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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 ...

House Tour Update: Maria's “Oh So You” Bungalow

We're sure many of you remember one of our most popular house tours, Maria's “Oh So You” Bungalow. The interior was a pastiche of vibrant colours and welcoming textures, all framed by the open flo...

Free Neighborhood Produce: FallenFruit.org

One would assume the bounty above was purchased from the local farmer's market. But everything shown was actually harvested by my girlfriend and our friend Saelee in the surrounding streets of Silver ...

Look: Secret Kitchen Compartment

I recently had the pleasure of checking out my good friend's new apartment, a stylishly furnished 30's era Spanish style 2-bedroom unit with all the architectural fixin's that had us weak at the knees...

Look: "Bursting With Fruit Flavor" Skittles Silver Lake Home

What looks like a normal 1950’s Silver Lake home reveals itself to be the equivalent of a spilled package of Skittle candies on the inside. It's admittedly a bit over the top use of colour, but it's...

Southwest #17: Matthew's Cartoonist Corner

Enter Here: Contest Page & Entries Name: Matthew Location: Los Angeles, CA Size: 325 sq. ft. apartment Rent/Own: Rent What is the advantage of SMALL? It fits me. Last year I had a much larger one-be...

LA House Tour: Glen's Living Large In a Small Space

Name: Glen Dake Location: Los Angeles, CA Size: 900 sq/ft Years lived in: 10 years, owned >> Enter Slideshow The wonderful thing about Los Angeles is you just don't know what's behind those street...

Permit Parking In Your Hood: Yay or Nay?

While walking back home this evening from the laundromat (my poor feline is recovering from a urinary tract infection and left a little urine on the blanket), I spied this lengthy, humorous and sarcas...

Look! A Silver Lake Valentine's Garden

We just came back from visiting a store around the corner, and on the walk back home we decided to take a detour. And we're glad we did, because we found someone whom apparently loves Valentine's Day....

Matte Stephens show at Reform School this weekend!

We mentioned Matte Stephens exclusive print at Reform School earlier this week, and if you're a fan, be sure to check out the opening of his show this weekend! It's Reform School's first show of the...

Matte Stephens at Reform School!

We're big fans of Matte Stephens here at AT:LA, so we were thrilled to see that he is being featured at Reform School's "Student of the Month"! Matte has created an exclusive limited edition print e...

A Dream Library

A friend of a friend contacted us about a renovated Craftsman on our street in Silver Lake; they wanted to know how we felt about the neighborhood, as they were pondering making a bid (unfortunately...