Did you watch the film Windfall that was just released on Netflix? I did and immediately fell in love with the house where it was filmed in Ojai, California. The film is about a man who breaks into a tech billionaire’s empty vacation home only to have things go sideways when the arrogant mogul and […]
I just happened to see an email in my inbox on Friday announcing that the house seen in the film Basic Instinct is for sale. The iconic film was released on March 20, 1992 so perhaps they are trying to take advantage of the 30th anniversary. In my opinion, there are some issues with the […]
This new Ojai Dreaming campaign from Ralph Lauren looks perfect for this long holiday weekend. Who doesn’t want to be lounging on chic striped cushions while enjoying a picnic under a tree? I’ll pass on the laundry though. Hope you have a relaxing extra day off on Monday.
Remember when I posted a sneak peek of Mandy Moore’s Mid-Century Modern Manse from Instagram this past January? Well, now you can see the finished house the actress and singer shares with her fiancé and pets in the new July/August 2018 issue of Architectural Digest. It looks like a lot of the photos were taken to […]
The family home of Who What Wear founder Katherine Power and her photographer husband Justin Coit is featured in a web exclusive tour on ArchitecturalDigest.com. Justin actually took these photos. I posted their other home two years ago in the post Katherine Power at Home and you can see that the couple’s new Spanish Colonial home […]
Things are starting to get back to normal in Montecito, California after the recent fires and mudslides. My friend’s family was finally allowed to return to their home and he sends me periodic updates of the construction and clean up. It’s such a beautiful place that it’s no wonder that so many people have made […]
I was telling my friend last weekend about how much I love following Mandy Moore’s mid-century modern house renovation on Instagram. She told me that her friend just wrote an article about it so it seems I’m not alone. Mandy and her fiancé Taylor Goldsmith, who met via Instagram, bought the house a year ago […]
Alexis Swanson Traina’s book From Napa with Love arrived after my trip to Napa which was a shame since it’s the best insider guide to wine country. Alexis and her husband Trevor Traina grew up visiting Napa Valley so they are definitely experts and advocates for the area recently affected by the California wildfires. Luckily, […]
I’ve been thinking about California a lot lately and my friends in Los Angeles dealing with the fires. One friend posted a video on Instagram of all the burned out homes in his parent’s neighborhood. Miraculously, his parent’s home was the only left standing and untouched. A true Christmas miracle. The new home of Nate […]
It’s grey and rainy in New York this morning so I feel like it’s the perfect time to post a pretty sun filled garden. The garden in question located in Montecito, California also happens to belong to Oprah and has been recently featured in Veranda. I know quite a few people who live in this […]
It’s fitting that the word “home” is in the title of Home Again since homes play a major part of the films by Nancy Meyers such as The Holiday, Something’s Gotta Give, and It’s Complicated. This time though she’s the producer and her daughter Hallie Meyers-Shyer is the writer and director. Home Again stars Reese Witherspoon […]
I love visiting San Francisco because I have so many lovely friends who live in the city and because it has such a robust design community. My recent 10th Anniversary trip to San Francisco before heading to Napa was a little rushed. I got to visit a lot of my favorite places but didn’t have […]
My friend in Utah is in the midst of building a cabin near a lake. He’s been asking my advice on various design ideas so as soon as I saw this rustic retreat near Lake Arrowhead, California in the new summer issue of C Magazine, I sent him the photos. Owner Leanne Citrone and her family […]
Speaking of One Kings Lane, the design studio just helped Jennifer Meyer‘s design team of Pierce & Ward decorate her new light filled Los Angeles home. I love all pared down spaces as well as the cozy blue office. It’s another home that makes me want to declutter and also buy a pink sofa. To shop […]
The incessant rain lately has been great for spring cleaning and organizing. As I was throwing out magazines, I came across the home of retired Hyatt executive John Mayberry in San Francisco in House Beautiful. He downsized from a 4,000 square-foot house in Georgia to this 900 square-foot rental apartment and still managed to hang his entire art […]
Even though designer Michael S. Smith‘s Holmby Hills home is only onscreen for a few minutes in the film Nocturnal Animals, I immediately recognized the chic living room. I have a photographic memory from studying art history and looking at images for the blog for the last nine years but it’s also a pretty memorable […]
I apologize for the radio silence on the blog this weekend. It was much harder to work from Mexico than I had anticipated. Two back to back trips were also a bit exhausting. But now that I am back for good, I am ready to start decorating for Christmas and I’m using Suzanne Rheinstein’s house […]