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Luxury Lifestyle

Discover the best of living the luxury lifestyle with spotlights on places from home décor and furniture stores to hotels and restaurants and city life in and around the South Bay & Westside areas and around the world.

Canary Hotel: Escape in Santa Barbara

Karine Monié January 11, 2023
The Canary, a Kimpton hotel located in downtown Santa Barbara, recently underwent an initiative to update and transform its iconic property, led by interior designer Christian Schnyder of Beleco. The 97 rooms, meeting rooms, restaurant Finch & Fork, lobby, and rooftop terrace all feature a timeless yet current style that captures the Spanish Revival-esque building’s past while providing a sense of ease and relaxation

The Quoin Hotel: A Renaissance in Delaware

Karine Monié November 3, 2022
In the heart of Wilmington—Delaware’s largest city—The Quoin Hotel is a one-of-a-kind hotel that takes visitors on a journey through time while remaining firmly rooted in the present.

Urban Oasis at 1 Hotel San Francisco

Karine Monié October 19, 2022
Originally launched in 2015, 1 Hotels comprises properties in Miami, New York, Los Angeles, China and Toronto. Last June, San Francisco joined the list. More than just a new series of stylish hotels, 1 Hotels is a nature-inspired lifestyle brand that takes sustainability seriously.

Still Bend: Frank Lloyd Wright in Wisconsin

Jenn Thornton September 21, 2022
The architect’s 1938 “Dream House” design for Life Magazine, this now-rentable construction is a striking example of Frank Lloyd Wright’s democratic Usonian vision—if not its ideal.

A Mexico Immersion: Paradero Todo Santos

Jenn Thornton June 29, 2022
Located on the historic, 5-acre La Mesa farming fields, flanked by cacti forests and backdropped by the Sierra Laguna Mountains, Paradero Todos Santos is an 80 percent landscape project, with a vast, 100,000-square-foot botanical garden by Mexico-based practice POLEN at its heart.

Heart of Terranea

Constance Dunn June 15, 2022
Rolling green fields, sea-sculpted bluffs and the white-tipped waves of the Pacific Ocean—the sight that greets you when turning off Palos Verdes Drive is always as invigorating as it was the first time you arrived.

California Renaissance: Downtown LA Proper Hotel

Karine Monié March 9, 2022
Characterized by their residential feel and filled with natural light, the 148 rooms and suites of Downtown LA Proper Hotel feature vintage and custom-made pieces of furniture and hand-applied plaster detailing in an atmosphere where a warm palette of charcoals and mauves prevails.

Esperanza: Curved Elegance

Karine Monié January 26, 2022
With an all-open facade, Esperanza immediately catches the attention of passersby and captures the essence of California indoor/outdoor dining while welcoming guests with open arms.

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures: Exploring Film

Karine Monié January 12, 2022
From its inception in 1927, the Academy has had the ambition to create a museum to tell the story of cinema. Starting with just 36 members, the organization today comprises more than 10,000 accomplished individuals working in the industry.

Sea Ranch Lodge: An Honest Renaissance

Karine Monié December 8, 2021
Spread across 10 miles of the Northern California coastline and located 100 miles north of San Francisco, The Sea Ranch comprises 2,224 private homes built on 7,000 acres surrounded by the typical vegetation and landscape of the area: cypress hedgerows, meadows, rolling hills, redwood, and Douglas fir forests, with, of course, sublime ocean views.