Los Feliz-based Lisa Borgnes Giramonti launched her deliciously eccentric design blog, A Bloomsbury Life last January, and it’s rapidly become a sensation. “I write to capture my passions and life’s beautiful moments,” says Giramonti. “I embrace perfection in design, but I love the charm of disorder.” Here Giramonti shares her SoCal picks with C:
For modern antiquarians I love the vintage industrial sensibility at EMPIRIC. L.A., 323-634-7323. Channel your inner Talitha Getty at GOVINDA’S INTERNATIONAL IMPORTS with the best Indian textiles. Culver City, 310-204-3263. The finest rare books are at IVANHOE BOOKS. L.A., 323-660-1500. For a British style fix visit ROSE TREE COTTAGE. Pasadena, 626-793-3337. THE RUG COMPANY has the best bespoke carpets around. L.A., 323-653-0303. The ultimate design epicenter for bohemian jet-setters is West Hollywood’s ALMONT YARD, which features Hollywood at Home, Nathan Turner Antiques and Harbinger, among others. DIANE DORRANS SAEKS
[C Home, November 2009]
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