to market to market

I'm wearing my comfiest shoes ready to take on 5 million square feet stuffed with goods.  OK, so not every showroom is accessible to tiny stores like us, but you get the picture: market is HUGE.  And there is one more building since the last time I was there 3 years ago.

In the past when I've been to market I was buying for a different look completely from the one I'm hoping to find this week.  Working for very traditional stores has made it easy to spot that particular style and know what will sell.  Breaking away from that look will be a breath of fresh air for me and I'm very excited to bring a new look to Noble House.  I'm crossing my fingers that the types of things I've been dreaming about can be found at the Las Vegas World Market.

I really do love market.  It's not a relaxing day at the shops where buying is leisurely.  There is a much higher level of energy, and method to the madness.  Buying for invisible customers is brain bending at times.  "I love it, but will everyone else?!"  Seeing reps from lines we carry is fun and then there is the crazy entertainment wandering the halls {we're in Vegas after all} and the pretty decent free food piled up all over the place.

But my very favorite thing about Vegas?  Leaving it!!!

Penguin Wallpaper

Sharing some of our wallpaper pics this morning. Our favourite is the turquoise, no the silver. Or maybe the green..., no the plum! Definitely the plum!
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Custom Architect Designed House Plans Discounted

Folks are pretty familiar with the fact that we offer some pretty good Architect Designed House Plans at Simply Elegant Home Designs. In fact all of our plans are Architect designed. But it is less known that we also offer Custom Home Design Services. We are trying to spread the good word. For this reason we are offering during the month of August a 30% discount from our normal rates for Custom Architect Designed House Plans. Now you can work with us to design a one of a kind home tailored to your needs and your building site at rates that we have never before offered.

For information on our custom home design package please click "Custom Home Design". Then give us a call. We are ready to help.

This offer will only be valid for the month of August - and it is first come first serve so you should act quickly.

10 Compact Kitchen Designs for Very Small Spaces

Not all of us have a lot of space for kitchen. In some apartments this very important room is too small for comfortable cooking and dining. Although there are solutions for such situations. Designers all over the world create compact kitchen units that could fit all necessary kitchen equipment on a very small space. Even one square meter is enough to bring a fully functional kitchen-dining area to your home. Here are some of the most coolest of these solutions:

summer storm

I was chasing a storm last night as I drove South towards home and the landscape was fresh and gorgeous in post summer storm glory. I had my windows cracked so I could breathe in as much of that wet desert smell as possible. I can't think of a smell I like more than the musty blend of the hot earth and brush.

I stopped somewhere in the middle when the sights got too pretty for drive by shots. I got out and stood in the soaked sagebrush liking the way the cold wet branches felt on my legs.

Rambler Redux

I ran across some photos of a 1970's era rambler that was for sale in the San Francisco area. This reminds me that there is an awful lot of housing product that can be re-inspired.

I have seen so many try to turn a contemporary rambler into an arts and crafts home or some other more decorative architectural style. In this case the remodeling does not try to make the house into something that it is not. They simply build on the strengths of the design. Below are some pictures of the renovation.

nice fresh exterior

cabinets are a little traditional, but the overall aesthetic is still contemporary

simple space with contemporary furnishings. the dark wood floors contrasted with the light walls adds drama

Compare this house to so many 1950's through 1970's ramblers that you have seen. It makes you realize there is much potential in those old homes.

Thankyou- My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Huge thanks to the lovely Kristin from My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia who recently featured my blog as her Feature Friday!

When I came across Krtisin's blog with her amazing Kitchen Transformation (seen above) I was an instant fan.
I know lots of you already follow her but if you haven't I urge you to visit her!

After months of working for the business for nothing I have finally ordered in some new furniture for myself!

I will post pictures when it arrives later in the week. 

Letitia

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