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Designer Denise McGaha: Monogrammed Towels, Linens & More — How To Make Your Second Home the Most Relaxing Design Haven Ever
When it comes to decking out a second home, interior designer Denise McGaha has seen it all. Denise is the Owner and Principal of Denise McGaha Interiors , an interior design firm in Dallas, Texas. After 7 years with luxury retailer Neiman Marcus, Denise opened her design firm and set out to design luxury homes for her clients. Denise often designs second and third homes and enjoys building long term relationships with clients and their families. Her designs reflect the style of each client, and fine art and textiles are often a catalyst for her design inspiration.
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Category Archives: Beach Homes
Second Home Sales Surged in 2011 by 65%, Vaca Home Sales Up by 7%
It had to happen sooner or later, especially with prices slashed and dashed by 40 to almost 60% in some markets. But sales of second homes, some vacation, most investment, shot up in 2011. The combined sales of vaca and investment homes was at the highest it has been in this country since 2005. The NAR says purchases of investment homes rose by more than 64%. Buyers rushed in to take advantage of those slashed prices and low finance rates, when, that is, they could obtain financing. Meantime, sales of vacation homes were up 7 percent.
Affordable Second Homes: The Palms Private Residences Club Nets You Paradise for $129,000 — Pura Vida in Costa Rica, a SecondShelters Field Trip
“I have never been so close to the sand while sleeping in a luxury bed.”
I have been to Costa Rica now twice, first as the guest of Hillwood, Ross Perot Jr.’s Fort Worth-based company, second as the guest of The Palms Private Residence Club. Guess which spot I love more?
Big Is Back: Living Large Never Went Out of Style When It Comes to Second Homes
Read this story on CandysDirt about how the rich seem to be accelerating the size and scope of their new homes. Then know this: whatever is happening to the primary home market is being mimic’ed in second and third homes. Prices may be soft, but the rich are getting out their checkbooks for beach homes and mountain ski palaces. Told you about Jon Huntsman’s dad, right?
Second Home Spotlight: Cinnamon Shore Rocks Dallas at The Marquee Grill, and Guess Who Showed Up To Party?
Jeff Lamkin says he flew a plane across the Texas Gulf coast a few years ago, and about five minutes after he landed plunked a couple million dollars down on Texas beachfront dirt. Jeff is the developer of Cinnamon Shore on Mustang Island near Port Aransas, a beach front development done “Seaside-style” in the new Urbanism mode that is giving buyers an upscale taste of living on the Texas coast: it’s as good, if not better, than Florida’s panhandle coast. (Certainly, it’s much closer!) And, according to Jeff, Texas is a great buy. Maybe, in fact, the ONLY buy. Continue reading
Cinnamon Shore Is Coming To Dallas: A Texas Second Home Report
The folks from Cinnamon Shore are coming to Dallas on Monday, January 30. Email me if you’d like to come & learn more!
One of my favorite vacation home destinations is Cinnamon Shore on Mustang Island in southern Texas, just about an hour south of Corpus Christi, and maybe five miles west of the charming fishing village of Port Aransas. It’s a budding beach community development and poster child for New Urbanism. CS captured my heart when I visited last March. If you’ve ever been to Seaside, Florida, or the St. Joe clone of Watercolor, you will see that Cinnamon Shore is a Seaside clone in Texas. And there is nothing wrong with cloning something that works! Seaside was a planned beachfront community that remains one of the biggest second home real estate and New Urbanism success stories in the U.S. If you’ve ever driven down Route 30A outside of Panama City Beach, you will see a stretch of Gulf shore developed from my hearthrob Alys Beach to Rosemary Beach, Seaside to Watercolor. Cinnamon Shore brings the same flavor, style and quality of construction to the Texas coast.
Tuesday $200,000: Brand Spanking New Beach Condo on Mustang Island: $205,900
Got your attention now, huh? I kid you not when I tell you how very affordable the homes at Cinnamon Shore are! Look at this darling 1 bedroom, 1 bath condo a short walk from the beach and right in the action of the new Town Center. Only 605 square feet but really, who needs more? (Plus with a condo you avoid all the maintenance of a home.) The finish out is pure beach house charm with the soft water color palette, beadboard walls and granite counters in the kitchen. Pop a comfy sofa bed in the living room and you have plenty of room. When we were in Port A as they call it, we wanted to eat out every night because the food is fantastic! This unit is on the first floor. Honestly, for $205,900 you don’t have to be in the “One percent” to own a second home at the beach! This one would be a great getaway for us alone or with the kids — or a nice gift to let them use it as a getaway. On the first floor.
Costa Rica: Beachfront Homes From $129,000. Best Tropical Second Home Destination for your Money
We are just back from Playa Flamingo, Costa Rica, one of the world’s most beautiful beaches in one of the world’s most wonderful countries. I cannot begin to tell you how wonderful this area is. Unspoiled — did not see one Starbucks, McDonalds, or even a hotel chain save for the Westin and JW Marriot, both tucked away discreetly on acres of land. We saw authetic homes where people still travel by horseback, chickens and cows tethered in the yards. Most roads are still dirt, but the streets and beaches are clean and the water is crystal clear. Best of all, we love the people of Costa Rica, who all have American sounding names because unlike most places in the world, they actually like Americans.
Enjoy This Second Home While You “Ship-Watch” in Newport, Rhode Island
Newport, R.I. If you’re going to have a second home, why not have it in the land once known as the “summering White House”? History, water, proximity to Providence 30 miles away plus all those mansions — Newport is where the mansion concept may have been conceived. I’ve heard it’s a reviving second home paradise.




















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