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DESIGN DNA

7 bits of home history you need to know p12

MY FAVORITE ROOM

For singer Jewel, it’s her closet p20

WHAT’S COOKING?

Chez Mélange chef reveals his best meatball recipe p28

CAUSE FOR APPLAUSE Mudcrutch, Plácido Domingo jam for charity p 62

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cover story

37 The Living and Swimming are Easy

A look at the way real Southern Californians have redone their back yards to create their own bit of heaven.

34 Traditional Kitchens

South Bay designer Phil Norman shares his favorite tips for one of the most important rooms in the house.

D E PA R T M E N T S

12 So Cal So Cool

The best indoor and outdoor furniture made here.

20 My Favorite Room

Guest designers show which products they use to create their best work.

28 Something’s in the Kitchen

Redondo Beach’s Chez Mélange chef Robert Bell uses fresh bread soaked in milk to create his favorite home dish: Meatballs.

54 Unusual Rooms

These homeowners take a regular room and turn it into surprisingly special space.

58 Home Ec 101

Save money and the environment.

60 High Tech Home

Got a brown thumb? Make sure your plants keep green with this new digital sensor.

62 Cause for Applause

Check out the locals who work to help others.

Strategically placed outdoor furniture enhances the architectural angles of our cover pool, owned by artists Jason Sinay and Christine Hartunian (who stands proudly on our cover photo). PAGE 38

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True California styling: Lush, joyful and fun summer living Perhaps it’s the rush of diving head first into a cool pool...

And the way the water beckons with exquisite hues of blue.

Under the stars, under the sun, the feeling on our skin is always a little different, yet always exciting.

Longing is over; summer has begun.

Please feel free to share your thoughts and contact us at spaceseditor@langnews.com

contributors

P

aul Jonason is a freelance photog-

rapher specializing in commercial pho-

M

errill Shindler is editor of the Za-

gat Los Angeles Restaurant Survey and host

A

feature writer for the Daily Breeze

for more than two decades, Meredith Gren-

tography. Concentrating on people, places

of CBS Radio’s weekly Feed Your Face pro-

ier’s journalistic accomplishments include

and all things architectural, his work in-

gram. He’s also the author of American Dish

first place in both the Copley Ring of Truth

cludes large projects for the House of Blues

and the El Cholo Cookbook. He’s from The

awards and the American Diabetes Associa-

nationwide, Hugo Boss and the Redondo

Bronx, where he was raised on deli, pizza

tion media awards. She has been named South

Beach Performing Arts Center.

and Chinese food on Sunday nights. He

Bay Woman of the Year twice and recently

firmly believes that ketchup is nature’s most

received the 2008 Peninsula Lion’s Club

perfect food.

Community Recognition Award. She and her husband live in Rancho Palos Verdes.

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Volume 1 • Issue 2

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publisher

Steven Gellman editor

Linda Massarella

art director Lee Ann Nelson

photo editor Paul Jonason

senior editor Jackie Rothenberg

contributing editors

Patt Diroll Meredith Grenier Allan Goldstein Pamela Bunn

contributing writers Phil Norman Merrill Shindler Patty Threlkel contributing photographer James Carbone

marketing director Bill Van Laningham research director Liz Hamm

creative services manager Paul Schraeder

advertising account executives Karen Fernandes

Meaghan Miller

office manager Mary Anne Rozinsky

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Southern California Spaces welcomes story ideas and comments from our readers. Write to: Spaces, 21221 Oxnard Street, Woodland Hills CA 91367.

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The tectonic movement in Southern California is due not to an earthquake, but to the rapidly shifting line between interior and exterior furniture. Put simply, the line of separation has blurred – if not vanished – as design studios push the envelope by creating a striking array of geometrically designed pieces that look great inside or outside the home.

— Allan Goldstein

so cool

Dedon www.janusetcie.com Obelisk The geometric design statement made by this oblong stack of four lounge chairs and side table is shattering exterior furniture design preconceptions. Perfect inside or out, the pieces have frames made of powder-coated aluminum woven in polyethylene. An added bonus is that when you stack them, you get to create your own towering obelisk.

Design dna

Who perfected the belly flop? Probably the Romans, who built the first pools in order to provide swimming classes as part of a young boy’s education.

Gaius Maecenas, patron of the arts to both Virgil and Horace, took the chill out when he introduced the heated swimming pool to Rome in the first century B.C. And while it was the Romans who gave us pools, we can thank the British for moving them indoors.

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Kreiss Mercury Ball Chair Ever wondered what it would be like to float on a cloud? Well, when you lean back into the spherically shaped frame of the Kreiss Mercury Ball Chair, it’s as if pure geometry has taken flight. Thin steel wire, wrapped in dark brown synthetic rattan, is hand-shaped to form a floating cocoon that’s impervious to the elements.

Yin Yang Ancient Chinese philoso-

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phy is reflected in the harmonious play of these two lounge chairs. Their alternating convex and concave surfaces create a wonderfully balanced visual representation of the ancient symbols for yin and yang.

Lie back and meditate to the sounds of nature as you drift off into a summertime reverie.

Agassi Graf Cabana Chair Some believe the best way to enjoy a roomy space is to cuddle up with someone special; others like to lounge alone, sprawled out in every direction.

Whatever your preference, the AGK Cabana Chair, in hand-woven synthetic rattan skin, is ready to embrace you. Adjust the weather-resistant overhead canopy, arrange your pillows, lean back and get ready to feel as cozy as a pea in a pod.

Today’s umbrellas pop open with the push of a button. But much earlier versions of these contraptions were used in ancient Egypt, Assyria, Greece, China and India.

The word derives from the Latin “umbra,” meaning shade or shadow, and umbrellas were initially used as protection from the sun. Credit for waterproofing goes to the Chinese, who kept dry on rainy days by waxing their paper parasols.

Remember not to turn off this light when you leave the room. The Centennial Light, a 4-watt carbon filament bulb, has only been switched off a few times since 1901. The Guinness World record holder for longest-burning bulb shines on in California’s Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department. The average bulb burns between 750-1,000 hours.

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SoCal so cool Wave Chaise Catch this Wave Chaise, then relax by the pool, sip a cool drink and read your favorite magazine. Try one of the wood veneer finishes indoors or the gel-coat finish outdoors, in a variety of pop art colors. Either way, the svelte, seductive lines of this minimalist chaise made of fiberglass-reinforced resin are a testament to form and function working in harmony.

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From time to time, Spaces gets a sneak peek at what’s coming up in the design world that’s sure to create a stir. Here’s a case in point, with a hot-off-the-presses artist’s rendition

Moon Floor Lamp

of the Wave Lounger. Like its cousin the

Switch on the Moon Floor

Wave Chaise, it’s at home inside and out. Set

Lamp and bask in the warm

to debut later this year, it’s going to make a

glow. The translucent fi-

big splash when it’s unveiled. Remember,

berglass/resin floor lamp is

you saw it here first.

about knee high and looks like a large, glimmering dinosaur egg. Put a few of them together to form a nest of glowing prehistoric orbs, or scatter them around your patio and brighten the night with an inviting luminosity

Design dna Thomas Edison invented the

could eat pasta? A book devoted to the

perfected it. Though one of the nation’s

history of the fork notes that a cookbook

most prolific inventors, he wasn’t the first

in medieval Naples promoted the use of

to shed light on history. Others paved the

a “punteruolo,” a single-pronged wooden

way, including Sir Joseph Swan, who lit up

utensil, to eat pasta, even though its use

about a year before Edison. The two later

was considered an affectation. Back then,

teamed up to form the Edison & Swan

real men used a knife or their fingers. A

Electric Light Co. Edison’s bulb, patented

fork is also cited in the Bible, long before

in 1880, used a carbonized bamboo

lasagna came out of the oven.

filament and lasted 1,200 hours.

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Natural fiber, or synthetic fiber that’s resistant to the elements, is handwoven over a powder-coated steel frame, resulting in truly livable art that radiates elegance and sophistication.

Design dna Don’t spill anything on that carpet!

Even cavemen

It’s probably about 2,500 years old. The

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Pazyryk carpet, considered the world’s oldest

The oldest cave paintings

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Melissa Rigazio Rigazio Design Manhattan Beach Photos: Brian Thomas Jones

California designers, ingenious storage solutions are the name of the game.

Prepare to be amazed at everything you can’t see.

By Pamela Bunn

M

elissa Rigazio is a nationally certi-

design company out of her Manhattan Beach

fied interior designer with a back-

guesthouse. Now, with her business growing

ground in commercial and pro-

rapidly and a new office space in the works,

duction design. With the expansion of her

she can be picky about the projects she

family eight years ago, flexibility was para-

chooses — meaning absolutely no “McMan-

mount, so she started her own residential

sions.” This client was pretty easy to work CONTINUED ON PAGE 22

Lisa Adams L.A. Closet Design Los Angeles Photos: Joe Schmelzer/JBGPhoto.com

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esigner Lisa Adams’ background isn’t what you’d expect. After earn-

ing a degree in chemistry and an

MBA, this marketing pro pursued her interest in design and architecture and worked alongside a successful architectural designer for eight years. Her particular passion? Closets. Last summer, Adams founded L.A. Closet Design, which recently moved into its new digs in the Pacific Design Center. Her favorite project is this gem of a closet/office for singer-songwriter Jewel.

Lisa, how and when did you land Jewel as a client?

I designed Jewel’s closet about three years ago, shortly after I had done Carmen Electra’s. The two share a stylist, so Jewel’s business manager contacted me and said she loved what I had done for Carmen and needed help in her own home.

JEWEL PHOTO: CHRIS GORDON/WIREIMAGE

Is your clientele mostly celebrities?

Typically, I design for a mixed bag. I have done quite a few celebrity closets, but I’m

“ I see closet spaces

definitely not trying to only get high-profile clients. I actually design closet space for a lot of bachelors and a lot of older couples. And I think it’s great — especially in the town we live in, where people spend so much on clothing and accessories — that people want to spend money to take care

Designer Lisa Adams fashioned a closet for Jewel with plenty of room for the singer-songwriter’s clothes, shoes, jewelry and of course, her guitars.

as the ultimate fashion accessory.”

CONTINUED ON PAGE 24

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my favorite room MELISSA RIGAZIO FROM PAGE 20 with: Rigazio renovated her own kitchen.

Melissa, tell us about the house. How long have you lived here?

It’s been eight years now. It’s a 2,000-squarefoot home with a guesthouse. When we bought it, it was a teardown, but I don’t live with a teardown mentality. Coming from Chicago, my head just wasn’t really there. Originally, it was a one-story built in 1949. It had been renovated and added onto, I think, four times over the years. You could definitely tell what had been done in the ’70s and the ’80s.

Did you add square footage to the kitchen?

No, it was already a nice, big space. We added a dining room adjacent to it, which had been a bedroom. Originally, there was a bedroom next to the kitchen and a full bath up there.

Since we have great views, we changed it to an upside-down floor plan, with the kitchen, living room, dining room and powder room upstairs and the bedrooms downstairs. It’s like being in a tree house. Even though we’re close to neighbors, visually it’s very private.

What did the kitchen look like before your redesign?

Basically, the range, refrigerator and the sink were in the same place, and the cabinets were literally a door and a shelf.

How did you go about transforming the space?

One thing I always do is completely design the interior, down to every drawer. Next to the refrigerator are two pull-out pantries, and above that is the built-in microwave. I actually have more things in the same amount of space. I still have some open space in my cabinets because even the corner cabinets open fully.

What did you do in terms of upgrades?

I’m very interested in the green movement, so when we did the kitchen we went with a tankless water heater. I also tried out a material on my countertops called PaperStone, CONTINUED ON PAGE 26

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Melissa Rigazio’s renovated kitchen is exactly what the client ordered – down to the last detail. It wasn’t too difficult in her case, since she’s both the designer and the client.

She manages to keep the spacious kitchen clutter-free with hidden niches that store appliances and other items that used to take up counter space.

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Is this home of Jewel’s in Los Angeles?

Yes. It’s a Spanish-style house built in the 1950s. It’s not enormous, but relatively speaking, it’s pretty large.

What did the space look like before you got started?

It was a 210-square-foot closet in which she had her office. In the beginning, she had an idea that this was an office that she wanted me to convert into a closet. She was resigned to not having an office in there. I told her that we could definitely do both and use sliding doors to separate the two functional areas so that it didn’t feel claustrophobic, but like

Adams turned this room into a combination closet/office, separating the two areas with sliding doors. The windowed space gets great natural light and allows the busy entertainer to take care of business comfortably at home.

a single cohesive space when you walked in the room. There are also windows in there, which give it an openness and great natural lighting.

How often do you design closet/office spaces?

Having an office in the closet isn’t a common request, which is one of the reasons why this was a really fun project.

Did you add to the square footage of the room?

No, we didn’t add to it. But because the space was cluttered before, with no proper organization, it felt much smaller than it does now.

Jewel definitely loves that everything has its place, as opposed to before where space was so limited.

What was it like to work with her?

Jewel was such a great client. She’s really low maintenance, and she had her dog with her all the time, and she did yoga. She was present for all meetings, and I always dealt directly with her, not her assistant. While I got CONTINUED ON PAGE 26

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which I feel great about because it’s 100 per-

Was the bar also part of your redesign?

cent recycled. We also bought new Energy

Yes, and that changed the whole life of the

Star appliances, which are very efficient.

room. We just live around that counter. The

The countertops are absolutely void of clutter.

One of my big goals was to get everything off the counters as much as I could. The

seat on the kitchen side is my station. The kids come and do their homework there, and it’s just great.

pony wall is about 12 inches wide, so I had

How long did the remodel take?

my contractors carve little niches where five

It was all done in 12 weeks. We did it over last

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Counter Stool by Hansjerg Helweg Cabinetry Hardware: Häfele kitchen

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bamboo boxes slip inside, which hold all that

summer, and basically we were up and run-

stuff that gathers, as well as my black pot-

ning after eight weeks.

holders and dishtowels. There’s also an ap-

Is your husband also in the design trade?

Cabinets and Bar Top: American cherry

No, that’s a 180. He’s a CFO — the money

Concealed Task Lighting: Alkco Little

pliance garage where the blender and all that stuff is tucked away. In the corner there’s a newspaper niche (by the paper towels) and another shelf above it for things that the kids bring home from school.

guy.

Inch Xtra, T-5 miniature fluorescent; finish: anodized aluminum

How much input does he have when it comes to renovations?

Countertops: PaperStone

I run everything by him, and it’s funny because

Magnetic Blackboard: US Marker-

Is the space below the window an art station?

when I think he’ll have no comment, he’ll

Yes. My daughters’ easels are up all the time,

come up with something very interesting or

and we put in a whole bank of drawers where

he’ll have one strong request. Usually he has

we store their art portfolios. We also imbed-

very little. And since it’s our home, we plan,

ded the magnetic blackboard for all the

draw, specify and price everything before

things they bring home from school.

anything gets torn out. He’s thrilled with it all.

board, custom-size porcelain-on-steel Sink and Fixtures: Franke Vision

stainless steel sink and Little Butler hot-water dispensing system; KWC Systema faucet and Suprimo soap/ lotion dispenser

LISA ADAMS FROM PAGE 24 her approval for everything, she gave me free

conscious of wood coming from sustainable

reign to design and use my expertise — that’s

forests, so the materials are environmentally

why she hired me.

friendly.

It looks like there’s a place for absolutely everything.

Yes. There are jewelry drawers, lingerie draw-

Once the renovation was complete, did you actually go in and place everything, or did you leave that to her?

ers, a pull-out mirror that tucks away when

Jewel always told me that she’s not a very

not in use, and a hidden safe. There is also

organized person, so I did a little organizing

ample room for her to store her guitars. The

for her, and together we went through the

boxes are full of seasonal clothes and pic-

process of purging things that she no longer

tures and other miscellaneous things that she

needed. We also talked about what should be

doesn’t need every day. And then there’s the

folded or on hangers, and things like that.

shoe carousel, which holds 60 pairs of shoes.

Have you heard from her since the project?

How long did the project take?

I touched base with her assistant six months

Five months total: two months to design

ago and she said that Jewel absolutely loves

it and three months for the materials to be

what I did for her, which is so rewarding. It

produced and installed. And I’m always

really was a fun project for a great client.

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Buongiorno, Mr. Bell A boy from Brooklyn finds his place by the beach

By Merrill Shindler

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lyn, New York, who grew up in a

household that was half Jewish, half

Ebullient Robert Bell takes a hands-on attitude when it comes to making his meatballs — this isn’t just cooking, it’s primal therapy using beef and pasta.

Italian, in a neighborhood where, he says, “the food was either deli or Italian, knishes and red sauce, pastrami and baked ziti. I’d go out for corned beef at one place, and capicola at another.”

It was a place where food wasn’t just part

of the fabric of life – it was the whole cloth.

Sunday dinners at his grandmother’s house went on for six hours. “Besides the Dodgers and the Yankees, all we talked about was food,” he recalls. “I loved it. I looked

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need to consult cookbooks or measure ingredients. One of her recipes says to cook her meatballs in marinara sauce for an hour; another says two hours. But she never bothered with recipes. “When you cook food like this,” Bell says, “you just know how.”

Bell was just entering his teens when his

family moved west. “Everything was a shock out here,” he says. “The palm trees blew me away.” But it was a move he could appreciate: “The (Brooklyn) Dodgers had just moved to L.A. I was going to be with the Dodgers again.

I thought, ‘How cool is that?’”

Yearning for a taste of home among the palms, the Bells became regulars at Piece o’ Pizza. “That was our New York place,” he says.

Bell’s introduction to the

industry came quickly. “I had a couple of uncles out here. One ran the commissary at Desilu Studios,” he says. “I was a busboy at 13.

In high school, I ran the local

“ When you cook food like this,” Bell says, “ you just know how.”

Foster’s Freeze. In 11th grade I got a job as a waiter at Villa Roma, an Italian restaurant in Hollywood. I worked there every day after school.”

Though his soul was in the kitchen, he

still had doubts – this was the age of the journeyman cook, not the chef. For a decade, Bell worked as an architect, finally going into the restaurant business at age 30, when he signed on at South Bay’s groundbreaking Cafe Courtney. That was in 1975, and it’s where he met his longtime business partner, Michael Franks. Together, they opened Chez Mélange in 1982 – probably the most influential eatery to ever grace the Beach Cities.

Bell is serving up California cuisine rather

than the memorable ethnic food of his youth, but he’s never let go of his roots. Following in the footsteps of his beloved Dodgers, he simply replanted them.

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Chef Robert Bell doesn’t need the crusts, so he slices them off before cutting the bread into rectangles. Then he soaks the bread in milk and mixes it with meat, eggs, herbs and spices — it’s fun to play with your food. Of course, if you want the meatballs to taste right, you have to grate your own Parmesan.

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Luxurious, magnificent, practical A swimming pool completes a wonderful life in Southern California

S

ince ancient Greek and Roman times, the bath has been a metaphor for leisure and luxury. Public baths represented the best of community life and culture in those ancient civilizations. Eventually, Roman bathers became recreational swimmers and the baths evolved into swimming pools. Historians tell us the first

heated swimming pool was built in the first century B.C. by a wealthy Roman, Gaius Maecenas. Through the centuries, water exercise and the “taking of the waters” at genteel spas represented the sybaritic life and became fashionable pastimes.

In Southern California, our lifestyle is defined by the swimming pool. As an icon, it probably dates back to Prohibition, when Hollywood silent film stars partied at watering holes like the infamous Garden of Allah on Sunset Boulevard, where they romped in the pool (with underwater lights) on balmy nights while guzzling bathtub gin. After World War II — thanks in part to the popularity of “the million-dollar mermaid,” Esther Williams — the love affair with the swimming pool exploded, and it became a must-have status symbol. Home pools, hot tubs and spas are now de rigueur in L.A.’s suburban neighborhoods, and the pool construction industry is thriving.

The era of the big, boring rectangle with diving board is passé. Today, most pool builders are reluctant to equip a residential pool with a springboard, due to lawsuits related to injuries. Instead, you can have a fantasy fjord, a tropical lagoon with a waterfall, an exercise pool with artificially generated currents, or an infinity pool, which provides the visual effect of water disappearing into the horizon.

Trends in pools come and go, but the concept of a refreshing dip has been around for centuries

From here to infinity

Artists Christine Hartunian and Jason Sinay bought a terrific

house in Pacific Palisades after they married almost three years ago. The only downside was its back yard, a small plot that dead-ended into a dirt slope.

“I had been looking at infinity pools and when I saw the

back yard with the ocean view, I knew this was the perfect place to put one,” says Christine. “We definitely bought the house with that in mind.”

After hiring engineers to add steel beams and concrete to shore up the back yard, Christine, a painter who also has a degree in interior design from UCLA, designed the couple’s pool with blue Italian glass tiles, angular architectural edges, and encased it all in white travertine tiles. It took two years to complete the entire project.

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“It is better than I thought it would be,” says Jason, a

professional guitarist (also featured in this issue’s unusual room section).

“It’s true, it’s more amazing than I thought it would be,”

adds Christine. “Every time I look out there, I can hardly believe how much it’s been transformed.”

The Hartunian-Sinays turned this grassy ledge with a fence into a magnificent piece of architecture.

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A sleepy blue-tiled lagoon and waterfall transformed this Chapman Woods garden into a tropical island scene.

Unusual sculptures and tiling – and boulders shipped in from Catalina Island – complete this backyard oasis

Most people would be reluctant to destroy a good swimming pool, but that was the first

The wings of the swan offer arm support at the pool steps.

priority for Michele and Roger Engemann when they bought their large Tudor-style home in the Chapman Woods area of Pasadena. The old pool had been set back on the property in a place where their young children couldn’t be observed. “We removed the pool and covered the area with lawn, which gave us space for a tent where we have accommodated more than 1,000 people at a party,” says Michele. When their youngest son was old enough to swim, they began work on a pool and spa off the back terrace with a clear view from the house.

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Roger traveled to Catalina Island to choose

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to use real glass near a pool,

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lagoon. “He came home one day with some

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unique antique garden sculptures that he

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found at an auction,” Michele recalls. “I de-

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Infinity pools are certainly the latest back-

scaper Robert Bell to create this edgeless

yard accessory in Southern California, but

wonder.

can everybody have one?

got a feeling of vertigo,” says Teresa. “But

According to Joel Cardinal, marketing

director of Designer Pools by Bill Smith,

Choosing the right tile and landscaping is key.

“When it was first installed, I definitely

that’s what’s so fun and special about it.”

Inc., a So Cal builder specializing in these

types of swimming pools, it all depends on

cuzzi that was simple, yet classic. They also

The Litts chose tiling for the pool and Ja-

the back yard. “A grade change or down-

added a saltwater system and colored light-

ward slope is required to achieve the

ing enhancements.

physical necessity of achieving the optical

effect,” says Cardinal. “The illusion is am-

love it and we’re poolside every weekend,”

“Going into our third summer, we still

plified when the vista behind the edge is

says Teresa. She doesn’t mind that there are

nothing but blue sky.”

dozens of neighborhood kids knocking on

the door wanting to wade in, noting, “The

Designer Pools worked with Calabasas

homeowners Teresa and David Litt and land-

more in here, the merrier!”

If you’re going to be sitting poolside, you’ll require some much needed shade from the blazing So Cal sun. Here’s a cool recipe: Take one solid stainless steel base and pole – resistant to harsh chemicals, it won’t corrode while submerged in water – and top it with any of Santa Barbara Umbrella’s whimsical sun shades, such as the Flamingo or the Lily Pond.

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Left: Flowers are in bloom year-round in the Italian urns bordering this pool with a clear view of the Santa Monica mountains. Above: An all-white pergola and dining area complete the back yard.

Flowers enhance the endless view of Santa Monica mountains

Alex and Linda Cappello’s swimming pool off the San Fernando Valley is another classic example of the infinity edge.

Designer Sid Galper created this spectac-

ular setting to reflect the architecture of the Cappellos’ Tuscan-style villa with its panoramic view of the Santa Monica mountains and the ocean beyond. Galper’s concept was ideal for this hillside site, where the water’s smooth surface appears to vanish over the

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area complete the perfect venue for al fresco entertaining. “The pool isn’t just for looks,” says Alex, an investment banker. “With two young daughters, this place gets a lot of use during the summer. The whole family, including our dogs, love it out here.”

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Below: The Cappello children bond in a lovely setting.

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Music in a magical pool in South Bay

It might not be unusual to hear the sounds of the Beatles streaming from a faux rock sound system in a Rolling Hills Estates back yard.

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No wonder the Ramsay’s house is so popular with kids in the neighborhood.

The pool area was designed two years ago by landscape architect Alan McGregor and installed by Palos Verdes Pools.

The circular bar island, natural spa, sev-

eral waterfalls and an aqua slide made with hand-cut Pennsylvania blue stone were all intended to emulate Mother Nature. The final result fooled at least one guest.

“When my son’s 4-year-old friend came

over recently, he asked, ‘Where’s the pool?’

He thought this was a pond,” says Kim, who was inspired to replicate the natural grotto after years of working in high-end hotel resorts and spas.

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A room remains simply a room until we put our personal stamp on it. The owners of these unusual rooms — a music room, a library and a clothes closet — give us a glimpse of how they showcased their favorite things to create a private sanctuary.

Photos by Paul Jonason

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Sinay( opposite page) strums his 1964 Gibson Hummingbird. His other favorites include this 1956 Fender Telecaster and 1963 Gibson Super 400 ES (right). He purchased all from Norm’s Rare Guitars in Tarzana.

A real player Enter this music room and rock away

By Linda Massarella

A

s a working musician, Jason Sinay — leader of The Jason Sinay Band — uses his guitars the way a painter uses brushes. So when he moved into his new home

two years ago, he put first dibs on an upstairs room with lots of angles and a clear view of the ocean.

“I knew instantly I wanted that space to

be my music room,” says Sinay. “The angles of the room are conducive to great sound, plus it has an amazing view.”

The Los Angeles-born rocker started play-

ing professionally in high school, working for a jingle producer who had him play guitar and bass for commercials. After attending Berklee College of Music in Boston, he start-

“ The importance of having a special space is extremely vital for an artist. Just looking at my guitars calms me down.”

ed his own rock band, Five Easy Pieces, which

– Jason Sinay, guitarist

was signed by MCA Records.

He left that group in 1999 to work as

bandleader on The Roseanne Show and strike out on his own.

After getting an invitation to record a session with Mike

Campbell and other members from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, they hit it off, began recording every week and formed the group The Dirty Knobs, which still tours regularly.

Inspiration comes from all places, but for Sinay, it often

strikes when he’s alone. “I am fortunate,” he agrees, “to have such a room.”

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An oak-panelled sanctuary

Trojan warrior watches over treasured books

By Patt Diroll

I

t isn’t just serendipity that the glow from a stained-glass skylight in the Engemanns’ library happens to shine on the figure

of Tommy Trojan perched on the fireplace

mantel.

Although Roger Engemann is an Oregon

Duck, you know you’re in Trojan territory from the moment you enter the home. His wife Michele — daughter of the late Rod Dedeaux, legendary coach of the national championship USC baseball team — is a devoted alumna, a member of the university’s board of trustees and president of the USC Alumni Association. The golden statuette in the place of honor is the university’s version of the Oscar traditionally presented to outstanding alumni.

The Engemanns maintain homes in Big

Bear, California; Brays Island, South Carolina; and Poipu Beach, Hawaii, but when Roger, a voracious reader, wants to hunker down and read, it’s in the library of the couple’s Pasadena home. The oak-paneled retreat, with its vaulted ceiling and stained-glass panel, was created by Romanian craftsmen. Surrounded by his extraordinary collection of antique guns and his books — his favorite subject is history — Roger is a happy man. As for Michele, her literary tastes lean toward historical novels and books on foreign lands. “We love to travel,” she says, “so I am always reading up on when and where we’ll go next.”

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In these times of economic uncertainty, it makes sense to find ways to save money at home. We dusted off some frugal-living tips we heard growing up and came up with a few of our own for today’s world. Try them out and save for yourself.

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cause for applause Photos by James Carbone

Mike and Shannon Mitchell, of the band Karma Dealers, showing their own love during the benefit concert.

Left to right: Norm Harris; Fritz Coleman, KNBC weathercaster and emcee of the evening; Del Breckenfeld, of Fender guitars, who donated auction items; with auctioneer Seth Barsh.

Mudcrutch rocks the house in a benefit for The Midnight Mission From Malibu with love

M

udcrutch – the red-hot band consisting of preHeartbreakers Tom Petty, Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench, along with Tom Leadon and Randall

Marsh – has been on a whirlwind tour for the release of its new album. But the group isn’t too busy for philanthropy.

The band kicked off its tour on April 12 with a benefit for

An unidentified fan, far left, is obviously smitten by actress Heather Tom, who is flanked by her boyfriend, musician James Achor, left, and Norm Harris.

The Midnight Mission, playing to a packed house at the Malibu Performing Arts Center. The mission, one of the oldest human service organizations in Los Angeles, helps the city’s homeless population gain self-sufficiency through counseling, education, training and job placement.

Mudcrutch guitarist Mike Campbell keeps wife Marcie close by.

A silent auction of rock ’n’ roll memorabilia at the third

annual “From Malibu with Love” concert pushed the total raised for the cause to an estimated $130,000, which will help with much needed shelter, medical care, food, clothing and other resources.

Some of the memorabilia sold during the silent auction includes a guitar signed

by Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins and Dave Amato of REO Speedwagon.

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Left to right: Steve Gellman, Southern California Spaces publisher; Ginger Morris, associate director of development for The Midnight Mission; and Norm Harris of Norman’s Rare Guitars, producer of the event.

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Celebrating Plácido Domingo’s 40th anniversary gala: L.A. Opera Board Chairman Marc Stern and his wife Eva; Domingo; and L.A. Opera Board President Carol Henry and her husband Warner.

Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas

Bravo! Plácido Domingo brings down the house

By Pat Diroll

I

ence delivered a sustained standing ovation

dashing tenor drew audible swoons from

ture song, Granada.

the ladies during his 40th anniversary gala

concert at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

guests dined and danced until midnight on

f audience reaction is any measure of sex

with some old Broadway favorites. The audi-

appeal, then Plácido Domingo, at 67, is

still the heartthrob of the opera world. The

that drew three encores including his signaFollowing the concert, more than 600

on April 18. Co-chaired by L.A. Opera Board

the Music Center Plaza, where Stern pre-

Chairman Marc Stern and his wife, Eva, and

sented Domingo with the sword he wielded

Board President Carol Henry and her hus-

in the title role of L.A. Opera’s inaugural pro-

band, Warner, the glamorous black-tie event

duction of Otello in 1986 and a photo album

in Domingo’s honor raised more than $1.5

spanning his four decades in Los Angeles.

million, making it the most successful gala in

the company’s history.

Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas, Pat

Domingo shared the stage with soprano

and Michael York, Gena Rowlands, Kelly Lynch

Among those lending their applause were

Patricia Racette and L.A. Opera conductor

and Mitch Glazer, Lois and Buzz Aldrin, Nancy

James Conlon in a program that featured

Daly Riordan, L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa,

arias from some of his greatest roles in Otello,

Jane Seymour and James Keach, Anne and Kirk

Die Walkure and The Queen of Spades, along

Douglas, and Jane and Michael Eisner.

Left to right: Marvin Antonowsky of Marina del Rey, and Irene Flier; Cat Pollon of Studio City, and Manfred Kuhnert; Inna and Howard Ockelman of Palos Verdes

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Gerri Lee Frye of Woodland Hills with artist Gottfried Helnwein and his wife Renata.

L.A. Opera conductor James Conlon boogies with daughter Emma.

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Making music and money for Alzheimer’s research

T

he quest to save old

memories and make

new ones got a boost

April 4 when supporters of the John Douglas French Alzheimer’s Foundation raised $40,000 for research.

Working to save memories at the John Douglas French Alzheimer’s Foundation benefit luncheon are, from left to right, singer Dale Kristien; honorees Dr. Jeffrey L. Cummings and Genevieve McSweeney; and Donna Sussman.

Guests gathered at the

Beverly Hills Hotel to honor Dr. Jeffrey L. Cummings, director of the Mary S. Easton Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research at UCLA, and Genevieve McSweeney, a longtime board member and past president of the group’s Founding Associates, who sponsored the benefit luncheon.

Radio talk show host Michael Reagan lent his voice to emcee the event. He’s flanked by Iris Bovee, left, of Encino, and Eunice David, of Beverly Hills.

Sweet music: Genevieve McSweeney’s grandchildren, Madeline Ryan, left, and Victoria McSweeney.

Singer Dale Kristien, of “Phantom of the

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along El Camino Real, now Ventura Boulevard.

The site also includes a blacksmith shop, a limestone

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The buildings and five acres of land now belong to the

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