inspiration!

I'm thinking about redoing my living room, from scratch for the very first time, and this is the picture I keep looking at.

Showing off the architect's work!

The delightful sellers of this architectural house in Cheviot Hills were a little bit too fun-loving! The house had a basketball hoop in the living room as well as foosball, a pool table, bikes mounted on the wall and a giant bed in the living area. We replaced some of the furniture with more "grownup" pieces, hung art and toned down the fun factor for a more sophisticated style, but tried to keep the youthful vibe. That rooftop pool is still the best view in town!

A Sexy house in Encino Hills

Just had to do a partial staging to jazz up this 1.35 million house in the Encino Hills... the buyers left part of the furniture and art, and we plugged in the holes and staged the living room. Gorgeous, right? Sold in two weeks.

a fresh-up in Mar Vista

Okay, no lies.. this was a tough one. The elderly owner of this home wanted to do no updating before putting it on the market, and had many pieces of furniture to leave in the home until the sale was over. We replaced most of the art and the bedding, removed all the knick knacks,switched out a few pieces of the furniture to more modern ones, styled the bookcases, and got her to pull the kelly green carpet, just to let buyers see the potential of the home.

I think we helped.

STYLE ME PRETTY

so excited! we designed a party that was featured on STYLE ME PRETTY, the ultimate wedding blog! http://www.stylemepretty.com/california-weddings/2012/06/25/la-carnival-inspired-engagement-party-by-lmarie-photography/?ref=nf

beverly hills adjacent....

This lovely house is in a pocket neighborhood near beverly hills, but the heavy traditional furnishing were dragging it down. We staged it with lighter, cleaner lines, added swoopy white drapes throughout, and gave it a beach house kind of feel, and I think it looks peaceful, refreshing, and desireable.

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Beautiful bookshelves!

Every time I need to tidy up an existing or stage a new bookshelf, I study this photo for a bit, because it has so many wonderful elements of color, contrast, positive and negative space, and the element of surprise. I don't know what magazine I tore it out of, but well done!

vintage china...

We keep finding the most lovely sets of vintage china, but for some reason people seem to be afraid of using them for every day.We buy wonderful sets of vintage china at estate sales for far less than you can buy a set at a department store, and we USE it! We even put it in our dishwashers, and though it is true that in time some of the gold starts to fade, its after years of washings, and we mix it up and match it up for parties, and it adds a lot of color and personality,especially to modern homes.

Imagine how great all theses sets would look mixed up together!

All of these sets are available for sale. contact wendoxia@aol.com

color wars....

I was very unhappy when given this room to stage in this darling little condo in west hollywood, because I never would have painted a small dining room such an intense color, but now when I see how it turned out, it really works! We cut the red with a big piece of art, and kept everything else neutral, and blood red walls and all, this condo sold in one day!

sales!

We have decided to branch out from just selling our vintage finds through private sales to our clients and friends...and start selling to the public..

A vintage silver squashblossom necklace..

Look at this fabulous African headdress we found at an estate sale!

a swanky high rise....

I loved staging this high rise in Century City. It was a clean and empty palate, and so fun to dress up. It wasnt very big, so we kept in simple.

making the most of a cute little house....

This lovely home in Beverlywood was about to be sold by the family of a 90 year old couple. It was in good shape, but very very dated. They didnt want to spend on a major overhaul, so I suggested we remove all the carpets and drapes, polish the floors and paint everything white, except for a soft peach in the kitchen that sets off the cabinets and mutes the peach appliances. We brought in white blinds, a minimal amount of clean lined modern furniture and accessories,and dealt with the vinyl-floored, awkward "family room" by adding some sisal rugs, whiting out the paneling and bringing a hamptons look.

The realtors were able to list the house for $799,000 instead of the original estimate of $650,000. They have multiple offers in a week. Done, and done.

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a clean little space

We staged the lovely 1200 square foot house in Mar Vista. Since it was so clean and had such good light and good bones, we kept it very simple and modern.