DEAR GAIL: When we moved into our home we had beautiful sheer shades put in. We loved how they were soft, airy and let us still see into our backyard but at the same time gave us some privacy. Since then I’ve changed jobs and am now working at night and sleeping during the day, sort of. I’ve tried sleeping masks, pillows over my face and hung a sheet, — boy, that was pretty. Help, I need my sleep. What can I do on these windows? — Annie H.
Interior design magazines are typically the first place to turn when seeking inspiration for a makeover. Plenty of good ideas for style and color can indeed be gotten from those sources, but design mags do tend to feature whatever’s trendy.
Each time a box of new furniture is opened, Steve Hueftle still feels the same excitement he did nearly 40 years ago when he was a 15-year-old working his first job.
How old is Grandpa’s unusual silk “pillowcase” decorated with a picture of a baseball team? Because the records of baseball teams and players are so well documented, it’s easy to learn what the logical age of an item should be.
Long a favorite of high-end designers, “industrial chic” is becoming a popular design trend in American homes.
Woodside Homes has been building in the master-planned community of Summerlin since the beginning of the master-planned community. In fact, Summerlin’s very first residents, the Champlin family, moved into a Woodside home in March 1991.
Builders are offering savings and incentives throughout the Aliante master-planned community, according to Dan Naef, senior vice president of North Valley Enterprises LLC, developer. Located in the northwestern portion of the Las Vegas Valley, the 1,900-acre community is entering the final phase of its development.
Nevada Energy Star Partners recently launched its 2008 “Energy Star — Your Green Foundation” campaign. The three-month awareness-building initiative, funded by contributions from partners, is designed to promote Energy Star brand awareness and energy conservation as an important first step for individuals and corporations committed to “going green.”
After debuting The Greens last month, Rhodes Homes has sold out of the neighborhood’s first two phases and predicts the popularity of this neighborhood to continue with home buyers.
At Tuscan Cliffs in Southern Highlands, residents can see the city from the comfort of their homes with home sites offering a variety of city and valley views.
HomeAid Southern Nevada and Newland Communities have joined to install three new air-conditioning units at Boys Hope Girls Hope, Las Vegas.
The Southern Nevada Division of Pardee Homes has received a Straight-A report card from home buyers surveyed by a consumer research company focusing on customer satisfaction, according to Doug Cazin, Pardee corporate director of customer service.
Q: I have a four-bedroom three-bath home that I rent to five adults. Just recently, the homeowners association has decided that we can’t park on the streets even though others have been parking on the streets since the inception of the community.
Toll Brothers’ gated townhome community, Vita Bella at Lake Las Vegas Resort, is offering low mortgage rates and prices from the upper $300,000s.
Meritage Homes has incorporated new urbanism design principles within three new Henderson neighborhoods — City Homes, Village Homes and Estate Homes, all located within the Inspirada master-planned community.
The first five holes of the Conestoga Golf Course, an 18-hole public course at Del Webb’s Sun City Mesquite community, have been completed as construction of homes and community amenities continues at a rapid pace, according to sales manager Lila Williams.
Prospective first-time home buyers now have a significant financial incentive to explore the opportunities available in today’s housing market.
At times during his boxing career, Zab Judah has overlooked an opponent or slacked off in training. While he admits that, he also says there is no way it is happening now.
Mitch Jones hit a two-run homer and Angel Chavez added a solo shot for the decisive run as the 51s beat the Oklahoma RedHawks 5-4 in the Pacific Coast League on Friday at Oklahoma City.
Bishop Gorman won its third consecutive state high school baseball title in May with a cast of familiar faces.
Danny Vredenburg was fun, outgoing and enjoyed a lust for life until he slipped on a flight of stairs at work and injured his back in March 2001. He worked as a bartender for the Flamingo Hilton in Laughlin, so his medical treatments were covered by workers’ compensation.
Family members and Nevada National Guard officials will hold a ceremony today for about 15 soldiers who are expected to deploy this weekend for an eight-week training stint in Kansas before heading to Afghanistan.
Opponents of the Clark County shooting park will get what they’ve been asking for all year: a study to gauge how disruptive the noise will be to neighbors in the desert area near the Sheep Range.
