If you have big real estate plans for 2026 or have even considered a move of some sort in the not-so-distant future, there’s no better time to prepare than now. After all, you’ll want to enter the new year with a confident footing! December offers a fantastic chance for homeowners to reassess their properties, reinforce […]
Category: Home Design & Decor
Must-Have Home Features for Hosting Thanksgiving in LA
When it comes to that unmistakable feeling of “home”, arguably no holiday can compare to Thanksgiving. The distractions of gifts, creepy masks, and egg hunts are nowhere to be found. Instead, we have shorter days, longer (and chillier nights), a spread of delicious food, and, of course, the company of one another all under a […]
Face LA’s Rainy Season with a Home Maintenance Checklist
It rains so seldom in Los Angeles that when it does happen, and we mean when it really rains and not just drizzles, it’s something of an event. And that gives you even more reason to stay up on your home maintenance during LA’s rainy season – late autumn through early spring. Notable storms in […]
Double Duplexes Emerge as Unlikely Champions of LA’s Housing Needs
Amidst the dense housing regulations of Los Angeles, a cozy loophole is creating a clearing of sorts. It’s in this refuge from the tangles of red tape that we find double duplexes, the unlikely champions pushing progress forward in the city’s desperate need for housing. One lot. Two duplexes. And as many as 20 separate […]
Of LA’s Different House Styles, Which Make the Best Investments?
The JohnHart blog has been focusing on location lately because it’s arguably the driving factor in modern real estate development. But it’s not everything. And maybe it’s because we’re jonesing for the Los Angeles Architecture 101 blogs of yore, but we thought it might be time to remind our readers of the importance of architecture […]
The Art of Staging for Beverly Hills Houses and Other Luxury Listings
There’s a delicate art form that goes into home staging. Don’t believe us? Then you’ve clearly never tried to sell houses in Beverly Hills, where staging is amplified to meet its environs. Beverly Hills houses demand more than some simple tidying up. Rather, these properties are stars of the luxury real estate circuit that do […]
LA Home Spotlight: The Gamble House Remains the Zenith of California’s Arts and Crafts Movement
Featured image credit: Martin Green A home is a promise of sanctuary; a shelter from the outside world. But today’s LA Home Spotlight looks at a Pasadena palace that sought to tastefully blur the lines between that sanctuary and the outside world. The Gamble House, sometimes referred to as the David B. Gamble House, would […]
The Danzig House is Part of Los Feliz’s Character… Whether It Likes It or Not
Featured image credit: Amé Kali With its boutique shops, chic eateries, and gorgeous homes, Los Feliz is one of the most desirable neighborhoods east of Hollywood. But the demand has its limits. This was perhaps best illustrated in 2017 when horror punk and metal luminary Glenn Danzig listed his Los Feliz Craftsman home on the […]
LA Home Spotlight: The Ennis House Thinks Inside the Blocks
Frank Lloyd Wright was fired after designing his favorite masterpiece. Featured image credit: Kyle Magnuson Perhaps it’s not as true as it once was, but there was a time when it seemed every American held a core memory from childhood of building something. Towers of wooden blocks. Fortresses of couch cushions and blankets. Castles of […]
Believe It Or Not, You Can Find Richard Neutra Houses for Rent Los Angeles Architecture Buffs Would Love to Call Home
Featured image credit: Sansculotte When it comes to houses for rent Los Angeles architecture buffs would adore, the supply can be pretty tight. That’s not to say we lack architectural wonders. Few other American cities can give you Spanish Colonial Revival bungalows across the street from a historically significant Craftsman home neighboring a modern brutalist […]









