A Weekend at Home

I spent the weekend getting ready for a photoshoot, which has been in the works for a solid year, and is finally happening this week. It’s a house story in one of my favorite mags, which means the pressure is … Read More

Matteo My Heart

I’m in the process of redoing my bedroom, in anticipation of an upcoming photoshoot. It’s the one room in my house that hasn’t really felt cozy and this rapidly approaching shoot is a great excuse to fix things up a … Read More

A Great Read

Not since Handcrafted Modern, have I enjoyed an interiors book as much as A Perfectly Kept House is the Sign of A Misspent Life by Mary Randolph Carter. Let’s be honest – it’s pretty validating for those of us who … Read More

Color Story

I know I’ve written about my friend Joanna Williams and her Silver Lake-based vintage textile studio before but I think she deserves a revisit. Joanna just returned to LA after a nearly month-long buying trip though Paris and Morocco. And … Read More

Cooking with Bea: Preserved Lemons

As it’s been a few months since Granola Vist and Canning Visit , I thought it about time to visit the kitchen of another one of LA’s inspiring ladies, shoe designer, Beatrice Valenzuela. It really came about more organically than … Read More