We're thrilled to present a post from Ashley Read at SFA Design. Ashley recently attended the Los Angeles design event, Legends, and reported back to us on the latest trends and inspirations from the event. Named "LA's premier destination for home design" by House Beautiful, the La Cienega Design Quarter is chock-full of the hottest interior design studios, showrooms, and galleries. Until Read more

Los Angeles's annual Legends event in the La Cienega Design Quarter blends art, fashion, design, and culture, and this past weekend, a variety of programs and events celebrated this year's Legends theme of important design destinations across the world. To reflect the theme, designers used global destinations such as Berlin, Rome, Morocco, and Athens as the inspiration for their window designs. Read more

Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor have just sold the second house in their Hollywood Hills estate for $2.6 million.This second, smaller house, is a generous 4,062 square feet, situated on less than a third of an acre. The entire compound, which included the Spanish-style home, another house, and a guesthouse, was put on the market over two years ago for $12.5 million. Since that time, the larger Read more

With the recent release of her new book, Vintage Remix, interior designer and shop owner Kishani Perera can add author to her formidable list of accomplishments. Perera's book is an absolute visual feast for interior design fans, with gorgeous photos of homes that mix modern and vintage elements, high, low, and custom pieces, and beautiful art and textiles. Perera is the founder of the LA-based Read more

I've fallen in love with green, urban venue SmogShoppe in LA. But for those of you not planning on celebrating any events at the refurbished smog check center, there's still much to glean from this hidden gem. Take a cue in your own home from SmogShoppe's blend of vintage furniture and modern design with both industrial homages to the spot's past life and a smattering of desert-plant greenery. Read more

Southern California possesses many charms, not the least of which is its amazing weather. For homeowners who want to take advantage of the nearly constant sunshine, a home that caters to the region's climate is a definite asset. Whipple Russell Architects designed this Hollywood Hills home with features including an infinity pool, outdoor kitchen, easy indoor-outdoor access, and relaxing patio Read more

One of my favorite long-term Hollywood couples, Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick, have traded their old digs for a new, gorgeous home in Los Angeles's Los Feliz neighborhood. The two-bedroom, three-bath midcentury-modern home is an ample 2,760 square feet in size and features gorgeous views and a beautiful outdoor space and pool. The couple officially closed on the house just before the new year. Read more

When Parisian artist Alix Soubiran, the founder and creative force behind wallpaper company Princes & Crows, first discovered the Los Angeles neighborhood of Los Feliz, she knew that she'd found her perfect spot in the sprawling metropolis. Alix told me, "I felt I could live happily in LA when I discovered Los Feliz. It is an eclectic and vibrant community with charming houses in a green and Read more

Prince William and Kate Middleton touched down in LA yesterday, the beginning of a whirlwind US trip that marks Kate's first visit to the US. What did she wear for the event? She emerged from the plane in a soft gray dress by London-based designer Roksanda Ilincic, but for a reception later at the British consul's home in Hancock Park, Kate changed into a green silk Diane von Furstenburg dress. Read more

Charlie Sheen may or may not be off his rocker, but there's one facet of his high-profile life where I do believe he is #winning. Sheen just scooped up a 9,020-square-foot, six-bedroom, eight-bath manse in the prestigious gated community of Mulholland Estates in Sherman Oaks, CA for $7.5 million, and it is a beauty. Save for the Mediterranean-style exterior, which is I think too played-out in Read more