Develop a game plan for home, room when you decorate

Have plan, will travel? Or, plan the room then work the plan? However you want to put it, a game plan is necessary for a room or entire house to come together attractively.

Second time

Each week you faithfully sort your glass, plastic, aluminum and paper for recycling. Most of us, however, have never given another thought to what happens to those materials once they are picked up through the curbside recycling program or taken to the local recycling center.

Bursts of color can warm cold, dull room

DEAR GAIL: Can you help me with my living room? It’s about 600 square feet with 12 foot ceilings and white walls. I have gray carpet, a black baby grand piano, a purple sectional, glass tables and everything feels cold and dull. When I originally decorated I wanted a clean simple look, but we never go in because it’s so uninviting. I don’t want to replace any of my furniture, but I’m ready for a change. What can you suggest? — Maggie R.

Personal likes shape picks in paint colors

DEAR DEBBIE: I am 10 years old, and my mom and I watch you on TV. I can help do my bedroom, like picking the colors and wallpaper too. Is pink too stupid? I love it. What goes with pink that would look sort of grown-up? My room is pretty big. Your fan — Melissa

Simplicity best for decorating tiny areas

Do all the inquires I’m getting about renovating summer homes represent another of those “green shoots” heralding renewed growth for the national economy? We all hope so, but it could be just a sign of the season. Not that there’s anything disappointing about the sort of green shoots that summer itself causes to sprout.

Technical skills required for art nouveau

Art nouveau designs are very unlike the slick modern designs favored by today’s craftsmen. The style was international, but its most extreme examples were European.

D.R. Horton to hold ‘Repo Myth’ Sale

The Las Vegas Division of D.R. Horton has announced the Repo Myth Sales Event to take place July 25 and 26. The sales event offers pricing and incentives.

Highest price not always best offer

Sellers who are lucky and receive more than one offer should carefully consider all aspects before accepting the one with the highest price. Even if you receive only one offer and it’s lower than your asking price, you might want to consider bending some on your price in exchange for a transaction that is likely to close.

Energy Star promotes green awareness

July has been officially declared Energy Star month in proclamations issued by the cities of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Boulder City on behalf of Nevada Energy Star Partners.

KB Home offers new designs

KB Home is celebrating the grand opening of two new model homes and the introduction of new floor plans at its Silver Hills neighborhood in Mountain’s Edge today and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Rhodes Ranch features The Irons

Among Rhodes Ranch actively selling collections is The Irons. The Irons offers three single-story floor plans ranging from 1,467 to 1,931 square feet.

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GOLF

THE HOT CORNER

DAN BEHRINGER REVIEW-JOURNAL, 2-7 (overall record)

HORSE RACING

TODAY AT HOLLYWOOD PARK

Tebow not unanimous honoree

Some observers think Florida quarterback Tim Tebow is the greatest college football player of all time, and if he wins a second Heisman Trophy and leads the Gators to another national title, it will be hard to argue otherwise.

Braves sing Maddux’s praises

ATLANTA — On the day the Atlanta Braves retired Greg Maddux’s number, his former manager Bobby Cox led the praises.

Tarkanian recovering after spinal surgery to remove bone spur

Increasing pain in his legs has hindered Jerry Tarkanian’s ability to walk in recent years, requiring the former UNLV basketball coach to undergo a spinal operation Friday that was declared successful.

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BASEBALL

Woman agrees to plea deal

A former day care worker facing a retrial for the 1997 slaying of a 14-month-old girl has entered a plea to second-degree murder.

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