Name: Corina Kramer ( and her three kitties: Mojo, Mr. Pants & Snuggles)
Location: Thai Town / Los Feliz — Los Angeles, California
Size: 600 square feet
Years lived in: 8 months — rent
Corina — an Emmy award winning hair and makeup artist — lives in a quintessential Spanish casita which she first shared in a House Call: Corina's Starlet Bungalow. Her home sits inside a classic courtyard complex that was originally designed for the starlets and writers to retreat to during their short stays in Hollywoodland. Naming Kelly Wearstler and a love of retro Hollywood Regency as her two biggest influences, Corina has created a clean classy look on an affordable budget.
Bright, feminine and detailed with texture and soft colors, Corina has only lived here 7 months. She is taking her time to resource the pieces she really wants — maintaining a clear vision and strict budget. Almost all her furnishings are higher-end names but were purchased secondhand from Craigslist, flea markets or estate sales. I love how she's created thoughtful vignettes in each corner, and was not afraid to use the space. People often lean toward minimalism in smaller spaces, but she really acknowledged the square footage with a creative floorplan for her furniture and good decor.
When I asked Corina if she was interested in interior design on a professional level, she nodded yes. She explained it's something she's always loved, and has considered it more seriously lately. I feel her home is a prime example of small cool living and not an ounce of quality has suffered — even on a limited budget.
Apartment Therapy Survey:
My Style: Hollywood Regency / Girly Eclectic
Inspiration: Kelly Wearstler, Tony Duquette, Dorothy Draper, Hutton Wilkinson, Jonathan Adler
Favorite Element: Glamorous yet completely comfortable and livable
Biggest Challenge: Three cats in a small space and keeping everything clean
What Friends Say: That I should do this for a living!
Biggest Embarrassment: The curtains in the bathroom are not my favorite. I bought an amazing vintage valance at an auction to hang in there and it didn't fit!
Proudest DIY: The framed family photo behind my television. It's actually just a blown up color copy that I put in a frame I found for free. It makes me happy every time I look at it.
Biggest Indulgence: I think my coffee table is the only thing I paid full price for and it has gotten really beat up. Teaches me that I should stick to vintage!
Best Advice: Don't impulse buy. Have patience and dig! Go to flea markets, estate sales, auctions, eBay, Craigslist, Etsy, antique stores. That way, things feel more like treasures and you appreciate them more.
Dream Sources: I would LOVE to spend a day shopping with Kelly Wearstler, at any of the furniture stores on La Brea in Los Angeles, or ABC Carpet & Home in New York.
Resources of Note:
PAINT & COLORS
- • Bathroom: Martha Stewart Violet Aster
ENTRY
- • Parsons Desk / Console: West Elm
• Grecco-Roman Mirror & Wheat Sheath Wall Sconces: Fairfax Flea Market
• Decorating Books: Amazon.com
• Chairs: Urban One
LIVING ROOM
- • Couch: Mitchell Gold & Bob Williams (Craigslist)
• Belladonna Coffee Table: Mitchell Gold & Bob Williams
• Quan Yin Statue: Z Gallerie
• White Chair: River Market Antiques (re-upholstered)
• Side Table: West Elm
• Flamingo Mirror, Milk Glass Vases, Faux Malachite Vases: Estate Sale
DINING ROOM
- • Dining Table: Rose Bowl Flea Market
• Dining Chairs: Fairfax Flea Market
• Chandelier: Overstock.com
• Vintage Screen, Asian Console, Butterfly Lamp etc.: Fairfax Flea Market and various Estate Sales
• Wheat Sheath Table, Blackamoor Sculpture: eBay
KITCHEN
- • Pot Rack: IKEA
• Vintage Glasses: Estate Sale
• Old Tea Tins: Fairfax Flea Market
• Vintage Prints: Alameda Flea Market
BEDROOM
- • Dresser: Z Gallerie (via Craigslist)
• Tall Lamps: Goodwill
• Belladonna Desk: Mitchell Gold (via Craigslist)
• Vintage Gilt Sconce: Abells Auction
• Pillows: Etsy.com and West Elm
BATHROOM
- • Shower Curtain: Urban Outfitters
• Knobs on dresser: Anthropologie
• Chandelier: Overstock.com
• Vintage magazine rack: Fairfax Flea Market
Thanks, Corina!
Images: Bethany Nauert
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Beautiful, and love the cats. The only thing that bothers me is the TV on the cart. It's just such a constrast with the white, and I think if you want a TV in your living room you should embrace it and just display it where you need to in order to get a good view, not where it might be out of the way. In the photo it just looks like it's shoved out of the way, and that draws more attention to it than if it were mounted to the wall or if it stood on a nice piece of furniture that complemented it.
It's so sexy, especially the DR chandelier. I'm swooning.
Ello kitty!
Absolutelye gorgeous, feminine, glamorous. Love it!
Well, I defnitely don't share a design aesthetic with Corina, but I sure do appreciate her abilities. The place is beautifully done and perfectly curated. And of course, anyone with kitties and Santa Maria di Novella in their house has to be one OK person!
Very charming!
What color is the wall paint in the living room?
It looks like a set from "All about Eve", very fun and inspired.
Corina you and your place look gorgeous! The space is so you. I love it! I am so envious of all of the delicate little breakables in your home. With two boys, I get none of that.
Love Love Love! I especially love that her Emmy is probably the first thing she see's when she awakens.
For someone that lives with boys- hubby & son, I crave a room where I could go girlie! Maybe when my son goes to college... 10 years.
Beautiful! With the high ceilings, it feels much larger than 800 sq ft. Thanks for sharing! Love the kitties too!
Lovely!
Source for shag carpets in dining and living area?!
Agree with the previous posts, maybe you don't watch too much TV, but I would get a larger screen and mount in above the mantel...you can then use the cart for vintage barware, which will fit in perfectly...
I love everything about this home. It's very inspirational. The old-Hollywood feel is so romantic and mysterious. Thanks so much for sharing.
Holy goddam. This is amazing.
Lovely, lovely home. It seems like a darling place to escape to on the weekends. Totally comfortable and welcoming.
I've never been much of a SoCal girl, but I've always loved the idea of living in a LA bungalow, and this apartment illustrates why! So gorgeous and charming! It has just the right amount of old Hollywood glamour. (and don't get me started on how much I love the light fixture above her bed!)
Very, very lovely.
I'm also amazed at all 3 kitties deigning to be on the bed at the same time...
not my style, but bravo, very well done!
Love the kitties and your space. But how do you keep your couch and chairs so nice with three of them? Very impressed by that fact alone!
Love the bed and the lighting behind it :) Beautiful place
So pretty and crisp!
this is not my style at all but i think you did a wonderful job.... very romantic and feminine.
splendid. it is a very vivacious home. love the bedroom.
what color is the bathroom wall paint?
The rugs are both from urbanoutfitters.com
I do lots of lint rolling and vacuuming to accommodate the cat hair and they have never been furniture scratchers, thank goodness.
The TV is a bit of an issue for me too.I don't watch a lot of TV but I would like to get a white one that's less obtrusive when budget allows. I don't really believe in mounting them above fireplaces as I don't think they should be focal points (especially when you have a fantastic Turner mirror to display).
The apartment came painted the light jade green and beigey pink so I am not sure what the colors are but if you are really interested I can ask my landlord. They are incredible neutrals I have found.
Thank you for all your sweet comments and positive feedback. I am hoping to make this a career someday soon, so this gives me a lot of confidence to go forth!
There were so many details that make it polished. I really liked the window treatments in the bathroom. This smaller space feels so luxurious and glamorous. Beautiful.
Corina should do this for a living!
Gorgeous styling and the architectural character of the apartment is so charming and one to be envied!
I don't even like Hollywood Regency, but how can anyone deny this home? It's absolutely stunning. The little details, a great eye for color and scale...the strict budget makes it even more remarkable. Right into the bookmarks with this one.
So pretty I can't stand it! It's so indulgently feminine. I wish I had an eye for pieces like you do.
Wow one of the best house tours so far...it's a bit too glam and girly for my personal taste, but I appreciate the aesthetic. It looks like a lot of thought and love was put into this. Gorgeous house!
Gorgeous and girlie! I love the way mirrors are incorporated into the furniture so it reflects the light.
This is oh so pretty, both the outside and the inside! I am having a total Spanish style envy, in Canada, one doesn't find such houses (and the few that were mistakenly built this far north stick out like sore thumbs). In my next life, I want to live down south in a similar casita!
I do love how it all pulled together. I am sure if I could live in Corina's house because I am so not a girlie girl, but it looks fabulous!
So lovely and feminine!
CORINA....
LOVE YOUR APARTMENT... LOVE THAT I AM ONE OF YOUR INSPIRATIONS... THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!
GO PROFESSIONAL... YOU HAVE THE TOUCH... IF KELLY IS NOT AVAILABLE... I WOULD LOVE TO GO SHOPPING WITH YOU ON LABREA... OR ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD...
GO FOR IT...
BEST....
HUTTON
HUTTON WILKINSON
TONY DUQUETTE INC.
Dazzling! One of, perhaps the most perfect fireplace arrangements I've seen.
Yay! I was waiting for the full tour... LOVE IT!!
I have been dying to see this full tour! Impeccable taste and SO chic with just the right amount of glam. LOVE.
I just died and went to heaven. Hutton I am so incredibly honored by your words- let alone go shopping with you. You are my hero!!!
Seriously, if you need an intern- I know you have a very talented assistant- let me know.
xo
Corina
GORGEOUS. The only thing I would add is some sort of fabulous curtain to cover the laundry when you are not using it so that the view from the LR into the kitchen is cuter.
While not totally my style, I think she's done a fabulous job in creating a beautiful home. I am totally coveting that light fixture over your bed. The kitties are so cute, and look very comfortable on your bed...must be fun when they are lying all over the place and you want to get in bed! I know my cat squawks at me if I even try to move him.
Love the old L.A. nostalgic feeling and the soothing neutral palette with dashes of color metallic. Very inspiring and a real retreat.
I normally hate anything verging on mauve but here it's beautiful with silver and captures the old Hollywood feeling.
Swoonworthy.
perfect girlie abode!! but: did i miss the tv with the diy framed picture behind it?
Tasteful and put together - so impressive! All the more so knowing that it was done on a budget. Congratulations.
So glamorous! The light colors and shiny/reflective objects make this place look very big and very, very expensive.
This apartment deserves an Emmy for the Va-va-voom category.
This is a very well done place, full with beautyfull finds and a great colour palette. I tend to lean towards more modern spaces but I really love your approach to home decorating! P.S.: Your furry roomates are adorable!
Absolutely stunning apartment! I love small spaces tours - they are so full of inspiration.
Even the cat is glamorous.
I wouldn't have thought I liked this style, but your place is perfect perfect perfect. No to the TV over the fireplace; it looks so nice the way it is! Absolutely gorgeous.
Very charming!!
This is beautiful! I really mean that. I am saving every picture to use as "inspiration" for my first purchased home in NYC. I loooove this!
I'm doing almost the same thing in my apartment right now -- just a bit more monochrome! I love the simultaneous boldness and femininity of this space.
#1 on my wanted list are ornate wall mirrors, like the black-framed one in the first picture. Any hunting tips? I'm not afraid of repainting, but I've still been scouring Craigslist for ages without even spotting any.
o.m.g
just so damn pretty!
thank you for letting AT into your home
The black one on the wall is from Ikea! But look on Ebay or in Goodwill stores, local thrift shops, or find a picture frame you like and get a piece of mirror and put it in there!
Start looking for garage sales and estate sales in your area as well.
I love how the kitties have each staked out their own area on the bed and are not intermingling. Lovely home too. I can only strive to give this much attention detail in my own home.
What a wonderful job, so light, fresh and beautiful. I hope she gets her shopping day with Kelly :)
Oh WOW!!!!! This beautiful apartment is like the mothership calling me home!!! It even comes complete with a beautiful cat!! I LOVE this place. Love. Love. Love it. Thanks for the inspiration.
LuLu
@ Coco K., thanks so much! My local Ikea doesn't stock it, so I had no idea it existed. Little did I know it was actually covered on Apartment Therapy in 2007 and in 2009! I'll be taking a trip to another Ikea to pick one up -- and keeping my eyes peeled for vintage frames, too.
Love the cat in the last photo's pose! So cute!!
Smashing!
Actually like the TV set-up, and it is like my own. I'm a fan of the TV casually set to the side on a piece of furniture, although I agree in this case white would look better.
Gorgeous!! Seeing a place like this almost makes me wish I didn't live with my boyfriend! Too bad he wouldn't go for a look like this!
Love the curtain rod across the whole of the wall in the bathroom...Looks grand. Love the colour in there too, I imagine it is quite soothing.
Pretty home...
As I'm looking at your pictures, I'm thinking "I read the square footage wrong" and when I re-checked it WAS 600. Wow - this place is not bare - but feels so large. Love your living room colors - all of it. White bedding + 3 cats = 1 very brave homeowner! I can't keep up with 1 cat :)
Very nice! My husband would never go for it, but it's lovely. And I have been searching for my own flamingo mirror like yours for years- super cool! I do have one question- where is the headboard from? I really like the look of it.
not my taste, but thoughtfully, gorgeously, very very nicely done. one question, though: where's the litter box(es)?
wow! I think this girl is my good twin. I'd love everything if it was only painted black, gray and silver. Very lovely!
I love this eclectic Hollywood design! What is the paint color/# for the walls in the Living Room? I love greys and whites, so versatile and not as severe as black and white.
Your place makes me long for my small condo and being single again. And I miss all my kitties. They got old and I just have my one young lady now. Brava!
I love your work great job.
Oh my god, this is beautiful. You should do this for a living, I agree.
@MarshallO- if by house of ill repute you mean "cat house" then yes, you are correct. There are three cats here. Snuggles, Mr. Pants and Mojo.
I'm seriously obsessed with your home. Every detail is absolutely perfect.
I love this home!
Wow, girlfran!
This is so perfectly curated, feminine, and glam. Do this for a living. Add decorating to your already amazing portfolio. While I could never get away with something so girly in my apartment, you inspire me!
LOVE! please do ask ur landlord about the paint color for the livingroom- its the exact color of gray-green i want in my kitchen... :)
Thoughtful....and the Emmy itself is right at home.
Lovely home and that last picture of your cat on the bed...so adorable! Glad to know there are other design obsessed cat lovers like myself!
not my taste at all but this is so well done, professional without appearing overdone. great eye for detail. bravo!
This place is amazingly gorgeous in every way! You MUST do this for a living!
Lovely, lovely, lovely. Your bed looks like mine (except I have a few more cats). Lint rollers and daily vacuuming keep me sane,too. Absolutely loved this tour.
Really nice. Bet you're going to paint the bathroom when a boyfriend moves in.
Lovely! I am in love with the little dog statuette on the living room coffee table! An hour's worth of Google searching has brought up nothing. Anyone know where it is from?
Gotta say..gorgeous! Cohesive, stylish, glam and well thought out. Wins the Bee's Knees Award as far I am concerned. Great work.
Just lovely...I want the feel!
@ Coco K. Everything is Gorgeous! I am also in love with the living room paint color. Would greatly appreciate it if you could get the color/brand from your landlord!
LOVE LOVE LOVE your pad!! Absolutetly love it, as I was looking through the photos I kept thinking, Wearstler, Wearstler, Wearstler (gee, I really like posting things in threes!). Awesome work, and congrats on your Emmy!
Gorgeous. Really everything in this house is. to. die. for. but I absolutely love every one of your throw pillows--can you share where you got them?
Living in Scotland this is just the kind of place I imagine living in LA. Gorgeous, love the dining table for two, what more do you want.
Beautiful. Beautiful. Just beautiful. Cat's included :)
Wow! Again, thank you everyone for all of the compliments and encouragement!
To answer your questions:
The litter boxes are off the kitchen near the washer / dryer (hence why there are no curtains covering it). I use crystal litter if anyone cares. It's amazing.
The throw pillows on the couch are from fabricadabra.us and the pagoda one is Thomas Paul bought on eBay. The ones on the bed are from West Elm and Etsy (seller is rubystella). The Fornasetti looking pillow on the grey chair is from CB2.
The paint color in the living room and dining room is a Behr paint that my landlord had custom blended at Home Depot based on a soft green color chip.
and the white Foo dog statue on the coffee table is from Marshalls believe it or not. Told ya, I'm a big believer in bargain shopping.
I LOVE it. Love, love, love. Glamorous and fabulous!
i dont know the term 'hollywood regency'... is that an actual style or is/was it a place? i didnt know silver and gold could be used together and you make it fabulous. and the bathroom is excellent.... love the color, the chandeleir! and the window treatments. my absolute overall favorite for the 'small cool' contest (from where i have found this tour...) Just marvelous!!
I'd love to pair that dresser with these gorgeous crystal knobs from lookintheattic.com
This is a beauty. Every detail is glamarous. I can't believe those walls were already painted when you moved in. They go so well with your style. I love the purple curtains in the bathroom.
SO gorgeous and feminine. Really, just perfect... And adorable cats!
I thought I had already posted my comment but I didn't see it listed. Your lovely home is spectacular!!! Every detail is done to perfection!!!! I am not surprised. If it wasn't, it would not be COCO!!!!! I absolutely LOVE every square inch of this masterpiece!!!
Two things: First, I love how soft and open everything is; that's the kind of feel I want in my home. Second, there's a cat named Mr. Pants. That is just awesome beyond words.
love your place - where did you get the table/rolling cart your tv is sitting on?