Tucson Living

Looking to switch up your holiday shopping this year? Venture off the beaten path and spice up your gift giving by replacing traditional tech-y toys with colorful, Mexican-influenced home accents.

The growing popularity of home entertainment systems, whole house music systems and security systems has introduced many new options for homeowners. But, it has also made it harder to figure out who and where to buy from. Look no further―Goldline Research has selected the leading Home Theater Designers in the U.S. for 2009, which was published in the October 19th issue of Forbes Magazine. Local Tucson company Automation Specialists, Inc., has topped their list.

Hundreds of merchants will converge at the 2009 SAHBA Home & Garden Show, Oct. 9-11 at the Tuscon Convention Center. The biannual event is in it's 38th year, and is ideal for enthusiastic do-it-yourselfers in search of new ideas for that next big home project. The addition of seminars, food and live entertainment make for a weekend outing the entire family can enjoy.

When you need your home to look its best, who do you call to come in and spruce it up with the latest and greatest design ideas and stylish furnishings? Your trusty interior designer, of course. But, have you ever wondered what your designer’s home looks like? Now you have the opportunity to find out, with the “Where Designers Dwell” Home Tour, presented by the American Society of Interior Designers and Sunset Interiors/Tubac Ranch.

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