Feng Shui Design Resources in Los Angeles
Are you seeking fresh Feng Shui energy in your Home or Business?
A significant part of a Feng Shui consultation is to help raise a client’s awareness of the deeper meaning and hidden messages held within the stuff that surrounds them.
Think about it… every object in your environment has some kind of story to tell Some of those stories are positive, affirming and helpful and some are not. At worst you can find yourself swamped with stories and impressions about your life that no longer serve you. They might even contribute to self-limiting beliefs, depression and even illness.
This is when clutter clearing become an essential part of the Feng Shui process.
Once we have got rid of the negatively charges stuff and created some space for new opportunities to come in, you will start to feel lighter, you can breathe and move more easily… It’s quite profound.
Now, you might want to go out and shop for something new to bring into your life… something that tells of a more current version of you. Or perhaps, something that resonates with the desired future that you would like to manifest.
So where does one go in Los Angeles to find great stuff?
Will LeStrange, Santa Monica, 2018
Check out our list of Feng Shui friendly Resources in Los Angeles
What follows is a guide to the must-visit design stores across the city
compiled by Lizzie Garrett + Edited by Design*Sponge
http://www.designsponge.com/2007/01/los-angeles-design-guide-2.html
It focusses on the best of Hollywood, West Hollywood, and Silver Lake to name a few.
Getting There: For public transportation options, check out mta.net.
West. 3rd Street
If you have to pick one street for walking, eating, and shopping, the strip of 3rd between Crescent Heights and La Cienega is a no-brainer. It’s colorful, sunny, and has a great energy about it.
Here are the must-see design shops on 3rd:
- OK Store: OK, quite rightly, has the reputation of being the mecca of LA design stores maybe because the owner, Larry Schaffer, seems to be known by everyone in town. The store has a little bit of everything good, and a wide range of blown glass, rare design books, Japanese tea sets, and Tair Mercier placemats.
- Zipper: An excellent place to go for gifts, Zipper mixes elegant with whimsy.
- New Stone Age: From its edited selection of John Derian trays to the antique bird cages ”it makes you feel like you’re in a 19th Century science lab” I love it.
- Plastica: All plastic, all the time (bento boxes, woven plastic rugs, Marimekko trays) this shop shows the world not all plastic in L.A. comes from Dr. 90210.
- Flight 001: Anything you need to travel comfortably and stylishly under one fuselage and the best selection of luggage tags around.
- Room Service: Located way east on 3rd is Room Service; a Poppy/funky home goods store heavy on the loft style.
Beverly Blvd
Parallel to 3rd, and just one block north, Beverly is not only the new restaurant row it boasts a sprinkling of design shops, including two of my favorites: Zelen Home and Ige Designs. Here are the shops to visit when you’re cruising on Beverly:
- Ige: Helene Ige, famous for her pillows and mobiles, has a store that I could spend hours in. Last time I was
there I bought a tiny plastic lobster with bobbling pinchers that sits on my stovetop. - Zelen Home: Zelen is a little shop full of beautiful curiosities, most with an emphasis on the natural world. Here is where you find the things everyone will comment on, and no one will have.
- Modernica: I think of it as DWR’s arch enemy! I love Modernica because you can custom build an Eames fiberglass chair in any color, base or height you want. Herman Miller stamp? We don’t need no stinking stamp.
- REHAB Vintage Interiors: Fantastic office furniture with a selection of vintage (Steel Case) and modern metal.
- Emmerson Troop & Orange: These two stores (right next door from each other) both offer a selection of vintage goods, mostly furniture, that will knock your socks off, unfortunately, the prices won’t.
Melrose Avenue
Just one more block north from Beverly lies perhaps one of the most well-known streets in the city. East of Fairfax, Melrose is full of clothing stores, head shops, costume stores, sneaker stores (read: Von Dutch, Johnny Rockets, and that place that sells herbal ecstasy); but West of Fairfax caters to a more sophisticated palate (read: Stella McCartney, Diane Von Furstenberg, Fred Segal and Marc Jacobs).
Most of these stores are not unique to L.A., so I won't go into too much detail. Oh, and rumor has it Murray Moss is opening a West Coast Moss sometime in 2007 on Melrose Place.
- The Rug Company: Designer rugs at designer prices.
- Paul Smith: I love going into the Paul Smith store to check out their coffee table books, Deadly Squire merch, Aalto vases, and other design items.
- Jonathan Adler: Where would we be these past ten years without JA?
- TableArt: Just over a year old now, Tart has become synonymous with hip tableware (think Bodo Sperelin and Ted Mueling) in L.A.
- Zero Minus Plus at Fred Segal (8100 Melrose Avenue): If you can handle it, Fred Segal has home store that has a great selection of picture
frames, coffee table books, and home office goods. - Marc Jacobs Home: His first shipment flew out of the store faster than most people could even get a glimpse. Perhaps
his collaboration with Waterford will stick around a little longer. - Soolip Paperie & Press: Excellent selection of stationary and cards.
La Brea Avenue
Most of the action on La Brea is on the East side of the street, you’ll find some great little stores to pop into, an artsy movie theatre, a vintage sunglass store that is unreal no really: they have mirrored white Rossignol aviators from the 1980s, and a general youthful edginess to the atmosphere.
- Maison Midi: A must for Francophiles, the imports like Perrier glassware and Lagiole knives are top notch. Conveniently a connecting doorway will lead you right into American Rag for some designer denim.
- Volcom: Occasionally the Volcom store, which blends artistic expression and retail seamlessly throughout their clothing
opens it’s back room as a gallery to surfer/skater/snowboarder artists like Oska Wright and Kenton Parker, and those bros can paint, man! - Homework: Homework balances whimsical design with modern staples and just as important no pretense anywhere.
- Landon Cole Furniture: Along with Landon’s custom furniture (much of it rich dark woods) he sells original photography and paintings in the store.
- Diamond and Foam Fabrics: Interior designers swear by this place and I have to say it’s more fabric than the eye can see so go with something in mind or you’ll be there for hours.
Silver Lake
For a more hipster (L.A.’s version of Williamsburg) experience head east about 15 minutes to Silver Lake, home to rockers like Beck, Rooney, Karen O, Pavement and a few design stores you don’t want to miss.
- A+R: Hands down my favorite design store on the East side. It’s one of those places where you say, “I like everything in here.”
- Yolk: The place to find unusual gifts, items that are only carried by independent contractors. An indie design store in Silver Lake? No way!
- Reform School: Opened last Fall to rave reviews not only because their products are great finds, but most of them are environmentally-friendly.
This article was written by Lizzie Garrett and Edited by Design*Sponge.
Source: http://www.designsponge.com/2007/01/los-Angeles-design-guide-2.html
Lizzie Garrett is an L.A.-based freelance writer who has written for Los Angeles Magazine, Bon Appetit, and edits a design blog called DESIGNwatcher.com
So there you have it… I think you will agree, Lizzie has done a great job of seeking out some fantastic resources across the city.
Harmony and Balance
Remember, Feng Shui is about creating harmony through balance, so you don’t have to go crazy and strip everything down to some minimalist, monastic garret, neither do you need to refill your space to the brim with all the latest fads and accessories. Balance is the key word here.
“Authenticity” is also critical here. You really want your space to reflect you and all your quirks and preferences.
We can talk more about that later.
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