Name: Greg Wooten - partner at the design store, The Window & Deirdre Keeley - creative producer/writer (The Food Network, BBC, Sony Pictures, etc.)
Location: Silver Lake, aka "The Circle Guest House" - Los Angeles, California
Size: 1000 square feet
Years lived in: 6 months (rent)

Boy, I was in for a treat when I visited Greg and Deirdre at "The Circle Guest House;" the guest house that they rent from an eclectic artist. When your landlord is this creative and loves displaying art in the front yard, there is never a dull moment. My favorite piece - the human-size hamster wheel (yes, you read that right).

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During fashion week, I love scrolling through the runway shows and simultaneously drooling and laughing at the outfits (sorry, the "looks") -- drooling at the beautiful designs and fabrics and laughing at the sometimes ridiculously over-the-top style.

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I had the pleasure of working with my friend Laure Joliet on an exciting project a few months ago. Laure is an incredibly talented interior photographer and was asked to shoot and style for a new housing company in Los Angeles, Sunia Homes.

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No design lover who is lucky enough to visit Stockholm should miss Svenskt Tenn, one of the most well-known interior design destinations in the world. Yes, it's a retail shop and design studio, but it's also a totally immersive experience into a complete universe of style as defined by one of the 20th century's great tastemakers.
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Learning how to choose the right cut flowers is the first step in creating an arrangement that will stay fresh and vibrant longer. With Valentines Day fast approaching it's good information to have if you opt to skip the expensive delivery service and pick something up yourself. Here are a few tips to get you started. More

Swedish-American furniture designer Greta Magnusson Grossman (1906 - 1999), whose work spanned industrial design, interior design and architecture, drew attention in 1933 when she became the first woman to win an award for furniture design from the Stockholm Craft Association. By 1940 she had brought her brand of Swedish modernism to the United States when she made the move to Beverly Hills and opened a shop selling her own designs. More

Wallpaper is the tattoo of the home; sure you can remove it if you really want to, but you should be pretty darn sure when you chose your design that you'll want to live with it for a while. Unlike many decor decisions, there's an inherent added level of commitment involved in hanging wallpaper. Arjan van Raadshooven & Anieke Branderhorst's Magnetic Wallpaper presents a clever and, as a bonus, eco-friendly way to dodge that commitment. More

I can across this DIY post the other day on my Pinterest feed (yes, I'm addicted but I'm fairly certain I'm not the only one) and felt like it was worth sharing here. Elsie Larson of A Beautiful Mess created this easy tutorial on how to turn a thrift store find into a colorful, graphic piece of wall art. More

Speciality: Modern Furniture Design
Price Range: ($$$) High End

Vioski is a 4,000 square foot showroom that opened in Los Angeles in June of 2004. With two other nationwide showrooms, they house some of today's freshest designs and artwork.

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On a weekend trip to Phoenix while soaking up some vitamin D at the Desert Botanical Garden, I visited Design for a Living World. Sponsored by The Nature Conservancy, the exhibit tells the story of 10 products created by designers using sustainable materials. More