5 Lighting Trends to Copy from the Sunset Idea House in Beverly Hills
Lamps Plus is the official lighting sponsor of the Sunset Idea House in Beverly Hills. The modern, monochromatic sunshine-filled space was chock-full of innovative and practical interior design ideas, and every popular lighting trend you can imagine. I was in designer...
Should We Design According to “Trends?”
How Practical Is It to Design According to “Trends?” When we talk about color and style trends in interior design, it’s not quite the same as when one might discuss wearable fashion trends. Afterall, you might swap out your wardrobe with the changing seasons, but you...
10 Key Business Branding Takeaways from Convo By Design at West Edge
Last week I sat on a panel with Nicholas Gawith of Publicis.Sapient and Ivette Serrano of Lamps Plus. at West Edge Design Fair in Los Angeles hosted by Convo By Design. West Edge has come to be known as the “anti-trade show” for its unique approach to bringing...
Ahead of the Curve: Design Trend Report from High Point Market
Curves are #Trending! We always strive to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to design trends. And that’s why we jumped at the opportunity to join Esteem Media on the Design Bloggers Tour around High Point Market last week. On the tour, we got an exclusive preview...
Interior Design Color Trends for the Seasons Ahead
When it comes to design, we’re always thinking a season or two ahead and when we talk about current color trends, we like to take our cues from Pantone. They just released their Spring/Summer Color Trend report and this new palette is all about transcending the...
How to Design a Bel Air Mansion for a Celebrity
After a couple decades in the design industry, you learn to refine your approach to a new design project and at our firm, unlike many others, we aren’t known for just one type of look or style. The first thing we do when we sit down with a new client is get to know...
A Week in NYC with Lori Dennis
How Lori Dennis Does New York: Here’s my NYC Travel Guide! One thing a lot of people may not know about me, since I live in LA and love California Cool aesthetics is that I actually spent much of my youth on the east coast and I’ll always be an east coast preppy...
French Chateau Style In American Homes
The French are known for the sensual, simple, sophisticated style which permeates how they dress themselves and their homes. Most often when we think about French style, we think about the romantic glamour of Paris, but I always find myself most drawn to the French...
How to Organize Everything in Your Closet: A Step By Step Guide for Designing Your Dream Closet
Close your eyes and visualize your dream closet: What stands out to you? Is it a colorful designer wardrobe? A vast purse and shoe collection? How organized everything is? How glamorously spacious it is inside? Whether you’re DIY’ing or hiring a design...
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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