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Parting ways can be quite sorrowful for interior designer Leslie Parraguirre, owner of the local firm Colours, Inc., who says that the most challenging part of designing a home is closing the door on a finished project.

Despite the advantages of city living, the fast pace sometimes leaves many of us wishing for a quieter, more serene living environment. A home in a park-like setting, a short distance from the hum of the city, would be an ideal scenario.

From the moment you step inside the front door, being in this home is an experience of commingling with the elements ... which is not unlike what its owner does on a daily basis for his living.

When Bill Smith stands in his living room and looks to the east he sees his second home, the Las Vegas Strip, and it feels a world away. At his family’s peaceful west-side residence in The Ridges, he is surrounded by mountain browns, golf-course greens and out-of-the-way quiet.