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At the Grecian getaway where the breezy summer romance unfolds, the clotheslines and guest rooms are dressed in fabulous fabrics. Here's a peek at similar styles you'll find in Southern California stores.
Home & Garden
THE CALIFORNIA GARDEN
The artist, creator of the controversial gardens, may no longer have design oversight but his vision has established deep roots.
DESIGN
A storied party house's design centerpiece comes with a tale of its own.
GARDEN
The documentary film 'A Man Named Pearl' explores the Southerner's passion for tree sculpting, which has become his life's work.
California artisan designs are well represented in this week's Scout column. We've also scored a fire pit, wrangled a hose and gone totally modular.
ON THE RADAR
BLAME THE sluggish economy, or thank the pending arrival of fall home furnishings collections. Either way, you'll see the same word in store windows: ...
Man of the House by Chris Erskine
It's basics first: Teach the kids what a lawn mower is.
DATEBOOK
The Redondo Beach International Antiques Fair returns to the city's Performing Arts Center this ...
THE CALIFORNIA GARDEN
A Canoga Park backyard is a calm meditation on its owner's Indian roots.
INNER LIFE
Architect Lloyd Russell created the home, near Palm Springs, as an escape for musician and surf wear entrepreneur Jim Austin.
The East Coast classic is reinterpreted with new and recycled materials.
BACK STORY
A Massachusetts aristocrat saw a quick solution to a lack of lawn chairs while vacationing in New York's Adirondack Mountains more than 100 years ago.
REALITY CHECK
In Los Angeles, code requires a handrail or wall on either side of a platform rising 30 inches or more. And yes, that includes stairs.
THE SCOUT
His Majesty and Her Majesty crown mirrors from Elena Coleman and Libby Kountzman
THE SCOUT
With the popularity of Greek flokatis, Berber tribal graphics from Morocco and other ethnic rugs, it's hardly surprising that Patricia Urquiola has ...
THE SCOUT
Idea Space Design, which has created interiors for L.A. clients as diverse as football giant Keyshawn ...
THE SCOUT
For designer Kelly LaPlante, being green isn't black or white.
MAN OF THE HOUSE by Chris Erskine
In this story, when the bedroom heats up, Mr. Romantic installs a fan.
DATEBOOK
FANS OF Rudolph Schindler can see the late architect's 1939 Mackey Apartments and view the work of the MAK Center's artists and architects in ...
LETTERS
Thank you for your thoughtful and insightful article and accompanying photos of the Sarkissian garden in Modjeska [Beauty and the Drought,&rdquo, July ...
ARCHITECTURE
Michael Burch and Diane Wilk have enhanced the traditional yet modern elements of the 1925 home with their attention to craftsmanship.
MODERN LIFE
As couples wrestle with fertility and adoption issues, many decide to fix up baby's bedroom while others wait until it's time.
THE CALIFORNIA GARDEN
Sarah and Geoff Sarkissian's creek-side property thoughtfully reflects its canyon habitat, with hardy, starkly beautiful plants and an intricate ...
THE SCOUT
Organic, sustainable and energy-efficient products are the stars of the show at Green and Greener.
THE SCOUT
It looks like a 1950s set, with 'maybe a little Jetsons mixed in,' says maker Joe Wilkerson.
FINDS
Drop the name Marimekko and most folks will picture the giant fruit and flowers or op art graphics found on bedding at Crate & Barrel.
THE SCOUT
At Floor-Model, Danish Modern doesn't necessarily mean designer labels.
MAN OF THE HOUSE BY CHRIS ERSKINE
You can't get away from the electronic world.
DATEBOOK
The 3,500-square foot Mission Revival home is on display in Los Angeles.
LETTERS
WONDERFUL and aptly depicted article on Glendale's Americana at Brand ["The New Mayberry?" July 3].
INNER LIFE
The 'killer view' drew Marcel Sitcoske and Michael Oddo to the site; free-flowing interior spaces kept them there.
THE CALIFORNIA GARDEN
Southern California's climate is ideal for these fruits that originated in Asia.
MAN OF THE HOUSE BY CHRIS ERSKINE
The latest lifestyle: mall as home. Our intrepid columnist tests the idea with an Americana sleepover.
LIVE/WORK
The couple relies heavily on transparent doors and ceiling-floors to let the sun shine in.
THE MONTHLY GARDENER BY ROBERT SMAUS
Keep sprinklers in good repair, irrigate deeply but not too often to avoid root rot, and don't let container plants go dry in the heat.
PET PROJECT
Landscape architect Stephanie Rubin and sculptor Chris Isner sell such homes with rooftop gardens for $1,000 to $4,000, but you can make your own ...
THE SCOUT
Designer uses an Yves Saint Laurent square to top off a high-style ottoman with Lucite legs.
THE SCOUT
The Pasadena designer uses scraps of solid walnut to form a free-standing patchwork.
THE SCOUT
New York-based wallpaper designer Carly Margolis found the inspiration for her latest pattern on a visit to Casa de Milagros, an orphanage in Peru. ...
THE SCOUT
They combine elegant and spindly silhouettes with a gentle surrealism.
LETTERS
I enjoyed your piece on Otto Heino [94 and Still Fired Up, June 26]. I'm so glad he's still at it. Thank you for seeking him out and writing that ...
Take an eclectic collection of art, ideas and influences. Synthesize and refine. That's Escher-GuneWardena's formula for high-impact architecture that ...
In Southern California homes, indoor and outdoor blur, the color and light of our gardens spilling into our interiors, the energy of kitchens and ...
THE MONTHLY GARDENDER
June may be famous for its gloom, but gray skies let gardeners plant the last of the summer crops and flowers.
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