Name: Heather Taylor (Gallery Co-Owner & Lifestyle Blogger) and Alex de Cordoba (Gallery Co-Owner & Social Media Consultant)
Location: Spaulding Square - Hollywood, California
Size: 1600 square feet
Years lived in: 3 years
Heather and Alex embrace all the character that their home embodies. They love their wood paneling in the bathroom and definitely appreciate the generous windows that allow for natural light. They also appreciate that they were lucky to land such a serene backyard, which was the recent setting for their wedding.
When Heather and Alex brainstormed on how to decorate their new home, they wanted to make sure they were able to incorporate family heirlooms with newer possessions from travel, more modern furnishings, and a wide selection of artwork. One of my absolute favorite pieces they inherited from Heather's grandmother is the Eames lounge chair - she has one stylish grandma! Owning an art gallery, they have their own personal art collection plus an overflow of art mixed together in Heather and Alex's home. They managed to mix a variety of pieces to create their own expression.
Around their home, you will find notions to simpler times of canning, knitting, and homemaking. Heather's friend recently taught her how to can, so she is enjoying preserving her favorite fruits. She can also be found knitting on the sofa. Heather has done a great job at not only creating a warm home, but also setting the tone to welcome friends and family.
Apartment Therapy Survey:
Our Style: Cozy, relaxed and filled with art, flowers, books and light.
Inspiration: The indoor/outdoor lifestyle that is so particular to Los Angeles; our past travels (especially to Mexico and Greece); and re-contextualizing family heirlooms in a way that feels modern.
Favorite Element: The backyard. We got married at home underneath the citrus trees this past June. In preparation for the big day, we embarked on a major backyard redo with the help of our friend and landscape designer Tory Polone. Now we have our dream space for entertaining al fresco.
Biggest Challenge: We are in the art business, so we own a ton of art by people we work with and by many of our friends. Editing to avoid that cluttered look is the biggest challenge.
What Friends Say: People are surprised that a house this peaceful can exist in such close proximity to the Sunset Strip.
Biggest Embarrassment: Our laundry room/pantry area is a big mess.
Proudest DIY: Alex and his father built a six-foot-long farmhouse table and bench for our backyard out of salvaged wood. They also built the banquette around our outdoor firepit.
Biggest Indulgence: Custom window treatments
Best Advice: Only bring things into your home that you really love.
Dream Source: The strip of great vintage stores on Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs.
Resources of Note:
APPLIANCES
FURNITURE
ACCESSORIES
LIGHTING
PAINT
RUGS & CARPETS
- Found in Baja, Mexico
- Found in Ojai, California
WINDOW TREATMENTS
- Custom
BEDS
- Matteo Linens
- Pillow from Nickey Kehoe
ARTWORK
- Chris Natrop
- Frohawk Two Feathers
- Kimberly Brooks
- Andrew Schoultz
- Esther Pearl Watson
- Jeana Sohn
- Ruby Osorio
- Eadweard Muybridge
- Kyle Field
- Timothy Hull
- Gert and Uwe Tobais
- Ai Yamaguchi
- Mark Mann
- Alex de Cordoba
- Martin Parr
- Helen Levitt
FLOWERS/PLANTS
Thanks Heather & Alex!
Images: Marcia Prentice
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Beautiful home. However, it's still beyond me why people put furniture blocking the fireplace. Oh well.
There's such a lovely sense of serenity with the colors and textures in this home.
Fantastic! Where are the mirrors above the fireplace from?
I love EVERYTHING! Especially the backyard, the lamp over the dining room table, and the bathroom. Lovely
I wondered about the fireplace too. Love, love, love your home. I'm so in love with the curb appeal. Thanks for sharing.
@cbreynolds, they have a lovely firepit in the yard and probably don't need to stare at the fireplace indoors too.
Lovely and warm. Great use of color throughout, especially in the office paint choices and the living room upholstery. A California dream to those of us in the cold northeast.
LA in Bloom is one of my daily reads! So glad to see Heather and Alex here!!
lovely!
I love it; in fact, this is one of my favorite house tours to date!
I love this whole home, so much. Beautiful and comfortable. Amazing!
What I like so much about this house is that it's lovely without trying so dang hard. It looks effortless....
Ho. Ly. Crap. This is beautiful. Great post Marcia. That backyard would be perfect for a wedding and I have that same J.Crew shirt as Alex. ;)
What are the paint colors in the living room and bedroom? Really great neutrals...
Hey does that 'No Salesmen' sign really work? :) Sweet home -- I like all the little details...
beautiful home heather and alex! love the textiles and colours!
oh nice to see the entire home. Ive stumbled on the blog (and mothers?) via another blog a few months back and it seemed serene and calming. good to see in pictures it actually is!
great job on the home, and I never knew that area was called Spaulding Sq. good to know!
I've been inside this lovely house. It is truly cozy and beautiful in and out!
Very charming! I love the garden.
Great house! Even better garden! Jealous... :)
This is one of the cutest little things I've ever seen. I think I'm in love.
Lovely back yard and I am in love with the Moroccan chandelier.
its perfectly acceptable to put chairs in front of the fireplace.
oh and this place is amazing!!!
If I'm not mistaken, I saw this home in Sunset magazine a few months ago. It is interesting to see more of it, here!
What is that paint color in the office? I love it.
So perfect!
Very nice house.
Scrumptious!
so much love in this home, thanks for sharing!
Your house is as cute as ten buttons. Garden lust here...great job!!
Beautiful home for the well-collected life. The mix of styles, colors and arts reminds me a bit - dare I say it? - of Emily Henderson's approach!
Organic! The one word that comes to mind when going through the house tour. Very natural, peaceful, and I love that your home inside and out is filled with beautiful plants...
I looked at the tour and then read the interview - you can totally tell that these window treatments are custom, and they were worth every cent. They add the perfect amount of polish and make the rooms look "finished." I am also a huge fan of the wood wainscoting that is NOT white in the bathroom. Really, a lovely home - thanks for sharing!
Gorgeous home...love the warmth that exudes from layers of fabric, colour and pattern. Just beautiful.
one of my favorites, ever!
I love how non-officey their desk area looks.
I really love how you put your bedroom together. Very relaxing. Your backyard is simply amazing.
Charming home! ... and such a nice looking couple. I loved the curb appeal of the home. When I saw the image I thought it has a fairy tale-like quality. If first impressions are lasting impressions, then they have definitely achieved a lovely first impression. I wanted to mention to the couple that the money spent on drapery was well worth it. "God is in the Details." I loved the Jonathan Adler horse converted to a table lamp on the sofa table. Very whimisical! The Moraccan Pendant in the dining room has a real "wow" factor. Lots of pretty details throughout. Lovely home!
Beautiful! It's so charming and cozy. I want to copy everything in it. Well done.
Absolutely splendid in every way. Romantic, without looking not the least bit cloying. And such thoughtful use of color. Thank you for sharing your home with us!
Charming and cozy...will put this in my saved mail folder to look at and admire again and again.
Who makes the beautiful vent over the stove? Like it and would put one in in our house. Thanks!
Cool Paul
I don’t usually comment, but this is a beautiful, unpretentious home. Very warm & inviting. Loved the back yard, sigh.
dear cozy home: thank you for being unpretentious, welcoming, & and for not looking like an IKEA catalogue
nice i love it!
I love all of it. I'm particularly enamored of the office, with the lovely light and the beautiful green walls. I'd love to know the color. In any case, beautiful job all 'round.
Wow! Such a refreshing house. As others have said, so nice to see a house not "trying too hard." People these days pride themselves on loving anything modern and contemporary, "clean, modern lines" blah blah blah. I'm tired of it.
This is fabulous. Why are all the best houses in LA? I could never live there but I love so many of the house tours.
I would really like to know where the mirrors over the fireplace came from. They are perfect.
Beautiful home.
Really exceptional drapes or curtains or whatever you call them.
It seems sophisticated and rich, yet casual.
Lovely! The textiles throughout the home are amazing. And I love the bathroom and backyard.
Beautiful home. I love the eclectic mixture of new and vintage and high and low. It's very inviting. And the back yard is my dream.
Amazing textiles, creates such warmth. I have a much different (sterile modern) type of space but am trying to create that warmth by doing more with fabrics. I am going to pretend not to be jealous of the backyard.
I could spend hours-on-end in that backyard area. Nicely done.
Can someone tell me the color of the living room? I love it! Or maybe I missed where it's mentioned- I'm new to the site. Thanks.
Love the Moroccan Decor in the living room. I can definitely spot a Moroccan leather pouf, a camel bone arabesque table and a Beni Ourain rug! :-)
Very nice touch!
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I love contemporary, modern, clean and simple lines....BUT I still LOVE your home and think it is SWEET and lovely. I would move in anytime!!
Very nice.
Perfection - and no plastic chairs (a pet peeve) :-). Such a livable home traversing generations - just my style. Not so much... succulents and cactus, I've lots of citrus and podocarpus instead. Yes to the draperies, yes to the kitchen cabinetry - oh heck, yes to everything.
Wow ,just gorgeous !. Brightened my morning ,thats for sure .
Absolutely lovely! :)
Very much my aesthetic, so of course I'm thinking -- wonderful.
This is my favorite tour, hands down. Such a vibrant yet cozy home. Gorgeous!! Also, I adore Heather's blog. She has an excellent eye.
i have looked at Apartment Therapy for years now
but never felt such an urge to join so i could comment
your home did the trick!
the very definition of what a home is for me
beautiful
thanks for sharing!
also, i am curious to some artwork
you have what appears to be prints of polaroids
in your bathroom
who is the photographer?
as a polaroid shooter myself, i am most curious
Beautiful and warm home.
So stunning. I love everything about it. Such an amazing job putting together such a warm and cozy home. Lucky ducks.