The Lawhead Team would like to share some safety tips for the Halloween season for your home:

• Use LED or battery operated candles instead of candles with a live flame. These are much safer however you should still make sure they don’t come into contact with paper, cloth or any other flammable items.
• Many Halloween decorations like straw and dried flowers are flammable. Keep them away from all open flames and heat sources such as light bulbs to prevent fires.
• For Halloween lights, make sure all electric cords are safely out of the way of children and pets. If your Halloween lights say “indoors only”, follow their advice!
• On the night of Halloween, make sure your path to your door is well lit and free of clutter. You should also make sure the path is free of any obstacles that could cause someone to trip or fall.
• Don’t let your children handle sharp carving knives and keep an eye on them while you’re carving. If possible, purchase specific tools that are geared just for pumpkin carving (for your safety, too!). If the kids really want to participate in the carving, you can let them make the pattern or poke the pumpkin flesh in after you’ve done the carving.
• Never leave a candle anywhere unattended, and never leave burning candles where children (or people who act like children) can reach them or accidentally knock them over.
• Make sure that all Halloween props hanging, dangling, draped, staked, or set are steadily secured. Where there will be foot traffic, tape down loose wires with duct tape. You don’t want people to trip. And check these places often during the course of the evening for any loose edges that need retaping.
• And above all else, make sure to stay safe and have fun during the Halloween season!

A house becomes a home when it is filled with friends, family and great memories. The Lawhead Team would like to share some tips to making your home a haven and a stress free area.

Create A Focal Point – When you or someone else first walks into your home, you should first notice something you love. It can be a piece of art, a vase of flowers or a special souvenir.

Organize Your Daily Mess – Don’t let things pile up at your entryway. Create a designated place for every item that enters your home such as mail, junk mail, your purse, shoes, etc. to make your home more stress free.

Create More Open Space – Clutter can make any space look smaller. Do you need all those end tables or picture frames? Painting a bookcase or table the same color as the wall it is against will make the room look bigger, more spacious and stress free.

Mood Lighting – Use dimmers and spot lighting to create a stress free mood. Having one main overhead light makes it difficult to wind down at the end of the day. A cute decorative lamp on an end table will help create a relaxed and cozy feel.

Stay Away From Loud Colors – When mixing patterns and colors, keep it simple. Too many bright colors or busy patterns in the room make it difficult to relax.

Add Houseplants – For a peaceful and stress free home bring in a couple of houseplants or hang a mirror across from your larges window to maximize outdoor vantage points. Photographs of landscape also work.

Bedroom Colors – Use soothing and stress free hues like blue and green in your bedroom. If you do not want to paint your walls, throw in a comforter or throw pillows with soothing colors in them.

Reduce The Use Of Electronics – Remove televisions and computers from your bedroom to rest easier. The light emitted by these devices signal the brain to stay awake, thus interfering with a good night’s sleep.