5 tips for empty nesters to create a romantic home
Your youngest child left for college this fall. As your heart mends, you and your partner realize you have more time to enjoy your home and each other. It’s like you’re newlyweds all over again!
These are the days you’ve waited 18 years for. Celebrate this new life stage by planning fun, romantic activities. Here are a few ideas to spark your imagination and rekindle the flame in your love life.
1. Cook a meal together.
Cooking is a creative, even sensual activity that brings two people together like nothing else. Make an event of Sunday supper: Plan a meal, search for recipes, and shop together. Let one person chop while the other sautees. Share cooking techniques, and talk about your most memorable meals. The bonus: You get to enjoy a fantastic, romantic dinner.
A Sub-Zero 24″ undercounter wine storage unit will ensure you have a perfectly chilled vintage to complement your meal. After you are finished eating do not waste anytime on rinsing and washing the dishes, let the enhanced ASKO dishwasher technology known as Turbo Drying™ take all the hard work out of clean up. No dishes, means more time for you to spend with your partner doing the things you enjoy together!
2. Go for a walk.
Get him away from the remote, and turn off the computer. After work, grab your partner, and take a walk on the beach. A brisk 30-minute walk not only does wonders for your health, it gives you and your sweetheart time to talk about the things that matter. Share your hopes and dreams and what you love about each other. Hold hands. Before you leave, why not have dinner ready when you return? Wolf Steam ovens offer a slow roast mode. Just insert the probe into your prepared meat, select the appropriate slow roast setting, tell the oven what time you want it done, and come home to a perfectly cooked main dish that’s rested and ready to serve. You can time your walk and your meal at the same time!
3. Throw a dinner party.
Now that the kids are gone, you can invite your friends over without worrying about a teenager sulking in the next room. Installing a wine cooler in the kitchen will keep your favorite vintages nearby at the ideal temperature. An outdoor kitchen, equipped with a Wolf BBQ grill, a 24″ under counter refrigeration, 15″ ice maker, and finished with a 30″ warming drawer will make barbecues and margarita nights a breeze.
4. Update your home.
A house full of construction workers won’t do much to inspire romance, but simple updates that make chores more efficient will leave you more time for fun. The upgrade you need: the Wolf 48″ dual fuel range. The patented dual-stacked burner design means each spot on your rangetop is really two burners in one, giving you restaurant quality results in your kitchen! Today’s refrigerator/freezers like the Sub-Zero Pro48 has plenty of drawers to keep your food where you can see it, as well as temperature controls to help food stay fresher longer.
5. Go on a second honeymoon.What are you doing this weekend? Why not book a night or two at one of Pompano Beach’s or West Palm Beach’s resort hotels. Get a couples massage, lounge beside the swimming pool, and have dinner at a nearby restaurant. You’ll enjoy plenty of quality time as a couple and feel rested and renewed for the week ahead.
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