Easter Storage: Peace of Mind and 20% Off!

Spring has arrived and Easter has now come and gone.  You are now faced with taking down your Easter décor.  Do you usually throw your Easter pieces in a plastic box, left to knock against each other?  Or are you more of a newspaper and moving box type of person?  How will the decorations look when it’s time to unpack them again next year?  Are they a little worse for wear?  Think of your collectibles, you fragile items.  Do you have to work at storing them properly?

After evaluating what you have, could your Easter décor use a little more care in its storage?  Here at Sterling Pear, our Signature Storage Box is the ideal solution to protect your Ukrainian eggs or glass Easter chicks.   With three pullout trays, each storage box is quite large and can hold up to 52 individual items.  Dividers separate each item, keeping things organized and preventing delicate pieces from bumping against each other and breaking.  Additionally, the dividers are completely removable and adjustable, so the trays can be customized to make room for varying sizes of seasonal pieces. 

To further protect your smaller pieces, tissue paper or paper shred could be used to fill in gaps and prevent pieces from shifting.  Or better yet, raffia or Easter grass could be used to cushion items in the storage box and to give you an additional display for Easter.   You could very easily use the happy, pear-green box as a display case during the Easter season (green is always in at Easter… plus, you’ve cradled your beautiful pieces in that festive raffia!).

Sterling Pear wants you to enjoy the peace of mind knowing that your favorite Easter pieces will be safely stored all year long, which is why they are offering 20% your entire purchase this Spring.  Make sure to use coupon code EASTER2010 at checkout.

Contributed by Heather Martinez

Quick Fixes for the Late Winter Blahs

So, here it is -- late winter.  Easter is more than a month away and the early blooms have yet to start peeking their heads out.  It’s the late-winter blahs . . . You look around your house and it feels gray, drab and dreary.  This means it’s time for a quick room-brightening fix or two!  And there’s more you can do than just a pretty bouquet of flowers on the coffee table.

Take a look at your curtains or sheers.  When was the last time you laundered them?  For that matter, when was the last time you replaced them?  If you can’t remember, it’s probably time to either get them cleaned or replace them with something eye-catching and brand-new.  This easy little task will instantly brighten any room.  While you are out, pick up a few new throw pillows.  A fabric with a cheerful, contrasting color will easily update your living, family, or bedroom.

When was the last time you rearranged your decorative pieces?  This is another quick and easy fix to give a room new life.  If things look a bit crowded on the mantle, it’s time to edit.  Perhaps just a few bold pieces will do.  Next, check out the bookshelves.  Are they neat and tidy? Everything lined up properly?  How about using a beautiful piece of pottery or glasswork as a bookend? 

Remember, for true sophistication less is more.   No need for overcrowding of all the wonderful things you have collected the world over.  If shelves are crowded, go ahead and stash some of your treasures in a protective storage box.  Then, every few months you can rotate pieces, changing the look in a room just a bit.  Your things will have more meaning when you can truly showcase their beauty (and that won’t happen when looking at 15 things on a little shelf!).

Enjoy your easy, new changes while enjoying these last days of winter.  Spring is just around the corner!

Contributed by Heather Martinez