Inspiration
Bringing Rooms to Life With Portraits
We used Morrison Hotel Gallery's fine art music photography to illustrate five fresh ways to incorporate portraits around the home.
This cottage is a hidden delight. It’s virtually invisible from the street, tucked into the sharp slope of a small side street in Silver Lake, shrouded by a wall, shaded by drooping willows and burly bushes. It’s a treehouse tucked into the Los Angeles hills. The bones are monochromatic: stark white walls, brunette hardwoods and poured concrete flooring, black and white tile work in the bathroom and kitchen. The light-filled second story feels more outdoors than in, with wide picture windows and double doors that open onto the jewel of this house—a rooftop deck with panoramic views of Los Angeles, including Hollywood Sign, Griffith Observatory, and downtown.
We stepped inside this hillside cottage, currently listed by ACME, to glimpse its SoCal style.
Photos by Luis Angel Photography
The second story, connected to the first by a black spiral staircase, spills out onto the splendid southern California landscape. The neutral color palette allows the home to recede into its environment, uncompetitive with the 360-degree views.
The kitchen is understated, with a monochromatic backdrop and herringbone tile backsplash that perfectly balance the basics and the details.
The home’s three bedrooms are simple, each with plenty of privacy and plenty of light and expansive views of the outdoors. We love the minimalist style of this home, its ability to elevate the carefully curated furnishings and yet disappear into the surrounding landscape.
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House Tours
Before & After: Reimagining a New England Colonial
See the before and after photos of Décor Aid's transformation of a Greenwich Colonial, and learn the importance of balance in design.
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Custom Furniture for Under $1K? Alright, Then.
Design newcomer Inside Weather brings the custom furniture industry to a friendly place—design process, customization options, price point, and all.
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The Business of Second Homes: Designer Jess Cooney Makes it Hers to Know How We Live and Play
Interior designer Jess Cooney has made a business of understanding the second home, and making sense of function and beauty is what she calls her secret superpower.
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Tour a Los Angeles Bungalow That Brings the Outdoors In
Picture windows, rooftop decks, and panoramic views of the famous Los Angeles landscape.
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Inside a Former Vogue Editor’s Brooklyn Brownstone
Impeccably dressed, tastefully luxurious, see inside this four-story sliver of a brownstone in Stuyvesant Heights.
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Best Micro Getaways for Design Lovers
Twelve of the very best small inns and B&Bs perfect for the design lover. These guest houses leave no detail behind, every need and comfort of their guests seen to, their environments impeccably dressed.
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Inside a Former Vogue Editor’s Brooklyn Brownstone
Impeccably dressed, tastefully luxurious, see inside this four-story sliver of a brownstone in Stuyvesant Heights.
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Modern Elegance in Brooklyn: See Inside the Home Set to Break the Sale Record in Bed-Stuy
If it sells at its list price of $3.3 million, this home at 381 Gates Avenue will break the record for a two-family home in Bed-Stuy.
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Tour a South Street Seaport Loft Full of Texture and Color
Step inside an expansive loft in lower Manhattan home to an interior designer and a former architect. From original industrial details to nautical nods to the build's past, this space is the perfect combination of New Amsterdam and New York.
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Best Boutique Hotels for Design Lovers 2018
See our top picks for the best boutique properties across the county for the design enthusiast. Some are bold and statement-making, others understated and subdued, all of them worth the experience of taking in the design.
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House Tours
At Home with Shavonda Gardner
Inside the home of Shavonda Gardner of SG Style. See their cottage bungalow and get Shavonda’s take on how the family cut their footprint in half and have chosen to live intentionally small.
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Inside a West Hollywood Spanish Revival
A look inside a West Hollywood remodel by Los Angeles designer and contractor Justin Krzyston. The cottage is complete with gated privacy and beautiful mid-century lines.
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At Home with Chelsea Lankford
An interview with Chelsea Lankford of Truelane. We caught up with Chelsea at her Seattle home to talk about the move back to her Pacific Northwest hometown and what home means when you’re on the road for a living.
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Step Inside a Perfect Mid-Century Gem Made for Gatherings
Tour a marvelously restored mid-century modern home made to transport you back to the era of Auntie Mame and post-war suburbia
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Tour SoHo’s Most
Eligible Penthouse
See a $14.8 million penthouse atop 52 Wooster Street. This home is perfectly styled in bright contemporary pieces, infused with mid-century influence, and decked with luxurious marble accents. Get a glimpse of this spectacular home and its sweeping lower Manhattan views.
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