_{Easy summer decorating tips — bar carts, patio setups, fire pits, and citrus accents — to make your Fairfield County home feel like summer.}

Summer entertaining looks different than the rest of the year! More outdoor time, more spontaneous guests, more golden,hour dinners. Here are five simple ways to get your home ready for it.

_{1. Bring a Bar Cart Outside}

Since you'll be doing a lot more entertaining outdoors, stock a weatherproof bar cart on the patio. It keeps drinks, glassware, and garnishes within reach without extra trips to the kitchen,  and it looks great doing it.

_{2. Prep the Patio}

Get your patio ready for alfresco entertaining. If your deck or garden has enough space, carve out two separate areas, one for lounging, one for dining, to double the functionality of your outdoor space.

_{3. Fill Your Fireplace}

You won't be stoking the flames again for a few months, so for now, stack leftover wood or position candles in your fireplace. It's an easy way to keep the space from feeling empty during the warm months.

_{4. Ready Your Fire Pit}

Create or refresh a fire pit for roasting s'mores or stargazing on clear nights. It's one of the simplest upgrades for extending your evenings outside.

_{5. Accessorize With Citrus}

As simple as it sounds, decorating with a bowl of citrus fruits can do wonders to make an entire room feel brighter and more summery. It's an easy, low,cost styling trick that also works well for staging a home for sale.

Getting Your Home Ready to Sell This Summer?

These same touches — a styled patio, a bright kitchen, an inviting outdoor space — are exactly what we look for when we walk a listing. We offer complimentary staging guidance to every seller we work with.

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Fowler Sakey Team, Coldwell Banker Realty | 1275 Post Road, Fairfield, CT 06824 | 475,888,9713 | [email protected]