{"id":1351,"date":"2016-06-17T06:00:09","date_gmt":"2016-06-17T06:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/?p=1351"},"modified":"2016-06-17T06:00:09","modified_gmt":"2016-06-17T06:00:09","slug":"preparing-your-home-for-the-summer-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/preparing-your-home-for-the-summer-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing Your Home For The Summer Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><em>The kids are almost out of school and it\u2019s an invasion, but we\u2019ve got d\u00e9cor tips that should minimize the whirlwind!<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nDuring the school year, the kids\u2026 well, they\u2019re in school. In other words, they\u2019re not at home, making a mess.<\/p>\n<p>Come summer, they\u2019re running in and out of the house at high speed, dropping water, sand, dirt and who knows what else on their way to the bathroom, the refrigerator or to get that all important toys from their rooms.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1352\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost\/worldwidehome-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Beautiful-Home-for-summer.jpg\" alt=\"Beautiful Home for summer\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Beautiful-Home-for-summer.jpg 960w, https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Beautiful-Home-for-summer-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Beautiful-Home-for-summer-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These are good things, but at the same time, keeping up a beautiful home during summer induced chaos isn\u2019t easy. There are a few things you can do to help keep things under control!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Preparing Your Home For The Summer Tip #1: Get Your Mudroom Organized<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We talked about \u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/creating-the-perfect-mudroom\/\">Creating The Perfect Mudroom<\/a>\u201d a few weeks back so be sure to give that another read but let\u2019s get specific for summer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Clean out all the winter stuff &#8211; hats, &#8211; mittens, boots &#8211; and store it all in bins, to be put away until next fall.<\/li>\n<li>Use every available space in your mudroom.<em> Have a spare corner? It\u2019s typically the most underutilized space in a room! <\/em>A corner shelf will give you the extra storage you need for things like bug spray, sunblock, beach towels, stray sunglasses and hats!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1333\" src=\"http:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/TRENTON-505-244-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"TRENTON 505-244\" width=\"740\" height=\"740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/TRENTON-505-244-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/TRENTON-505-244-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/TRENTON-505-244-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/TRENTON-505-244-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/TRENTON-505-244-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/TRENTON-505-244.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/inspireathome.com\/trenton-corner-shelf-in-distressed-pine.html\">Trenton Corner Shelf Unit<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make sure there are plenty of hooks for hats and baseball caps. Maybe one that\u2019s JUST for the kids? No adults allowed with this rack:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1299\" src=\"http:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AERO-552-154RD-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"AERO 552-154RD\" width=\"740\" height=\"740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AERO-552-154RD-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AERO-552-154RD-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AERO-552-154RD-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AERO-552-154RD-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AERO-552-154RD-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AERO-552-154RD.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/inspireathome.com\/aero-coat-rack-in-red.html\">Aero Coat Rack<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Preparing Your Home For The Summer Tip #2: Get Your Kitchen Under Control<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Besides making room in the freezer for a ton of popsicles and freezies, you can keep surfaces uncluttered and easy to clean.<\/p>\n<p>Incorporating easy to wipe down surfaces makes tidying up a snap when the troops have been through on their search for a snack and left their prints all over. Kitchen island \/ bar stools made with plastic seats are ideal for when wet bathing suits are being worn all the live long day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1334\" src=\"http:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/TREX-203-990-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"TREX 203-990\" width=\"740\" height=\"740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/TREX-203-990-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/TREX-203-990-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/TREX-203-990-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/TREX-203-990-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/TREX-203-990-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/TREX-203-990.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/inspireathome.com\/trex-2pk-26-stool-in-white.html\">Trex Stool<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Preparing Your Home For The Summer Tip #3: Make Your Deck Into Another Room<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Barring stormy weather, keeping the kids busy outside instead of inside, staring at screens, means that your deck can be another room of your house. Better still, it\u2019s a \u2018room\u2019 that comes with its own \u2018natural\u2019 decor.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1332\" src=\"http:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/terrace-1229212_1920pixabaynoattrib-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"terrace-1229212_1920pixabaynoattrib\" width=\"740\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/terrace-1229212_1920pixabaynoattrib-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/terrace-1229212_1920pixabaynoattrib-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/terrace-1229212_1920pixabaynoattrib-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/terrace-1229212_1920pixabaynoattrib-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/terrace-1229212_1920pixabaynoattrib.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bring comfort outdoors with gorgeous outdoor furniture so that the kids have no reason to be inside: they can read, color, play, create forts, have outdoor movie night and create wonderful memories that will last a lifetime! For you, the memories will perhaps be enhanced by a free standing hammock?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1310\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost\/worldwidehome-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/FB-HDMDLX-RED.jpg\" alt=\"FB-HDMDLX-RED\" width=\"644\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/FB-HDMDLX-RED.jpg 644w, https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/FB-HDMDLX-RED-300x276.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/dfohome.com\/Red-Headdemock\/FB-HDMDLX-RED\">Headdemock<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>!nspire Tip: If you want to keep the kids from raiding the fridge all weekend long, consider putting a cooler outside on the deck. You can fill it with snacks and cool drinks, avoiding the footprint path from the back door to the refrigerator!<\/em><br \/>\nLet\u2019s not forget the other \u2018big kids\u2019 in all this organizing and decorating:\u00a0 shatterproof \u2018glassware\u2019 &#8211; that looks like glass but isn\u2019t &#8211; is perfect for outdoor entertaining and barbecuing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1322\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost\/worldwidehome-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/monogrammed-duraclear-outdoor-stemless-red-wine-glass-.jpg\" alt=\"monogrammed-duraclear-outdoor-stemless-red-wine-glass-\" width=\"576\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/monogrammed-duraclear-outdoor-stemless-red-wine-glass-.jpg 576w, https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/monogrammed-duraclear-outdoor-stemless-red-wine-glass--300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/monogrammed-duraclear-outdoor-stemless-red-wine-glass--150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.williams-sonoma.com\/products\/monogrammed-duraclear-outdoor-stemless-red-wine-glass\/?pkey=ctabletop-duraclear&amp;&amp;ctabletop-duraclear\">Duraclear Glasses<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Get ready for summer so that you can spend it outside with friends and family, enjoying beautiful weather and good times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The kids are almost out of school and it\u2019s an invasion, but we\u2019ve got d\u00e9cor tips that should minimize the whirlwind!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1352,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14,16,21],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1351","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nature-ideas","8":"category-organization","9":"category-trends","10":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1351"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1351\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldwidehomefurnishingsinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}