Daigle's Digs

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

A large canvas over the bed

The bed is often one the biggest focal points in a bedroom. There are numerous ways to draw the eye immediately to the bed upon entering the bedroom. A great way to accomplish this is over sized paintings behind the bed.

You can use the artwork to bring color and graphics into a room:

In a bedroom that does not incorporate a lot of color and uses clean lines I love an over sized black and white canvas:

In addition to writing for Daigle's Digs, Elizabeth works full-time as a Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Realty Downtown, LLC. Elizabeth's expertise is in buying and selling a home, first time home buyers, short sales, and investment properties. Contact Elizabeth for any real estate needs. Cell 303-819.73.71. Work 720-314-8352.

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

The art of cooking

One of my favorite pastimes is cooking. When in corporate America I used to spend all day Sunday prepping my food for the week. Family and friends knew not to inference with my Sundays. I'd turn my music on and stand over the oven or cutting board. Chopping vegetables, making chilli, baking meat to freeze to eat that week. Cooking for me is very therapeutic but also another outlet to be creative with- toying with spices, creating recipes from scratch and planning out my meals for the week. With all this change in my life, I lost sight of my Sunday cooking ritual. It has only been recently that I have gotten back into cooking but my schedule can be so chaotic that I really try to keep things as simple as possible. Dinner that takes less than 20 minutes?! Yes please! I find myself eating a lot of salads and sandwiches for lunch or dinner and it works for the time being.

I always find myself adding a friend egg to just about any meal. What can I say I am French! I'll put a fried egg on salads, sandwiches, toast or even just alone. Another one of my favorite foods are avocados. An avocado goes in my morning smoothie, on salads, sandwiches or just whole. It was inevitable for my love for fried eggs and avocado to merge. When I stumbled upon this recipes for an egg and avocado pizza, I knew I would be hooked. And I am1 To make it easier I use Trader Joe's naan bread in the freezer aisle. It is frozen so all you have to do is put it in the over for about 5 minutes at 350 degrees.

While that cooks, I simply mash up half an avocado, fry an egg (well, two in my case). Then I spread the avocado on the cooked naan and put the fried eggs on the naan and I am good to go! Sometimes I will throw on some mixed greens to make it a bit healthier and add an extra crunch. It's easy, fast and I get to do a bit of cooking

Monday, August 18, 2014

Speaking of.....

Side tables. If re-purposing a trash can isn't your thing. How about a small ladder?

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Along with being a creative alternative to a side table, it can add a rustic feeling to a room or color (if you choose to paint it).

Friday, August 15, 2014

Mint + Navy Bedroom

Thursday, August 14, 2014

A great side table

Looking for a new side table? The answer may be already in your home- your trash can. A creative (and cheap) solution for a side table is spray painting a simple wire trash can. Perfect for next to a couch or bed and would work great in for a reading nook!

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

What to expect as a seller

The Denver real estate market is booming and it's a definite sellers market. As of July 2014 Denver only has 23.2% of the required inventory to have a balanced market. This means that houses on the market are going very quick. In July, detached homes under $400,000 went under contract on average in 18 days- the historical average is 89. This is a market that we have not seen in quite some time and it can take sellers by surprise. When I work with sellers I try to explain what they may experience could be very different that was occurred when they sold their last home. Sellers should be prepared for:

Multiple showings. The house I just listed had 82 showings in three weeks. Luckily the home was vacant so the sellers were not put out but there could be a number of people walking through your home.
There may be multiple offers depending on how the home is priced.
The market is moving quickly which means decisions needs to be made rather quickly.
Depending on the price point- investors may take interest in your property.

In this market if your house is not getting many showings or has been on the market more than 2 weeks without an offer, you may want to discuss with your agent what the cause might be. As a listing agent, I always have a conversation with sellers about how quickly the house needs to sell when we are determining a price.

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Office Space: Glamour Edition.

I finally got a desk at work and I can not even express the relief I feel about this. The fact that now my work can be separate from my home helps create boundaries between work and home life. Also, for some reason having a physical desk of my own helps my creativity and focus. As of late, I have been perusing the Internet for workspaces on ways to design my own little desk.

For my office, I find myself gravitating towards clean lines, white furniture and of course gold fixtures. To me, the clean lines in the design of an office signify a sense de clutter and organization, which is something every office needs. My eye keeps falling on offices with a 'glamorous' or feminine feel. The fact that my current desk will be in the row with all men must be having an effect on my design decisions.