When Derek James moved from Chicago to Los Angeles to be closer to his band, The Entrance Band, he rented space in this Laurel Canyon home. The house was home to an ever-rotating group of roommates, who all bonded over music. Finally, Derek was the one who had been in residence longest (he’s bunked in nearly…
For the past three years, Julie Pointer has called this house in the Buckman neighborhood of Portland home. The neighborhood is filled with large old trees, narrow avenues (the curbs still have iron rings for tethering your horse) and huge historic homes. Julie works for Kinfolk Magazine, coordinating the dinner series and helping on the editorial team….
Kate Woodrow is an art editor for Chronicle Books who also copyedits Anthology magazine in her spare time, while her husband, Alden, is a graduate student at UC Berkeley. They rent their 1,100 square-foot home from the 1920s in Berkeley’s Elmwood neighborhood. Through both of her jobs, Kate has the ability to turn words and art…
Asher Israelow and Jamie Goldenberg are a creative couple based in New York City’s West Village. Asher is an architectural and furniture designer working out of Red Hook, Brooklyn, and Jamie is a photo editor for Bloomberg’s Businessweek. Their home is a collection of objects, both handmade and admired. They have many designer and artist…
Gregory Beauchamp likes to say that his home in Venice Beach, California, is a stone’s throw from the ocean — but only if you have a good arm. With his penchant for oranges, reds and browns, Gregory likes to channel a sort of city version of 1970s off-the-grid living, but where the hippies would have…
I have two words for this peek: two months! That’s how long Caitlin Van Horn of Roost has lived in this Birmingham, Alabama, home. After living in Seattle for three years, Caitlin and her husband moved back down to her southern hometown to be closer to family and friends. The house was built in 1940 but…
Textile artist Ashley Helvey (who makes amazing felt area rugs) and Miles Pederson just moved into this apartment in Seattle, Washington, four months ago. Since the apartment is a rental, the couple decided to keep things simple with functional pieces that won’t require too much effort to move. Building their own furniture was the most…
In 2005 while living in Brooklyn, Anne McClain became so inspired by the creativity and enthusiasm surrounding her that she decided to follow her own budding passion — perfumery! It was difficult to find courses on the topic, so after studying on her own for several years, Anne applied to the Grasse Institute of Perfumery…
anne-claire rohé left france for new york in 1998 after obtaining a degree in photography and the arts. now, in addition to her breath-taking photo projects – sold via drift(ed) – she works at one of our favorite new york stores, matta. (love their scarves!) anne-claire’s bushwick, brooklyn apartment was actually inspired by nicolette camille’s…
in august, cheri messerli and david rager tied the knot with a hand-made garden wedding. (for which they created one of the most fantastic registries, i’ve come across) it was more than just a wedding, it was also a send-off celebration for their september move to paris. cheri is a designer, stylist and consultant –…
photographer nancy neil, her husband, lobster man and filmmaker, ethan and baby ohle live in this 1903 cabin that was built in capinteria, ca. to escape demolition, the cabin was moved to the foothills of santa barbara where it now sits on an 80-acre tropical fruit farm that has been family-owned since 1846. the original…
i first discovered nightwood last fall at the brooklyn flea’s furniture + greenjeans furniture festival. i remember being awed by the deconstructed beautiful pieces that were actually affordable! myriah scruggs and nadia yaron have been making furniture together for two years. their business started out of necessity. they didn’t want to buy new things –…
today’s home tour is a special sneak peek into the homes of diana and lisel of the jewels of new york. this afternoon they’ll be sharing two delicious recipes with us for in the kitchen with friday, so i thought it would be perfect to catch a little glimpse of their homes before we get…
[update: i apologize for the slow loading today. i'm on the hold with mediatemple now trying to figure out what's going on. anyone use a server they actually like?] you know that anyone who is able to make a living making mustaches (and a lot of other cool stuff) is destined to have a great…
