0 A Simple Plan from Dwell...

A Simple Plan from Dwell...A Marmol Radziner prefab home on a remote Northern California site.  

I'll take one.

2 Lounge Chair Options

We've narrowed the options for lounge chairs to these two: Barrow Lounger from West Elm + Bask White Sun Lounger from CB2.  I am kind of leaning towards the Borrow Lounger because I like the wheels, but I'm not sure if white is a good choice...especially with the LA grey dirt.  So, maybe the Bask Loungers will win out.  I think a little yellow drink table would be appropriate too...


Update! We went with the Bask White Sun Loungers from CB2.  I think they are going to be awesome.  They don't have the yellow table any more though so side table hunting will be in order for next weekend.

0 Backyard Zones from Sunset Magazine

The feel of this backyard isn't exactly what we are going for at my parent's house (think more Palm Springs mid Century modern), but there are elements that are fantastic.  We do plan on doing zones for different activities: dining, shade lounging, sun bathing, and a fire pit area. I love the pavers with the small stones in between.  Eventually we are going to break up the existing concrete deck and start over. I think this might be a good direction.  (I will have to take some existing photos this weekend). 

From the article How to Create Four Outdoor Rooms in a Small Backyard from Sunset Magazine. Design by Huettl Landscape Architecture.

2 Outdoor Inspiration: Cactus Love

This week I need a bit of outdoor space inspiration.  I think I've mentioned that my parents bought a mid century modern house in Los Angeles.  It's time to get the pool and area and landscaping ready for the summer.  We started today with the first round of succulents (of course), but we will need many more as well as some furniture and accessories...first for some inspiration. 


I still love these cacti from a Melbourne Nursery (photographed by Elly Yap) as much as the first time I saw them (and posted about here). We did manage to find some white cacti today, that we are very excited about...

3 Good Design...

Oh...this is a very, very happy place. Happy Friday!

Robins Way House from Architectural Firm Bates and Masi. Found thanks to Blissful Blog via Aubrey Road.

5 Seriously Awesome Pool.

This pool is just flat out awesome.  I love the elevation change and those tile!


From Dwell.  Architect Padraic Cassidy.  Photography by David Allee. 
Found thanks to Jonathan Lo's (Happy Mundane) Pinterest.

0 Los Feliz House Interior Design by Alexandra Angle

I simply adore black paint on the exterior of houses.  And indoor / outdoor space.  Yes please.


House in Los Feliz.  Interior Design by Alexandra Angle. Photographs by Lucas Allen.

0 Juvet Landscape Hotel

Juvet Landscape Hotel...how about a weekend getaway here?

Found thanks to Arch Daily.

1 Fantastic Trasforming Garden Lanterns

Fantastic Trasforming Garden Lanterns from Gray Organschi Architecture...I love these.  I would love to lounge in one this weekend.  (PS, it's supposed to be 80 degrees this weekend in LA...in January.  I love it.)

We conceived of these structures as simple sculptural volumes that would change in form and program with the season: during warm-weather months, the small buildings open to create enormous roofed sofas beneath a pleated and folded cloth canopy strung on a high-tension aircraft cable trellis; in the winter, screens made from a lattice of white cedar laminated with an internal layer of translucent polycarbonate enclose the containers for the storage of garden furniture.  Lit from within, the boxes transform into lanterns in the winter landscape, austere free-standing lamps that echo their function in warmer weather and the promise of summer months to come.

0 {Inspired by Dwell On Design} Walter Planters

One of my favorite items at Dwell On Design was Walter's new outdoor planters.  I like the simplicity of the design and that there are post, hanging, and wall hung options. They aren't available quite yet, but I will let you know when I find out that they are.

2 Dwell On Design...

I wanted to show you some pics of Dwell On Design from earlier today....I promise to come back and add captions and links when I get back to NOLA!

As you can see my favorite part of the exhibition was the outdoor section...it was fun to see the Wooly Pockets in person, they were definitely a big hit.  I also really liked CB2's setup, they were very nice and it was great to get to see the products in person.

2 Relaxation by Anthropologie

anthropologie really knows how to relax in style...

Knotted Melati Hanging Chair + Tranquil Paradise Hammock

Isle Retreat Hammock + Summerstar Tray

0 Garden Inspiration

A little gardening inspiration from Foras Studios {they do lovely work, check out their portfolio.}....my idea of a perfect garden for an OCD Modernist {and I mean that as a good thing} 

Found again thanks to Cup of Jo.

0 Pod Planters from PAD Outdoors

Pod Planters from PAD Outdoors via Dwell

2 Inspiration Sunday...

Indoor / Outdoor Edition...

{1} via NY Times

{2} via From the Right Bank to the Left Coast

{3} via Home Worker

{4} via Apartment Therapy

1 Black, White, and Yellow Inspiration...

Did you see this great post from Alek of From the Right Bank to the Left Coast?

3 Four Poster Double Lounger

Four Poster Double Lounger from Habitat...I am dreaming of our summer beach trip. It would be great to have one of these to lounge by the ocean.