California

Humboldt State-Adjacent Bachelor Pad Gets Some Polish, Thanks to Professionals

By Bethany Erickson | June 28, 2019 | Comments Off on Humboldt State-Adjacent Bachelor Pad Gets Some Polish, Thanks to Professionals

When the Jack Turner had his home designed in Arcata, California, it was clearly designed to be comfortable, to take advantage of the gorgeously treed surroundings, and placed within a quick drive to Humboldt State University, where he was an English professor.  Jack, or Uncle Jack to my husband and his brother, passed away last…

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Epic West Hollywood Recording Studio Has Second Life as Green Lofts

By Bethany Erickson | June 26, 2019 | Comments Off on Epic West Hollywood Recording Studio Has Second Life as Green Lofts

The site where the Cherokee Studios in West Hollywood sat for years, where some of the most indelible music in history was recorded, looks a lot different from when Ringo Starr induced his former bandmates to come record with him, and where Sinatra and Bowie headed to record.  And while the building is now a…

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Paradise Cove, Ready for a Close-Up

By Amanda Tackett | March 9, 2018 | Comments Off on Paradise Cove, Ready for a Close-Up

Perhaps you, like me, continue to be intrigued by the “tiny house” trend.  For one exclusive area of Malibu, California, the tiny house thing has been more than a trend for more than 50 years.  Welcome to Paradise Cove, one of the most photographed and filmed parts of the greater Los Angeles area.  Paradise Cove…

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Midcentury Modern in Heart of New California Wine Country Stuns with Amazing Views

By Bethany Erickson | February 18, 2018 | Comments Off on Midcentury Modern in Heart of New California Wine Country Stuns with Amazing Views

A California midcentury modern with views for days, tucked into an 11-acre property studded with pine, in the heart of a newly-designated AVA (American Viticultural area) designated area sounds like an amazing second shelter — especially when you see all the room it has for entertaining.

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Our Instincts Say There’s Nothing Basic About This Pacific Coast Stunner

By Bethany Erickson | February 6, 2018 | Comments Off on Our Instincts Say There’s Nothing Basic About This Pacific Coast Stunner

One of the stars of Basic Instinct is for sale. The California home where parts of the 1990s thriller were filmed got a lot of attention as one of the more stunning sets in movie history. It is on the market – and the buyer will have not only a piece of cinematic history but…

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Upper Bel Air Spec Home Unlike Anything You’ve Ever Seen

By Amy Puchaty | November 1, 2017 | Comments Off on Upper Bel Air Spec Home Unlike Anything You’ve Ever Seen

Attention Bel Air buyers on the hunt for the next big thing! This. Is. It. When Los Angeles-based luxury real estate firm Mercer Vine dropped this exquisitely restrained Bel Air beauty in my inbox, I was floored.

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