Living in the Southwest United States does not make a home Southwest RanchStyle... I can attest to that. Our ranch home was a boring ho-hum run of the mill track house... But we have transformed most of our home to reflect a hacienda style on the inside.

Faux Finish Walls are still all the rage, 20 years after their heyday. Southwest Faux Finish Artists were reluctant to let the client see the technique. Now you can afford to choose your own faux finish from Phoenix Home and Garden and do it yourself or find a easonably priced artist.

Once only seen in that particular region of the country, Southwestern homes are springing up all over. The design is cool, comforting, and meaningful. But what Southwest Decor Colors should you use?

Faux finishes bricks painting on a wall is used in the desert southwest and hacienda decorating style. Mexicasa has over 170 pages of beautiful photographs that will inspire your faux painting a brick wall adventure.

Do you love everything Southwest Style? The Southwest holds many mysteries and you can often catch a glimpse or get the feeling of this enchanting country just by holding some special handcrafted pottery or hanging some handmade item on your walls.

Why do I love the Sonora Style Mexican Food? Why is it my comfort food? From refried beans to caramelized Flan these are just some of my favorite Mexican Style Foods.

Bass Pro Shop, Las Vegas, Nevada... is a tourist attraction in itself! Plan at least 2 hours to tour the Bass Pro Shop, inside and out. Silverton Hotel has great rooms for a bargain and close to the strip.

It is a fairly expensive game... and plays just the same as the old style paper board. But it looks great, and anyone who loves Scrabble or Crosswords will think your pretty special when they open the Premier Wood Scrabble Crossword Game on Christmas Day.

Sarah´s Quilt - Sequiel to "These is My Words", The Story of Sarah Agnes Prine and The Arizona Territories, 1906. Historical Novel at it´s best. Don´t miss this fantastic read... and don´t start to read it unless you have all day. You won´t be able to put it down.

Galleries and shops throughout New Mexico sell santos and retablos to the art lover, the historian and collectors. History and art have combined to produce one of America´s most unique folk art.