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NUGGETS FROM THE WORLD OF RESIDENTIAL DESIGNThree Wellness Reasons To Decorate Early for Halloween (NEW POST)
I’ll admit to being a Scrooge, a Grinch, an HOA rules follower when it comes to our home fronts. So when I noticed a neighbor decorating his house weeks before the allowed start date, I had two reactions: Dang, dude! and Darn, that’s cute. It turns out that while festooning your property with holiday decor early may break some community rules, it comes with some wellness benefits. Here’s what I learned in researching this topic, along with a few trendy Halloween home decorating tips.
Early Halloween decorating offers wellness benefits
[Photo by Georgia Porch Decor via Yelp]
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