In Pursuit
Wood-Mode, www.wood-mode.com, builds magnificent cabinets. Their designs and applications are innovative and flexible. They are built with thought to the environment and to ease of living. So why was I invited to a seminar on “Value Engineering in Wood-Mode Cabinets” by their distributor? “Fun and Affordable Applications of Wood-Mode Cabinets” would have been more interesting.
Wood-Mode's Gemtlemen's Quarters
Our spring trip to LA was a little different this year as we didn’t make it to the beach (we did visit the Atlantic City boardwalk over Memorial Day weekend. The beach was enticing but the boardwalk and town are depressed. It ain’t Vegas). We stayed in a friend’s guesthouse in Hollywood and did Downtown and some of the more exclusive parts of the valley. The best shop we saw was on La Cienega but, surprisingly south of the high fashion area. In a dress shop in an old stucco, single storey, store front, one window showed a surprisingly refreshing take on a mini dress with bunting. It wasn’t Madonna, and it wasn’t Versace. It was fresh and elegant, not over wrought, but certainly not understated. I drove past that window 3 or 4 times because I was so excited by the sheer creativity of the dress. Next time I’m in LA, I’m going to make a point of stopping in.
This outstanding home is available for over $14.5 million in the Hamptons. It has a great pool house too. The developers bill this house as “less is more” as they could have done a McMansion. I love modern, and this one is special because it’s done in traditional Hamptons cedar shingles, not split block, which is such a cliché. Modern architecture is like custom cufflinks – a very personal statement.