Up we go!! The FSC certified timber is going up on our LEED Ground-up project on Mary Ellen Ave in Studio CIty.
We are thrilled to announce that Houzz.com has just published one of our projects in their "Houzz Tour" segment of their website. Read the interview and enjoy the fantastic pitures shot by Karyn Millet! The owners of this ground upi home worked closely with TBL to make their home truly their own, despite the fact that their styles were drastically different from the other's. The result is a symbiotic combination of traditional and...
We are just tickled that our pals at Houzz.com would include one of our favorite bathrooms in their Vintage Bath ideabook today. We just love deco baths especially when we get to pick colors as delightful as this mint green and black tile. Click for some more ideas for vintage baths a la Houzz.com.
There’s been a new development our ground-up LEED house in Studio City! We, along with the Lovely Linda, have decided to add a rainwater collecting system to the scope in addition to the greywater system we had already planned for. Both systems will be stored underground and will supplement irrigation water demands. In case you are not down with water collection systems, a Rainwater Collecting System stores rainwater from rooftops, gutters, and driveways...
Tim Barber Ltd. introduces their unique line of furniture and lighting, Auteur Furnishings. The line is a contemporary slant on furniture inspired by the first half of the 20th Century but made for the 21st. This is a new world we are living in, one that requires a vision for our future, a new way of thinking about what we make and how we make it., Auteur Furnishings are comfortable, versatile and beautiful,...
TBL's very own Carolina Allen, Associate Designer, blogs about her experience at a terrarium Workshop at LA's Rolling Greens. You can read the whole article on LandscapingNetwork.com. Maybe you'll learn a thing or two...
TBL is featured for our version of the "David House" in Hancock Park. Take a look...
We thought it might be helpful to share some of the things we’ve learned over the years designing and decorating homes here in Southern California. And we think this blog might be the perfect forum for just such info. So here goes our first installment of
Really Useful Tips…
It is October – a hot dry month for us. That’s why it’s the perfect time to paint, re-paint and touch up the paint in our homes. Whether...
Ok, we admit it. We LOVE Peter Dunham. We have had the privilege of sharing several projects with him. He has the perfect cosmopolitan style – adapting to high glamour or backstairs with equal ease. Raised in France and educated in England, he is an artist, a problem-solver and a perfect gentleman. He runs an extraordinary design firm Peter Dunham Design with projects across...