Escapes: Traveling Without A Map
A friend from college found me on facebook recently so I decided to go over to his photo page to see what he's been up to. I was pleasantly surprised to find photos from our group trip to Europe. Ev...
A friend from college found me on facebook recently so I decided to go over to his photo page to see what he's been up to. I was pleasantly surprised to find photos from our group trip to Europe. Ev...
The Venice Vertical House: Small footprint thanks to a vertically oriented design. Love the rooftop reading room. The DIY Cork Door Mat: Architect Michelle Kaufmann finds us all an excuse to enjoy ju...
Contrast: pitting two oppositional values in direct correspondence to one another, is an effective technique of engaging the visual and tactile experience within a space. It is an organic vs. rectilin...
click for more picsIn honor of Earth Day we wanted to highlight a house in our own neighborhood that was just completed last month. The 737 Conserve house was built with the goal of creating a home w...
Naylor's has been a staple on the westside since 1962 (that's over 45 years!) and it's our go-to for paint and painting supplies. Not only is it the closest to where we live (and across from Whole Fo...
Bodhi caters to pets, mainly dogs, but cats are welcome too. Maybe more obvious than that though is that Bodhi caters to the stylish owners of pets. They're line of Form Bed come in 3 sizes and 3 ...
With Maxwell's recent email about how much just saying 'hello' can change the face of a neighborhood it got us to thinking about our daily walk......
We normally associate mobiles with babies and kids, but the fantastic mobiles made by Japanese Artist Shigeki Fujishiro on display at Tortoise are anything but:...
We tend to err on the wild side of gardening letting things get sort of overgrown and mixed up. But if we were going to go more organized then we'd do something like this. Neat rows of drought toler...
Saturday was quite a day, not only did we go to the Dwell on Design Exhibit but we also drove around all morning on the self guided Westside Home tour (it would have been near impossible to do it on f...
Last summer, reader Justine sent in pictures of her backyard transformation which totally inspired us. We're wondering how many of you have your own to share. Maybe you repotted a container or have...
Here's an idea for the long weekend: Take a stroll down Abbot Kinney and check out the new, expanded Firefly. With more space they have even more housewares, nice smelling soaps, design books and gr...
The original Tortoise store on Abbot Kinney has long been a favorite stop of ours for inspiration. Now they've opened a second location, a little further south on the block where they carry larger pi...
Today's LA Times Home & Garden features a preview of some of the homes that will be participating in the 2008 Venice Garden & Home Tour. The tour is this Saturday from 10am to 5 pm. Some more pics aft...
Enter Here: Contest Page & Entries Name: Kim Location: Venice, CA Size: 475 sq. ft. apartment Rent/Own: Rent What is the advantage of SMALL? As the saying goes, "You can't take it with you!" Living ...
Enter Here: Contest Page & Entries Name: Loulou and Nico Location: Venice, CA Size: 585 sq. ft. duplex Rent/Own: Own What is the advantage of SMALL? When we first bought our house ten years ago, sma...
We love a peek into how people live, just check out the archive of house tours for proof. And now we just found out about the Venice Garden and Home Tour.......
[images: Peter Orth, Stevie Nelson, Lori Balton]Our friend Peter just sent along the info for an exhibition of photography that centers largely on the LA Metro and its interiors. Having only been on ...
Owned and operated by the most charming couple, A+R (which we're guessing stands for Andy and Rose, said charming couple) is a perfect Valentines Day love story. We had a chance to ask them some ques...
He won us over when the store opened just last september, but where has Ty's store gone?...
Going for a daily walk is a great way to notice trends in your neighborhood. Like when I walked down one street in Venice and realized that 3 of the houses had identically painted yellow front door...
It's a brand new year and perfect timing for Turquoise to open up a whole new space on Abbott Kinney (right next to Abbott's Pizza, mmmmm). After their giant sale at the end of last year, they've r...
Hate to admit it but I still have a lot of shopping left to do. Lots. And the last thing I want is to find myself battling it out on the promenade. Yesterday's Best LA Last Minute Gift post insp...
It's easy enough to spend all our time around the holidays doing anything but enjoying ourselves. But when we picked up a maphawk map we got some better ideas. Around this time of year we make a spe...