Funky accessories keep rec room from looking wrecked

Andrew and Rachel fell in love at first sight at a rock concert. Andrew was playing drums onstage and Rachel was in the front row. Fast forward 16 years and the two are happily married and living in a ranch-style house with their two beautiful daughters and Roxy the dog (named for one of their favorite songs).

Tennis figurines show once-proper attire

Tennis is an ancient game first played in Greece. It’s mentioned in a play in the Middle Ages when a shepherd gives a tennis ball to the baby Jesus.

Short on space?

Dan Wilding, vice president of marketing for his family’s Murphy bed business, Wilding Wallbeds out of St. George, Utah, chuckles when he thinks about the customer who invariably ends up at every furniture convention and home show watching his product demonstrations.

Pocket doors conserve space

Probably because of their size and functional role, doors are seldom thought of as decorative elements. At best, they may be given a new coat of paint — either as a spruce-up or as a camouflage technique.

Basic knowledge narrows color choices

DEAR DESIGNER: My home is painted basic off-white. I would like to add color to my walls but I don’t know how to approach it. I don’t want it to look like a circus, which I fear could happen if I am left to my own devices. Can you give me some rules to follow to get me started? — Sullie.

Display options plentiful for big collection

DEAR DEBBIE: I could not have come this far in my brand-new home without your decorative TV guidance. However, I have an issue with our basement.

RESALE HOMES REPORT

Editor’s note: Listings include the resale home’s parcel number. Occasionally the address listed is the home buyer’s mailing address and not the actual location of the home. Check the parcel number to make sure.

Home exec joins The Atalon Group

Robert M. Beville has joined the national real estate operational turnaround and corporate recovery management firm, The Atalon Group.

GLVAR best source for housing stats

Q: I see all kinds of statistics on the housing market. With all these statistics floating around out there, which ones do you consider the most relevant to homeowners here in Las Vegas?

Home sales increase for seven consecutive months

The Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors reported increased home sales for the seventh straight month in July, with stable inventory and foreclosures lowering home prices slightly.

Pardee Homes offers single-story floor plans

Pardee Homes is introducing two new single-story floor plans at its gated Bella Fiore neighborhood on The Falls Golf Course at Lake Las Vegas Resort. The two new floor plans include Plan Five, which measures about 2,307 square feet with three bedrooms, great room, island kitchen, three-car tandem garage and design options including a den, fourth bedroom and third bath and covered patio or enclosed Nevada room. Plan Six at Bella Fiore measures 2,593 square feet with three bedrooms, den, three-car tandem garage and courtyard with design options including a hobby room and guest suite.

Southern Highlands adds Phillips Homes with new home designs and details

Southern Highlands has added Phillips Homes, the newest builder in the Las Vegas market, to the neighborhood. Their attention to detail is one reason this home builder is now part of the Southern Highlands master-planned community, according to Nate Herlan, vice president of sales and marketing.

Summerlin tees off

The master-planned community of Summerlin is home to nine golf courses, including the state’s only two PGA Tour Tournament Players Club (TPC) stadium courses.

Pardee Homes’ Horizon opens in Eldorado plan

Pardee Homes, the developer of Eldorado planned community, has opened the Horizon neighborhood in Eldorado Highlands, one of five communities offered by the builder in North Las Vegas.

Summerlin prepares for school

More than 20,000 students will make their way to one of Summerlin’s 22 schools for the 2008-2009 school year. Currently, the master-planned community has 11 public schools and 11 private schools — a number that will continue growing with the community, according to Kevin Orrock, top division executive for The Howard Hughes Corp., developer of Summerlin.

Lennar showcases models

Lennar Las Vegas will be reopening 17 models in eight neighborhood across the Las Vegas Valley with homes to include more features and upgrades.

Rhodes Ranch welcomes new residents

Rhodes Homes opened its signature Rhodes Ranch plan ned community in 1999 and recently welcomed two new residents who have watched it grow throughout the years.

Signature develops Energy Star residences

Signature Homes, a member of Nevada Energy Star Partners since 2004, is developing six neighborhoods in the Las Vegas Valley that feature Energy Star-rated homes. These include Eagle Ranch, Suncrest, Mission Del Rey, Solana Terrace, Bristlecone and when completed, Cortona.

Take what you can get for ‘upside down’ house, get on with your lifeHOUSE CALLS

Q: My grandmother fell ill and my husband and I had to get a house that had a floor plan that could accommodate her. Unfortunately, our other house wouldn’t sell. We found a couple who was interested in doing a lease-purchase. They fell through on the deal and moved out last month. What I was wondering is, since we are upside-down on our mortgage now, what would our best option be? I have heard of “short sales” but is this really the best option? We are having trouble renting it out. I really would just like it gone, especially because we never intended on having a rental property in the first place. Any advice would be great! Thanks. — K.

Designing in Pahrump

Forty-five miles west of Las Vegas is the Mountain Falls Golf Club in Pahrump, Nevada, a golf course with mountains and desert beauty as a backdrop.

Monterey condominiums pair luxury with security

The 24-hour on-site security at Monterey at the Las Vegas Country Club condominiums has been an important aspect to buyers within the development’s one- and two-story residences, located along the fairways and mature landscaping of the counntry club development, according to Nancy Green, sales agent.

Association responsible for common area landscaping

Q: I live on the ground floor in a four-plex dwelling. If I am correct, the covenants, conditions and restrictions and bylaws state that the owner is responsible for any damage to his or her concrete floor within the confines of his or her living unit. In my case, damage to my concrete floor is within my attached patio.

World travelers make Fairway Hills home

David and June Merzanis have traveled the world, but they choose to live at Fairway Hills in The Ridges by Toll Brothers, a townhome community within Summerlin. Upon the couple’s return from their fifth trip to Greece, the Merzanis said they discovered a charming, picturesque, European-like village right here in Las Vegas.

Aliante offers leisure

Residents and visitors of all ages can be seen throughout the seasons enjoying the many opportunities for outdoor recreation and leisure activities in the Aliante master-planned community. Kid’s soccer, basketball, baseball, tennis, volleyball, bocce ball, horseshoe pitching, biking and walking are just a few of the activities that are incorporated in Aliante.

Tuscan Cliffs’ New Millennium combines luxury with technology

Homeowners purchasing a Tuscan Cliffs New Millennium Home can turn on the spa, set the mood with music from the stereo or brew a cappuccino before leaving the house in the morning, all via remote-access, according to Rob Evon, sales manager for Tuscan Cliffs.

Baseball doesn’t fit Olympic mold

BEIJING — Terry Tiffee speaks the truth. The Olympics are a good experience for minor league baseball players, one that presents an elevated level of intensity from a midseason trip to Sacramento or Salt Lake City or fill-in-your-town-of-choice-here.

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