Christmas in California, anyone? This week we're bound for LA, where we'll be hosting a Holiday Market at Big Daddy's Antiques (join us and make a kokedama with Michelle!). We'll also detour to Joshua Tree on a vision quest, have holiday cocktails in a rooftop greenhouse, and offer tips for a DIY tree skirt (a future family heirloom?).
We're excited to co-host our first Remodelista Market with Terrain as our partner. (Join us on Saturday from 10 to 5, at Big Daddy's Antiques. Details here.)
Above: Photograph by Jennifer Roper from Before and After: A Grande Dame in LA's Hancock Park.
Monday
Above: Michelle explores the Northern California version of heaven, for a dip in the pool and views of Mount Tamalpais from a net-zero ranch in today's Architect Visit.
Tuesday
Above: Is buffalo check this winter's it-plaid? Talk to Sarah Horowitz, who's sleuthed the best work shirts "for the intrepid gardener" in this week's 10 Easy Pieces.
Wednesday
Above: We thought the LA rooftop party was not our scene, until we saw The Commissary, Roy Choi's gleaming new restaurant inside a greenhouse. Cheryl joins the beautiful people (and ferns) in this week's Restaurant Visit.
Thursday
Above: Worth a trip: Sophia tours the new West Pico shop of renowned floral studio Hollyflora in this week's Shopper's Diary.
Friday
Above: How do you design for privacy? If you're architect Neal Schwartz, you build a poolhouse with extra-wide dimensions. Christine admires the genius plan in Friday's Outbuilding of the Week. Photograph by Matthew Millman.
Above: We welcome Lindsay Love, who blogs at Dolly and Oatmeal, to Gardenista for month's worth of holiday recipes. Her debut post is a menu for an holiday party to host after work. With make-ahead recipes in this week's Entertaining & Arrangements, you can tell guests cocktails start at 6, on the dot. Photograph by Lindsay Love.
For more good vibes and casual glamour, head over to Remodelista, where Julie and the team have their own LA Story to tell.
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