by Lori | Sep 5, 2019 | Blogs, Events, Free Interior Design Advice, Green Building, Green Living, interior design education, Interior Design Trends, Interior Designers, Lectures, Magazines, New Year, Press, Public Speaking, Retailers, Travel, Who's Who
It’s that time of year again: Time to meet the designers and bloggers who have partnered with Esteem Media on the High Point Design Bloggers Fall 2019 Tour! Where in the World is High Point Market? In the Fall and Spring, titans and influencers of the design industry...
by Lori | Aug 30, 2019 | Architecture and Design, Blogs, Free Interior Design Advice, Green Building, Green Living, Interior Design Trends, Outdoor Living, Outdoor Living Rooms, Travel, Uncategorized
Burning Man and Coachella. Sound-bathing in Joshua Tree. Clint Eastwood is still making films. Southwest Style: a vacation destination and cultural aesthetic, is getting a millennial makeover and is one of the emerging design trends you can expect to blow up in the...
by Lori | Aug 22, 2019 | Architecture and Design, Before and After, Free Interior Design Advice, Green Building, Green Living, interior design education, Interior Design Trends, Interior Designers, Kitchens, Lighting, Outdoor Living, Outdoor Living Rooms, Renovation Inspiration, TV, Uncategorized
You might have seen the teaser clips here and there from Renovation Inspiration Season II, presented by Lamps Plus. Now all six episodes are available on Lamps Plus’ youtube channel. And you can read all about it in Home Accents Today. Watch the complete season below:...
by Lori | Aug 15, 2019 | Accesories, Architecture and Design, Blogs, Free Interior Design Advice, Gift Ideas, Green Building, Green Living, Interior Design Trends, Interior Designers, Materials, Outdoor Living, Outdoor Living Rooms
When designing a dedicated space in your home for meditation, you want to think about cultivating an all-sensory experience: sound, soft and cozy textures, soft lighting, beautiful, calming style, essential oil diffusers. Total relaxation. Here are a few of the ways...
by Lori | Aug 8, 2019 | Architecture and Design, Blogs, Free Interior Design Advice, Green Building, Green Living, interior design education, interior design education, Interior Design Trends, Interior Designers, Materials
We’re all about connecting (or reconnecting) our homes’ interiors (and, by extension, the homes’ inhabitants) with their environments. One incredible way to do that is with architectural stone wall features. Today on the blog we want to take a look at two very...
by Lori | Aug 2, 2019 | Architecture and Design, Blogs, Events, Free Interior Design Advice, Green Living, Interior Design Trends, Interior Designers
Lately, art installations have popped up around Los Angeles, emphasizing the concept of immersion. These hands-on experiences are akin to science museums, but equally as fun for grown-ups as for children. Most recently, I attended The Flutter Experience on South La...
by Lori | Jul 26, 2019 | Before and After, Charities, Free Interior Design Advice, Furniture, Green Living, interior design education, Interior Designers
Yesterday was incredible. We finally installed our Pen & Napkin project and made life a little brighter for a family in need. Pen & Napkin is a wonderful organization here in Los Angeles that connects well-deserving families transitioning out of homelessness...
by Lori | Jul 12, 2019 | Architecture and Design, Blogs, Books, Free Interior Design Advice, Green Building, Green Living, Interior Designers
Home tour time! Sometimes you work on a project that remind you of the why behind everything that you do. We’ve began installation for our Pen & Napkin project yesterday, which you can read about here, and we’re excited to share more once we’re...
by Lori | Jul 4, 2019 | Architecture and Design, Artists and Galleries, Uncategorized
How to start and develop your art collection? Interior designers are playing a much bigger role in the art procurement process for their clients. There has been a “democratization” of the art buying process that gives interior designers and collectors unlimited access...
by Lori | Jun 26, 2019 | Architecture and Design, Before and After, Blogs, Free Interior Design Advice, Green Building, Green Living, Interior Design Trends, Outdoor Living, Outdoor Living Rooms, Uncategorized
On the latest season of Renovation Inspiration we took our experience designing vacation rental properties and put our own money into it. We recently bought the ‘Green Monster,’ a major fixer upper in Marina Del Rey. The property needed a ton of work which you can...