Do you remember Meredith Baxter from Family Ties? Well, we had her here in the showroom with a new series from The Insider titled “In the Kitchen With Your Favorite Moms“. Host, Debbie Matenopoulos caught up with Meredith Baxter where she walked us through how to make a vegetarian stew, a really tasty Indian Dahl, […]
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Water Conservation in the Kitchen: It’s More Important Than Ever
Everyone always talks about the kitchen being the center of the modern home and for obvious reasons, this makes us very happy. We love creating both functional and beautiful spaces that our clients can use and enjoy everyday, but what makes us even happier is when the space becomes an integral part of their lifestyle. […]
Design Meets Conservation and Functionality
As you can imagine, managing a custom kitchen showroom, we see a lot of really interesting design concepts, both real and imagined. While I always have my favorites, there are products that from time to time make me stop and stare in amazement. This faucet concept from designer Simin Qiu, a design student in London’s […]
Alissa Sutton Teams Up with Habitat for Humanity
Our dear friend, the talented designer Alissa Sutton joined this year’s Power Women Power Tools event at Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles (HFH GLA). I’ve been affiliated with HFH GLA for five years and it gives me an enormous sense of satisfaction when any of our colleagues choose to work with this organization. Beyond the act of […]
“Looking Glass” Kitchen
I wanted to share a few photos of a kitchen that we recently installed in the Trousdale Estates section of Beverly Hills. The kitchen is in a very unique mid-century modern home with terrazzo floors. Here is Peter from HSK with two of the installers hard at work. The large island has a waterfall edge […]
American Standard Reinvented
You’ve almost certainly heard of American Standard. Their logo is burned in the memory of nearly anyone who grew up in the U.S. (and beyond). They were the one of the biggest names (if not the biggest) in kitchen and bathroom fixtures. While they were always associated with affordability and functionality — few people would […]
Horizontal Shower
Last week I got to check out an innovation in shower design, the new horizontal shower by Dornbracht. It features six shower heads that are installed equidistant in a lowered soffit. The soffit is parallel above a bench that creates a bed for the user. The six heads each release 2.5 gallons of water per minute, which […]
The Great Gatsby at Hollywood Sierra Kitchens
Legends of La Cienega 2014
It’s already May and the annual Legends event (hosted by the La Cienega Design Quarter) is finally here. This year’s event theme is titled “Novel Interiors: Storytelling by Design” and as the name suggests, it’s going to be a very creative outlet for the participating designers and a fabulous experience for anyone lucky enough to attend. This […]
Loft Chic
One of the most unique spaces I’ve worked on was a beautiful loft in an historic building located in the heart of downtown Hollywood. The unit has an amazing view of the Capitol Records building and from what I hear an amazing rooftop pool as well. This project was even featured on Apartment Therapy. Our […]
A Drought, A Dishwasher, and Water Conservation
It’s a fact that we’re based in Southern California along with the vast majority of our clients. It’s also a fact that Southern California is in the middle of one of the worst droughts in recent history. Water conservation is something that we all have a shared responsibility in achieving. Have a look at this […]