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5 cards for Clock Day, Zombie + Winged Beasts for Rush, and Morphtronic + Gizmek.

June 10th is Clock Day!

Deck 1: Tearalaments Deck Featuring Time Wizard

3 Time Wizard3 Tearalaments Reinoheart3 Tearalaments Seiren3 Tearalaments Haufenis2 Tearalaments Meirrow1 Visas Starfrost2 Supreme Sea Mare

2 The Claw of Hermos2 Second Coin Toss2 Cup of Ace3 Ruined Realm Perlereino3 Chicken Game1 Terraforming1 Set Rotation1 Instant Fusion2 Foolish Burial Goods

1 Fairy Box2 Tearalaments Metanoise2 Tearalaments Saric1 Tearalaments Crime

3 Time Wizard of Tomorrow1 Time Magic Hammer1 Rocket Hermos Cannon1 Goddess Bow2 Tearalaments Kaleido-Heart2 Tearalaments Chaetocaros1 Baronne de Fleur1 Abyss Dweller1 Number 4: Stealth Kragen2 Stealth Kragen Spawn

Deck 2: Barbaros Deck Featuring Time Magic Hammer

3 King Beast Barbaros3 Beast King Barbaros2 Beast Machine King Barbaros Ur1 Alpha, the Master of Beasts2 Therion King Regulus2 Fusilier Dragon, the Dual-Mode Beast2 Dododo Buster3 Gagaga Magician3 Machine Lord Ur

3 The Claw of Hermos3 Trade-In3 Scapegoat2 Onomatopickup3 Onomatopaira2 Axe of Fools1 Monster Reborn

2 Dark Factory of More Production

2 Time Magic Hammer1 Rocket Hermos Cannon1 Goddess Bow1 Red-Eyes Black Dragon Sword2 Aussa the Earth Charmer, Immovable1 Protector Whelp of the Destruction Swordsman1 Defender of the Labyrinth1 Linkuriboh1 Black Luster Soldier Soldier of Chaos1 Beatrice, Lady of the Eternal1 Dingirsu, the Orcust of the Evening Star1 The Zombie Vampire1 Number 38: Hope Harbinger Dragon Titanic Galaxy

Deck 3: Metalfoes Deck Featuring Space-Time Police

2 Space-Time Police3 Parametalfoes Melcaster1 Metalfoes Vanisher2 Raremetalfoes Bismugear3 Metalfoes Goldriver3 Metalfoes Silverd3 Metalfoes Steelen3 Metalfoes Volflame1 Chronograph Sorcerer1 Astrograph Sorcerer3 Magicians Souls1 Awakening of the Possessed Greater Inari Fire

1 Metalfoes Fusion1 Fullmetalfoes Fusion2 Emergency Teleport1 Parametalfoes Fusion1 Painful Decision1 Instant Fusion3 Ready Fusion

2 Metalfoes Combination1 Metalfoes Counter1 Spiritual Fire Art Kurenai

1 Fullmetalfoes Alkahest2 Metalfoes Orichalc2 Metalfoes Mithrilium2 Metalfoes Adamante1 Thousand-Eyes Restrict1 Odd-Eyes Vortex Dragon1 Odd-Eyes Absolute Dragon1 Heavymetalfoes Electrumite1 Cross-Sheep1 Number 61: Volcasaurus1 Drill Driver Vespenato1 Tiras, Keeper of Genesis

Deck 4: Synchron Deck Featuring Sauge de Fleur

3 Sauge de Fleur1 Sorciere de Fleur1 Necro Fleur1 Junk Synchron1 Necro Synchron2 Jet Synchron1 Spore1 Mecha Phantom Beast O-Lion3 Noble Knights Shield-Bearer2 Noble Knights Spearholder3 Horse of the Floral Knights2 White Steed of the Floral Knights3 Fengli the Soldrapom

3 Synchro Dilemma3 Tuning3 Heritage of the Chalice1 Pot of Avarice1 Monster Reborn1 Reinforcement of the Army1 Foolish Burial1 One for One1 Re-Fusion1 Fleuret de Fleur

1 Formula Synchron1 Morphtronic Telefon1 T.G. Hyper Librarian1 Shooting Riser Dragon1 Cyber Slash Harpie Lady1 Borreload Savage Dragon1 Accel Synchro Stardust Dragon1 Virtual World Kyubi Shenshen1 Swordsoul Supreme Sovereign Chengying1 Baronne de Fleur1 Linkuriboh1 Crystron Halqifibrax1 Mecha Phantom Beast Auroradon2 Centaur Mina

Deck 5: Valkyrie Deck Featuring Final Countdown

3 Valkyrie Sechste3 Valkyrie Dritte1 Valkyrie Erda3 Valkyrie Vierte2 Valkyrie Sigrun2 Valkyrie Funfte1 Valkyrie Zweite1 Valkyrie Brunhilde1 Valkyrie Erste3 Diviner of the Herald1 Trias Hierarchia

3 Final Countdown2 Mischief of the Time Goddess1 Final Light3 Ride of the Valkyries2 Pot of Prosperity2 Chicken Game1 One for One1 One Day of Peace

2 Loges Flame2 Metaverse

1 Black Luster Soldier Soldier of Chaos1 Hip Hoshiningen1 Underworld Goddess of the Closed World1 I:P Masquerena1 Protector of The Agents Moon1 Knightmare Gryphon1 Knightmare Phoenix1 Union Carrier1 Apollousa, Bow of the Goddess1 Nine-Lives Cat1 Sacred Tree Beast, Hyperyton2 Baba Barber2 Elder Entity Ntss

[RUSH DUEL] New Product Deck: Zombie + Winged Beast Deck

3 Night Vision the Phantom Pigeon2 Elegant Fire Bird Harpuia3 Trick Pigeon2 Blasting Bird3 Wicked Shadow Dark Lurker1 Dark Skeleton Dead Ruler3 The Strange Specter of Celestial Severance3 The Half-Body Crawling Around3 The Thing in the Purple Mirror2 Doll of Despair

3 Ship of Seven Treasures

2 The Cursed Cat Counting Dishes3 Terror Phone Number3 Its Right Behind You!3 Brocoohearted Pigeon2 Sakuretsu Force1 Sakuretsu Armor (LEGEND)

New Product Deck: Morphtronic + Gizmek Deck

3 Morphtronic Celfon3 Morphtronic Telefon3 Morphtronic Smartfon1 Morphtronic Remoten2 Morphtronic Scopen2 Morphtronic Staplen3 Gizmek Naganaki, the Sunrise Signaler3 Gizmek Makami, the Ferocious Fanged Fortress1 Gizmek Orochi, the Serpentron Sky Slasher2 Therion King Regulus

3 Morphtronic Convert Unit3 Junk Box2 Machine Duplication3 Small World2 Pot of Avarice1 Monster Reborn1 Metalsilver Armor1 Life Exstream1 Supermagic Sword of Raptinus

1 Linkuriboh2 Formula Synchron1 Morphtronic Earfon1 Superheavy Samurai Swordmaster Musashi1 T.G. Hyper Librarian1 Stardust Charge Warrior1 Seven Swords Warrior1 Wind Pegasus @Ignister1 Life Stream Dragon1 PSY-Framelord Omega1 Accel Synchro Stardust Dragon2 Power Tool Braver Dragon1 Baronne de Fleur

Tournament/Competitive Decks:

Eldlich Deck

Master Duel (Diamond Tier 1):

Swordsoul Deck

Virtual World Deck

Swordsoul + Virtual World Deck

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This romantic entanglement is yacht going to end well.

When the Below Deck Sailing Yacht season three trailer teased theeventual formation of a love pentagon, we weren't quitesure what to make of itand despite the fact that we're now approaching the season finale,we're still not sure what exactly's been going on aboard theParsifal III. If anything, the love pentagon has turned into one big love blob.

At the center of this blob is first mate Gary King. He's the main man in contentionas chief engineer Colin MacRae put it, "These girls are f--king going crazy for Gary"though deckhand Tom Pearson was also in the mix before Captain Glenn Shephard cut him loose. Then there's the ladies: chief stew Daisy Kelliher, and stewardesses Gabriela Barragan, Ashley Marti and Scarlett Bentley.

Between the group of cast members, it's hard enough to keep track of what happened after a single Below Deck Sailing Yacht episode, let alone an entire season's worth. So, we're here to help.

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AMHERST, N.Y. Amherst drivers need to beware of some construction happening this weekend.

The New York State Department of Transportation announced that lanes will be restricted on I-290 in Amherst over I-990 on Saturday.

Lanes will be reduced down to one on eastbound I-290 from Niagara Falls Boulevard (US Route 62) to Millersport Highway (NY Route 263) for bridge deck repair work.

Lane closures will start at 8 a.m. and are scheduled to end at 4:30 p.m.

Drivers should expect some delays and allow for extra time.

The deck repair is weather sensitive and could be delayed for the weather.

Drivers are reminded to slow down in work zones and remember that fines double in these areas.

For up-to-date travel information, call 511, visit http://www.511NY.org or download the free 511NY mobile app.

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The consistent fall of rain in Baltimore perhaps offered some cover, but the first pitch of Tuesday nights Orioles game and six others that followed made it clear: Summer has arrived early at Camden Yards.

After Chicago Cubs leadoff hitter Christopher Morel hammered Kyle Bradishs first pitch over Oriole Parks new left field wall to begin the night, the Orioles answered with five home runs of their own including a second-decker from Austin Hays to beat Chicago, 9-3, in the first half of a two-game interleague set.

It took two pitches for Baltimore (24-33) to even the score with Cedric Mullins going deep, marking the first time an Orioles game featured both teams hitting leadoff home runs since Houstons George Springer paired with Adam Jones in 2016. Trey Mancini sent Cubs starter Keegan Thompsons next pitch into the bullpen in left-center, marking the first time the Orioles first two at-bats resulted in homers since Seth Smith and Manny Machado did it in 2017. The consecutive solo shots doubled the Orioles total of first-inning home runs this season.

The Orioles broke the game open an inning later when Jorge Mateo hit a three-run home run beyond the new wall. It was Baltimores 11th three-run home run of the season, a total that entered the day as the most in baseball and surpassing their 2021 mark. They pushed two more runs across in the third, with Hays doubling in a run then narrowly beating the throw to the plate on Ryan Mountcastles sacrifice fly.

We havent been real good at scoring early in the game, manager Brandon Hyde said. We havent done that a whole lot this year, really in the past few years. I just thought we came out swinging aggressively. Maybe a little contagious.

The Cubs chased Bradish from the game in the fifth. The rookie right-hander took the mound having thrown 88 pitches, just three beneath his season high, but Willson Contreras sent No. 89 over the left field wall. A two-out walk ended Bradishs night after 105 pitches, but the Orioles got that run back in emphatic fashion.

With two outs in the inning, Hays launched a 2-1 changeup from Alec Mills down the left field line, with the drive becoming only the seventh home run in Camden Yards 30-year history to reach the ballparks second deck. At a projected 464 feet, it was the fourth-longest home run at Camden Yards since Statcast began tracking in 2015, coming a foot shy of a Machado solo shot in 2017 for the longest at home by an Oriole in that time.

Asked whether hes ever hit a ball to that area in batting practice, Hays immediately responded, No.

Ive never sniffed the second deck before, Hays said. I dont know if there was a gust of wind or what happened on that one, but all the stars aligned for me to get one up there.

Having battled injuries for much of his major league career, Hays is batting .292 with an .826 OPS, playing in 52 of the Orioles 57 games. That includes a .341/.399/.543 slashline against right-handed pitchers after he had a .684 OPS against same-handed throwers in 2021. Hyde credited the success to health, with Hays saying the consistent at-bats that come with it are playing the largest role.

Hes just hitting the ball hard, Hyde said. I think youre seeing what kind of player he can be when he stays healthy and he plays every day.

Hays blast was the fourth home run of the night over the deeper left field wall and seventh in six June games after there were eight in Baltimores first 24 home games.

For good measure, Ramn Uras homered in the sixth, making Tuesday the first time since August 2017 that five Orioles all homered in the same game. Mancini was part of both quintets.

I think we kind of noticed it in the Seattle series; I felt like balls were carrying a little bit more, Hyde said. Thought the ball was really carrying tonight. Not to take anything away from the homers, but there was a lot of deep flyouts. ... I think weve seen it here before. Balls carry here, but we had five tonight, and it was good to see.

As hes managed his way through some long days in Baltimore, Hyde has often fallen back on his experience on the Cubs coaching staff, watching a rebuilding process unfurl and result in a championship.

Tuesday marked the first time hes managed opposite his former team, for whom he was the first base coach on their 2016 World Series title club among what he called seven pretty magical years there.

He acknowledged it was a little strange to be managing against them, though Chicago has endured many changes since Hydes tenure there. Cubs manager David Ross was a catcher on the roster during Hydes coaching stint. Before Tuesdays game, he chuckled thinking of a photo of he and Hyde missing on a high-five attempt after a Cubs walk-off victory.

I think I sat next to Brandon as he stood on the steps at Wrigley every day of my tenure in Chicago when I was a player, and hes a real old-school baseball-minded person. I think hes got a lot of experience and I value him for his baseball opinion. I call him for opinions, managerial opinions, people opinions, baseball opinions, spring training opinions, all the time.

It was a special group. Hes a special man. Outside of us winning, hes a great human being, great baseball man that I had a lot of good baseball conversations with. Learned a ton from him.

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>> Before the game, the Orioles reinstated infielder Chris Owings from the bereavement list, claimed right-hander Austin Voth from the Washington Nationals and designated right-hander Cody Sedlock, a first-round draft pick in 2016, for assignment. Voth, 29, has a 5.70 career ERA across five major league seasons and has pitched mostly in relief the past two years.

>> Rookie catcher Adley Rutschman singled in the eighth inning to snap an 0-for-20 skid. Through 14 major league games, the top prospect in baseball is batting .145.

>> Terrin Vavra rejoined Triple-A Norfolk after a rehab assignment with High-A Aberdeen, though the Tides game in Nashville was rained out.

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If youre searching for a retreat with resort appeal, this new construction gem in the Heath Golf & Yacht Club could be just what youre looking for. Kim Woodul of Ebby Halliday Realtors has the listing for a brand new, contemporary-style home thats slated to be ready by December 2022 that means you could be spending your New Year in a new home.

Heath Golf & Yacht Club, a growing community of 1,200 homes, is located just south of I-30 on the southern shores of Lake Ray Hubbard in Texass most affluent county, Rockwall County. Follow a winding path through the luscious green golf course to find this exclusive section of premium, custom homes with stunning lake views.

The estate at 1712 Canal Street in Heath is a 4,266-square-foot home with four bedrooms and four and a half baths. The home is being built by Rockwall-based Whittle & Johnson Custom Homes,of which, Whittle isresponsible for this and other amenity-richdevelopmentsnearby, including in theRockwall Harbor District.

Whittle and Johnson Custom Homes create beautiful, luxury custom homes, Woodul says. My favorite thing about their homes is that they maximize space in living areas to make the home feel more spacious and open, but more specifically in this custom home section of Heath Golf & Yacht Club, I love that the builder takes advantage of every opportunity he can to captivate picturesque views of Lake Ray Hubbard in his designs.

Inside this incredible home, custom designer finishes complement the stunning architecture. The first floor features a huge family room, a connected dining area, modern study, and two garages. Remember, youll need parking for your golf carts.

Renderings and photos of completed kitchen concepts by Whittle and Johnson show the open concept and modern kitchen surrounding an oversized island, perfect for entertaining.

Additionally, the first floor features two primary suites, each with its own oversized ensuite bath and spacious walk-in closets.

Take a stroll to the second floor where youll find a multi-level game room. Its a perfect place for a bar, media room, or even billiards hall. Two additional bedrooms flank this level, each with its own bath and closet, of course. Can you say epic game night?

Lastly, a sweeping balcony with incredible views completes the upper story of this home. This is the perfect place to wind down and relax with loved ones, looking out over the beautiful lake. On a nice day, youll see many sailboats gliding along the unique waterfront. In fact, you can watch them year-round. Lake Ray Hubbard is one of Texass best lakes for sailing and if youre not a yachtie yet, Heath Golf & Yacht Club offers yachting lessons on site.

The home is just seconds from some great stuff, too. In this one-of-kind community, youll enjoy access to the clubhouse, complete with world-class dining and entertainment. Also, theres a lakeside pool, private boat docks, sand volleyball, tennis, golf, sailing, hiking, and biking trails.

This incredible community is certainly heavy on the amenities, including an active fitness center with yoga, pilates, and aerobics classes. Basically, those who enjoy entertaining and great, on-site extras will feel right at home in this luxury lakeside palace.

The home is zoned for top-rated Rockwall-Heath ISD and is located just 30 minutes from Downtown Dallas for those times that you actually have to go into the office, or want a night out on the town.

For further inspiration, check out this walkthrough comp from Whittle and Johnson Custom Homes.

Kim Woodul of Ebby Halliday Realtors has listed 1712 Canal St. for $1.569 million. Contact Kim Woodul at214-392-7303or[emailprotected]for more information.

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Designer Shaleesa Mize prioritized natural light in the design of her own home.

As a child, Shaleesa Mize liked to draw floorplans of her dream home. It had big windows and rolling hills beyond, with various features she'd mentally tack on as she grew up and pursued becoming an interior designer for real. As a young adult, Mize interned with Spokane-based Integrus Architecture PS and HDG Architecture and completed her interior design degree from Washington State University. In 2017, she opened her own firm: Pacific Design Co. (formerly Little Pacific Design Studio).

At that point, at least part of her dream had come true.

But designing her own home proved elusive until 2019. After years of renting, living with others friends, her husband's parents and even a fantasy about buying her childhood home and moving it onto a piece of property, Mize got to design her first home, start to finish. And as she did so, she learned that big dreams come with big challenges.

"It's given me a lot of empathy," Mize says, noting the process has spanned years.

Mize spent a long time perfecting the house's design while she and her husband, Connor, searched for the perfect lot. "The concept was there pretty early, of what we wanted, but there were lots of little tweaks over the years while we were waiting to find land," says Mize. Ideally they wanted 10 acres and if the stars aligned a stream. Over those years of tweaking, as Mize clicked away at her home computer, adding and subtracting from the design, "I was (working) night shift," says Connor, "so I bought her a silent mouse."

In fall 2019, they found the land they had been looking for: an 11-acre plot in the Wandermere neighborhood known as Dartford Creek. "We had actually been looking for probably five, six years before finding something close to town," Mize says. And yes, there was a creek.

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The cabinet doors and drawer fronts feature single-slab front panels with aligned wood grain.

But they were too late; someone beat them to it. The Mizes experienced the roller coaster of disappointment followed by elation when the original buyers backed out and the couple's offer was accepted. "It's a blur," Mize says with a laugh.

With the land secured, and financing after a few hiccups lined up, it was time at last to finalize the house plans. Although Mize says the single-story home she designed looks nothing like what she remembers drawing as a kid, it does thoroughly reflect her concern with how people move through and use each space in a home, as well as how those spaces are connected.

"I remember daydreaming about how I would welcome people into the entry or gather in the kitchen and living room," Mize says of her childhood sketches. And indeed, the entry of the new home offers a gentle landing zone, before opening gradually to reveal an expansive great room with eight-foot windows. "A lot of natural light was important to us," Mize says, easing open the three-panel, 13-foot sliding doors that span the width of the living room and allow unfettered access to the back patio. "I love sitting here in the evenings," Mize says, noting the house is oriented to allow sunset views year round.

A fireplace anchors the room, flanked by large windows, with purposely low sill heights that Mize designed to allow their young children to peek out.

On the opposite side of the great room, the kitchen highlighted a classic challenge in home design: how to proceed when couples have different design aesthetics. Connor preferred a more modern "ultra stark" look, says Shaleesa, while "I'm personally more inspired by Scandinavian stuff, so I just wanted it to be all kind of uniform, a quiet modern feel."

"So we're like, 'OK, how can we blend it to feel like warm and cozy, but still have those modern lines?'" Mize says.

The couple settled on wood cabinets with inset, single-slab front panels set in matching boxes. "I was like, 'Oh, this is a really clean simple look. This should be easy!'" Mize says, but as she learned, "Nobody does this and it's for a reason." The veneer doors took stain differently from the solid wood boxes, leading to an unanticipated and, to Mize, unacceptable "two-tone" look. "I finally found a cabinet guy who understood what I was wanting to achieve, and basically we had to do veneers on everything so that the stain would read consistent," Mize says. "So they did a beautiful job grain-matching everywhere."

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The cabinet doors and drawer fronts feature inset, single-slab front panels with aligned wood grain.

The counters are a subtly polished quartz, while the Fisher Paykel appliances include a smooth top induction range instead of gas. "I got to go down to the Fisher Paykel showroom in California, and the chef there talked a lot about it, and that's where I first kind of decided on that," says Mize. A trip to the Monogram Design Center in Chicago confirmed her choice, as the chef there told her, "Induction is where you need to be," she says, noting she appreciated its safety features. "It's good to hear their opinions when they're cooking on stuff every day, but for me it just came down to cleaning it. Like, I'm not cleaning out those grates every day, and I know he won't either! So it's really nice for that."

At the far end of the kitchen, somewhat tucked away, is a little pantry, one of Mize's favorite elements in the home. Rather than being closet-style, the pantry also opens on its far side into the large mudroom as well as the bedroom hallway. "I loved that on the floor plan, our house is a circle... It's great for Nerf gun fights," Mize says.

The hallway to the bedrooms features a windowed breezeway, with a carefully crafted surprise along the way: a small courtyard. "When we were laying out the angle of the house we factored in the view from here and what it was going to capture... It's going to feel like a separate, little more intimate courtyard here, that's right off of our primary suite, and then it will come out to a more public, outdoor seating area," says Mize, who's waiting for the final finishing touches on the courtyard areas.

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The spacious primary bath and closet area provides separation from the bedroom to accommodate the couple's different sleep schedules.

The private zone of the home features three bedrooms, although one room was originally slated to be Mize's home office. "Right when I was like, 'Yay! I finally get an office,' then I found out I was pregnant, and I was like, 'OK, this will be an office for six months,'" she laughs. She quickly altered the original floor plan that had featured a guest bath in the private wing to include instead a Jack-and-Jill bathroom between the two kids' rooms, and then she added a powder room for guests near the front entry.

At the far end of the hallway is one of Mize's favorite spaces in the 3,250-square-foot house. "This is another example of what was important for us layout wise," Mize says. With Connor working the night shift, being able to close off the room during the day was important. "We can feel like we're out there living a normal life and not tiptoeing around while dad is sleeping but also...basically as he is coming home and going to bed, I am getting up and getting ready, so I wanted to have our bathroom and closet all in space that I could come in, get ready, close it off and then sneak out," she says. With sweeping views from the tub, and yes, even the toilet, Mize says, "I love starting my mornings here and ending my days here. It's probably my favorite room of the house."

Mize is the first to note that even after more than two years, there are a number of projects left to complete at the home. The basement is unfinished, and while a garage is planned, it's not even started. And that's OK. Mize says the couple prioritized finishing elements that would be hard to change out later, such as the windows, while recognizing their home could mature along with their family. It's a philosophy she also conveys to her clients. "You can have what you want that's really important to you ... And then the things that are easy to add later can be done ... It doesn't have to be a masterpiece right when the construction is completed."

Additional reporting by Carrie Scozzaro.

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The powder room near the entry features a custom panel vanity.

Expert Advice

Designer Shaleesa Mize's tips for designing your dream home

Daydream! Designing a home can be overwhelming once you get into the logistics of things, so I think it's really important to spend time just being free with your wildest dreams before starting.

View your home as a work in progress. Not all of those amazing things you daydreamed about will fit within your budget. Oftentimes, there are many ideas that can be completed at a later time or easily added on.

Build a cushion into your budget.

Find the right team. Everyone gets to a saturation point where after that point hits, decision fatigue is REAL. Have an architect and/or designer do the heavy-lifting of sourcing and bring your visions to life!

Be realistic. Our current building climate is a whirlwind of many less-than-ideal factors, and those preparing to embark on a building journey during this time should be over prepared ... with extra funds, extra time and extra patience.

SHALEESA MIZE

Project Profile

Appliances: Ferguson (Fisher & Paykel brand)

Cabinets: Faber Built

Counters: Capaul Stoneworks

Fireplace: Falcos

Flooring: Duchateau

General Contractor: Timofey Solodyankin, Solo Homes Co.

Hardware: Spokane Hardware Supply, Inc.

Paint: Miller Paint

Tile installation: Design Tile & Flooring

Windows: Andersen Windows

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"It was the most beautiful house Id ever seen," says Paula Ayala, a photographer, film editor, and midcentury-design fanatic, of the first time she walked through the front door of Greg Ledesmas half-renovated Eichler in 2018.

Greg, an interior designer with more than two decades of experience, felt the same way. He had spent years ogling the midcentury homes in the Fairhills neighborhood of Orange, California, before a model by renowned architects and Eichler designers A. Quincy Jones and Frederick Emmons dropped into his price range in 2012. He pounced, his design antenna on high alert with a plan to modernize, knock down walls, and liberally apply his own perspective.

Built in 1964, the home is one of 80 developed by Eichler and designed by Jones & Emmons for Oranges Fairhills neighborhood. Like most Eichlers, it features a fairly closed facade with windows that are either clerestory or clouded glass.

With four bedrooms and two baths, the Eichler Plan 16-05 boasts a striking double-gable roof and a central atrium.

Whereas the facade is closed to the street, the interior opens to the central atrium, which is one of Paula and Gregs favorite places in the home. All the glass makes the design feel larger than its 1,986 square feet.

With a limited budget, Gregs renovation plans stalled. "It was lucky," he says, explaining that after living with the homes original layout, he came to appreciate the original vision and the harmony of the spaces. That visionto package high end architecture and indoor/outdoor living for middle-class consumptionmeant the homes distinctive dual-gable roof and central atrium were perfectly balanced with modestly proportioned bedrooms, a kitchen, and bath.

The original Jones & Emmons floor plan from 1964.

Gregs neighbors, many of whom were original owners, invited him into their unaltered Eichlers. "The homes felt completely timeless," says Greg. "You could see the deep green of the mature gardens from every room, and the mahogany walls just shone with richness, so warm and inviting." From that point, he was committed to restoring his home to its original glory.

With his background in interior design, Greg had the skills to complete most of the work himself, and hired contractors only where necessary.

Six years into renovating, Greg had completed structural fixes and repaired the leaky roof and defunct air conditioner. He was in the process of stripping away the white paint from the walls and ceiling when he and Paula met at the Long Beach Antique Market. When she moved in, the renovation "took off like a freight train," he says.

When the couple started dating, Greg and Paula would take his classic Buick for rides through nearby Santiago Canyon. "For us, theres just something about being in that car, nothing replicates it," says Greg. "The interior is cherry red and platinumtotally exquisite," says Paula. "It feels like a spaceship."

Paula: We love collaborating. Within two months of meeting, he suggested we start our shop, Paula y Gregorio. I said yes immediately!

Greg: We have both been collecting since the early 2000s. I had a vintage shop in Palm Springs, just before the real estate market skyrocketed there. Unsurprisingly, it was an incredible place to collect midcentury items.

Paula: We really got the shop going during the pandemic when I started photographing the pieces in our home.

Greg: It makes so much sense to use our house as a showroom. Its invaluable to display a midcentury piece in a midcentury home. It really captures the strength of the style and shows scale.

Greg sits in a vintage Sheriff chair with matching ottoman by Brazilian designer Sergio Rodriguez.

Paula: I work with a 35mm camera that I love. Its very, very special to me, and I know when to use it and what works. This house has so much beautiful life and warmth, and the light it gives us is just amazing. It tells me when to take photographs at the very warmest moments, which make you truly feel something. Often, its in the evening at golden hour. I like to keep things very natural, and even if the lighting isnt perfect, or shots come out a little dark, I feel its the best way to capture the moment.

The vintage hanging wall cabinet was designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll International, while the vintage sofa is by Mario Bellini Camaleond for B&B Italia.

Greg: Paulas ability to capture the house on film really blew my mind. Its just the right fit for the era and the perfect expression of my original vision. The warmth she captures is different than digitalit feels more real, not as photoshopped and ultra clear. With an iPhone you can take a trillion photos, but she is mindful and considerate with every shot and never takes more than one or two.

"The more grit and grain in the photo, the more real it feels," says Paula, who prefers to shoot with a 35mm camera.

What are some key elements of your renovation?

Greg: The mahogany walls and redwood ceilings really help anchor the living spaces. As is true with so many Eichlers, ours had been painted over during the 70s or 80s. To restore them, I have been removing each entire wood panel one by one and bringing them outside, and then using a chemical paint stripper before sanding them.

Paula: The atrium at the core of our home and its maturing plants really balance out the colors of our interior design.Every day we appreciate the planting we did early on.The essence of an Eichler is the indoor/outdoor balance and without that greenery, it would feel hollow.

This vintage carved wooden panel is by ERA Industries.

In the atrium, a weeping blue atlas cedar grows gracefully over the juniper ground cover.

"I still have a ways to go," Greg says of his plan to strip every wall of its aftermarket paint job.

The stripped ceilings reveal the original dark-stained redwood beams.

Greg: Since the original floors had serious water damage, I ripped them out and replaced them with VCT (vinyl composition tile), which is great for high traffic areas and offers a wide selection of tones. Plus, its budget-friendly and similar to original Eichler materials. The wood-look tile has a nice, warm tone, but since VCT can be a little bland, we added a midcentury Persian carpet for character and color.

Greg and Paula have a terrific collection of vintage planters and decorative vessels. "Ive always had a passion for ceramics," says Greg, "especially pieces with unique glazes."

The collection reflects the couples style, background, and culture: Gregs parents immigrated from Mexico while Paulas family moved to California from Argentina.

The wood and brass head sculpture with earrings, designed by Taller Tinta, references Pre-Columbian culture.

"We also really enjoy California craft design for its great mixture of earthy and organic components," says Paula.

Greg is particularly proud of the hand and foot sculptures, made of gold leaf and wood, by the celebrated German-Mexican surrealist Pedro Friedeberg.

The office features a vintage black and walnut Chieftain chair by Finn Juhl. "All of these pieces have a great patina," notes Greg. "Vintage is often not pristine, and we think a few dings make it better. They show that a piece has been loved and used."

Paula: Most people want something big and fancy, but we love our little kitchen. I cook all the time and make complicated dishes, and Ive got plenty of space. I appreciate that everything is so accessible, simple, and easy to clean. Its a beautiful kitchen.

Greg: The smaller scale means weve really learned to pare back and declutter, to live more simply, and enjoy the house with a longer-term view rather than date stamp our renovation. And, the original sliding cabinets, for example, are really elegant. They just glide on their tracks. We also have all the original appliances, including the original electric oven.

"I love to laugh, and I love silly things," says Paula. "I was delighted when I found this 6-foot-long old-school pencil."

"Each of these rugs is unique," Greg points out. "This one has become a key component of the space and the colors work great with the original brick fireplace."

Just inside the glass, the stone floor serves as a natural and seamless transition from the atrium to the interior living area.

Greg: Access to materials. Many of the original components of Eichler construction are no longer available. Some glass elementssuch as the frosted glass by the front doorjust arent made anymore. Weve found comparable equivalents, but its not the same. Some of us Eichler nerds patrol the neighborhood, watching out for new owners renovating original homes. Then we either ask kindly to salvage pieces or just dumpster dive!

Paula: Some of my happiest moments are spent with our kids out in the atrium. I put a little blanket out for baby Lucia while six-year-old Nina plays with the fairy garden. Weve got a hummingbird feeder and there are always birdsweve even named some of them. We also love the backyard. We live in a cul-de-sac on a larger lot and the backyard space is huge. Theres a lawn and a play area and a pool. We have friends over all the time.

Greg: We thrived during the pandemic. Paula would fill up the pool with water balloons, and wed have yard games and Argentinian barbecue, and basically turn the backyard into a resort. Were total kids.

"Its an extension of our living room," says Greg of the atrium.

Greg and Paula splurged on some full-grown plants for the atrium, planting them alongside younger plants that have grown in over time.

"I'll never get tired of all the glass," says Paula. "We love our indoor/outdoor lifestyle, and feeling so in tune with nature and our garden."

"There are little touches throughout the home that are unique and special to us, like the little stones and shells in the atrium," says Paula. "We've picked them up over the years on camping vacations or on trips to the beach."

"Greg is a master at balancing rocks," says Paula.

The home opens onto a generous back garden, where the couple likes to host parties and barbecues. "The back is the next step of our renovation," says Greg.

The garden is easily accessible through the sliding glass doors in the living area and bedrooms.

Greg: The first owner built it in the late 60s to use as a workshop, and then his son moved into it for a while. By the time I bought the house, it was just a shack, a total eyesore, and I figured I would tear it down. But once I started using it as a workshop I realized it was totally perfect.

"Its a fantastic space," says Paula of the studio Greg created out of a shed a previous owner had built. "He installed sliding barn doors, and when he works he leaves them open so we can see him from the house."

"I also installed a mini fridge," says Greg. "I leave the doors open when were entertaining, and we turn on the lights and turn up the music."

Paula: I was first amazed by all of the glass and how the space is so in tune with nature and sunlight. We really live an indoor/outdoor life, with trees visible from every room. Its so peaceful.

Greg: And really conducive to family life.

Paula: We like the feeling of being together, even when were each busy with our own activities. Here, everything is transparent, and we can all see each other and feel like were together.

The vintage leather Cab dining chairs by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia surround the vintage mosaic dining table embedded with Italian glass tiles.

Greg: One painting that is really special to me is of a woman and child that I bought 17 years ago and then put it into storage for years. In the back of my mind, I always hoped that I would gift it to the mother of my child if ever I was fortunate enough to have a family. I gave it to Paula last year on Mother's Day not knowing we would soon find out she was expecting a second child. It now hangs in our bedroom over Lucias bassinet.

Paula: It truly means a lot to both of us.

This painting was done in the early '60s by Jesus Leuus, a Mexican modernist.

Greg: Joseph Eichlers vision was amazing. Paula and I feel particularly proud to live in a neighborhood that was one of first to incorporate fair housing practices. We are committed to using our shop and our Instagram to promote the original Eichler aesthetic. There is a real demand for this type of midcentury home, and I think the relative abundance of available Eichlers make their original features seem more fungible and more open to renovation than, say, a Schindler. I hope that Paulas beautiful photos of our family having fun and thriving in this house inspire people to try living in these terrific spaces and enjoying this lifestyle.

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Looking for design inspiration? This 1930s home in Highland Park was originally designed by Charles Dilbeck and recently renovated. Located at 4545 Belfort Ave., the home has four bedrooms and four bathrooms in its 2,558 square feet.

Jessica Koltun, the interior designer and listing agent for the property, worked alongside R + D Residential to update the home. The Charles Dilbeck home was built in 1937, according to property records. This home bears a notable design element consistent with Dilbecks style: the turret visible from the front. According to information from Preservation Dallas, the home is considered a French Eclectic design.

Knowing that the home has architectural significance, Koltun said she worked to honor the original elements and preserve them in the update such as the curved stair rail. Many of the updates were meant to cater to modern needs: spaces were opened up and storage was added. The kitchen is more of a shared space for modern homeowners than it was many decades ago.

The kitchen is always the heart of the home, Koltun said. Everyone gathers around there and you do want it to be open, which is why we did add additional openings.

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The first floor of the home includes light-filled living spaces like the study, living room and the open-concept kitchen and dining space. The kitchen has white cabinets, an island with space for seating, a dry bar with storage and easy access to the adjacent dining space. In order to create division between the otherwise open spaces, Koltun said she used the direction of the wood flooring to indicate a change. In the kitchen, a wine display wall is located in an arched nook and adds both a storage element and an artful, eye-catching detail. A butlers pantry and a utility room are located near the kitchen.

A guest bedroom is located on the first floor, but it could also be used as a sunroom. A nearby bathroom serves the guest room (or sunroom) and acts as a pool bath.

Upstairs, three bedrooms have en suite bathrooms. The primary suite offers two walk-in closets, dual vanities in the bathroom, and a separate shower and bathtub.

One of the challenges of updating an older home for modern life is the lack of closet spaces. Most older homes werent built with the walk-in closets many people have come to expect. With this in mind, all of the bedrooms in the home were given larger closets during the renovation.

The home was completed in May 2022. It was listed for $2,295,000 and sold for $2,565,000 in May.

This is part of our Posh Properties series, providing a glimpse inside nice homes in North Texas for those who love to look at houses. It is not paid for or presented by area real estate agents or companies.

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TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) The most expensive home in Arizona is selling for $28 million.

Point2Homes.com looked at the priciest options in each state.

This real estate website found a seven bedroom, eight bathroom, 13,617 square feet house standing on a 1.87 acre lot.

Called "the Aerie," Erik Peterson of PHX Architecture designed the home, collaborating with Paragon Custom Homes building it.

"From the open great room which leads to the designer kitchen and hidden catering kitchen to the thoughtfully designed entertainment zone, and the palatial master wing this home has it all," Point2Homes.com described. "Embodying a true indoor outdoor lifestyle, entertaining spaces flow to the beautiful outdoors all with amazing views of the valley below."

The home sits in the McDowell Mountains in Scottdale's most exclusive community of Silverleaf.

This community has a renowned club offering a "par 72 Tom Weiskopf designed golf course, dramatic clubhouse, spa and countless other options for experiencing the desert resort lifestyle."

However, if the new owner doesn't feel like traveling, the home also includes a virtual golf course.

Point2Homes.com also found the most expensive home belonging to California at $225 million, while a $3 million house in Nebraska was the Midwest state's priciest option.

-Caleb Fernndez is a digital content producer for KGUN 9. After earning his bachelor's degree from Penn State in Advertising/Public Relations, Caleb went to New York where he learned production assistance, photography and art direction. Share your story ideas and important issues with Caleb by emailing caleb.fernandez@kgun9.com or by connecting on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter.

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Seeing inside someone's home is a glimpse into so much more than just their visual preferences and sense of style. Perhaps that's one of the reasons people love peeking into celebrity homes so much (guilty!). So when we interviewed Jerry Wanek, the production designer of Supernatural, for season one of Dark House, our podcast about beautiful homes with dark histories, our ears perked up extra high when he divulged some bonus content about the state of Elvis Presley's 1975 Los Angeles apartment. You've likely heard all about Gracelandand maybe even virtually toured his Bel Air mansion or Palm Springs escape but we're guessing you haven't heard about his Hollywood pid--terre yet. Here's the scoop:

Back in the 1980s, Wanek was dating an old friend of Linda Thompson, the 22-year-old Miss Tenessee pageant queen who dated 37-year-old Elvis from 1972 until 1976, the year before he passed away (she's also mother to Brody Jenner). While the couple spent most of their time together at Graceland in Tennessee, according to Goerge Klein's book Elvis: My Best Man, he introduced the pair, and eventually Thompson "began to spend more time developing her acting career in Los Angeles, where Elvis leased an apartment for her." Though she spent more time in the pid--terre, he helped decorate it and also lived there on occasion.

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Thompson continued to use it for a while after Elvis passed away up until moving in with Caitlin Jenner, at which point she rented it out to friends. And that's where Wanek comes back into the picture. Thompson was subletting the space to her friend dating Wanek, which meant that he was spending a lot of time there, too. And he disclosed that the apartment was like a time capsule, with most of Elvis's belongings still intact. "Talk about haunting apartments. All of Elvis's furniture was still in the apartment," Wanek confirms. "And it had the most over-the-top, incongruous groupings of furniture. There were big canopied wicker chairs in the dining room and this big urn in the middle of the room by the sectional with all these ostrich plumes sticking out of it, but the kicker was that every window was tin-foiled over," he continues, making it difficult to know what time of day it was and contributing further to the haunting nature.

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There are a few theories as to why the windows were covered, but the wildest part is that the tinfoil window treatments were still exactly as Elvis had left them. Another disconcerting remnant of the King's lifestyle in the apartment was "a gunshot hole in the wall from a time when he shot through his T.V." Wanek also remembers a few other tchotchkes and knick-knacks, and, in particular, "the original photo of Richard Nixon and Elvis in the oval office," which was hanging on the hallway leading to the bathroom. The hallway ended up being the backdrop of Wanek's one and only brush with the paranormal, oddly enough, and perhaps influenced his days on the set of Supernatural.

"One night, I got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. As I walked down the hallway, I just felt this really weird sensation," Wanek recalls. "And it was right in front of that picture of Nixon with ElvisI'm not sure if you remember, but at one point Richard Nixon, then president, hired Elvis to spy on John Lennon and other rock and rollers that were doing drugs because it was the big war on drugs, which is ironic, of course. But it was a really creepy little chill that stopped me right there in my tracks. I just shuddered and thought, whoa, what was that? I don't know what it was, but it was definitely something I'll never forget."

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So, did Wanek interact with Elvis's ghost, or was he just groggy? Regardless of which narrative shakes out to be true, we'd definitely like to explore the apartment steeped in so much history, even if it only has a fraction of Elvis the Pelvis's energy lingering in the hallways. Wanek doesn't know who lives in the unit now or if they know that it was a place Elvis used to hang out in, but to protect their privacy, he didn't tell us the exact locationso we'll have to live with the mystery for now...

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