Hollywood, Bollywood and Dollywood. How confusing. However, Las Vegas is fast becoming Hollywood East, or L.A. East or however you wish to express it. Let’s face it, we’re becoming some version of Hollywood — even down to the traffic, house prices and style.
Home and Garden
Those of us who call the Midwest home joke that there are two reasons we love the nation’s heartland: fall and spring. This time of year, the weather is so sublime that it’s easy to forget about our freezing winters and blazing summers.
: We have a new puppy and we need to add a pet door for him. I really don’t want to cut a hole in the wall for the door. Anyway, I saw a pet door insert that fits into the sliding glass door so that no cutting is necessary. Is this type of door a good idea?
There’s a simple mathematical formula that will help you calculate the hidden value in your home. Divide your mortgage or annual lease by the total square footage in your home and use that value to calculate the cost of your living room, dining room or other underutilized rooms.
DEAR GAIL: We have a long, boring hallway that goes from our family room to the bedrooms. It is a typical hallway, only about 36 inches wide, so we don’t want to use any furniture. Right now we have family pictures down both sides. We’re ready for a change and we want to dress it up. Any suggestions? — Patricia.
Lots of people buy houses mainly on the basis of the views they offer. And lots of them end up disappointed for a variety of reasons.
At first glance, you wouldn’t think that a rusted and twisted piece of an old automobile would be a thing of beauty. But give it to Michael Weems and he can transform it into a piece of art.
DEAR DEBBIE: My partner and I have just moved into our first apartment and have very little money to fix it up. You are so great at decorating on a shoestring; can you give us some tips, please? We have hardwood floors and both like earth tones. Thanks. — Robin.
Italian design and its influence on home fashions will be celebrated by Las Vegas Design Center at World Market Center Las Vegas when it hosts “Veni Vidi Vendi: A Celebration of Italian Design” Wednesday and Thursday.
Poppy and her two teenage kids live in a dream home: a huge estate complete with a billiards room, swimming pool and squash court. However, much of the house has the same 1980s décor it did when she and her husband bought it many years ago. They had planned to update it one room at a time, but after Poppy’s husband died five years ago, Poppy and her family struggled to rebuild their lives and the house remained untouched.