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Tuesday, January 15

If you lived here you'd be royalty by now

I have a habit of browsing Craigslist's rentals even when I don't need a new place to live. I like to keep up on what's available in the neighborhood, remind myself how crazy the cost of studio living is, and daydream about the perfect home. But I never knew Craigslist could be a portal to learning about designers, until today. See the ad here.


Behold: 2316 Catalina, Los Feliz


You too can rent a completely renovated Mediterranean style mansion decorated by John Janik. Just who is this Janik? Well, he's got quite the rep for luxe, modern style and has been featured in Home & Garden and Vogue. This house, nestled in the Los Feliz foothills, had a spread in H & G itself. It was built in 1924 by A.F. Leicht, the guy who made the Spanish Revival really popular in the 1920s and designed the Angelus Temple in Echo Park. This lil' mansion takes advantage of the view. I love the windows, but from what I can tell from the pictures, Janik's affinity for end tables and chairs is taking over this place. How many individual sitting areas does one floor need? Although I might steal the photo-wallpaper idea.


Pretty windows. Lots of chairs. Silly TV.


For $10 grand a month you to can have a closet that looks like a West Hollywood boutique.


I don't what's going on in the bedroom and why one would need multiple trays. Maybe this is the expansive lower floor guest quarters.


Icons of modern design fill the home...red barcelona chair, surfboard conference table, artichoke pendant lamp...

Close-up of the sideboard with the photo-wallpaper Janik designed himself.


This is actually an example from one of Janik's Manhattan residences but this is how I would pattern the photo-wallpaper. Those floating end tables aren't a bad idea to snag either. Whitewashed wine crates drilled in the wall could do the trick.


Keller-Williams realty hosts an open house today 11:00am-2:00pm. 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, 3500 square feet and furnished, all yours for $11,000 a month. Go to www.2316catalina.com and ask for Stefan, the realtor. He says this makes a nice vacation getaway house too, if your last name is Windsor.

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