A.L.I. Designs, Inc. Blog
Vista Equities Group and Vista Private Equity Group, LLP have just bought 89 acres of land at the corner of Grand Parkway and Kingsland Boulevard in Katy, Texas. The lot will include retail, medical and office buildings that will only bring more businesses and homeowners to the area. This is the second massive project that the two groups have brought to the Katy area within the past couple of years. http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2007/11/12/daily49.html
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Posted March 05, 2008 at 07:26 PM
Our firm was recently invited to design the powder room of the Samuel May Williams Historical home in Galveston, Texas. This home is will be the A.S.I.D. Spring 2008 Showhouse. The history I have read on this home says that it is the second oldest home still standing in Galveston and was built in 1839. I am so honored and pleased that the local chapter of A.S.I.D. has chosen us to design such a part of history. I will post before and after pictures when they become available. It wil...
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Posted March 05, 2008 at 07:20 PM
The custom home real estate market in Houston is extremley comptetitive. Home Builders are constantly trying to imagine what their client would want in their homes before even meeting them. The one new feature they claim a home buyer can't do without is a space dedicated to their favorite wines. Whether it be a 500 sq. ft. room or something as simple as a wine refrigerator, home buyers are requesting them in their plans. Wine room designers are booked months in ...
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Posted March 05, 2008 at 07:19 PM
The Hyatt in Downtown Houston is getting a much needed face lift. Thirty Five Million dollars is being pumped into the budget that is expected to be finished late October of 2008. 900 guest rooms will be transformed and a new upscale steak house is being up in to entice more business travelers. The Hyatt was the first atrium style hotel in Houston opened in 1972. This hotel is a staple of our great city and it renovations are well deserved.
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Posted March 05, 2008 at 07:18 PM
A new "Super" Outlet mall is opening March 27th in Northwest Houston. The massive complex is off of Highway 290 and Mason Road. It will feature over 120 designer an name brand stores with a savings of 25%-65%. Be sure to set aside a day to browse through the numerous deals and bargains that await you.
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Posted March 05, 2008 at 07:16 PM
March 28-29 Ladco Design Center is having its annual cleaning out the closet garage sale. Their 80,000 square foot showroom will be open to designers and the public for a sale that can't be missed. Furniture and accessories will be discounted between 60%-80%. I attended this event last year and found car loads of bargins that I could not pass up. For more information visit their website atwww.ladcodesigncenter.com
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Posted March 05, 2008 at 07:15 PM
We just staged this property a little over three weeks ago and there is already a contract to buy the house. The homeowners were still in the process of moving their things out as we were moving our things in. It took us one day to do the job. Don't you love it when things are that easy!
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Posted November 26, 2007 at 01:56 PM
This years conference is going to be held in the Big Easy March 13-16. Everyone in the design industry is welcome to attend. It will provide good tips, tricks and networking opportunities for all. This seminar will have speakers from various trades speaking about the the new cutting edge designs that we will be seeing the stores. Visit their website to register or for more information. http://www.asid.org/custom/interiors08/index_f.html
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Posted November 26, 2007 at 01:54 PM
The Houston City Council voted to reduce Houstonians property taxes by one-eighth a cent on November 7th. This does not seem like a huge amount and will only save property owners $1.25 per $100,000 of accessed values of homes. On the upside, Harris County cut taxes as well by one cent. It does not sound like a lot but it is at least moving the right direction.
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Posted November 26, 2007 at 01:53 PM
Ann Krewson has been in the Interior Design Field for 25 years. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Interior Design and is an Allied Member of A.S.I.D. She has worked for two different companies that specialized in the model home sector of the design field and won numerous Prism Awards and Parade of Homes awards while at those firms. She has the experience that no other Home Staging firm in Houston can say they have,since she has been deigning model homes before the word staging ...
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Posted September 17, 2007 at 01:10 PM
