BUNGALUX

November 8, 2012

Kids' Rooms

I'm a Big Kid Now

We're often accused of not giving kids enough love around these parts. So when I was talking with frequent Bungalux contributing editor ANDREA RAPKE recently and she mentioned she was collaborating with a client's daughter to design her bedroom, well, I found our article. The result is today's Top Ten, a pretty cool list on how to collaborate with older kids - think pre-teen - on room design. I love Andrea's suggestions. Number ... Read More

July 1, 2012

Ten Ways to Make Your July 4th Party Chic

Andrea's Entertaining Ideas

I grabbed Bungalux contributing editor Andrea Rapke for help on pulling together a July 4th must-have list for your barbeque or party. Within about two seconds Andrea had picked a handful of the coolest things I hadn’t heard about. I don’t know how she does it, but take a look at the best in disposable dishware, your own island, and everything in between. Read More

April 19, 2012

Contributing Editor: Andrea Rapke

What Would Christian Grey Do?

This may be my most ambitious and off-kilter Bungalux top 10 yet, but since everyone - from my mom to my (very clearly) over-sexed friends and me - has been reading the FIFTY SHADES OF GREY trilogy, I thought it was appropriate to address the subject from my perspective with a slight Los Angeles twist (I'm LA bred, after all). Please see the related Top Ten List and every guy can live like Christian Grey. (Oh ... Read More

February 23, 2012

Great Kitchen Accessories

Ten Fantastic Tools for the Kitchen

We already established a few months ago that the kitchen rivals the bedroom as one of the sexiest spots in your house. We buy lingerie for the bedroom, but what to buy for the kitchen? Since we know nothing about that sort of thing, frequent Bungalux Contributing Editor Andrea Rapke, Founder of the Organized Move, volunteered to help out. So, check out Andrea's Top Ten list to up the sexy quotient of your kitchen ... Read More

February 2, 2012

Andrea Rapke Chats About Super Bowl Entertaining

Ten Tips for Hot Super Bowl Entertaining

Okay, so neither the Packers nor the Eagles are playing for a victory in the Super Bowl. Instead of being sore losers, we at Bungalux have decided to take the high road to Indianapolis and actually partake in the big day. That all being said, we're decidedly snobbish when it comes to entertaining, and we've been trying to figure out how to make the Super Bowl Super Chic. Take a look at our ... Read More

September 14, 2011

The Talented Ms. Rapke

The Organized Move

We cook for ourselves. We don’t have personal chefs or live-in housekeepers. We’ve been known to buy our own flowers in advance of a date and clean our own champagne glasses after one. We don’t sit in the back of chauffeured BMW 7 Series; instead, we drive our own sports cars. We wish we had Rachel Zoe on staff, but we don’t. We’ve been known to decorate, answer our own ... Read More