Home Decor Services
summer-fall 2001

When you buy a condo or villa here, you’ve taken the first step toward making a part of Puerto Vallarta your very own, but you’ll probably want to do a little something more to make it feel like it’s truly yours. You’ll want it to reflect something of your own personality as well as the things that made you fall in love with this beautiful town in the first place.

Whether you want to start slowly with something like brightly upholstered furniture or you feel ready to jump into something a little more complicated such as installing a Jacuzzi, you’ll probably need a little help.

Although we’re fortunate that Puerto Vallarta has matured to the point that you can find practically anything your heart desires right here in town instead of having to go to “the big city,” the number of options also can be a bit overwhelming. Whether you’re hiring an architect or an interior designer to manage the project or want to take charge of the whole thing yourself, you need to be informed about what’s available and where.

Taking a moment to browse through our directory of fine shops and service providers before you begin to make your decisions can save you a lot of time and wasted effort. Arranged alphabetically, the directory includes everything you might need to make your redecorating or remodelling project a reality. From architects and interior designers to shops featuring a wide variety of fine furniture and decorating accessories, Vallarta has it all just waiting for you.

ALFARERIA TLAQUEPAQUE
The most established handicraft shop in town, where owners have been personally offering for over 40 years a wide variety of vases, jars, glasses, ashtrays, pots in ceramic, talavera, clay, blown glass and wood and prehispanic idols in all sizes painted by artisans from all over Mexico, is a must-see. Purchases are carefully packed to travel. With no intermediaries, prices are reasonable. Visa and Mastercard accepted.

CASA MEXICANA
The owners are an interior decorator and an architect, who provide personalized and professional advice on decorating your home. Their quaint store, located on the main road near Gigante, specializes in finely designed curtain and upholstery textiles, mainly of Spanish manufacture (Casa Bella among others), which are not only catalogued, but also carefully exhibited on their rails. In their showroom, you will also find a wide selection of accessories such as lamps, wall lights, colorful oil lamps in different materials and ornamented curtain supports, as well as stylish contemporary furniture.

EL FRAILE
This store offers furniture and accessories in wrought iron and wood in a charming Mediterranean style that goes beautifully with the Vallartan mood. Their furnishings are manufactured in Monterrey, Nuevo León, where only the best quality materials are used. Baked enamel finishings protect every piece, enhancing its durability. They can produce large quantities of pieces and adapt their models to the client’s needs.

EL SOFÁ INTERIORISMO
This store offers a wide range of services dedicated to bettering your home. Fine upholstery by design and top-quality reupholstery are available in a variety of textiles from the most prestigious mills in Mexico and Spain. In their showroom, find unique pieces of stylish contemporary furniture, lamps, curtains, bedcoverings and pillows, while their workshop next door can provide you with sofas and chairs built according to your specifications. Architecture and interior design services for businesses and homes are also available.

GALERIA SAN JACINTO
Setting standards high above the typical home décor shop, San Jacinto’s owners travel the world to seek out exotic, museum-quality treasures. Since 1984, they have enabled local decorators to provide a global ethnic décor from Africa, Indonesia and the Far East. Articles in mahogany, teak and other fine woods; tapestries from the Orient; hand-woven, hand-painted textiles; ceramics and basketwork are among ancient traditions of handicrafts represented. The work in shell, camel bone, bronze, replicas of 17th-century Peruvian paintings and more all bring exotic traditions to your home.

KIM CAWOOD
Visit Kim Cawood for innovative decorating solutions for those demanding exceptional quality and something different. Plantation-grown teak from Indonesia for decorative outdoor furniture designs, reclaimed teak for indoor furnishings and a range of natuaral fibers woven into distinctive indoor furnishing all are in La Bodega de Interiors. With more than 15 years enhancing residential and hotel environments here, owner Kim Cawood has put together a large range of products including unique accessories and fabrics. La Bodega de Interiors offers unique imports from the Asian Pacific region and advice from store manager Hector Sanchez. For hotel and trade purchases, contact Darrel Walker at Grupo Kontekas, their distribution warehouse in Guadalajara.

MASTER ILUMINACION
Master Iluminación has incorporated architecture into the design of any lighting project and provides expert advice to create your own space and atmosphere. Located on the main highway, F. Medina Ascencio, opposite the Pemex gas station, its modern showroom offers a wide selection of lighting products such as lamps, indoor and outdoor light fixtures, dimmers, switches and original fans, which all are exhibited and operating so you can make the best choice.

MOBILE KITCHENS & DACOR EQUIPMENT
Their specialty is custom-made kitchens installed by specialized technicians who know their products and services to the bone. Mobile offers a wide variety of exquisitely finished cabinets in oak, maple, mahogany and other fine woods as well as in lacquered white MDF. They carry the best domestic and imported brands, such as Sub-Zero refrigerators, Dacor, Viking, Asko, Moen, Hansgrone, Smeg, Frankie, Thermador, Thermatic and more. They have installed more than 40 kitchens in Puerto Vallarta’s south shore condominiums. Mobile handles both retail and wholesale customers.

MUNDO DE AZULEJOS
The only talavera factory in Vallarta, offering high quality tiles made with traditional techniques and local clay and baked at high temperatures that are life-guaranteed for outdoor exposure. They specialize in clay and ceramic decorated sinks and custom-made tile murals of typical Vallarta scenes or renowned masterpieces reproduced by Vallartan artisans in the store’s workshop. Custom-made commemorative tiles, with 24- to 48-hour delivery service. Professional packing and worldwide air-freight delivery. Major credit cards accepted.

RICHARD RUSSEL COLLECTIONS
A division of Design Resources International, this shop offers one-stop shopping for any and all interior design needs. Richard and Russell give complimentary consultations. With more than 35 furniture lines, they have many catalogs to browse. If you know what you want, but haven’t been able to find it, they will make it. Because they control the entire manufacturing process, you get exactly what you order. The showroom highlights natural products: stone, wood, metal and textured fabrics. New to Vallarta are their Murphy-type beds and rust-resistant aluminum outdoor furniture.

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