Happy New Year!

To all of you who have chosen to work with The Gary Atchley Group this year, we would like to say Thank You! We hope you and your family are doing well, that you're enjoying your home and that if you need anything regarding real estate in the Oklahoma City or Edmond areas, you will call us! We also specialize in Yukon, Piedmont, and Guthrie. Another one of our specialties is horse properties, so if you're looking for a ranch facilities or horse property, call us at 405-330-2626! Happy New Year!!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all! Today is the last day of work before Christmas, so from the Atchley Group to you we wish you happy holidays and safe travels!

Come Home to Harvest Hills

This 2,075 sq. ft. (MOL) home in Putnam City school district’s Harvest Hills is your ticket to easy and inviting habitation. Immaculately maintained, this 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 1 living, 2 dining and 2 car garage home is a true find.
The entry with tile floors greets guests to a lovely formal dining room (~12x13) on the right with neutral carpet, a large window and beautiful chandelier. The room could also be used as a formal living room.
The cozy family room (~24x16) features a ceiling fan, carpet, and a brick fireplace with built-in bookshelves which ads a cozy touch to the room. There is also a large glass sliding door leading out to the backyard and gorgeous pool!
The spacious kitchen has easy to clean tile floors, canned lighting, tile counters, abundant cabinet space, electric range, extra large walk-in pantry, dishwasher and double ovens. It also has easy access to both the formal dining area and the dinette, making this an easy space for maintaining and entertaining as well. There is also a handy built-in desk area with cabinets above.
The dinette has a ceiling fan, tile floors, and a large window. There is also a fabulous wet bar with a stainless steel sink and tons of storage!
As a quiet oasis, the master bedroom suite has combined every detail to make this a wonderful retreat with its ceiling fan, lush carpet, large window and two closets. The master bath has a walk-in shower, large vanity, and spacious walk-in closet with built-ins.
The extra bedrooms have easy access to a full bathroom with a shower/tub combo, linen cabinet and fabulous granite counters. They have carpet, large closets and ceiling fans.
The utility room has tile flooring and cabinets for storage.

Here We Go A Wasailling!

It's so cold outside, so I was thinking of putting a recipe for something warm and tasty! I found this wassail recipe on allrecipes.com. It's a great party drink to serve and also makes your home smell sooooo good!

INGREDIENTS
1 gallon apple cider
6 apples, cored and cut into 1 inch chunks
4 (2 inch) whole cinnamon sticks
1/4 teaspoon ground mace
1/4 teaspoon anise seed
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground ginger
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 orange, thinly sliced
1 lemon, thinly sliced

DIRECTIONS
Combine the cider, apple chunks, and cinnamon sticks in a large kettle and bring to a boil over medium heat. Turn the heat down to low and add the mace, anise seed, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and brown sugar. Stir to combine, and simmer for 20 minutes until the spices have developed their flavor.

Drop in the orange and lemon slices, simmer for 5 more minutes, and turn off the heat. Ladle the wassail punch into mugs and serve hot. Include a few pieces of cooked apple or a cooked orange or lemon slice in each mug.

Wassail smells great and tastes so good, it's a good thing to have ready if your home is listed and you're having an open house. If you are thinking of listing your home and need help from real estate experts, please call us! We're the Atchley Group and you can call us at 405-330-2626!

Fabulous Duplex!

This is a nice duplex (both sides in price)! East side is rented currently for $550/month. West side has had several new updates including granite counters in kitchen, new bath upstairs, etc. Only blocks to OCU with great income potential. Great exterior and nice access to main highway.

Lovely exterior!

Spacious family room with wood floors and lots of light!

Totally updated kitchen with granite counters!

Fabulous updated bathroom!

Call The Atchley Group today to set up a showing of this great home! Call 405-330-2777!

Some gorgeous features

I just love the details in our Calvin Vorderlandwehr homes! They're just gorgeous. This is a home in Redmont Trace has it all! Please take a look through these pictures and click here for the visual tour. If you're interested in seeing this home or other homes in the Oklahoma City or Edmond areas, please call The Atchley Group at 405-330-2777! We also specialize in real estate in Yukon, Piedmont and Guthrie.

It's Friday!

Don't you just love Fridays? I know I do, and I've got some major Christmas shopping planned for this weekend. I think I'm going to try to avoid Penn Square Mall (not enough parking) and just hit the individual stores like Kohl's and Old Navy. I can't believe how far behind I am on my shopping this year, I mean last year I was finished before Thanksgiving. Anyway, shopping is a lot of fun on the weekends especially. I know it's cold out so a lot of people do their shopping online.

That's what is so great about real estate these days, you can look on a website and find out everything you need to know about a house, and then make a decision to set up a showing appointment or not. Just check out our featured homes page on our web site, you can see tons of pictures, detailed descriptions about almost every room in the home and also in depth visual tours. You're going to feel like you're already in the house! Call us if you see a home on our website or any website that you would like to check out in person, we're real estate experts in the Oklahoma City and Edmond areas!

Holiday Safety

Here are some tips to keep you and your family's home safe during the holidays:

1. Be sure to use indoor lights indoor, and outdoor lights outdoors!

2. When using ladders for decorating always have someone there with you in case there is an accident.

3. Be careful with candles, keep them away from the tree, gifts and any holiday decorations that are highly flammable. Also be sure to trim the wicks so the flame doesn't get too high.

4. Don't overload the tree with too many decorations and lights, it could tip over!

5. Always take care of your fireplace and never leave fires unattended.

6. If it snows, try to keep the walkway clear and put down salt so that no one falls.

7. As far as holiday plants go, holly and mistletoe are great to decorate with, but remember that they are poisonous! Keep them high up and away from pets and children. Poinsetta's are not poisonous, so no worries there.

Christmas Christmas Time Is Near!

So now that Thanksgiving is over, we can officially start the Christmas season! I'm the kind of person who doesn't listen to Christmas music on the radio until the day after Thanksgiving, because I think our society has started going from Halloween directly to Christmas and skipping Thanksgiving! I don't like when people put up their Christmas lights before Thanksgiving either, that one really gets me! Anyway, we're in full holiday swing now! Here's my problem, I have a one year old who is getting into everything! How in the world am I going to put up a tree? I love Christmas trees and the lights and putting the gifts underneath. But with a one year old, do I really want to go through the hassle?

Looks like it's a table top tree for me this year!

Another thing you might be wondering is how to have your house ready for showings during the Christmas season. I say to keep it simple, a table top tree may not be a bad idea, it keeps the home looking neat and makes the living room look larger. I also wouldn't overdo it on the outdoor lights, if you put up lights on your home, be sure to stick with a classic look that anyone could appreciate. My advice is to stick to a tight color scheme and avoid icicle lights, they look a little bit messy to me. If you're thinking about listing your home and you live in the Oklahoma City or Edmond area, please call us, we're The Atchley Group and we'd love to help you! Call us today at 405-330-2626!