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January 9, 2012

GuildQuality, A Trusted Partner

Earlier today, we posted about our partnership with GuildQuality, an innovative third party measuring customer satisfaction for homebuilders, remodelers, contractors and real estate companies. Aside from taking us paperless for our client surveys (which is awesome), GuildQuality also provides great insight on our long standing strong points, potential areas for improvement and the mindset of the clients we work with every day. Read the full post here.

November 23, 2011

Holiday tips from Long Fence and Home

Long Fence and Home wants to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving!

Here are a few tips on how to make your home more festive for the big family dinner — in addition to all the delicious food!

Welcome your guests outside with fall door decor

Frame Example

We all know that doors can be beautiful by themselves, especially Long Doors, but why not spruce them up with some new, Autumn decor to welcome your Thanksgiving guests?

Instead of the typical autumn wreath, try hot gluing autumn leaves, acorns, maize, and branches to an empty, wooden picture frame. You can glue all around the picture frame, or keep some of the frame showing for a more rustic look. Either attach this frame to a regular wreath hanger, which you can hide by gluing leaves, branches, and more, or use an orange or mauve ribbon to hang the frame on your front door.

Welcome your guests inside with pumpkin pie potpourri

Pumpkin Example

Fill your kitchen or any other room with the welcoming smell of pumpkin pie.

Below is a great new way to fill your home with the welcoming smell of pumpkin pie.

Cut the top and clean out the inside of a few small to medium-sized pumpkins. Use an apple corer to make holes all around each pumpkin for venting. Rub seasonal spices, such as cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, vanilla, and cloves throughout the inside of the pumpkin. Place a small, votive candle inside the pumpkin. When you light the candle, the smell of pumpkin pie will fill every room — before you even bake the actual pie!

We hope these small tips add some festivity to your home for the upcoming holiday. Again, Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Sources: HGTV.com and Frederick Magazine (October 2011).

December 28, 2010

December Twitter Round-Up

There were so many great links shared over Twitter this month.  Our Twitter Round-Up gathers all the links shared by our friends on Twitter and picks out the best ones.  Our friends over at Knowlera directs us to some information about home window replacement.  Energy Star is ready for winter and some tips on how to wire your outside lighting.  Happy Holidays and enjoy the links. Read more…

November 5, 2010

Windows To The Web

Here at Long Fence and Home, we are passionate about energy efficiency, home improvement and home health.  We try our best to stay up-to-date with all the news that surround these passions of ours.  Throughout the week we “tweet” out the articles that we like the most or post them on our Facebook page.  For those who may have missed these articles and blog posts, we will share them here. Read more…

October 29, 2010

Friday Twitter Round-Up: Halloween Edition

Happy Halloween friends!  This is a special occasion that calls for a special installment of Friday Twitter Round-Up.  Over the week we gather some of our favorite tweets and post them on the blog.  This week includes stories about green Halloween tips, smart meters and the need for bird repellant.  You can find us on Twitter @LFandHome. Read more…