i grew up in los angeles, and lived there most of my life until coming to san francisco sixteen years ago. so, i’d say i’ve got l.a. in my blood. i know the streets of the valley like the back of my hand, and spent many a rebellious and youthful night trolling the streets of hollywood, not sure looking for what, but enamored with it’s tarnished glamour. i... 
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pssst…i just wanted to alert y’all to the fact that On Monday, December 26, my very lovely sponsor, H.D. buttercup is have their Half-Yearly Sale. big discounts if you’ve been hankering for something gorgeous from the H.D. buttercup inventory. both of their entire stores in san francisco and in los angeles have sofas, light fixtures, pillows, tables marked... 
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it’s been a shamefully long time since we’ve had unexpected guests, but today we’ve got a great one. i’m a big fan of our guest, laure joliet’s interior photography, and her fabulous sense of style, so i’m excited to share her 450 square foot apartment in Echo Park, Los Angeles. talk about small spaces, big style — laure’s 1920′s... 
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you’ve most likely been seeing quite a bit from los angeles-based photographer laure joilet as of late… from her lovely interior photographs in rue, the pages of anthology, a feature on elle decor’s design insiders’ weekly finds, and the fabulous images she features on her own beautiful blog, at home at home. laure has just moved into an echo park apartment,... 
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i’m quite excited to be sharing another “it list” – this one from one of my very favorite photographers, bonnie tsang. last week’s list was from emma’s design blog, and i am already envisioning these lists getting out of hand…somehow my own “it list” keeps growing…see what i mean? i’m finding myself quite envious of los... 
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