Palihouse in West Hollywood

Last week I finally had the pleasure of checking out Palihouse, a boutique hotel in the heart of West Hollywood. The thing that sets Palihouse apart from many of the neighboring hotels is that it is known more as an "urban lodge" and offers a "residential-style" stay.  The hotel has furnished pied-a-terres that can be rented for up to six-twelve month stays, along with one bedroom and loft residences, and if looking to stay just for a night or few days, the traditional guest suite. The hotel also has a courtyard brasserie for dining, an espresso bar, a lobby lounge, and a rooftop deck for special events. So last Thursday after the Restoration Hardware store opening, my friends and I headed over to Palihouse to meet up with Raymond, the Public Relations Manager for Palihouse and his friend Kristen for a drink...and to take a look at the hotel!

Walking into the lobby off the busy West Hollywood streets, I felt like I'd been transported into an old world Parisian style space, with an industrial Bohemian vibe all mixed into one. The lobby is filled with vintage art and furnishings, chairs upholstered in distressed leather, dark walnut finishes, and a Morooccan tiled floor.

The cozy lobby lounge where we hung out and had drinks last week.

Another view of the lobby lounge, hanging out here feels like you're in your own living room.  If you are looking for a more intimate spot to have a drink, this would be it!

The interior courtyard restaurant, "Courtyard Brasserie" serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner.

Pretty spot for brunch or lunch too!

View from interior looking out to the courtyard.

There is also private dining inside.

The interiors of a guest room suite.

A fully equipped kitchen in one of the residences.

A loft residence.

Palihouse is located at 8465 Holloway Drive, West Hollywood, CA 90069

323-656-4100  info@palihouse.com

Palihouse in West Hollywood

Last week I finally had the pleasure of checking out Palihouse, a boutique hotel in the heart of West Hollywood. The thing that sets Palihouse apart from many of the neighboring hotels is that it is known more as an "urban lodge" and offers a "residential-style" stay.  The hotel has furnished pied-a-terres that can be rented for up to six-twelve month stays, along with one bedroom and loft residences, and if looking to stay just for a night or few days, the traditional guest suite. The hotel also has a courtyard brasserie for dining, an espresso bar, a lobby lounge, and a rooftop deck for special events. So last Thursday after the Restoration Hardware store opening, my friends and I headed over to Palihouse to meet up with Raymond, the Public Relations Manager for Palihouse and his friend Kristen for a drink...and to take a look at the hotel!

Walking into the lobby off the busy West Hollywood streets, I felt like I'd been transported into an old world Parisian style space, with an industrial Bohemian vibe all mixed into one. The lobby is filled with vintage art and furnishings, chairs upholstered in distressed leather, dark walnut finishes, and a Morooccan tiled floor.

The cozy lobby lounge where we hung out and had drinks last week.

Another view of the lobby lounge, hanging out here feels like you're in your own living room.  If you are looking for a more intimate spot to have a drink, this would be it!

The interior courtyard restaurant, "Courtyard Brasserie" serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner.

Pretty spot for brunch or lunch too!

View from interior looking out to the courtyard.

There is also private dining inside.

The interiors of a guest room suite.

A fully equipped kitchen in one of the residences.

A loft residence.

Palihouse is located at 8465 Holloway Drive, West Hollywood, CA 90069

323-656-4100  info@palihouse.com

Restoration Hardware Store Opening

This past Thursday evening, I attended the store opening of Restoration Hardware's newest location in West Hollywood.  The new space features a 24,000 square foot, two story showroom complete with a pebbled courtyard and room vignettes or "The Gallery" as it's called.  The party was packed and filled with celebs, it was such an amazing turn out!

Once we checked in at the guest list, we entered into the main entry (pictured above) from the garden courtyard. The large scale lanterns, hanging by rope are stunning - in fact, all their lighting is really amazing (I think that's one of the features that really caught my eye in the new space).

In one of the main gallery spaces (where we hung out most of the night actually) is an oversized tufted sofa (so comfortable!), two of the reclaimed French floorboard coffee tables (back to back), with a large scale chandelier (again, another stunning light fixture!).

The crowd in one of the other gallery rooms (behind the room above).

Interior Designer Mary McDonald at the party.

Restoration Hardware CEO Gary Friedman with model/actress Jaime King.

Gary Friedman with actor Ashton Kutcher.

And what's an event without my BFF's: Morgan and Brooke.

Also had a blast hanging out with Molly Luetkemeyer of M. Design Interiors and Christian May of Maison 21!

Details, Please

I am still loving Pinterest, as I blogged about before here. It is such a huge assortment of visual eye candy, and I have amassed a collection of images, pinned and repinned and pinned again. My collection of boards range from bathrooms to bedrooms, to living rooms to libraries, to outdoor spaces, with fun things in between like quotes, travel, and fashion. But one of my favorite boards is the "Details" board, which has images of some really unique decor details. Take a look!

I love this striped floor! {pinned from Small Shop Studio}

A funky painted mirror. {pinned from Desire to Inspire}

Pattern mix: leopard chair & modern art. {pinned by Ann Sage}

Oversize pendant light that makes a statement! {originally pinned from Rue Magazine}

True attention paid to detail, the gray taping on the back of the satin yellow chair, the Greek key motif on the chair fabric. {pinned from D magazine.}

Stripes meet chevron, in a combination I've never seen before! {pinned from Design Sponge}

Bookshelf painted in bright hues! This would have been a great example for my "Color Punch!" post. {pinned from BlogLovin'}

This is just a start! Looking forward to paying attention to more details!

Terranea Resort in Palos Verdes, CA

This past week, my friend Brooke invited me to dinner for my birthday at Terranea Resort in Palos Verdes, CA. Terranea is a destination that sits right on the cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The resort evokes the feeling of being somewhere else (such as Hawaii) and not just twenty-five minutes from the bustling LA streets.  As a native South Bay/Palos Verdes resident, Brooke has been frequenting the resort for dinners and drinks and kept telling me I had to check it out. As it turns out, it worked perfectly for last week and I think now it's going to be on my frequent destination list!

The entrance to Terranea: as you walk in you feel as if you've been transplanted to Hawaii, yet this is a local Southern California resort.

The main lobby has a tropical, beachy vibe.

Straight through the main lobby are doors that lead to a terrace with a dramatic back drop of the Pacific Ocean (and in the distance, Catalina Island). Unfortunately, we have been experiencing a bit of our typical "June Gloom" weather but even so, the views were amazing and I am looking forward to returning on a warm summer evening.

The outdoor terrace (which overlooks the view above) and it's outdoor fireplace, Spanish tile floors, and oversize potted plants.

We had dinner at Catalina Kitchen (it was SO good!) AND if you go on your birthday, they offer a complimentary surf & turf dinner (can't pass that up!).

The interior side of the restaurant at Catalina Kitchen.

We dined outside under the outdoor heaters, with this view from our table.

This picture is a little blurry but I loved these hanging lanterns, a blended mix of colors which looked so pretty as they glowed when it got dark.

View of the cliffside resort with the lower pool and pool bar overlooking the beach (above photo by Brooke).

And if you come and stay for a weekend - there are more than a few pools to lounge by!

{All photos by me except the top & bottom three.}