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How to Use Luxury Lighting to Brighten Your Home

Nov 19, 2020
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Lighting is an important feature in a home. You can use smart light technology to make a space more functional or relaxing. Lighting can create a quiet ambiance or bring the excitement levels up. Here’s how to use luxury lighting to brighten your home. 

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Benefits MacDonald Highland Residents Enjoy

Oct 25, 2020
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Positioned perfectly above the Las Vegas skyline, the MacDonald Highlands community offers residents many benefits. Along with luxurious homes, the community includes an athletic center, a clubhouse, and the Dragon Ridge Country Club. 

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15 Questions to Ask Your Luxury Realtor

Jul 23, 2020
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To make sure that your luxury home buying experience is a good one, be sure to complete a little research before hiring an agent. Here are 15 questions to ask your luxury realtor before purchasing a home. 

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5 of the Best Flowers for Your Las Vegas Garden

Jul 14, 2020
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The MacDonald Highlands community has many luxury homes for sale in Henderson Nevada, homes that include high-end finishes and incredible architecture. Purchasing a home means that you’ll get to customize the landscaping. Here are five of the best flowers for your Las Vegas garden. 

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3 MacDonald Highlands Properties with Luxury Pools

May 22, 2020
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Investing in a luxury home is a smart move, one that gives you the chance to live in a residence that will inspire you while ensuring that you have the kind of amenities that add to the quality of your daily life. At MacDonald Highlands, we have several luxury homes for sale. Here are three with luxury pools to consider. 

 647 Cityview Ridge Drive 

 This home on Cityview Ridge Drive comes with four bedrooms and six bathrooms. It measures 7,928 square feet and includes a pool and an abundance of outdoor space. There is a stunning tile floor in the living room, and you’ll surely love the stone fireplaces. They add charm to the home. The kitchen in our Cityview Ridge home is modern with stainless steel appliances, white cabinets, and dark stone countertops. When you tour the master bedroom, you’ll notice elements like a wood ceiling, a stone wall, and a large ceiling fan. If you select this home, you’ll enjoy incredible views from the luxury pool. 

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Our Favorite Luxury Design Trends of 2020

Apr 20, 2020
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When it comes to the world of home design, there’s always something new and exciting to consider. While most people don’t have the time, money, or patience to change their homes as often as they do their wardrobes, home updates are nice to add. Here are our favorite luxury design trends of 2020.

Monochromatic Embraces Flair

Monochromatic interior colors have made a shift away from grey on grey and white on white to bolder and more exciting colors. For 2020, feel free to decorate with jewel tones like cobalt blue, deep greens, and aubergine hues. If you can’t quite bring yourself to go all out and embrace jewel tones completely, you can tone it down with silver and gold accents. Adding wooden furniture made by expert artisans is another way to neutralize brilliant shades.

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Top 5 Advantages of Living in a Gated Community

Apr 14, 2020
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Gated communities are some of the fastest-growing neighborhoods in the country. People are choosing to live in gated communities for their security, overall safety, and social involvement. Here are the top five advantages of living in a gated community.

1. Added Safety

One of the most significant advantages of living in a gated community is the added safety and security. The only people who are allowed to enter gated communities are those who live there and invited guests. This type of community will include either security personnel to check those who are entering or a security keypad or card that permits entry. The additional security decreases the possibility of crime. It also means that you can leave for a vacation without worrying that someone will break into your home.

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Your Ultimate Guide for Moving to Las Vegas

Apr 3, 2020
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Las Vegas is a growing city, one that offers people a quality lifestyle. Not only is it a place where there are plenty of things to do, but it is also a city with a low cost of living and an abundance of work opportunities. In fact, the average monthly salary for those who live in Las Vegas is about $3,000 after taxes. The city has much to recommend it, including warm year-round temperatures and several cozy communities to move into. Here is your ultimate guide for moving to Las Vegas.

Make Sure that You Have a Car 

Las Vegas is a big, sprawling city. This means that you’ll need a car to get around. If you don’t have one for financial reasons or because you are concerned about the environment, then you can get around on the public transit system, but it will be much easier to navigate the city by automobile.

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Luxury Homes in Las Vegas: What Is a McMansion?

Sep 19, 2019
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There are many different kinds of luxury homes in Las Vegas. While searching, have you heard your real estate agent use the phrase “McMansion” and wondered what it meant? It may come as a disappointment, but it’s definitely not a mansion with special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun. Less deliciously so, a McMansion is a popular home in luxury real estate for unexplained reasons. Oftentimes they come about when one wishes to construct a new upscale mansion from scratch, and through a combination of owner’s fallacy and architect’s gross negligence, an aesthetic nightmare is born. Meet the McMansion.

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Focal Points: Design Elements to Look for When Buying a Luxury Home

Apr 5, 2017
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When you purchase a luxury home, you are also buying into a whole new way of living. Each luxury home is custom-built with many amenities and offers unparalleled views. There are key design elements that can define a luxury home and transform the different spaces within the property. Most luxury real estate properties have design elements that serve as focal points that can emphasize the qualities of certain spaces. Here are some design elements that can be seen in most upscale properties today:

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