Prepping Your Home for Game Day
Football season is on the horizon. It’s time to retreat to the family room on Sunday afternoon with friends and family to root for the...
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Rachel Ray
- Jul 4
- 2 min
Happy 4th of July
If you’re planning to host a Fourth of July party that involves dazzling your friends and neighbors with fireworks, do a bit of research....
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Rachel Ray
- Jun 1
- 4 min
Modern Garage Paint Ideas
Whether you’ve just moved into a new house or want to freshen your old one, don’t forget the garage. A new paint job can turn your...
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Rachel Ray
- May 4
- 2 min
Preparing for a Worry-Free Summer
Battle bugs before they bite (or sting!) you — and check the attic for problems. Tackling these simple tasks now gives you a head start...
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Rachel Ray
- Feb 28
- 5 min
Smart Home Security Gets Even Smarter — and Easier
Smart home security can give you a (virtual) lock on protecting your home and peace of mind. Once upon a time, installing a smart home...
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Rachel Ray
- Feb 15
- 3 min
February To-Do List
February is a time of year to indulge in home comforts like cooking big-batch meals, reading in the afternoon and watching movies with...
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Rachel Ray
- Jan 16
- 5 min
Valentine's Day at Home!
Start a Couple’s Bucket List Let’s start with my favorite Valentine’s Day idea of them all. Do you have some couple goals you wish to...
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Rachel Ray
- Jan 11
- 2 min
Happy New Year!
Whew. The holidays are done. The new year has rung in. That's when smart homeowners know it's time to do these five things that'll save...
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Rachel Ray
- Dec 1, 2021
- 3 min
Fall Maintenance Checklist
Clean and Stow Your Mower If your mower sits for months with gas in its tank, the gas will slowly deteriorate, which can damage internal...
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Rachel Ray
- Apr 22, 2021
- 2 min
Downtown Des Moines Farmers Market
SATURDAY MARKET Opening Day: May 1, 2021! The Downtown Farmers’ Market will return for its 2021 season as a modified in-person Market...
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Rachel Ray
- Mar 31, 2021
- 2 min
11 Garden Plants to Help Keep Bugs Away!
Do you have a green thumb? As a homeowner, there are simple ways you can keep bugs off of your property in order to protect your family,...
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Rachel Ray
- Mar 16, 2021
- 1 min
Treat yourself
The Pershall Group would like to highlight one of our favorite local services in West Des Moines, Andrea Tedder is a Licensed Massage...
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Rachel Ray
- Mar 3, 2021
- 1 min
March Madness!
March madness is here — not the basketball kind, but the “home” kind. It’s that time of year when homeowners who’ve been through a few...
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Rachel Ray
- Feb 14, 2021
- 3 min
14 Ideas for Valentines Day in the cold
There is so much pressure to make Valentine's Day extra-special each year, but we're here to remind you that the most important...
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Rachel Ray
- Jan 16, 2021
- 6 min
21 things to look forward to in 2021 ... if everything works out
Something good has to happen in 2021, right? A lot of things that were canceled in 2020 are back on this year. Tentatively. And a lot of...
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Rachel Ray
- Nov 16, 2020
- 4 min
A Fall Checklist of 10 Things You Gotta Do Before Winter Sets In
When the last of summer's heat is a faint memory, and you're pulling out your hoodies more than your shorts, it's time to tackle a few...
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Rachel Ray
- Oct 15, 2020
- 1 min
Beggar's Night 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has thrown a wrench into the usual Halloween plans in central Iowa. Still, some communities do plan to host...
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Rachel Ray
- Sep 16, 2020
- 1 min
4 Things Proactive Homeowners Do in September
Fall’s cooler temps are perfect for deck and yard improvements. Ah, September. The weather is changing, and we're getting back to our...
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Rachel Ray
- Apr 15, 2020
- 3 min
Tips and Tricks to Stay Busy at Home
Unexpected downtime You hear the word “quarantine” and automatically hear the long list of things we’re not allowed to do these days. But...
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Rachel Ray
- Mar 17, 2020
- 1 min
Buying a new home and preventing COVID-19
The Pershall Group understands that buying a home is stressful enough on it's own and now we have to worry about this new virus COVID-19....
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