I love living in Chicago, but I can get a tad envious of places where warmer weather allows for year-round indoor/outdoor living spaces. One such space? This stylish family home composed of sleek mini-buildings. 

Name: Rachel Loren — jewelry designer/co-owner at Loren Stewart
Location: Mount Washington; Los Angeles, California
Size: 2,500 square feet (19,000 square feet - lot)
Years lived in: 3 years

I originally saw Rachel Loren's yurt workspace on Tomboy Style and contacted her to get a tour of the rest of her home. I was not surprised to find that her house was just as awesome! It's up in the hills of Mount Washington, and has a very interesting history. 

Spring seems to be taking its sweet time in getting started across much of the country. If you're feeling a little sluggish from this cold and rainy Spring, perhaps a little retail therapy is what you need. Check out all the sales and events in the Weekend Guide, pass it on and be sure to send us your own sale or event.

Get an extra buddy for the price of a single lamp. Instant imaginary friend!

• Bonita Springs: Italian Bird Lamp - $400
  
• Los Angeles, CA: Lucite Deer Lamp - $175
  
• Los Angeles, CA: Metal Horse Lamp - $250
  
• Port Republic, MD: Handmade Bunny Lamp - $60
  
• Hawthorne, CA: Bronze Lion Lamp - $395

The name evokes both a place and a state of mind, and so goes the same for the newly opened hybrid shop tucked in the verdant hills of Echo Park (owners Rachel Berks and Marisa Suarez-Orozco also operate a graphic design business from within) where a curated selection of home, fashion, and personal wares span from the roughly hewn to precisely fashioned, natural to neon, worn to polished. Like the name implies, the diversity of color, pattern, and texture is wildly "other"...and wonderful.

To celebrate its launch, fashion and design marketing agency Flagship put together a pop-up shop that brings together products from many of the brands it represents. Named for the old Chinatown theater building the shop resides inside, Kim Sing Trading Company pop-up showcases European street wear lines like Weekend Offender, and quirky furniture design houses like RS Barcelona, but the short-run shop seems to mostly showcase Flagship's designer tech brands. 

Name: Molly and Tyler King
Location: Echo Park, Los Angeles, California
Size: 680 square feet
Years lived in: 5 years; Owned

I first met Molly and Tyler years ago when I tagged along with a friend to their Labor Day barbecue, and since then, I've watched them welcome countless friends into their charming Eastside home. They're the quintessential Los Angeles couple; she's a successful actress and he's a coffee connoisseur and co-owner of the very popular Coffee Commissary.