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In anticipation of the Remodelista Holiday Market in LA—at Big Daddy's Antiques off La Cienega, this Saturday, December 6—we're celebrating Los Angeles style. So park your surfboard and stay tuned for...
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An LA Cliffhanger: Go High or Stay Low?
The Scenario: In 2008, creative couple McShane and Cleo Murnane—he's an architect, she's a designer—boldly took advantage of the real estate market crash by buying a plot of steep, undeveloped hillside...
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Enter to Win: DXV by American Standard $500 Gift Card
We're bringing the Remodelista Market to Los Angeles this Saturday, and to celebrate, our sponsor DXV by American Standard (a new line of luxury fixtures and faucets from the venerable brand) is...
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Gift Guide: Tokens of Gratitude for Teachers
Teachers tell us that notes from students and gift cards are their favorite presents. But who can resist adding something unexpected to the mix? Here are six pedagogue-approved suggestions. To make...
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Remodelista LA Market Spotlight: Wrk-Shop
Who: Airi Isoda and Ryan Upton are the couple behind wrk-shp, an LA-based, multi-disciplinary design collective devoted to both architecture and fashion design. What: In addition to interiors and...
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Steal This Look: An Exotic Tiled Kitchen by LA Design Firm Commune
Brother and sister team Ramin and Pamela Shamshiri collaborate often. Ten years ago the siblings, along with Roman Alonso and Steven Johanknecht, founded Commune, the LA design collective whose name is...
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Object Lessons: The California Colors of Bauer Pottery
In 1885, potter J. Andy Bauer of Paducah, Kentucky, answered a local need by making whiskey jugs and other bits of humble crockery. A better climate for his asthma and the Transcontinental Railroad...
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Olde LA: Amanda Demme's Curiosity Shop
LA insider Amanda Demme has worn many hats in Hollywood, from music supervisor ("Garden State" and "Mean Girls") to nightclub designer to artist-photographer specializing in portraits. All along the...
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Remodelista LA Market Spotlight: Noon Design Studio
Who: Noon Design Studio was founded in 2010 by Jane Palmer in her garage in LA's Beachwood Canyon neighborhood. She has since expanded into a large studio in the city's downtown garment district. What:...
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10 Easy Pieces: DJ-Approved Home Stereo Equipment
I've been DJing and collecting records since 1998— yes, the nineties. Music is super important to me; it's shaped so much in my life, and it's how I met my wife, who is also a DJ. We have a...
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A Bohemian Surf Shack in Topanga Canyon
“It all began when we were invited to see our friends’ cabin in Topanga Canyon,” says Mason St. Peter, of how he discovered the Southern California artists' enclave imbued with decades of mystical...
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Remodelista LA Market Spotlight: Edible Gardens LA
Who: Lauri Kranz is LA's go-to organic vegetable gardener. The former singer-songwriter, in her own words, "builds, plants, and sustains organic vegetable gardens," helping families, chefs, and schools...
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Gift Guide: 10 Geometric Tree Ornaments
Call it the new geometree: Our favorite Christmas tree ornaments this year come in angular shapes that look great against the lines of the branches. Here are 10 handmade examples. Above: Great Lakes...
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Hollywood Tale: A Spec House with Uncommon Style
The Scenario: A Toronto girl with an art degree makes her way in NYC from Vogue intern to star stylist's sidekick to Graydon Carter's assistant. Along the way she splashes out her own loft, and friends...
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Remodeling 101: Bedside Lighting
Even Arianna Huffington reads in bed. In the first of our three-part series on how best to light bedrooms, we're zeroing in on a crucial detail with a lot of options: bedside lamps. Above: Mismatched...
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Remodelista LA Market Spotlight: De Jong & Co.
Who: Three talented siblings—an interior designer, a woodworker, and a photographer—create modern, functional handmade wooden pieces for the home. What: De Jong & Co. specialize in what they dub...
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The Springs: An LA-Style Health Complex by Design Bitches
The Springs in LA is a crunchy adult's playground, where terms like "enzymatic power" and "yoga DJ" get thrown around. Whether that's your vibe or not, we think the decor of the downtown LA hotspot is...
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Green Acres: Lombardi House in Los Angeles
Eight years ago, when real estate developer Jacques Massachi bought the former Lombardi estate on Hollywood Boulevard, his plan was to tear it down and put up an apartment complex. Built in 1904, the...
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Remodelista LA Market Spotlight: Block Shop
Who: Founded by sisters Hopie and Lily Stockman (both Harvard grads, for the record), Block Shop is a textile company based in Los Angeles and Bagru, India. The Stockman sisters work directly with a...
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Studio Visit: At Work with Two Downtown LA Pioneers
Dosa fans will be familiar with this loft space: It's where designer Christina Kim holds her annual Dosa sample sale in LA. The rest of the year, it serves as the offices of Lindon Schultz, architect,...
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