by Lori | Sep 5, 2010 | Architecture and Design, Events, Green Living, Interior Designers, Retailers
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,... by Lori | Aug 26, 2010 | Architecture and Design, Interior Designers, Lectures, Public Speaking, Tag Technology
Paige Rense gave us a going away present in the latest issue of Architectural Digest. Designers’ Own Homes- it seems like every other issue covers this topic, but this time there was a little something extra on select designer’s pages. A Matrix looking ... by Lori | Aug 20, 2010 | Architecture and Design, Green Living
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... by Lori | Jul 26, 2010 | Architecture and Design, Green Living, Interior Designers
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?-... by Lori | Jul 18, 2010 | Green Living
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.