If you had looked around Vallarta just a decade ago to find what you needed to build or decorate your home, you probably would have ended up discouraged and driving to Guadalajara to shop. But these days, following an astounding amount of ongoing construction on the bay, it’s a completely different story, and everything you could want or need in decorating our home is right here. Think about it, the best architects, builders, realtors, interior designers and others of their ilk are no more immune than you or I from realizing that this real estate market is booming because Puerto Vallarta is an exceptionally desirable place to live! So now we have top-notch professionals in all home-related, home decor fields right here to make dreams come true.

And while Puerto Vallarta has traditionally offered superior craftsmanship in home décor items like wrought iron doors and wood and leather equipales, the current boom in ultra-luxurious properties has meant a corresponding influx of prestigious imported items for the home to please every taste, including upholstery, carpeting and windows specifically designed for the tropical climate.

There are two essential guides to home decoration in Puerto Vallarta. The first is the quarterly publication Vallarta Lifestyles. The second is Costa Vallarta Luxury Living (which takes the popular Vallarta Style to another level), a glossy, oversize, biannual publication featuring articles about everything that is stylishly luxurious in and around Vallarta, from Careyes to the south and the Nayarit coastline to the north. And it includes a handy, easy-to-refer-to directory of home decor services. You'll find these magazines on newsstands throughout Puerto Vallarta, at real estate offices and participating home decor shops.