Uh Oh! Where has the year gone? We looked in our mailbox today to find the first of our holiday invites. Already? Then we checked the calendar and realized it's only two and a half weeks until Thanksgiving and the start of the crazy chaotic holiday season. We're trying to put some last minute touches on our home. We're tidying up our garden, we're decluttering, we're decorating and we're busting out Mom and Dad's old-school vinyl collection as the soundtrack to our chores. When we're finished at home, we'll scope out the sales around town and online. Turn to this week's Los Angeles Times Home & Garden section to help you out...
Name: Corey James Gash
Location: Costa Mesa, California
Size: 700 square feet, plus 220 square feet
Years lived in: 8 months
Corey's the kind of guy that can figure out how to do almost anything. Not only does he love to figure out creative ways to solve problems, but he's really good at it. Case in point, he turned a dilapidated barn into a modern home almost completely on his own using skills he already had plus a little help from Google. And did we mention he only spent $3,600 on the whole renovation and was able to do it green?
Name: Acido Dorado
Location: Joshua Tree, California
Size: 1,350 square feet
About a year ago, we were contacted by architect Robert Stone about a project he had just completed out in Joshua Tree, an unique ebony washed pavilion specifically designed as a vacation destination with a "new desert aesthetic". He called it Rosa Muerta. But we just remember it as possibly the most unique place we've ever stayed in. During that short stay we noted hundreds of feet away Robert was busy working on another structure, a yin to Rosa Muerta's yang. Last weekend Robert invited us to be the first guest occupants of the recently completed Acido Dorado, a golden desert getaway...
Pricey? Yes. Unnecessary, yup. Likely to bring a smile amongst your neighbors as you take out the trash on collection day? Almost guaranteed. Happy Sacks offers two Wieden + Kennedy designed bags: a dessert themed Christmas pudding and our favourite, goldfish in a bag...
We don't know about you guys, but we're really, really happy it's Friday. It's been a long week and we are looking forward to entertaining close friends at home with the help of our home bar. Let's look at a few stellar bar set-ups from folks who know how to play host...
Growing up in Southern California, there's a good probability you'd grow up either surfing and/or skating. Living miles away from the beach, but in a suburban hood with plenty of flood control embankments and smooth sidewalks meant my younger Aquanet coiffed hair and baggy Vision Street Wear fashioned self was one of those !%#$ skaters. I've always retained a admiration for the lifestyle, especially the aesthetics. Thus, I quite like these skate, surf and Southern California coast-themed rooms...
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I am the world's worst decision maker. Given a choice between two things I can agonize for hours or weeks over which one to choose and still, when I make a decision, I'm always wondering, "Did I make the right choice?" When I was doing the Cure, it was this week, retail therapy, that was the one I dreaded the most. I was going to have to plunk down my cash for stuff, because of my budget most of it on Craig's List, that I had to make snap decisions on and that was not returnable. Oddly enough, however, when this week came, I knew exactly what I wanted, including a pair of orange lamps I chased down from Alex on This is Not Ikea. Woooah, what? How did I do that?...
With the Fall 2009 Kitchen Cure in full swing, we have perhaps the most perfectly timed kitchen tour for you today. This tour comes from reader Daniel, who "inadvertently" started his own kitchen cure a few months ago. He wanted to just take care of one small problem: a cracked floor. Well, this repair ballooned into a much larger project, but the end result is a marked improvement!
If you are seeking Hollywood Regency swanky 60's style look no further than this amazing chocolate brown velvet sofa.
Recently, we received the loveliest handmade card that was embellished with thread. Simple but unique, the extra bit of time that went into making the card really wowed us. So much so that we still have the invite (and we never hang onto cards after the event has passed)...
A long, long time ago, I confessed to watching Monster-In-Law while hungover and obsessing over the decor and ignoring the storyline. This was long before we ever started doing On the Set features; so when I received a few emails from folks wanting more details of this lovely Pasadena Craftsman home, I figured: why not? Here's a few photos from the movie of Charlie and Kevin's home...
With the holidays on the way and November’s entertaining month in full force here at Apartment Therapy, we’re striving to bring you posts to help with your upcoming entertaining events. Though we don’t like to dwell on the negative, we can’t help but wonder if you’ve suffered any recent blunders as a host…
We realized it had been awhile since we last checked our Apartment Therapy Los Angeles Flickr pool, a way for active Flickr users to easily share their images with both us and our readers. What we've always loved about spaces shared in our pool is the abundance of colour, from subtle pastels to strong primary hues. We thought we'd share ten of our favourite images this evening from the most recent uploads...
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