After more than 50 years of furnishing Las Vegas Valley residents’ homes, the people who work at Walker Furniture have a pretty good feel for what will make their customers happy. So, when they saw changes in the styles and sizes of the pieces people were seeking and the way they were shopping for home furniture, Walker changed right along with them.
DEAR DEBBIE: I’m dreaming of an old Cape Cod-style bedroom for our new house. It’s basic builder now and is crying out for some character. My husband and I both love a good project, and we’re looking for some decorating advice to make the bedroom look inviting. We’ve seen photos of wainscoting and wondered if that would be difficult to do. Thanks. — Sam and Allie.
In order to identify one’s needs and wishes — both aesthetic and functional — it’s essential to be aware of a home’s architectural style. Such an understanding will help in deciding what design direction to follow … or to depart from.
Thanks to new design requirements, bunk beds sold in the United States today are safer than ever — but parents still need to exercise caution to prevent bunk bed-related injuries among children and adolescents, according to the American Home Furnishings Alliance.
Problem: Guests for dinner and a small dining-room table. Solution: Extend the table. This problem has existed for centuries, and there have been many solutions. Antique and vintage furniture can be found that show these solutions, from drop leaves to extensions.
DEAR DESIGNER: My boss is opening a new office. Unfortunately the budget doesn’t allow us to hire a designer so he is depending on the office staff to purchase pictures for the walls. Can you help me understand the differences in types of art and give me direction on what I should be looking for, keeping in mind this is for an office building? — Brandi.
Bloomingdale’s recently added a bit of comfort and high style to its home stores with the addition of the renowned home furnishings lifestyle brand, Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams. The stores are offering a diverse assortment of the company’s upholstered and slipcovered furniture, wood furnishings, accessories and lighting.
Chantal and Jeff moved into their 1960s-era house four years ago with two kids, loads of energy and big plans to start renovating. But soon after settling in they found out they were expecting child number three. When little James came into the world with serious heart complications, renovations were put on hold and all energies went into supporting him.
This is the last weekend for Richmond American’s Gold Star event, which provides savings and special financing on select homes across the Las Vegas Valley.
Today and Sunday, KB Home’s Big Deal Sale at all Las Vegas Valley neighborhoods will feature offers on ready for move-in homes and pricing on Built to Order homes. With prices in many neighborhoods starting in the mid-$100,000s, homebuyers can take advantage of the two-day event and own a quality Built to Order KB home with an affordable monthly payment. All KB Home’s neighborhoods in the Las Vegas Valley will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. today and Sunday.
Home buyers are offered extra savings on the purchase of a new home at Meritage Homes’ 14 valleywide neighborhoods due to the builder’s limited-time 2-1 Buydown Program.
The public is invited to the Toll Brothers at Inspirada Clubhouse open house in Henderson to be held 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today.
Pardee Homes’ Bella Fiore at Lake Las Vegas has added two new floor plans.
Del Webb’s Sun City Aliante, located in the Aliante master- planned community, will host its second annual Arts and Crafts Fair Oct. 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Sun City Aliante community center. The event, which is free and open to the public, will feature a variety of artisans displaying and selling their works, along with live entertainment, a KJUL 104.7fm live radio remote with free prizes, and prize raffles for valuable gift certificates and cash cards. Special activities for children will include face painting and balloon art (for a nominal fee) and free scrapbooking.
West 57th, a neighborhood in southwestern Las Vegas, is getting a makeover courtesy of Rhodes Homes. The developer re-opened West 57th and is now offering three floor plans with prices starting under $200,000.
Today and Sunday, Del Webb is presenting its Fall Festival of Savings for homebuyers interested in age-qualified living.
As Las Vegas temperatures begin to cool, they create the perfect setting to enjoy the outdoors. At Tuscan Cliffs, residents enjoy homes that were specially designed to bring the comforts of home outdoors all year.
Today and Sunday, select Lennar neighborhoods in Las Vegas will be offering incentives through Universal American Mortgage Co. as they begin to close out remaining inventory of homes before year’s end. Exclusive to the event, Lennar will also be offering deals on model homes, plus zero closing costs and no homeowner association dues for one year.
Due to an increase in demand and limited availability, DragonRidge Country Club announced that it will increase its membership fees effective Nov. 1.
Real Estate Disposition Corp., the nation’s largest real estate auction company, will auction 80 condominium homes located at Monterey at the Las Vegas Country Club on Oct. 26.
Pardee Homes Monster Inventory event will take place through Sunday at all Pulte Homes neighborhoods throughout the Las Vegas Valley, plus The Club at Madeira Canyon, a neighborhood for all ages by Del Webb.
Everyone is invited to America’s Biggest Open House this weekend in the Summerlin master-planned community. Scheduled today and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the open house features more than 60 model homes in 14 neighborhoods in Summerlin.
For those golfers who live in the Mountain Falls master-planned community in Pahrump, this is the perfect time of year to enjoy the Mountain Falls Golf Club. Among those who are scheduling tee times is Mountain Falls resident Bob Dougherty, a sales agent at the Cascata Ancora neighborhood by William Lyon Homes.
Over the past few weeks there have been a number of local media reports about FBI investigation concerning homeowners associations, individual board of directors (who allegedly were serving on more than one association board), management companies, a construction company and legal firms. The FBI’s investigation is to determine if these parties were involved in any inappropriate or unlawful acts concerning the initiation of construction defect lawsuits at their association communities.
Terra Bella, an age-qualified neighborhood in Anthem, continues its grand re-opening celebration today and Sunday with incentives for its first homebuyers. Blue Marble Development has made 20 units available in the neighborhood and is offering up to a 25 percent discount on the first 10 homes sold.
Q: I’m interested in hearing more about the fall housing sale I saw in the newspaper. What is this all about, and how can it help people like me sell a home here in Las Vegas? — Rod R., Las Vegas