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Posts tagged “Silver Lake”

Alysia's Treehouse by the Lake
House Tour

Name: Alysia Cotter Location: Silver Lake, California Size: 900 square feet Years lived in: 1 year How many of us can decorate a whole apartment without buying anything new? That's exactly what Alysi...

A River (rock) Runs Through It...
Good Questions

Q: Help! We have a river rock fireplace that is original to our recently purchased 106 year old house. People who see it either love it or hate it. Removing it is cost prohibitive so it's here to stay...

Inside 10 Silver Lake & Echo Park Homes
House Tour Roundup

Here are ten Silver Lake, Echo Park and Los Feliz homes and apartments from our archives that we think you might enjoy revisiting (we do!). And if you happen to live in one of these neighborhoods, o...

The Valley Hand Painted Chair by Philip Lumbang III

We thought we'd end the week with a positive figure from our community: Philip Lumbang III is a Los Angeles artist renowned for beautifying the streets of Silver Lake with his "awesome bears" murals (...

Home Ec. of Silver Lake

Some of our best DIY project posts came way by special guests post from local Los Angeles crafting specialist and friend, Jenny Ryan. If you're ever in the vicinity of Silver Lake's Sunset Junction,...

Roundup of the 2009 Fall MAK Architecture Tour

This Sunday we had the pleasure of being invited by the MAK Center to tour all across our own neighborhood of Silver Lake and Los Feliz to tour seven historic homes by the likes of R.M. Schindler, Gre...

Genevieve and Maxwell's Mid Century Perch
House Tour

Name: Genevieve & Maxwell’s Poorgeoisie Bungalow Location: Silver Lake Size: 900 sq. feet Years lived in: Genevieve – 3 years. Maxwell – 1 year Who else lives here? Lucy, our Pit-Lab mix. So...

Allison & Paul's Gem With a View
House Tour

Name: Allison Amon & Paul Francechi Location: Silver Lake, California Size: 2,400 square feet Years lived in: 13, 2 years since remodel Shaded by a row of bushes, the front of the Allison and Paul'...

House Tour: Scott's Silver Lake Bachelor Pad
Los Angeles

Name: Scott Diorio and Kitty (my cat, and yes, that’s her name!) Location: Silver Lake, Los Angeles Size: 595 sq. ft. One bedroom/One bath half of side-by-side duplex. Years lived in: Over 1 yea...

10 Design Destinations in Silver Lake

It's a funny thing I live in Silver Lake now. I was just born down the street at a nearby hospital, but my parents moved from Koreatown to the Valley, where I languished away as a boy who loved desi...

Eclectic Decor: El Tres Inn

We first read about El Tres Inn on a local architecture blog called Take Sunset. Initially, we couldn't believe our eyes-- surprisingly, El Tres Inn is the first boutique inn to land in Silver Lake. ...

Better Shelter's Silver Lake Cottage Makeover

Name: 2310 Brier Ave by Better Shelter Location: Silver Lake, CA Size: 2 bed, 2 bath, just under 1,000 sq. ft. As many Silver Lake residents often do, we walk/run around the Reservoir in the morn a...

My Great Outdoors: Maggie B's Slowly Designed Space

Name: Maggie B Location: Silver Lake, CA Type of space: Front porch Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: When I first moved in this was nothing more than a storage area and slowly...

Outdoor Inspiration: El Chavo in Silverlake

We were driving down Sunset Blvd. in Silverlake yesterday and El Chavo's sidewalk entrance stood out to us from a series of shops. It may have something to do with their bold color combo. Comprised ...

Silver Ridge House Tour Residence Everything Goes Sale

Back in October we were invited by Silver Lake neighbors, Stephanie & Bob Walker, to tour their Silver Ridge Sanctuary, The hillside home was most notable for a stunning kitchen and panoramic view. U...

House Call: A Silver Lake Craftsman Redo
Los Angeles

click for more pics Name: Morgenthau Residence/Jeremy Levine Design Style: 2 story Craftsman bungalow We were in the process of gathering information and photos for an upcoming house tour sent to us...

Look! Silver Lake Schindler Apartment Mantlepiece Light Feature

AT reader and nearby Silver Lake resident Eric sent us this unique light feature in his Rudolph Schindler-designed apartment that might inspire some of you with fireplaces you never use to convert the...

Architectural Dishes and Mugs, Postcards That Time Their Delivery, Small Lot Development in Silver Lake and Tightwad Behaviour During the Recession
Los Angeles Slinks for 03.13.2009

This end of the week Slinks post includes some home gift ideas for architects, a very cool LED display postcard that measures the time between the moment you drop it into the mailbox and the time it i...

Reform School
Silver Lake

Despite writing about our favourite decor and gift shop down the street on numerous occasions, we've never had the chance to actually snap some photos of the new and improved Reform School, the classr...

House Tour: Stephanie & Bob's SilverRidge Sanctuary
Los Angeles

Name: Stephanie & Bob Walker Location: Silver Lake, CA Size: 1435 sq. ft. (with downstair bonus room it’s close to 1,600 sq. ft.) Years lived in: 2 >>Enter Slideshow Sitting ontop of winding se...

House Tour: Eric and Christine's Spacious Pad
Los Angeles

Name: Eric and Christine Location:Silver Lake, CA Size: 1900 square feet My/Our style: Modern/Contemporary >>...

Inspiration Next Door: Neighbor's Cacti Garden

Inspiration can come from anywhere...sometimes literally next door. Our neighbor Bill has spent years tending to a marvelous cactus garden on a south facing irregularly shaped plot of land which he's ...

"Big-Ass Backyard Sale" at Reform School

Our friend and local sales informant Jenny from Craftzine sent us this heads up about a notable sale this weekend: Just an FYI for your readers!! I figured you might wanna know about this sale at Re...

LA Store: Mercado

Although the main part of Silver Lake's Sunset Junction might have lost some of its beloved design/furnishing shops thanks to rising rents (RIP Sunset Orange and The Den of Antiquity), we're happy to ...

TileVault: Blue & White Ceramic Tile

What: Blue & White ceramic tile (Moroccan style?) Where: Intelligentsia Coffee, Silverlake, LA Why: This has got to be one of the most stunning uses of tile we've ever seen. It totally transforms ...

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