When you are staging your home prior to selling it, begin by removing personal items, such as photographs and also consider removing extra furniture. By removing extra furniture, rooms will look larger. Potential buyers also tend to think the home does not have adequate storage, when rooms are packed with furniture and other items. Generally, it is better to move your packed items to a storage facility rather than storing them in the garage, because a large garage is also a selling feature. Remember, you can always put everything back out when you are settled in your new home.
The Back Bay Science Center is having another installment in their Citizen Science Academy Voyager Program. The Voyager Program will begin on Saturday, February 11th and continue through Saturday, March 18th. This is a great way to learn more about the natural world around you. The Voyager Program is a nature based, hands-on education program. There will be different workshops which “focus on the interrelationships between nature and humans through history, plant and wildlife identification, ecological relationships, human impacts and more.” The program meets every Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 12noon. This program is for ages 14+. The city of Newport Beach and its partners are putting this program on. The Back Bay Science Center is located at 600 Shellmaker Road in Newport Beach. For more information about this program or to sign-up for this series of workshops, see their website at: http://backbaysciencecenter.org/programs/.
Pelican Hill is made-up of five luxury developments which are adjacent to the Pelican Hill Resort, Spa and Golf Course. Pelican Hill is situated in the Newport Coast section of Newport Beach. Located at 32 Shoreridge, this 6,200 square foot home is part of the Pelican Crest development. This five bedroom, five bathroom home was built in 2000. With a contemporary, French architectural style this home has a dramatic two story entry with a stone floor and stair case. Attention to detail can be seen in the brick walkways, the Bordeaux imported fireplace and the Maine wide plank wood flooring. The home and property have views of the surrounding canyons and the Pacific Ocean. This home sits on a large 16,000 square foot piece of property with a cul-de-sac setting. Outdoor’s homeowners will enjoy strolling through the gardens and mature olive trees. Outdoor entertaining is wonderful around the swimming pool and spa or under the pergola or in the open air cabana. The outdoor barbeque has a built-in grill and pizza oven. Pelican Crest, as are all Pelican Hill developments, is a 24 hour guard gated community. Pelican Crest has 166 custom designed and built homes.