New custom estates are a blank slate, and that is the opportunity
The Summit Club is a private, guard-gated community on the western edge of Summerlin, developed by Discovery Land Company around a Tom Fazio-designed golf course. It is one of the newest luxury enclaves in the valley, and much of it is custom construction completed in recent years or still underway.
A new home has no bad habits yet. Getting the systems right on move-in, before boxes get pushed into whatever cabinet is closest, is far easier than reorganizing a year later. That is why most of our work in communities like this happens at the very start.
How a move-in setup comes together
We plan each room with you before anything is unpacked, ideally once cabinetry is final. Then, as your movers deliver, we unpack, place, and organize as we go, so each space is finished rather than half-done. Packing material leaves with the boxes.
Doing it in this order means the rooms you need first are working before the rest of the house is touched, and nothing sits in a box in the hallway for weeks.
- Kitchen and butler's pantry first, so the household can eat and host from the first evening
- Primary closet and bath next, with clothing hung by category and toiletries in drawer inserts
- Guest suites and casita stocked with linens, towels and essentials
- Offices, media rooms and storage closets after that
- Garage last, timed for the cooler months when it can be worked comfortably
Second homes and seasonal living call for a different kind of order
Many Summit Club owners split their year between Las Vegas and another residence. A house that is closed and opened several times a year needs systems that are obvious to anyone, because the person resetting it may be a house manager, a housekeeper or a family member who was not there when it was organized.
We label clearly, keep backstock in one predictable place, and set up guest suites so they can be readied quickly. Our second-home organization page explains the approach in more detail.
Working alongside designers, builders and staff
Custom homes involve a lot of people. The interior designer chose the finishes, the closet company built the cabinetry, and a house manager may run the property. We fit into that team: the designer's vision stays intact, carpentry stays with the people who built it, and we take care of what goes inside and how it is arranged.
If you are working with a designer, our page for interior designer partnerships describes how we hand off finished rooms. For owners who are out of state during the move, remote move-in setup covers keeping you informed from afar.
Desert-specific choices for a new estate
Even a climate-controlled garage in the western foothills runs hotter than the house in summer, so wine, candles, artwork, photo archives and electronics belong indoors. Golf gear, car care and outdoor equipment are fine in the garage, which we organize between mid-October and April.
Construction dust lingers in new homes for months, and fine desert dust adds to it. We favor closed storage and lidded containers for linens, seasonal clothing and anything you will not touch for a while, and leave open shelving for items in daily use.
