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Sunday, March 25, 2012

WREATH OR NO WREATH? THAT IS THE QUESTION...

I have people from all over the world read my blog. I am so glad you stop by to read. Since I have such a vast audience, I would like to ask a question to all of you.


What is your opinion on having a wreath on your front door?
I have lived all over the United States; mostly the Southeastern part. Since I've been married, we have pretty much always had a wreath on our front door. Even when we lived in Utah and Indiana (neither of which are in the Southeastern United States). I was always told it was a form of "Welcome." I also like to see a bit of color on the door.
I like to change out the wreath with the season. During the Spring and Summer months, I like to have bright colors. During the fall, I will have a harvest type wreath. Christmas, I bring out my Christmas wreath. This year, I had a Mardi Gras wreath, and recently, I spruced up my wreath for Spring time. For a tutorial on how to make these wreaths, click here.
With the house on the market, we painted our front door black. I thought about putting the wreath back up, but for some reason I felt maybe I should not. I asked our Realtor, and she told me no. She said she had just recently shown a property to a couple from Oregon, and they asked her about all the wreaths. They thought it was weird. My Realtor said it was a Southern thing. I never thought of having a wreath on your front door as a Southern thing. 


So, what do you all think?  Do you have a wreath on your door? Do you think it's weird? IS it a "Southern" thing?  I would really like to hear from you.
Personally, I think our door needs something. But I guess that's just me.

5 comments:

  1. No wreath - remember you are trying to make your house as generic as possible. Not everyone will have your taste.

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  2. Hey Gal, thanks for stopping by the other day! I'm not sure about the wreath thing. I like them, but personally i think i would feel the pressure of changing it with the seasons and the holidays! Then storing them would be a whole new question. So no wreath for me for now. LOL! We've shown the house a few times, and we do have someone interested but they are self employed and working with a lender so no offer yet? I don't know about you but our house is in a lower price range, under 160, so that may be a major factor as far as selling quickly. Where do you live now and where are you moving to?

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    1. We are moving from Louisiana to Kentucky. We live in a HUGE neighborhood, mostly really big nice homes. We have some professional football and baseball players, BUT!!! we live in the smaller less $$ homes. In fact, except for one other home (that has a pool and is quite a bit smaller), we are the best priced home in the neighborhood. They are building homes much like our home with same square footage, but are asking $60,000 + more. AND they are selling. Really can't understand, because our home is fairly new. Oh well. As my husband says, they right person will come along....

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  3. I think my vote is no wreath. Even thought I like them and wish I had one. But, listen to the realtor. Maybe you could put a small flowering pot on the ground by the left side of the door to add color? Good luck!

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  4. I've lived all over the Midwest. I think wreaths are a Southern thing. Not a fan of them, myself, but whatever blows your hair back... :)

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