NOVEMBER 2018 NEWSLETTER

It is officially fall. The cooler temperatures have arrived and the mountains are covered in color, including white at higher elevations. Fall is a time when I look forward to a rainy evening and a chance to enjoy a fire and a glass of wine. It’s also a time when you are going to be spending more time in your home rather than outside. Does the space make you want to stay and settle in or pull your hair out because it doesn’t really fit your needs? Take the time to feel your space. Do you have too much space? Not enough space? Not enough storage? Unused bedrooms? Too few bathrooms? There are many reasons why my clients decide to explore other options. If you decide it’s time to make a change, I’m happy to help

Holiday Festivities Right Around the Corner

Every year, Windermere invites a "special guest" to visit its Redman Building office, and you are all invited! The event is on Thursday, December 6th, from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. There will be photos with Santa, Kids Crafts, and plenty of food and drinks. Please send me an email if you will be coming (mimi@winutah.com) so that I can be sure to meet you there. The Windermere Redman building is located in the heart of Sugarhouse at 1240 E. 2100 South, Ste. 600.

Also, Windermere is collecting winter boots and gloves for those in need during the holiday season. If you have any items you'd like to donate, please bring them to Windermere's 9th & 9th office (1059 East 900 South, Suite 205) anytime during the month of December. For every item donated, Windermere will make a matching contribution.

Home Decor Trends

More time spent indoors means more time dreaming about changes you would make to your home or its decor. Kitchens, bathrooms and flooring are the big things you can do (and I can provide you with outstanding referrals for home construction projects, big or small) but what about current color pallets and textures? I have spent the last few weekends touring the local design stores, scouring the internet, and speaking with local designers.

Color Pallets for 2019 are at complete opposite ends of the spectrum according to the Pantone Color Institute. Spicy reds, flamingo orange, and rich purples tempered with neutral shades of cappuccino and grassy green are where those wanting a more contemporary feel are headed. If this color palette makes you nervous, or if you are afraid to step outside of the white/grey comfort zone, find a designer to advise you on the colors that will work for your space. Here are a few photos with these colors in place:

There are several great interior design stores in Salt Lake. For those liking the bolder colors with a more modern style, Madison McCord on 3960 S. Highland is a great place to start. There is a large selection and expansive showroom allowing you to find a piece that will transform your home décor. You can check out their website here.

For those that prefer a softer pallet, I would encourage you to visit Ivy Design at 3174 S. Highland. Their showroom has some gorgeous pieces incorporating the whites, caramels, and tweeds that really add a sense of elegance to a room. Check out their website here.

HOME SPOTLIGHT

Cottonwood Heights Masterpiece

This spectacular home sits on a wooded lot that is 1.5 acres near the end of a private lane and has 7,700 square feet, including seven bedrooms and seven bathrooms. This custom home has everything that you could want, including a gated entrance, heated driveway, heated walkway to the front door, backup generator, saline pool, hot tub, chicken coop, greenhouse, and the four-car garage! It also has a detached art studio with air conditioning, half bath, large exhaust vent hood and wiring/gas line for a kiln. A colleague of mine with Windermere is listing this house, so if you'd like a private tour, please contact me. The full MLS listing is available here.

NEW LISTING

661 E. Wilson Ave. - $450,000

OPEN HOUSE: Friday (11/2) 4-7 p.m., Saturday (11/3) 12-2 p.m., Sunday (11/4) 12-2 p.m.

With immediate access to all Sugarhouse, central 9th & 9th, and Liberty Park has to offer, this home’s location is ideal. Restaurants, coffee shops, and boutique shopping give you premium urban access while this home’s detailed restoration offers the perfect respite. Enjoy a cup of tea in the quiet formal living room next to a crackling fire. The adjacent dining room sparkles with light during the day and offers the ideal spot to host a fabulous dinner party at night with a beautiful window seat and built in bar perfectly set to accommodate your guests. The kitchen comes alive with a restored stove and refrigerator offering a vintage look while still allowing the modern cook to show off. The backyard oasis, complete with fish swimming in the pond, gives you the calming space for your morning meditative breaths while in the evening, offering a separate structure to serve drinks to friends with an additional bar and sitting area. Rare for this area, the fully finished basement streams in natural light and comes equipped with custom cabinetry—ideal for an office or cozy movie spot. Perfectly blending old world and new, this true gem shines bright as soon as you walk through the front door.

Check out the full MLS listing here.

CURRENT LISTING

1533 E. Federal Heights Drive - $995,000

Under Contract - Back up Offers Still Being Considered

This warm and elegant home is ideally located in one of Salt Lake's most desirable neighborhoods - Federal Heights. It is minutes to downtown, Primary Children's Hospital, Huntsman Cancer Institute and the University of Utah. This gorgeous home has been updated throughout. New paint and carpet have been added to the top level including beautiful French doors leading to an 800 square foot deck. The master bath is luxurious in every way with a glass chandelier, carrera marble, and spectacular oversized shower. Sophisticated wainscoting has been added to the dining room with a charming chandelier. French doors will lead you from the family room to an exquisite backyard that includes a beach wood Pergola & Bocce ball court. The added bonus is a spacious mother-in-law or guest suite with a separate entrance. Contact me for a private showing, or check out the full MLS listing here, or property tour here

SLC - HAPPENINGS

Here are a few events that caught my eye happening in and around Salt Lake in the next few weeks.

Jewish Arts Festival 2018

This is a great festival with food, drink, art, and comedy. There will be food vendors, books, gifts, crafts, art, and comedy throughout three-day festival, focusing on local artisans and vendors. November 8, 9, and 11. For details and specific times, click here.

Winter Farmer's Market

Hosted in the historic Rio Grande Depot on Saturdays from 10-2, this market brings the best of the Farmer's Market indoors, including fresh vegetables from late season harvests and area greenhouses. Like the summer markets, it also offers the best of the region's grass-fed meats, dairy, honey, eggs, baked goods, and seasonal offerings for the holidays For more information, click here.

SLUG Mag's Brewstillery

This festival promotes the unique craft beer and distillery culture our state has to offer. Participating breweries and distilleries will be on hand offering samples and education behind their products. While sampling brews and spirits, attendees will also get a taste of local food, music and art. They will also have the opportunity to throw axes and play classic games in the Social Axe Throwing Gaming Area. Saturday, Nov. 17th, 4-10 p.m. Details available here.

HEALTHY LIVING

Gnarly Nutrition - Special Promotion For My Clients!

Gnarly Nutrition offers a full line of all-natural, sports nutrition products that don’t just improve performance and recovery, but taste great as well. Gnarly Nutrition aims to be purposeful with not just the products they add to their line, but the ingredients they choose to put in those products.

One of their main goals is to create products that will positively impact performance, recovery and the general health of active individuals, but beyond making functional products, they also want to make products delicious, something that you WANT to drink.

All Gnarly products are free of artificial colors, flavors and sweeteners and contain no GMOs, gluten or soy. Additionally, although they aren’t an entirely vegan brand, if they can make a product vegan, they do. Why? Why not? They want everyone, regardless of their dietary choices to be able to benefit from their products.

Gnarly is offering a 30% cart discount for my clients! Use the coupon code HHH30 at checkout and get 30% off your entire cart plus free shipping.

I love Gnarly products and their culture. They may be a sports nutrition company, but they also want to inspire people to be more, to push and challenge themselves and truly discover what they’re capable of.

New Recipe

Here is recipe that we modified from one found in The Feed Zone. This cookbook was designed for professional cyclists and is used by top flight athletes of all types. We make this mixture on Sunday, refrigerate, and then make breakfast burritos throughout the week. Enjoy!

High Protein Make-Ahead Breakfast Burritos

1 pound ground chicken (can substitute with ground turkey)
1 large sweet potato
12 eggs
1 packet of taco seasoning
Shredded cheddar cheese

Bring pot of water to a boil. Peel, dice, and add sweet potato to boiling water and cook until done.

While sweet potato is cooking, cook ground chicken with very small amount of olive oil in large skillet until done. Add 1 tablespoon of taco seasoning to chicken while cooking. While chicken cooks, beat 12 eggs in small bowl. Add beaten eggs to chicken and continue to mix and stir until eggs are cooked. Add 1-2 additional tablespoons of taco seasoning while egg/chicken mixture cooks to taste.

Mash cooked sweet potato and add to egg/chicken mixture. Stir together well. Season with salt, pepper, and additional taco seasoning to taste.

When ready to serve, add small amount of cheddar cheese and add mixture to tortilla.

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS

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Mimi Sinclair
Realtor®

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