Maple Oaks Estates

&

Carriage Court Apartments

Would like to invite you to get the perfect Christmas gift!

What’s the perfect Christmas gift?

Coach, Prada, Jimmy Choo, Guess, Versace,

Tiffany & Co.,Louis Vutton,Kate Spade,Fendi

Purses, Wallets ,Datebooks, Jewelry

and more!!!!!!

                       Get them                           

ALL IN ONE PLACE!!!

CARRIAGE COURT CLUBHOUSE
11580 Olde Gate Dr Cincinnati 45246

Friday Dec 3 at 7p

Come and enjoy some shopping!!!

Directions from Maple Oaks: Take 75 South to 275 West (exit 16) to 747South (exit 42A) make a right onto Princeton Pike make a right onto West Kemper continue through the light and make your first left onto Olde Gate Dr. The club house is on the left after the stop sign. (only 20 miles!!)

BRING A FRIEND!

          *Cash only please

• Wood burning fireplaces require a steady supply of seasoned firewood to heat a room.  They can be very efficient at throwing off heat as long as their ventilation systems are properly maintained.  And as an alternative to flipping on the central heat, wood burning fireplaces are a great source of cheap energy.

there are several things you can do while operating your fireplace to prevent fires:

1. 1.Never use flammable liquids to start fires and never burn anything other than seasoned firewood.
2. 2.Clear your hearth of any flammable materials and keep pets and children away.
3. 3.Always use a mesh screen and leave glass doors open when burning fires.
4. 4.Keep air inlets open to prevent smoke build-up.
5. 5.Build small fires that burn completely and produce less smoke.
6. 6.Never leave a fireplace unattended.  Put a fire out before going to bed or leaving the apartment.

When you’re finished using the apartment fireplace, the safest way to clean up wood and ash is to soak the debris in water and then place it outside the apartment.

A few tips to keep your apartment warmer this winter:

• 1. Let there be light. Open shades and curtains on south-facing windows during the day to let in the sun.  While you may not be home during the day to appreciate the mid-day warmth, your apartment should stay warm enough to reduce your heating costs during the day (you are turning your thermostat down before you leave for the day, aren’t you?)
• 2. Cover the floors. If you have bare floors (tile or hardwood, for example), use rugs to help them feel warmer in the morning and evening.
• 3. Be a draft dodger. If you have a draft, block it. This is best done with weather stripping around leaky doors and windows, but check with your landlord or property manager before attempting anything like that. If that’s not an option, placing a blanket in front of the door could help reduce drafts.
• 4. Heat spaces, not your whole place. If you spend the majority of your time in one or two rooms, consider the use of a space heater to warm that space instead of using the furnace to heat your whole apartment.
• 5. Dress in layers. As mom used to always say, “Put on a sweater.” Wearing an extra layer of clothing can go a long way in keeping your body temperature up and your heating bill down. And don’t forget that thick socks or slippers can help a lot with keeping you warm.
• 6. Be more like Linus from Peanuts – use a blanket. Why heat the whole place when you’re sleeping? Plug in the electric blanket and you can have a most cozy bed, while your house remains at an affordable temperature during the night hours. A blanket with dual temperature controls is best if you share your bed.
• 7. Change is good. Have your furnace filter changed regularly. A dirty filter makes the furnace have to work harder, decreasing its efficiency and increasing your heating costs.
• 8. Close the door. If you have a multi-room apartment, close the doors of any unused rooms, and close those rooms’ vents. (If you don’t use the room, there’s no need to heat it

Decorate Your Apartment
One way to feel more comfortable in your apartment is to change up your furniture.  Interior designers have plenty of tricks for making apartments feel more comfortable, and you can probably use many of them:

• Infuse comforting colors into your space by adding throw pillows, artwork, and curtains.
• Pick comfortable furniture pieces that everyone can use.  What’s the point of having a plastic-covered sofa that no one’s allowed to sit on?
• Have multiple seating options. Get a comfortable chair or two and arrange them around your couch to create a conversation area.
• Create more comfort with soft, eye-level lighting.

You don’t need a huge budget to decorate your apartment with comfortable furniture.  A few small changes can make all the difference.

Regulate Apartment Temperature
Feeling more comfortable in your apartment might be as easy as doing a better job regulating the temperature.  Being too hot in summer and too cold in winter is a bummer and a major source of discomfort.  But these small changes could help you feel more comfortable — without turning the thermostat up or down:

• Use energy-efficient blackout curtains to keep extreme temperatures out.
• Install temporary UV window film to cool your place.
• Use ceiling fans all year round. (Most fans have a switch that reverses the blades so they can push cool air down in summer and suck warm air up in winter).
• Cook on the outdoor grill to keep your place cool.
• Get an electric blanket so you don’t have to blast the heat to stay toasty warm in bed.

These ideas will not only keep you more comfortable, but they’ll also help you reduce energy costs.

No-Cost Ways to Add Comfort
You might not need to change very much to have a more comfortable apartment.  Simple changes that don’t cost a dime can make a huge impact.

Decluttering a messy area in your apartment, for example, can totally change your day-to-day life. Decluttering your apartment is a simple matter of getting rid of everything that you don’t need, don’t want, or can’t use.  It may take a few hours — or, in some cases, a few days — but the payoff is massive:  you’ll free up usable living space and feel calmer without the distraction of clutter.

Rearranging the items you want to keep in your apartment can also help you feel more comfortable.  Try to improve any room in which the furniture arrangement lacks a sense of flow.  Giving just a little thought to the furniture arrangement can create more comfort — mentally and physically.

Create a comfortable furniture arrangement by following a few simple interior design rules:

• Leave enough space for folks to navigate comfortably in your apartment.  (18 inches is the suggested minimum amount of space to leave between a coffee table and sofa.)
• Arrange furniture on angles to create a more casual and restful feel.
• Settle on a focal point (a window, a piece of art, the TV) and arrange the rest of the furniture around this focal point.

While decluttering your space and rearranging your furniture may require a small time investment, neither requires a monetary investment.  Creating a more comfortable apartment could be as easy as spending a Saturday morning working with what you already have — for free!