BUNGALUX

May 15, 2012

Sand Chic

Beach Fashion

When I initially started Bungalux it was meant to be a site focused on real estate and the lifestyle items associated with owning or leasing a fantastic house. Now that Bungalux has grown-up a bit and many of our visitors come to us to see great real estate and homes I’ve been writing less and less about lifestyle items. But I still want that write that occasional lifestyle piece, because even if you have ... Read More

May 13, 2012

Malibu Dreaming

My Favorite Malibu Luxury Real Estate

It's Malibu week here at Bungalux. I absolutely love May because it's the time of year so many of my clients are looking at beach properties. Although I adore showing properties in "the city," there's something special about looking at Malibu real estate. I'm generally verbose, but today I won't spend much time on the written word, as most of the beautiful properties I've plucked out as my favorites ... Read More

May 10, 2012

Your Own Version of Lea Michele’s Bungalow

Franklin Canyon Mini-Estate

We had an overwhelmingly positive response on Monday’s article on Lea Michele’s little bungalow, so I’ve had cool European-feeling bungalows on my mind all week. (Incidentally, I didn’t include the sale price in the article but many have asked. Lea purchased the house for $1.4 million, slightly over its list price of $1.395 million.) Based on that response, I decided to pluck out one of my favorite “Lea Michele-like ... Read More

May 8, 2012

Katerina Tana

Textiles, Tile, and More

Every once in a while I stumble upon something that’s good for the environment and for the house. Last year it was the Fisker Karma car (I just saw one yesterday on the street in Los Angeles and am as obsessed as I was then), the West Elm baskets, and many et ceteras. My latest wonderful find are Katerina Tana's textiles and, now, tile. I was introduced to Katerina through a Bungalux reader ... Read More

May 6, 2012

Inside the House: Lea Michele’s Little Bungalow

Pretty Enough to Sing About

I may pretend to be snobby, but in actuality I’m not. Which is why I am so enamored by (and jealous of!) Lea Michele’s recent home purchase. I first looked at the little Hollywood bungalow – and by “little” I mean “little,” the square footage is less than 2,000 square feet – for a client. My client, a television writer with really great taste, circled it and circled it and finally decided that the ... Read More

May 3, 2012

Inside the House: Robert Rodriguez's Before and After

A Fashion Designer's Beverly Hills Transformation

We all know Beverly Hills is known for its “before-and-afters” – some good, some bad. But I’m not referring to that kind of before-and-after. This is Bungalux, so I’m talking houses. Fashion designer Robert Rodriguez’s 7,000 square foot three bedroom house in the Beverly Hills “Flats” came on the market this week for just under $10 million and I took particular note. Why? One of my clients had written an offer on ... Read More

April 29, 2012

Guest Editor: Heather Taylor

Ten Ways to Live Artfully

I am so excited to have Heather Taylor as this week's Guest Editor. In addition to being a force in the art world, Heather created one of my favorite blogs: L.A. in Bloom. For those of you who live in Los Angeles - and the many readers who don't - L.A. in Bloom is a definite must-check-out. It's one of the most beautiful and well-written blogs in the blogosphere and has a ... Read More