Journal

Selby / CB2 Update

Vote Now!http://www.theselbycontest.com/entry/74306 Our House is currently in 11th place out of 624 entries in the CB2 Selby contest.  On Sept 15 if we remain in the top 50 we stand to win a $10,000 shopping spree, and even more importantly a Todd Selby photoshoot of our house!  Everyone can vote once, so keep it going virally - forward to friends, relatives, coworkers.*** You can vote through... Read more

Lauren Stern Designs

Lauren Stern, a friend and former colleague of mine in NYC started her own design firm a couple of years back and she has really come a long way. She was recently featured on Design Sponge.  I love her eclectic interiors - something modern, something industrial, everything personal.  Great job Lauren! Read more

Vote for my place!

Help me win the CB2 Selby contest.  If I get enough votes I get a photo shoot with trend maven Todd Selby and a $10,000 shopping spree to CB2.  Vote for our house here.  You can also go to the link and log in through facebook! Read more

The motherload

Dude.I was scouring craigslist the other day and came across Mid Century LA.  This place is a warehouse FULL of mid-century chairs, tables, consoles and lamps.  Talk about specific.  But also kind of awesome.  If you are looking for something like that.  Read more

Materialista!

A friend of mine in the architectural materials industry recently started a blog.  If you're interested in what's new in surfaces - from flooring, to textured wall panels, to laser cut metal screens, check out Materialista's blog. She's trolling NYC to find the best and most innovative use of materials out there in retail spaces, restaurants, hotels etc. Here is a photo of Rare Restaurant that she... Read more

Orgasmo de la Boca

Yes - that is the name of the LA guerilla supper club just recently written up in Sunset magazine. I haven't tried it yet but I love the idea. After several failed attempts at starting various dinner clubs (I blame the lack of enthusiasm by the other members) I think the way to go is an open invite, pay as you come system. You invite everyone, they RSVP, then they bring A) Wine B) $10 or other set... Read more

Making a cheap room online

Knock-off Eames wood leg chairs for $197 a pair (Overstock.com)Grellow Dinnig Table for  $249 (CB2) Convertible Sofa at $588 (Urban Outfitters) 'Pendelton Blanket for $160 (Urban Outfitters) Kulla Floor Lamp $89 (IKEA) Sveje Rug $13 each - stitched together (IKEA) Read more

Redbury Hotel Hollywood Opens

The ladies over at Avenue Interior Design just had their biggest project open - the new Redbury Hotel in Hollywood.  The deep reds and collected look make it feel like the west coast outpost of the Gramercy Park Hotel. Read more

New Favorite Artist

I discovered Hayley Gaberlavage's paintings through Jess at the Love List Blog.  I love the the simplistic themes of her figurative and landscape paintings and the patterns in her abstracts.  Definitely coveting one for the living room somewhere. Read more