Staycation in Beverly Hills
I’ve heard a lot about these “staycations” everyone is taking. Exhausted from a summer of globe trotting, I decided to try one on for size. I’m lucky because I live in a place where most of the world comes to visit. Beverly Hills, Malibu,...
Death of the McMansion
Today the front pages of Yahoo and CNBC confirmed: The McMansion- IT’S OVER, IT’S DEAD, and hopefully it’s not coming back-EVER! For the past twenty five years I’ve watched McMansions destroy the once upon a time quaint neighborhoods of Los...
The Green Front in France
Hotel DeVille Paris Two weeks ago I returned from a lovely holiday in France. The SoCal Contractor and I were invited to a lady friend’s 80th birthday celebration in Lyon, and there was no way we were going to miss that! We began in Paris- where else?-...
Living Small
This works well if you’re single and don’t like to entertain. For the rest of us, it’s an example about how to downsize and do more with less.
Dwell On Design 2010
Unlike 2009, this year’s DOD had a pulse, jam packed with people and product. The producers and participants turned up the heat with every booth more stylish than the next. This year I was asked to speak on two panels: ASID Glamorous Green Secrets and the...
Celebrity interior designer, Lori Dennis, ASID, LEED AP, leads one of the top interior firms in the world. Her clean, comfortable, California style resonates throughout the firm's projects, product lines and partnerships.
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