The Latest: Mar 12, 2016

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Manson’s Open & Bright California Cottage

Name: Manson Location: Mount Washington — Los Angeles, California Nestled in a bohemian valley of Mount Washington in Los Angeles, sits a tiny 600 square foot house. Built in 1922, the house hangs between a steep slope and a giant pine tree. When I bought it as a foreclosure in 2010, the property was dilapidated with an illogical layout and disproportionate rooms. For the renovation, I was inspired by a childhood fantasy of living in a treehouse.

Nora Taylor

Mar 12, 2016

Alison’s “Perfectly Imperfect” Australian Apartment

Name: Alison Location: Redfern, Sydney Size: 527 square feet Years Lived In: 6 years; Owned Earlier this year, we got a glimpse into Alison’s ‘Eclectic and a Little Rough Around the Edges’ Sydney apartment. We’re back to take a deeper look into her 527-square-foot home built for life and creativity.

Lauren Kolyn

Mar 12, 2016

Before & After: Shaking Up a Shaker Rocking Chair

Hidden among many other obscure objects at a garage sale in Princeton, New Jersey, this bentwood rocking chair sat dressed in black paint and heavy black leather upholstery attached with large tacks. At the time, I couldn’t place where this piece had come from. It wasn’t a Thonet chair, but it had the similar features and was certainly older. As I continued to look at it, the colors and materials looked so heavy on such a small, slender frame. It begged to be refinished.

Nora Taylor

Mar 12, 2016