The designer numbers Elton John and Madonna among his patrons. Featured image credit: Peter Lai Designs & Asian Village We’ve sung the praises of Little Tokyo on this blog before, so don’t take this as any kind of disrespect. But if you’re looking for something truly unique, you may want to peer beyond the surface-level […]
Category: Home Design & Decor
Interior Design Ideas That You’ll Regret When Selling Your Home
Does anyone need a sign reading ‘EAT’ in the kitchen? Taste is subjective. It can also be costly when it comes to interior design. But that may not be obvious until it comes time to list your home for sale. Trend chasers may find that decades later, those interior design ideas have aged like an […]
LA Home Spotlight: Hollyhock House
A Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece loved by everyone. Almost everyone. Featured image credit: Codera23 Perched inconspicuously atop the 36-acre hilltop of Barnsdall Art Park, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House is a zenith of Los Angeles architecture. Wright designed the home at the behest of oil heiress Aline Barnsdall with construction beginning in 1921. Following a […]
LA Home Spotlight: The Neutra VDL House Dreamt of Mid-Century Life on a Budget
Featured image credit: Codera23 Even casual fans of modernism need no introduction to Richard Neutra. The Austrian-American architect was integral to the popularization of mid-century designs with his forward-thinking structures peppering Southern California. It was almost as if he were using human progress itself as a building material. To see some of Neutra’s most iconic […]
How Could AI in Real Estate Transform the Industry? 6 Ways Revealed
In just a few very short years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has infiltrated virtually every sector of business across the world. Real estate is not exempt. However, real estate agents concerned about being replaced by an AI agent shouldn’t be losing any sleep. If anything, the growing use of AI in real estate will make their […]
Los Angeles Architecture 101: Storybook Architecture
If home is where the heart is, where do those who are young at heart live? For the lucky few in Los Angeles, in the remaining storybook houses scattered around the city. Alternately referred to as fairytale architecture, storybook architecture is exactly what it sounds like: designs inspired by a fanciful distortion of medieval European […]
The Starburst House is the Home That Wasn’t But Someday Could Be
All imaged credited to: Whitaker Studio Normally, a house like the one we’re looking at today would get a feature in our home spotlight series. But to make it into that column, a house needs to actually exist. And outside of a concept, that’s not the case with the Starburst House. Perhaps you’ve seen it […]
The Luxury Basement Craze Has Hit LA
Featured image credit: Arzuman Brothers “Living in your parents’ basement” may not be the roast it once was. At least not if your parents own a multi-million-dollar iceberg home. What is an iceberg house? It’s one of the names assigned to a somewhat recent trend among the wealthy: stately homes built upon colossal luxury basements. […]
The Mid-Century Fairytale of LA’s Case Study Houses
Featured image credit: mbtrama It’s not often that we get to witness experiments in architecture while they’re in motion. Yet, that’s exactly the experience case study houses offer. Arts & Architecture magazine challenged notable architects to create affordable homes to address the U.S.’s residential housing boom. With World War II finally coming to an end, […]
Modernism Week Palm Springs Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Magic Line-Up
It seems there isn’t a second that passes in the Coachella Valley when Mid-Century designs aren’t celebrated in some way. Yet, Palm Springs still devotes a “week” to Mid-Century Modern styles. That “week” lasts 10 days this year, but it still doesn’t seem like enough time to pack in every event, tour, lecture, and party. […]