2011 Pantone Color of the Year
A Color for All Seasons
Courageous. Confident. Vital. A brave new color, for a brave new world. Let the bold spirit of Honeysuckle infuse you, lift you and carry you through the year. It’s a color for every day – with nothing “everyday” about it.
While the 2010 color of the year, PANTONE 15-5519 Turquoise, served as an escape for many, Honeysuckle emboldens us to face everyday troubles with verve and vigor. A dynamic reddish pink, Honeysuckle is encouraging and uplifting. It elevates our psyche beyond escape, instilling the confidence, courage and spirit to meet the exhaustive challenges that have become part of everyday life.
“In times of stress, we need something to lift our spirits. Honeysuckle is a captivating, stimulating color that gets the adrenaline going – perfect to ward off the blues,” explains Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “Honeysuckle derives its positive qualities from a powerful bond to its mother color red, the most physical, viscerally alive hue in the spectrum.”
Read more about color trends here.
Want to own property in Mexico?
Mexican Property Trusts or “Fideicomiso”
Amendments to the Constitution permit foreigners to purchase and own real estate in Mexico located within the “restricted zone” which is all land within 60 miles of a national border and within 30 miles of the Mexican Coast. This Law permitted ownership through a land trust or “Fideicomiso”.
A “Fideicomiso” is a Mexican Trust. The Mexican Government issues a permit to a Mexican Bank of your choice, allowing the bank to act as purchaser for the property. The bank acts as the “Trustee” for the Trust and you are the “Beneficiary” of the Trust. The “Beneficiary” rights are very similar to Living Wills or Estate Trusts in the U.S.
The law authorizes Mexican banking institutions to act as trustees. A trustee takes instructions only from the beneficiary of the trust (the foreign purchaser-you). The beneficiary has the right to use, occupy and possess the property, including the right to build on it or otherwise improve it. The beneficiary may also sell the rights and instruct the trustee to transfer title to a qualified owner.
The home or property that you buy will be put into a trust with you named as the beneficiary of the trust – you are not a lessee. You have all the rights that an owner of property in the U.S. or Canada has, including the right to enjoy the property, sell the property, rent the property, improve the property, etc.
The initial term of the trust is 50 years. An investor can renew the trust for an additional period of 50 years within the last year of each 50-year period, and this process can be continued indefinitely, providing for long term control of the asset.
Why Loreto, Mexico Made NY Times Places to Go List 2011
Every year the New York Times publishes travel lists of great places to go visit. These lists often highlight destinations that unique and charming, with a certain unspoiled quality to them. In 2011, Loreto, Mexico made the list of 41 Places to Go Visit in the 8th position. Read more from our friends at Homex Las Villas de Mexico here.
Where did our “tweets” go?
Some of you may have noticed we are no longer “tweeting” from @TouchOfHistory on Twitter. With the new company name and transition, we can now be found tweeting under the name @ToHDesignStudio.
We’ve got Ralph Lauren
That’s right! ToH Design Studio now the exclusive Scottsdale dealer of the always in demand Ralph Lauren Home Collection. Come in and see this award-winning line of fine interiors today.
The Rebirth has occured!
It’s Official! Touch Of History has been reborn as ToH Design Studio.
We’ve been known for over a decade as Touch Of History, passionate about turning strangers into customers. About turning the uninspired into the engrossed. About making passive, jaded, uninterested people totally engaged in the design experience. Today, we continue to provide that same professional service, with some new faces and fresh ideas, under the new banner…ToH Design Studio.
A special thanks to all of the wonderful clients we’ve had through the years, for welcoming us into their communities, homes and hearts and for helping us to grow into the company we are today.
Tips for selling your home in down market
The home next door is in foreclosure. The neighbors down the street just put their house up for sale at a ridiculous discount. And “For Sale” signs litter lawns all over town.
Welcome to the toughest selling conditions in years.
The bright side of selling a home in a down market is you get to seek your own bargain if you’re going to buy after you’re done. Closing a sale, however, can be teeth-grindingly slow if you don’t do everything right — and maybe even if you do.
“It’s probably the worst time you could find to sell a house since the late ’70s or early ’80s,” says Loren Keim, professor of real estate at Lehigh University.
And remember, ToH can help you with the staging/furnishing of your property to help ensure a quicker sale.
Read more here: http://usat.ly/jeA6oN
New Client: Meritage Homes
ToH Design Studio is very proud to announce our partnership with Meritage Homes. One of the nations top home builders, Meritage is based out of Scottsdale, AZ and just around the corner from our showroom. We’re furnishing their model homes with beautiful examples of our fine furnishings and accessories as well promoting our turnkey solutions where applicable. Helping Meritage to sell their great product is a privilege and we hope we can help keep the relationship going for years to come. View some of the model images in our Interior Design portfolio here.
New showroom items!
We just filled our Scottsdale showroom with some gorgeous pieces in preparation for the summer season. Dining tables, consoles, chairs, bedroom sets, mirrors, fine art and accessories are just some of the things to discover in person, so please visit us soon, we’d love to see you. And remember to check out our Showroom Gallery for some pictures of these beautiful pieces.