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The 9 Best Refrigerators To Add To Your Kitchen

The 9 Best Refrigerators To Add To Your Kitchen Finding the best refrigerator for your family is a big decision; it’s one of the most important appliance in your household. Yes, your washer and dryer are important, and toaster ovens and coffee machines make life easier every day. But your fridge keeps all your perishables fresh, and beyond that, it’s...

Our Iconic Hollywood Horror House List

When we watch horror films, we’re effectively transported to a world in which nightmares come true. But there’s always that thin screen protecting us. The monsters aren’t real, the killers are just in our imagination, and those haunted houses don’t actually exist. Not so fast with that last one. The structures that serve as the setting for our favorite scary movies are o...

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LA Home Spotlight: Under the Spell of the Spadena House

We’ve always thought of Los Angeles as a bewitching city. Does that mean we have literal covens flying around? We can’t say for certain, but if we do, we know where they’d love to convene. Amidst the decadence of Beverly Hills sits a spellbinding sanctuary plucked like a poison apple straight out of a fairytale. But there’s no dimensional rift at the corner of Walden Dri...

3 Affordable Home Decor Updates

With the cost of living steadily going up, it’s not surprising that many homeowners are putting off their home improvement plans.  Just because grocery and energy prices are rising at a record pace doesn’t mean you have to completely abandon changing things up around the house.  This list of affordable home décor updates will surely get you inspired! Here are a f...

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Los Angeles Architecture 101: Beaux-Arts

For the third chapter in our Los Angeles Architecture 101 series, we’re examining one of LA’s oldest forms of architecture. Unfortunately, it’s also among the least unique to the region. However, the Greater Los Angeles area still exhibits its own distinct relationship to Beaux-Arts. People across the U.S. celebrated Beaux-Arts architecture until its abrupt decline i...

The 11 Most Attractive Features of Homes For Sale in Los Angeles

If you’re planning on selling your house, it’s not a bad time to brush up on the most attractive features of homes for sale in Los Angeles. After all, our housing market is fairly unique when compared to the rest of the country. While some of these alluring details are time-tested favorites others are a bit more fluid and subject to trends. However, even if your home doesn’t o...

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DIY Don'ts: 6 Do It Yourself Home Improvement Projects to Avoid

  Every home improvement show on TV will tell you how easy it is to improve your home on a budget.  As you flip through the channels on the weekend, you will see countless DIY home improvement projects that will inspire you to break out the hammer and revitalize your space.  But BEWARE – While not all DIY home improvement projects end in disaster, some projects can actua...

The Mid-Century Fairytale of LA's Cast Study Houses

It’s not often that we get to witness experiments in architecture while they’re in motion. Yet, that’s exactly the experience case study houses offer. Arts & Architecture magazine challenged notable architects to create affordable homes to address the U.S.’s residential housing boom. With World War II finally coming to an end, millions of soldiers were retu...

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Adding a Fireplace? The California Building Code Wants to Talk to You

After a summer that had its fair share of scorching moments, we’re deep into fireplace season here in California. True, we don’t have to ignite the ol’ fireplace too often here in the southern part of the state. But when we do, nothing can quite match that cozy feeling. Perhaps you’re shopping for Los Angeles houses with fireplaces. Or maybe you just want to up the value...

6 Money Wasting Ideas to Avoid When Remodeling a Kitchen

Kitchen remodels are always popular as this is usually everyone’s favorite place in the house. The pandemic increased home improvement projects even more as people embraced the idea of staying home over the past couple years. There is so much to be considered when remodeling a kitchen and if you aren’t careful, you can definitely go way over budget. While it’s super easy to...