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Monthly archive May, 2012
Coolhaus Icecream Sammies, Edible Architecture

Coolhaus Icecream Sammies, Edible Architecture

 L.A.’s food-truck industry hooks up with haute architecture to produce Coolhaus, a adventurous ice cream truck making architecture digestable. This is not your average childhood icecream truck.   I adore this image from Architect Magazine: View their review here: Food: Coolhaus – Internet – Architect Magazine Summer lovin’, cool and unique deliciousness: two cookies, one...
Lifestyle: Mortgage Loan Pre Approval, 101

Lifestyle: Mortgage Loan Pre Approval, 101

    Buying a Home, the first step Get Pre Approved!(if you are not purchasing a home all cash) There are 3 steps to buying a house:  1) Finding out how much you can afford(through a loan officer & how much you want to put down)  2) Get a loan pre-approval and 3) Then begin looking for...
Still Life: Trousdale Estates

Still Life: Trousdale Estates

First this house is spectacular, tucked into the Trousdale Estates of Beverly Hills. Architectural, linear and defined it’s just both masculine and feminine. Handsome. Second, the photograher captured a lovely story and clarity in each photo. On the market, a lucky buyer get’s to call this home: 1575 Carla Ridge Beverly Hills, CA 90210 $7,595,000 BEDS: 4...
Mom & Pop Feature: Merci, Monsieur Marcel

Mom & Pop Feature: Merci, Monsieur Marcel

Monsieur, Merci…Je veux du vin rouge s’il vous plaît… My favorite French Market in town is Monsieur Marcel: first, they have the MOST fabulous Vin Happy Hour(3-6 during the week). Also they make gorgeous baskets for my clients. You can pick and choose - I always go for their wonderful and rare selections of wine, olives, chocolate, fromage, macaron and French products...
Bel Air Cottage: 1105 N Beverly Glen

Bel Air Cottage: 1105 N Beverly Glen

Our newest listing & the most affordable cottage style living in Bel Air: 1105 North BEVERLY Glen Los Angeles, CA 90077 $599,000   Gorgeous remodeled 2 bedrooms + 2 bath getaway in a magical sitting in Beverly Glen. Features a new kitchen with an open entertainer’s floor plan to the living room which leads out to...
Summer Music Series: Farmers Market 3rd & Fairfax

Summer Music Series: Farmers Market 3rd & Fairfax

Photo courtesy of the Original Farmers Market: A Family & Friends ongoing Event: May Update: I will have to say that I go to the Original Farmers Market EVERYDAY. The charming booths, eateries, shop, produce and 80+ year history makes it a neighborhood icon. This is one of my favorite past times; grabbing a bottle of...
Brand New: Modern. White & Feng Shui.

Brand New: Modern. White & Feng Shui.

Welcome to another breathtaking KW listing: David Cho Master of Feng Shui says “this home has been optimized with specific elements to optimize wealth, health, relationships & charisma & the location of the pool attracts opportunities & wealth”     This one-of-a-kind New Construction architectural home lends itself to the indoor outdoor private Hollywood Hills...
2012 Dwell on Design- A Celebration of Modern Creation

2012 Dwell on Design- A Celebration of Modern Creation

Join Dwell for what promises to be three days full of interesting architecture and people during the annual Dwell Modern Home Tour. A portion of the Home Tour ticket proceeds will go to our non-profit partner, Architecture for Humanity. WHEN Home Tours: June 16-17 & 24 Meet the Architects: June 15 & 20 COST $25...
Modernica Beverly Blvd: Summer in Retro

Modernica Beverly Blvd: Summer in Retro

On Beverly Blvd in Los Angeles there is an overwhelming selection of design flagship stores. One stands out in current modernism and taste- and just completely inspired design. As summer approaches(and a trip to Palm Springs this weekend!) I will be saturated with Mid Century Modern, desert style.   Palm Springs Mid-Century Modern Architecture | By...
Roy Selden Price, Architect- Design on the Market

Roy Selden Price, Architect- Design on the Market

  “This five-bedroom, five-and-a-half bath traditional was designed by Roy Selden Price, whom David Gebhard and Robert Winter’s “An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles” calls “one of the most gifted of Los Angeles Period Revival architects of the 1920s.” If the Movieland Directory can be believed, it was also the home of Laurence Olivier when...
Breaking News: New Trader Joes, The Fat Cow & Top Shop

Breaking News: New Trader Joes, The Fat Cow & Top Shop

 GRAND OPENING MAY 18th! The new Gilmore Group Shopping Center across from The 3rd Street Original Farmers Market, The Grove and Whole Foods: The local LaGrovers, Miracle Milers and West 3rd Street communitites should get ready to do the happy dance soon: The A. F. Gilmore Group (of The Original Farmers Market) Developement on 3rd...
The Best Espresso West of Silverlake: Short Cake

The Best Espresso West of Silverlake: Short Cake

Beyond my love for Silverlake espresseries[i.e. La Mill, Intellegensia] our local and walkable gem inside the Original Farmer’s Market off 3rd and Fairfax Ave in Los Angeles is serving up some liquid gold: With in the stall with Short Cake is Single Origin, a coffee bar which features as the name suggests: single-origin coffees served...