I got to play tourist in my own city this weekend with one of my best gal pals who was visiting from San Francisco. We caught up while buzzing around town to a lot of my favorite spots. Here’s the short list for our whirlwind weekend in LA.
We had an unforgettable at , a peek at the new downtown, a manicure at the most beautiful , brunch at & , shopping on Abbot Kinney as well as in Silver Lake, another tasty meal at , hiking and taking in the view at , tacos and drinks at , and a long, and by then, delirious meal at .
I loved reading all your pendant light picks and I don’t think I could have gone wrong with any of the choices, but I landed on the iconic midcentury shape of . Now just to bite the bullet and find a fixture for over the dining table!
I also added a vintage bar cart to the room and am thinking I might re-paint the upper cabinets to the same shade of green as the bottom (I never thought I could have too much white but I think I’m getting dangerously close).
We also started phase two of the kitchen renovation! I have been avoiding shooting the kitchen from a certain angle as to not expose the fact that our washer and dryer is sitting directly next to our dishwasher and in front of the refrigerator, but now is the time…
Our plan is to knock down this wall, extend the cabinets and countertops, remove the laundry machines, and add on a laundry room just on the other side of that door. We had to wait to get our plans approved by the city and pull our permits but after living in renovation limbo for a while, we got the green light and have officially broken ground on our addition. Now the real fun begins, right?
Not only am I big fan of marble in the kitchen, but I love seeing it’s likeness pop up in fashion and paper goods. I just ordered (I can’t wait to get my hands on it), and I am seriously contemplating that dress and that pillow. This is pretty amazing too. How much marble is too much marble? I can’t stop!
It was hard saying goodbye to the midwest winter wonderland but I can say I am pretty pleased that we are missing out on the crazy that are hitting there this week. (I mean -50 degree wind chill? no thank you). We spent the weekend slowly de-christmasing our house, brunching at a , and and snuggling with our much missed pups.
