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The holidays have passed, and facing the long stretch of winter weather ahead can seem overwhelming and bleak. As the colder temperatures force you to spend more time inside, beat the winter blues by getting out of the house and into a fun indoor activity near you.

 

ROCK WALL CLIMBING

Get your heart rate up and try something new! Wall climbing gyms are popping up all over the place, including many locations in middle Tennessee:

·        Nashville is home to two locations of Climb Nashville, where you can wall climb at your leisure as well as participate in organized fitness (for both endurance and strength) and yoga classes. ·        Franklin offers a great climbing space called The Crag, which is purely focused on the…
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If you are looking for new ways to improve your home this year, take note of what is IN this year. The 2017 home design trends have a lot to do with color, texture, shapes, simplified living spaces, and taking traditional designs and putting a modern spin on them.
 

Textured Furniture

 

Textured furniture is different and unique and is making its way into 2017 because of the way designers want their customers to be more in touch with textures. Anything from pleats, foldings, cotton, velvet, and wool will be making it’s way in homes this year. This is coming from a larger macro trend of comfort according to Patti Carpenter, the Global Trend Ambassador and Creative Director from Carpenter Co. She adds “you will continue to see faux fur, mohair, and

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February is the month of love, so why not spend your time doing activities that you love around Middle Tennessee? This month is all about events that make people happy like the Antique & Garden Show, and Free Hike Day. So go out and find something you love to do this month– here are some ideas:

 

Wedding Dresses Throughout the Decades @ Oaklands Mansion

 

Happening now through March 5th, The Oaklands Mansion in Murfreesboro is hosting the Wedding Dresses Throughout the Decades exhibit. Come browse the gowns on display while discovering the lives of women in history. You can see each vintage gown from up to 100 years ago, along with a photo and story of the bride who wore it on her special day. Experience the changes in fashion and culture from

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Beautiful almost new home on a quiet street in Nashville, TN minutes away from Green Hills, Sylvan Park and Belle Meade. Some outstanding features of this home include a two-car attached garage, main level guest bedroom, master suite and 2 bedrooms upstairs with awesome, spacious bonus room. Low maintenance yard and welcoming covered porch! Listed for $755,000 by Scott Evans and Zach Goodyear from Parks in the Gulch. Find out more about this home here.

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NYE Hot Spots

What better way to ring in 2017 than at some of the best parties Middle Tennessee has to offer? Whether you’re a local or just visiting, New Years Eve in Nashville and the surrounding areas are sure to please all interests. Between the abundance of live music performances, to parties, to elegant dinners, making the right choice to spend your last few hours in 2016 may be harder than you thought. So we hope some of these NYE hotspots will help:

 

New Years Eve Dinners

 

  • Sinema’s New Years Eve Dinner + Lounge Party
  • etc. New Years Eve Dinner
  • Sambuca NYE
  • 5 Senses Restaurant & Bar NYE Dinner
  • GRAYS on Main Dinner and Live Music
  • The Goat New Years Eve Bash
  • Woodfire Mt. Juliet NYE Ho Down

 

New Years Eve Live Music Performances

 

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LOTW-2613bAirpark-Blog-1024x512 (1)This listing of the week comes from a premier builder who made his mark on the Rosebank neighborhood in East Nashville. This transitional style home is nestled away on Airpark Drive, which connects to Shelby Bottoms, making you just minutes away from trails, river access, a fenced dog park and much more! A large, half-covered rooftop deck and private patio off the owners suite provide more than adequate outdoor living space for enjoying and entertaining – and beautiful views! Listed for $475, 900 by Matt Read, Chad Sain and Autumn Roth from Parks in the Gulch. Find out more about this home here.

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Christmas ligth outside

For those homeowners who love to decorate the exterior of their home as well as the interior for the holidays, there are many dazzling lighting options. You don’t have to worry that your house will look like every other house on the block because there are a virtual plethora of outdoor décor concepts available to you to choose from.

 

Regardless of whether you’re planning on decorating your entire outdoor property or if you want to stick to only a simple porch display, we’re sure you’ll find inspiration in this creative list of outdoor holiday lighting design ideas:

     

  • Low maintenance: Many homeowners have a lot of other priorities that need attention, making low maintenance holiday lights a must. If you can devote several hours to
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Our listing of the week is this beautifully renovated bungalow in Historic Richland Central with 6 bedrooms. Open Kitchen with breakfast bar, pantry, and wine cellar. Family room with fireplace plus a second level recreational room with built-ins. Spacious master suite located on the second level with large walk-in closets. Expansive outdoor back deck and a two car detached garage. Listed for $975,000 by Mary Beth Thomas and John Brittle from Parks in the Gulch. View more about this home here.

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Best Christmas Lights

Create holiday memories, or continue cherished traditions by visiting some of the best christmas light displays in Middle Tennessee! Bundle the kids in warm coats and scarves, bring some candy canes, pour some hot chocolate in a thermos, and make some new holiday traditions this season.

 

The Dancing Lights of Christmas at Jellystone Park

One of Middle Tennessee’s most popular drive-thru light shows, The Dancing Lights of Jellystone Park offers hundreds of thousands of LED christmas lights dancing to rocking holiday tunes all while staying in your car! This would be the perfect time for the whole family to dress in their favorite pajamas and make new traditions. Try to make it on a weeknight, as it tends to have extremely long lines on Friday and

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Christmas Decore inside As the winter holidays approach once again, there’s a festive feeling in the air everywhere you go: malls, restaurants and even grocery stores are decked out in holiday style. To help you recreate this festive feeling at home, we’ve compiled a list of some easy Christmas décor ideas for inspiration.

 

Nothing makes a home feel more like Christmas than a cozy interior – no matter where you live. Usher in holiday cheer and delight by putting your own twist on these winter decoration concepts:

     

  • Christmas garland – One of the simplest ways to welcome the holidays is by using garland as adornment in virtually any room. Christmas garland is traditionally made up of trimmings from balsam fir, white pine, and other evergreen trees. Because of the
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