.5 BA Code 777

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Pinehurst $299,000Inviting All Brick w/ Special Touches Throughout3 BR / 2.5 BA Code 781www.565BurningTreeRoad.com

Seven Lakes West $369,000Elegant Brick Home – Split Plan3 BR / 2.5 BA Code 800

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Pinehurst $449,000Great Family Home – Super Floor Plan5 BR / 4.5 BA Code 805

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Pinehurst $297,500Gorgeous Brick – Spacious Floor Plan3 BR / 2.5 BA Code 782

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Seven Lakes North $198,500Inviting Family Home – Great Location3 BR / 2 BA Code 806

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Pinehurst $392,000Like New Beautiful Golf Front4 BR / 4.5 BA Code 809

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Pinehurst $179,500Quiet Cul-De-Sac – Pristine Condition2 BR / 2 BA Code 790

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Aberdeen $245,000Super Floor Plan – Great Privacy3 BR / 2.5 BA Code 796

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Seven Lakes West $649,000Elegant Water Front – Breathtaking Views4 BR / 3.5 BA Code 762www.105FeatherstonPoint.com

Seven Lakes West $269,000Nice Neighborhood – Wonderful Family Home4 BR / 2.5 BA Code 810

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National $408,000Pristine Condition – Stunning Golf Front3 BR / 2.5 BA Code 813

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Southern Pines $139,000Great Buy - Super Neighborhood3 BR / 2 BA Code 764

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National $600,000Beautiful & Stylish Golf Front Home4 BR / 3.5 BA Code 719

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Pinehurst $199,000Great Location – Generous Sized Rooms3 BR / 3 BA Code 730www.1425MonticelloDrive.com

Pinehurst $324,900Gourmet Kitchen – Gorgeous Landscaping4 BR / 2.5 BA Code 743

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Pinehurst $182,500Wonderful Location – Updated Kitchen2 BR / 2 BA Code 744

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5 SALEM DRIVE IN” WOODLANDS” OF PINEHURSTAll brick home with many upgrades already done.3 br. 2 bath plusbonus room and huge Carolina room. Wonderful kitchen withisland and butler’s pantry, spacious and ideal for entertaining!Easy to care for landscaping plus brick and vinyl trim exterior!Great Value $239,000 Make an Offer! MLS#142486

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38 GREYABBEYCustom home with floor to ceiling built-ins in office,

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Welcome to the New Year! It is atime of renewal and setting new goals.Many traditionally think of January as afresh start, a clean slate and a magicaltime of promise. For those of you whohave had your home on the market fora while, it may be time to set a newplan. It may be time for a few changesto freshen up the house and put itahead of the competition. Looking atyour home through a different set ofeyes can be very useful. It may be worth the fee tohave a consultation with a professional stager. Youmay feel that you do not want to spend any moremoney on your home; you just want it sold so youcan move on. It is important to look at all the fac-tors involved in selling. Have your Realtor® do anupdated market analysis to see what has sold andwhat your competition is. Remember that selling ahome is a business transaction. Buying a home isan emotional investment.If you feel that your home is priced well, it may be

time to consider some minor improvements. Thesecan be simple fixes such as packing up as much aspossible in preparation for your move. This servestwo purposes. It gets you in the mode of anticipat-ing a move and it helps declutter the home. Thefewer personal items, the easier it is for a potentialbuyer to see their items in the home. It may be diffi-cult to remember that your home is now a productthat you and your Realtor® are marketing. Youcontinue to live in your home. It is better to beginthe process of moving on and lessening your at-tachment. Packing all non essential items is a greatstart.It may make sense if you have an older home to

have a pre sale home inspection and have the re-

pairs done. It makes it much easier to ne-gotiate a better price when you are confi-dent that your home is in excellentcondition. Look at your home carefullyand honestly assess simple changes thatwould update the look. One of the easi-est changes to make is painting. Youmay love that red dining room but a po-tential buyer may just see a dark colorthat would be difficult to cover. Hiring aprofessional painter can be a very worth-

while investment. What about wallpaper? Wallpaper is one of the most “taste specific” forms ofdecorating. Some people love it and others hate it.Chances are that even if they like wall paper theymay not like yours. Remember, you decorated yourhome based on your specific tastes and prefer-ences. Neutralizing your home with simple fixessuch as paint and removing wallpaper allow a po-tential buyer to see their colors on the wall and theirbelongings in place. Another easy fix is changingthe hardware on the cabinets. Trading the brassknobs for something more subtle and current is agood investment. Finally make sure there is ade-quate light in all the rooms. It is very inexpensive toadd a light kit to a ceiling fan in a bedroom. Homesshow better when they are bright and uncluttered.Make your New Year’s resolution now to create

the most inviting home on the market. Show off thespace itself not your things. Remember the homesthat are super clean and well taken care of are themost inviting. Check with your Realtor® for recom-mendations for service providers. Make yourdreams come true this year, simple changes canmake it happen.

Happy New Year and Happy New Home

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143190 Great Home! Completely Remodeled!Hardwood floors, Carolina Room. BeautifulGolf Views! $425,000 PRU6Q3V3

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142107 Charming cottage style 3BR/2BAhome with a bonus room/office. LovelyVersatile Plan! $324,900 PRU3T6S4

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Sincerely, Christine Menear,Director

Single Family residential Average sales price, units closed and average days on market in Moore County only.Stats provide by the Pinehurst-Southern Pines Area Multiple Listing Service. Roy Harvel – President.

Moore County, Single Family, residential only, number of closings by month:

Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

2011 56 47 75 70 81 93 88 75 70 67 58

2010 45 51 72 94 78 112 77 70 77 54 67 65

2009 20 41 42 56 45 79 76 59 67 67 74 67

2008 61 55 69 72 90 94 112 92 99 70 47 59

Year Average Closed Price Total Sold Days on Market2011 $244,245 802 1632010 $252,021 862 1722009 $258,560 693 1562008 $276,853 920 142

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By John PandichMoore County Home Builders Association PresidentMMOOOORREE CCOOUUNNTTYY HHOOMMEE BBUUIILLDDEERRSS AASSSSOOCCIIAATTIIOONN

Whether or not youhave a home secu-rity system, thereare some commonmistakes that youshould watch out forbecause they canmake your house aneasy mark forthieves. Browsethrough the follow-ing no-nos andmake sure you arenot guilty of commit-ting any of them. (Ifyou are, for your

own safety and forthe security of yourhome, correct themimmediately.)

Common Home Security

Mistakes:Hide-a-key

Many homeown-ers, afraid they willlose their keys andlock themselves out,choose to hide akey somewhere onthe property. Theythink they are being

sneaky by placingthe key under arock, under a door-mat, in a pottedplant, or above thedoor. Burglars ab-solutely know aboutall these commonlyused hiding places.Under no circum-stances should youleave the key to yourhouse where it canbe found. If you fre-quently lose yourkeys or lock yourselfout of the house,consider getting afingerprint or key-pad door lock foryour front door.

Broken LocksSome homeown-

ers neglect to fixbroken locks rightaway, putting thejob off for tomorrow(or whenever theyfeel like it). It is im-portant, however, tomake sure all yourdoors and windows

have strongmodernlocksthatare ingoodrepair.Don't thinkthat just because awindow is on a sec-ond or third storythat a burglar can'tfigure out a way toget to it.

Burglar AlarmsThat Aren't Turned On

A home securitysystem is only use-ful when updatedand activated. Testyour alarm on a reg-ular basis and checkfor any upgrades tothe software. Anddon't forget to turn iton when you leavethe house, even ifyou're just planningto run an errand. Asingle thief can ut-terly ransack your

house in just afew min-utes.

Un-tamed Land-

scapingThough you may

like the idea of pri-vacy, ultimately yourhome will be moresecure if neighborscan see into yourfront and back yard.Burglars love to hidebehind bushes andshrubbery; don'tgive them that op-portunity. Keep thefoliage trimmed, es-pecially around thehouse, and makesure all the outdoorlights are in goodworking order (evenbetter, install motionor body heat-sens-ing outdoor lights).

Unlocked Storage Sheds

If you have a stor-

age shed, makesure you keep itlocked at all times,because otherwiseyou're offeringthieves free use ofall your tools whichcan certainly helpthem figure out away into your home.Also, make sure youdon't leave a ladderlaying out in youryard anywhere.Someone could usethis to gain accessto the second-storywindows.

Keys in the CarIt's bad enough if

you leave your carunlocked (youshouldn't, even inthe garage), butnever leave a set ofhouse keys in thecar. If you do, a bur-glar who gains ac-cess to your car willalso have access toyour house.

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Many thanks to thePilot for the kindwords about theMoore County Sen-tinels of Freedom andfor all the great cover-age that’s helped usget the word out! Inthe years my husbandPeyton and I havebeen in MooreCounty, we’ve metsome outstandingpeople and we calledon some of those folksto help us start thisproject to help se-verely wounded veter-ans returning to theprivate sector. In thebeginning, there werelots of meetings to or-ganize everything andto figure out how wecould raise the moneywe needed. Originally,we were just thinkingof sponsoring oneSentinel family so we

were focused on rais-ing the $100.00 wewould need to spon-sor a family for fouryear period. To date,our group has raisedover $400,000 andbeen privileged tohelp four wonderfulfamilies.Although Major Gen-

eral Shachnow hasbeen our fund raiser-in-chief, all the com-mittee membersworked very hard andI wanted to acknowl-edge their contribu-tions to the success ofthe group. In additionto Major GeneralShachnow and Dr.Dempsey, we werejoined in our efforts byPatrick Couglin fromthe Chamber of Com-merce, Roger Gentrywith First Bank, Dr. PatHenderson, former

Governor Jim Hol-shouser, Jim Leachfrom State Farm Insur-ance, JD Longfellow,retired from Holden,Thomasson & Longfel-low, PC and RayOlgen, formerly withMoore County Busi-ness Partners. I don’tthink we could havehad a better or morehard working groupand I’m indebted toeach and every one ofthem for making thisproject so successful.I also wanted to add aheartfelt THANKS! toall the people in thecommunity who gavedonations and made itpossible to assistthese families whohave given so muchand who have facedtheir challenges withso much courage.

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(ARA) - With the newyear under way, youmay be thinking aboutneeded home im-provements and howyou'll use your creditto fund them. Whileit's important to under-stand your credit be-fore making majorhome improvementdecisions, you shouldalso consider anotherkind of credit - taxcredits for energy effi-cient home improve-ments.For the past few

years, the federal gov-ernment has offeredtax credits for certainhome improvementsaimed at increasing ahome's energy effi-ciency. While themost popular andgenerous tax credits,such as the one thatallowed you to claimup to 30 percent ofimprovements suchas a new roof or hotwater heater, have ex-pired, you can still getcredit for other signifi-cant energy-efficientimprovements.According to Ener-

gyStar.gov, you canclaim a tax credit for30 percent of the costof installing a geother-mal heat pump, smallwind turbine or solarenergy system in yourhome. The credit has

no upper limit and ap-plies to both existinghomes and new con-struction, but not torental properties. Thiscredit is good untilDec. 31, 2016.You can also get a

credit of up to 30 per-cent of the cost of res-idential fuel cells, upto $500 per .5kW ofpower capacity, Ener-gyStar.gov says. Thiscredit is also availableuntil Dec. 31, 2016.While the initial cost

of these improve-ments may seem sig-nificant, they candramatically decreasehome energy bills inthe long run.Depending on the

type of home im-provement or repairyou undertake, youmay also be able toclaim a deduction onyour taxes. Beforelaunching a significanthome repair or im-provement, it may payto consult with yourtax accountant to seewhat, if any, portion ofthe cost may be de-ductible. And, as youdo home repairsthroughout the year,keep receipts and dis-cuss the improve-ments and possibledeductions with youraccountant when heor she is preparing

your tax return.Knowing ahead of

time which, if any, taxcredits or deductionsyour home improve-ment may qualify forcan help you make abetter decision abouthow to use credit tofund the work. Sincehow you use credit af-fects your overallcredit score, knowingthe cost of a projectbefore starting it canhelp you better man-age your credit.If you're unsure how

a home improvementproject may affectyour credit score,websites like freecred-itscore.com can helpyou understand yourcredit. The site offersmembers a CreditScore Estimator thatcan help you under-stand how big finan-cial decisions, likeapplying for a homeimprovement loan,may affect your creditscore.To learn more about

tax credits for energyefficient home im-provements, visitwww.EnergyStar.gov.To learn more abouttax deductions, visitwww.IRS.gov. Youcan find a list of re-gional tax credits, re-bates and savings atenergy.gov/savings.

Tax credit and deduction tipsfor home improvement in 2012

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(ARA) - From warmwoods and creative col-ors to memorable mu-rals and tailoredtextures, interior de-signers and industryexperts predict 2012will offer a multitude ofoptions for those inter-ested in giving their homes afresh look. Even better for today'scost-conscious consumers isthat many of the trends areeasy and inexpensive.

The facts about furnitureAccording to Emmy Award-

winning home design expert,author and TV/radio personal-ity Christopher Lowell, uphol-stered furniture coverings arebeing driven more by texture andless by prints. Yesterday's bulky,stationary pit sofa will be replacedby lower backs and seats alongwith smaller "footprint" pieces clus-tered into conversation groups formore flexibility and ease of interac-tion. Stacy Garcia of Stacy GarciaDesign Studio sees a movement ofwoods from very dark mahoganyand espresso to lighter and mid-toned woods, with raw, natural wal-nut, cherry and white oak beingespecially prevalent.

Make a statementFor homeowners interested in

adding life and personality to abedroom, living room, family roomor office, a decorative wall mural isa quick, cost-effective way to go,explains Todd Imholte, president ofMurals Your Way, whose productshave been featured on the TODAYshow, Extreme Makeover: HomeEdition, Divine Design, Man Cavesand Moving Up. With 25 mural cat-egories including Disney, famousartwork, cities and cityscapes, na-ture, and sports, as well as the abil-ity to create murals from favoritephotos, the choices are virtuallyunlimited. The company also re-cently launched a repositionablewallpaper line.

The right touchAccording to Lori Dennis, interior

designer, author and upcomingstar of HGTV's new show The RealDesigning Women, next year's tex-tures and fabrics will include irides-cent metallic woven within fabric;strong patterns and bold prints;modern floral; tailored woven fab-rics like tweed, herringbone, plaidand houndstooth; velvet/velour,sumptuous dupioni silk, and fauxfur. Natural fibers such as bamboo,jute, eucalyptus, cotton, silk, wooland cork will remain popular, addsDeAnna Radaj of Bante DesignLLC.

A splash of colorDeborah Wecselman of DWD Inc.

suggests starting with neutral huesof taupe, beige, cream, grey, black

and white, and thenadding unexpectedpops of color withbold accessories frombright yellow paint-ings to royal bluevases. Dennis echoesthis vibrant colorspectrum, with rich

jewel tones like emerald,amethyst, sapphire, ruby, garnetand citrine along with deep teal,fuchsia, honeysuckle, coffeeand gold.

Light up your lifeAccording to Bradburn de-sign team manager MartinLucki, lighting options will in-

clude linen shadeswith clean tailored

lines and a play toward texture.Lamp bodies will be made ofcarved reclaimed woods deftly fin-ished in soft, neutral tones thatshowcase the natural wood grain.Beverly Hills designer ChristopherGrubb of Arch-Interiors DesignGroup, who considers decorativelighting "the piece of jewelry in aroom," recommends architecturalsconces for applying makeup orshaving to avoid the shadows castby overhead lighting.

Please tread on meKitchen designer/ blogger Susan

Serra sees a renewed interest inwoven or knotted textures on rugswith "back to basics" motifs thatharken back to simpler times.These rugs are easy and cheerfulto live with, make a design state-ment, and serve as interestingfoundations for rooms with uphol-stered or casework furnishingsmost often seen in neutral colors.Lowell also sees a trend toward in-vestment area rugs on tiled floorsor those resurfaced with wood orfaux wood veneers for better wearand tear and a greater perceivedhome value.

Decorating on a dimeAccording to artist/designer/au-

thor Pablo Solomon, people willcontinue to look for unique, cost-effective ways to improve theirhomes. They'll buy and restoresecondhand furniture, swap art-work and accessories with friends,and use yard sale proceeds to pur-chase new items for their homes.Consignment stores and estatesales will be hot in 2012, addsbest-selling author and home de-sign expert Lauri Ward of Redeco-rate.com, with people discoveringthe benefits of buying older, dis-tressed pieces that are well madeand affordable. Chairs and sofasthat can be reupholstered or slip-covered, and cabinets for storage,will be sought for their quality aswell as the aesthetic interest theyadd to modern rooms.

Top home decortrends for 2012

The Psychology OfColor On Your Home

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Agents frequentlysuggest that home-owners paint beforeplacing their homeson the market. Don’tbe offended! Agents understand

“color psychology,”which focuses oncolor’s effect onhuman behavior andemotion. Since peo-ple’s reaction to coloris immediate, colorhas a tremendous in-fluence on thechoices they makeevery day. “Color choices are

very personal andwhen selling yourhome, it’s critical toappeal to the greatestnumber of potentialbuyers,” said AllegraDioguardi, presidentof Styled and SoldHome Staging in NewYork. “With so manypeople beginningtheir search for ahome on the Internettoday, your home andlisting photos muststand out from yourcompetition. Color isone very simple wayto do this.”Added Eric Brown,

one of the authors ofHouse Selling forDummies: “Paintingyour house’s exteriorbefore you put it onthe market will givethe biggest bang foryour fix-up buck, aslong as you are usingcolors that conform tothe neighborhood’sdecorating norm.”Colors affect human

beings in many ways,and by using the prin-ciples of color psy-chology, you can

make your homestand out from thecompetition, sell morequickly, and at ahigher price. In short,the stimulus and effectof colors normallycross cultures. Blueswill feel cool, reds andoranges feel warm.Deeper shades ofcolor imply intimacyand serenity.Your home’s exterior

color is the first thingmost potential home-buyers see when theydrive up or inspect theproperty on the Web.The correct color maybe the most powerfuland cost effective de-sign tool at your dis-posal.What is “correct”

these days? Brown’sresearch shows thathomes painted in paleyellows with cream orbeige accents havesold fastest during thepast few years. In general, lighter

colors are favored forexterior as they makethe property seemlarger. Conversely,painting your side-boards with a darkercolor will make thehouse seem smaller,though dark colorscan draw more atten-tion to home’s details. For those painting

an older home, youmay want to considerhistorical accuracy, asthis could be a bigselling point as well.When choosing inte-

rior colors for thehome, consider thepurpose of eachroom. Kitchen anddining areas painted

in “food colors” suchas coffee browns, cel-ery greens and scram-bled-egg yellows willmake the rooms feelmore natural. Hallways are a great

place to bring in theexterior colors foroverall harmony. According to

Jeanette Fisher’sbook Joy to theHome: Secrets of Inte-rior Design Psychol-ogy, since, deepershades of color implyintimacy and serenity,she recommendspainting master bed-rooms a mediumshade of green orblue for warm sellingseasons, and rougered for coolerweather. Other bed-rooms can be paintedin creamy tones ofgreen, blue, or a paleshell pink.For your bedroom

and bathroom, coolcolors can form a re-laxing atmospherewith paint. Considershades of blue, greenor even lavender.Of course, common

sense should helpyou with any colorchoices. You need tomatch other things inyour home and keepa comfortable environ-ment as well.Kay Beran can be reached

at (910) 692-2635. PrudentialGouger O’Neal & SaundersReal Estate is an independ-ently owned and operatedmember of BRER Affiliates,Inc. Prudential, the Prudentiallogo and the Rock symbol areregistered service marks ofPrudential Financial, Inc. andits related entities, registeredin many jurisdictions world-wide. Equal Housing Opportu-nity.

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Joanne PadgettBroker in Charge

CRS/GRI

From Indiana, at-tended Ball State

University. Has beenin Real Estate inPinehurst for 20

years..

Pete GarnerAssociate Broker

Masters Degree fromAppalachian StateUniversity and is aformer teacher andcoach. Pete is a

Sandhills native, veryknowledgeable hadhas been in Real Es-tate for 28 years.

Elizabeth ChildersAssociate Broker

Past President Pine-hurst Southern PinesBoard of Realtors.Realtor of the Year1996. Holds CRS/GRI. Native ofNorth Carolina.Knowledgeable ofall Moore County.Twenty-three yearsin Real Estate

Harwell StovallAssociate Broker

From Atlanta, Georgia.

Graduated from theUniver sity of Florida.Worked for manyyears for Coca ColaCo. Owned his ownReal Estate companyand has been in RealEstate for 37 years.

Ann BentonAssociate Broker

Native of Illinois, haslived in the Sandhillsfor 25 years. Twelveyears of Real Estateexperi ence in MooreCounty. Previouslyworked in the TravelIndustry. HoldsGRI/ABR/RSS.

Joe VioletteAssociate BrokerBS Degree in Business

Administration from Salem StateUniversity in Mass.Moved to Pinehurstin 1989, and formerlyowned a Real Estateagency. Twenty-oneyears of Real Estate

experience.

Faye GibsonAssociate Broker

Past President ofBotani cal Moore

County Garden Club.Holds GRI/ABR/RRS. Native of

Hersey, PA, Knowl-edge in all areas ofMoore County. Fourteen years ofReal Estateexperience.

Roger JohnsonAssociate Broker

A native of Pittsburgh, PA.

Masters degree fromthe University ofPittsburgh. Taughtmathematics for 30years and has 23

years in Real Estate.

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