Design Travel With Margot Guralnick
All our friends in LA's Echo Park are abuzz about their new favorite hangout, Ostrich Farm, chef Jaime Turrey's restaurant debut (he formerly manned the popular Monsieur Egg pushcart). Turrey specializes in cooking over a live fire, and his results have been earning rave reviews, but what grabbed our attention is his wife Brooke Fruchtman's homemade dining room design.
Photography by Bri Emery of DesignLoveFest, unless otherwise noted.
Above: "We were looking for a space for many years—even, I think, before we really took the idea of opening our own restaurant seriously," says Brooke, shown here, with Jaime (the two met when she sold him a pair of boxing gloves at a yard sale in SF) and their kids. Brooke left her longstanding job as an associate vice president at LACMA to design the restaurant and run the front of the house. Located on West Sunset, Ostrich Farm is named for a railway that once ran down the boulevard. Photograph by Sally Peterson.
Above: The restaurant occupies a long-vacant space formerly occupied by a pupuseria: "It was painted many, many shades of purple with an abandoned lot in back, windows that had been covered up, and a disco ball dangling from the ceiling. I actually regret not keeping that disco ball," says Brooke.
Envisioning a bright neighborhood restaurant, "something cool and casual," she turned to friends who own fabrication studio/vintage house Style de Vie for the custom work, including the tufted banquettes and wood-topped tables. "It was so comforting to have a team we trusted because this process was totally new to us and we were working on an extremely tight budget." Photograph by Elizabeth Daniels.
Above: The bar stools and marble bar are also the work of Style de Vie. The Thonet Era Armchairs are from DWR: "I'm obsessed with rounded back chairs," says Brooke. "Even though these are so wide we probably sacrificed a seat or two in an already small space, it was worth it. In fact, I love them so much, I bought them in white for our house. I think they're a great deal."
As for the wall hangings, they're Indian block-printed cotton scarves by Remodelista favorite Block Shop (see Lily and Hopie Stockman's Wearable Paintings). Brooke says she extemporaneously tacked them up the day Ostrich Farm debuted "and now cannot imagine our space without them." Photograph by Elizabeth Daniels.
Above L: The restaurant's lights are the work of Doug Newton of Nightwood in New York: "I was searching for an embarrassingly long time for the perfect brass sconces that have a handmade quality," says Brooke. Above R: The restaurant's Fiddle Leaf has a snake-charmer-style DIY coiled rope container: "It's just a lot of rope hot glued together." (Learn all about the Fiddle Leaf Fig at Gardenista.)
Above: The tables have a soft wax finish and are set with simple glassware (which the couple sourced on Remodelista). For similar tumblers, see 10 Easy Pieces: Basic Drinking Glasses.
Above L: "Our stemless wine glasses evoke the casual vibe we're going for," says Brooke. Above R: The heavy linen napkins—all 300 of them—were stitched by the family's nanny.
Above: Ostrich Farm is at 1525 W. Sunset Blvd in Echo Park, LA. See more at @ostrichfarmla on Instagram.
Check out more local favorites in our LA City Guide, including the Covell Hotel and LA's Best Source for 20th-Century Antiques.
And take a look at An LA Cliffhanger, a house owned by Cleo and McShane Murnane of Project M+ design, who are Ostrich Farm regulars.
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Home Inspiration With Remodelista Team
On now: The Annual Summer Sale at ABC Carpet & Home, running from June 14 through July 19. All furniture, rugs, lighting, bed, and bath are on sale at ABC Carpet & Home locations in Manhattan and Florida and online at abchome.com. With deep discounts of up to 60 percent off, it's time to stock up on summer entertaining essentials (and take the leap on big-ticket items like handmade rugs).
Remodelista readers, don't forget to Enter to Win a $500 Gift Card by June 21 to shop the sale online.
We had the chance to browse the sale early and find our favorites.
Above: ABC's Ripple White Dinnerware is an organic interpretation of traditional dinnerware shapes, named for subtle ripples in water. Regularly priced at $35 to $60, the glazed porcelain collection is on sale for $24.50 each for the cup and mug; $31.50 each for the bowl and side plate; and $42 for the large plate. Shown here in white, it's also available in Gray and Dark Gray.
Above: The Irving Place Full Sleeper Sofa is made of sustainably harvested wood and upholstered in 100 percent linen. Inside, its springs are wrapped in fibers then tucked in an envelope of down and feathers for comfort. Made in the US, it's available in Deerfield Charcoal for $2,399 (down from $3,995).
Above: The Form Teak Table is made in Indonesia of Javanese teak sourced from locally owned plantations. The warm wood top features carefully preserved imperfections for a rustic look. Available in two sizes, the eight-seat table is on sale for $1,039.20 (down from $1,795), and the 10-seat is $1,199.20 (down from $2,095).
Above: The Irving Place Petal Pink Dining Chair is upholstered in cotton and has hand-carved maple legs whitewashed to match the upholstery. Inside, the chair is stuffed with soy-based foam and eco-friendly fibers wrapped in cotton ticking. Made in the US, it's available in in-stock colors Ferris Petal (shown) and Ferris Opal, on sale for $599 (down from $995). (Eleven special-order colors are also available, on sale for $845.75.)
Above: Inspired by traditional Moroccan rugs, this Textured Wool Rug is woven by hand in Pakistan from 100 percent wool. Its dark brown diamond pattern against ivory evokes the styling of Berber rugs. Originally $8,000, the 13-by-17.5-foot rug is on sale for $5,600.
Don't forget to Enter to Win a $500 Gift Card by June 21 to shop the ABC Carpet & Home Summer Sale online.
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Home Inspiration With Julie Carlson
Spotted and coveted last weekend at The Gardener in Berkeley: glass carafes by LA artist Nate Cotterman. Cotterman earned a BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 2007 before moving to LA, where he works as a gaffer (glassblower) for Joe Cariati Glass, among others, while running his own studio. Here are some favorite pieces from Nate Cotterman Glass.
Above: Flow Decanters come in seven distinct forms and are $135 each. They're also for sale at The Gardener.
Above: For a collaboration with ceramic artist Lesley Anton, Cotterman created a set of custom drinking glasses.
Above: Dimple Glasses are $80 each.
Above: Handblown glass bowls; contact Nate Cotterman Studio directly for ordering information.
Above: The Piano Series was "inspired by vintage design and refined by modern aesthetics." The Piano Table Lamp is available with a black waxed finish and an ivory shade (shown here) or a polished brass finish and gray shade; $1,400.
Above: The Piano Table Lamp has a three-stage dimmer.
Above: The Piano Sconce is $900.
Above: The Halo Sconce is $900.
We're mad for glass: a few of our favorite studios include Malfatti Glass, Maureen Fullam, and Esque.
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Architecture & Interiors With Sarah Lonsdale
Beatrice Valenzuela first hit our radar when we discovered her chic and under-the-radar shoe line. (She also designs jewelry and bags, which she sells in her online shop, and is the founder and co-curator of the Echo Park Craft Fair.) Raised in Mexico City, Beatrice lives in a colorful Echo Park cottage with her partner Ramsey Conder, a fellow designer, and their two young children.
Good news for travelers: The couple recently renovated an aesthetically challenged neighborhood cottage for short-term rentals, recently listed on Airbnb. For the design, they opted to create a white canvas of sorts, "a tranquil backdrop with bursts of color and texture," as they say. "It's important to us that when people visit our neighborhood we can offer a similar experience to our own home. I love cooking, so the kitchen is outfitted for a cook. And the garden is full of California native and the scent of sage." Here's a first look.
Photography by Nancy Neil.
Above: The front (and back) door are painted a mustard shade. The couple contacted their color consultant, Teresa Grow from Madison and Grow, to help them source the Dunn Edwards exterior semigloss DEA Pirate's Gold.
Above: Ramsey designed the modular built-in sofa in ash and brass. The seating is covered in French military canvas with striped cushions from Heather Taylor Home. The hanging basket above the sofa is sourced from a village in the jungle six hours from Puebla, Mexico, and is available via Beatrice Valenzuela.
Above: A view into the kitchen from the dining room. The lighting fixtures, along with most of the furniture, were designed by Ramsey, who works with his own fabricators in Los Angeles.
Above: The kitchen has a white farmhouse sink left exposed beneath. (Beatrice has the same in her own home.) She says, "We find it's an opportunity for all the unconsidered details to be visible in a beautiful way." The brass shelf brackets and hooks throughout the house were designed and produced by Ramsey. On display are Burnished Clay Pottery and Talavera Pitchers from Puebla, Mexico, which Beatrice sells online.
Above: Unlacquered brass is used in both the kitchen and bathroom; the faucet was sourced from Newport Brass. Ash was used throughout the kitchen: "It's long-lasting and has a very delicate light color and grain pattern," they say. They sealed the counter with linseed oil, but look forward to seeing a patina develop over time.
Above: The kitchen's Moroccan Cement Tiles are from Badia Design in North Hollywood. In the foreground, brushes hang from a pair of Ramsey's hooks.
Above: A custom kitchen table and bench by Ramsey, lit by one of his fixtures.
Above: A splash of color in an all-white bedroom with custom curtains by Heather Taylor Home woven on looms in Chiapas, Mexico.
Above: A weaving by Beatrice of cotton, sisal, and raw wool hangs in a second bedroom. The built-in wooden side table is made of reclaimed old-growth Douglas fir with Ramsey's brass screws.
Above: Moroccan Tile in the bathroom from Badia is paired with brass fixtures.
Above: An ash daybed is piled with black and indigo cushions sourced on a trip to a remote village in the mountains near San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas.
Above: Beatrice in her new rental in Echo Park. The house sleeps five and is available for two-night-minimum stays: Go to Airbnb for details.
Above: The outdoor dining area.
Check out our posts on Beatrice and some of her Echo Park neighbors (and friends):
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