The Scout
The Scout a.k.a. Times staff writer David A. Keeps brings you the coolest design innovations and shopping scoops:
Michelle Weaver, a set designer and prop stylist, and Chelsea Iovino, a wardrobe manager for the likes of
The women define their look as restrained opulence, with a fine selection of ceramics and glassware (including the apothecary jars shown here, from $82) alongside imported home fragrances, bath products and candles from the French firm Côté Bastide, as well as Egyptian stainless steel lanterns. (Karen Tapia-Andersen / Los Angeles Times)
The Scout a.k.a. Times staff writer David A. Keeps brings you the coolest design innovations and shopping scoops:
Michelle is a minimalist, and Im an ethnic magpie, says Iovino, who adds that shes obsessed with West African block prints.
The duo uses the prints for a line of pillows (from $95) and reupholstered vintage finds, such as an armchair ($1,150) covered in a crazy-cool chicken and egg design. 3517 W. Sunset Blvd.,
Paul Marra characterizes his Fringe fixture, based on a light he found in a grand Pasadena estate, as English Arts & Crafts style with a Gothic influence. Yet with its quatrefoil steel ring, ornamental chain and flapper-style tassel canopy, its suitable for a host of early 20th century architectural styles found in
The fixture is 18 inches in diameter and nearly 2 feet tall, with a faux marble acrylic diffuser and rayon-blend tassels. The piece is also available in an oil-rubbed bronze finish. Its $3,500 at Paul Marra Design, 868 N. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles; (310) 659-8190; www.paulmarradesign.com. (David A. Keeps / Los Angeles Times)
Soured on that old decorating trend of Granny Smith apples in a bowl? For something more indelible, if inedible, these hand-blown fruits with contrasting-color glass stems make a great coffee table accent when deployed individually.
Grouped together, theyre a refreshing alternative to pumpkin and cornucopia fall centerpieces. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
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The golden pear, purple plum and green apple, each nearly a foot tall, are $245 apiece at 655 Home, 655 N. Robertson Blvd., West Hollywood; (310) 289-6868; www.655home.com.
The alabaster grapes start at $150 and are from the nearby store Harbinger, 636-A N. Almont Drive, West Hollywood; (310) 858-6884; www.harbingerla.com. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
