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Tour an Enviable Los Angeles Home With Jaw-Dropping Views
When resort heir Omar Mangalji lucked into locating a Los Angeles home on the marketplace in the Trousdale Estates neighborhood, he felt that there was anything special about the property. “I really don’t feel I was born with the gene for layout aesthetics or place curation,” he suggests, “but this time, I could see it.” Right before he acquired the 4-bedroom, five-and-a-half rest room residence, Mangalji introduced along his close good friend and interior designer Elizabeth Legislation to check out the house. She agreed it had immense possible, specially specified its sweeping sights of the metropolis. They experienced labored collectively on his previous residence in the Hollywood Hills just after…
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‘The American lawn feels irresponsible’: the LA homes ditching grass for drought-friendly gardens | Los Angeles
A lush green lawn has long been a symbol of the perfect American home. But as a prolonged drought reshapes life in California, many residents are rethinking what a beautiful yard should look like. In Los Angeles, which imposed sweeping restrictions on outdoor water use this year, thirsty lawns are out – and California native plants are in. From mansions in Brentwood to old family homes in Koreatown to neighborhoods in South LA, Angelenos are installing climate-friendly yards full of California buckwheat, toyon, sage, and succulents, and building in garden features to help conserve and retain the state’s limited rainwater. The choice to conserve may be contagious. Starting this June,…
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Real Estate Mogul Nick Candy To List Modernist Los Angeles Mansion for $85 Million
A modernist Los Angeles estate owned by British property tycoon Nick Candy is set to come on the market asking $85 million. CANDY LONDON Text size A modernist Los Angeles estate owned by British property tycoon Nick Candy is set to come on the market asking $85 million, according to representatives for Mr. Candy’s firm Candy Capital. Known as The Reserve, the estate is located on two acres in the Holmby Hills section of Los Angeles’s westside and comprises both a five-bedroom main residence and a newly built three-story, five-bedroom guest house, according to marketing materials. More: Home in Southern California Water Tower Sells for $4.5 Million Built in 1959, the…
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A Midcentury Modern Home in Los Angeles Returns to Its Roots
But the homeowners didn’t take on the renovation and reimagining of their 2,418-square-foot abode alone. One of Lacey’s best friends, fellow storytelling commercial director and designer Claire Thomas, led the interior design project, with Rendell lending a hand on a personal hobby, carpentry. “It is incredibly surprising I fell so deeply in love with the house from the initial listing photos,” says Lacey. “What I did see beyond the chocolate brown painted ceilings and stone tile bathrooms was a really special post-and-beam architectural treehouse with floor-to-ceiling windows that invite in the gorgeous, protected canyon views.” Claire and Lacey made it their job to return the home—originally designed by surfer-turned-architect Matt…
