Minnie in Malibu

I wish I had seen the APT by LSD on Vogue.com feature on Minnie Mortimer's Malibu home earlier.  Since she's an avid surfer, it would have made the perfect follow up to my Surf's Up post.  I'm waiting for new bookcases to arrive so I was very taken with all her fabulous built-ins.  There is also nothing I love more than seeing what's on someone else's shelves.  The bookcases will flank my sofa so that means I can't hang the art until after they arrive.  I can't wait to create a new gallery wall like Minnie's.  I love her mix of artwork and photography.  Another example of buy what you love and you'll find a place for it. 

Photos by Claiborne Swanson Frank

Courteney's Chic Retreat

I've always heard that Courteney Cox enjoys renovating and decorating homes so when ELLE DECOR offered me a sneak peek at Malibu retreat. She worked on the interiors with designer Trip Haenisch to create a "modern barn" look and feel.  I especially love how the vintage bar stools warm up the white contemporary kitchen. For more photos and the full story, pick up the new issue of ELLE DECOR or check out the online story.

 Photos by Simon Upton

Surf's Up: Part Deux

The surfer images from Vogue reminded me that I took some photos of surfers myself while I was in LA. I made Christian of Maison21 take me to Malibu so I could see what all the hype was about. I wasn't that impressed with what looked like a trailer park plopped down on the side of the road (I'm sure the homes look much better from the ocean side) but I did enjoy all the hot surfers. I swear the one in the first few photos saw me taking his picture and started posing! Only in LA! I thought we could use some fun man candy and beach photos on this gloomy day. Enjoy!

Photos by Heather Clawson for Habitually Chic