By Sarah Gaffney, Sunset Idea House program manager
There is no rest for the weary Idea House team! We just finished staging our Menlo Park Idea House and now we're gearing up for moving into our Monterey house in a couple of weeks. No time for vacation, but a day of furniture shopping in Laguna Beach is not a bad fringe benefit!
Our great friend Laurie Alter of Tuvalu Home Environment in downtown Laguna is helping us complete the casually elegant look of the home. Tuvalu provided most of the accessories for our Orange County Idea House, and did a phenomenal job in helping us add layers of luxurious beach house style.
Her selections for the Monterey house are just as fabulous. These lights are made from natural wild vines. We are going to group them together in a large indoor-outdoor room that opens up to the landscape and a majestic native oak.
This lovely Jamie Young lamp would look great in my house the Idea House! Excuse my vicarious shopping, another on-the-job hazard.
I love these vintage wheels. We may use the large one as a piece of art in the entry to the house. Stay tuned for the start of staging!
