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A Guide to Furniture, Art & Interior Design in Los Angeles
Los Angeles does not have one design district; it has several, spread across a city that takes an hour to cross. This is a guide to navigating that as somebody... Read more...
Inside the Furniture Collection furniture showroom in Melrose Hill, Los Angeles
Melrose Hill Then & Now: The Evolution of a Los Angeles Creative Neighborhood
Neighbourhood change is usually told as a before and an after. Melrose Hill is more interesting than that, because a good deal of the 'before' is still trading. Key Takeaways... Read more...
Inside the Furniture Collection furniture showroom in Melrose Hill, Los Angeles
Furniture Shopping in Los Angeles: Why Seeing Pieces in a Showroom Still Matters
Almost everything we sell can be bought from a phone, and a good deal of it is. We still keep a showroom, and not out of sentiment — there are... Read more...
Inside the Furniture Collection furniture showroom in Melrose Hill, Los Angeles
How Art and Furniture Work Together in Luxury Interior Design
Spend an afternoon in the galleries around our Melrose Hill showroom and the question tends to follow you home: how do you actually live with pieces like that? Combining art... Read more...
Inside the Furniture Collection furniture showroom in Melrose Hill, Los Angeles
From Art Galleries to Furniture Showrooms: Exploring the Design Scene Around Melrose Hill
There is a natural relationship between looking at art and looking at furniture, and Melrose Hill is one of the few places in Los Angeles where you can do both... Read more...
Inside the Furniture Collection furniture showroom in Melrose Hill, Los Angeles
Where to Buy Luxury Furniture in Los Angeles: A Local Shopping Guide
Los Angeles is well supplied with furniture. It is less well supplied with straightforward advice about how to buy it, particularly at the upper end, where the difference between a... Read more...
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Console Table and Mirror Pairing Ideas for an Elegant Entryway
The console-and-mirror pairing is the most reliable entryway arrangement there is. It gives you a surface for keys and post, a mirror for the last check on the way out,... Read more...
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How to Choose the Perfect Statement Mirror for Your Home
A mirror is the most efficient piece of furniture you can buy. It adds light, depth and apparent size to a room while taking up almost no floor area. It... Read more...
Inside the Furniture Collection furniture showroom in Melrose Hill, Los Angeles
Where to Shop for Statement Furniture in Los Angeles
A statement piece is one you choose first and build the room around. Most furniture shopping works the other way: you fill a space with things that fit, and the... Read more...
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The Best Way to Spend a Design-Focused Afternoon in Melrose Hill
Melrose Hill is one of the few parts of Los Angeles where you can park once and spend an afternoon on foot. This is how we would spend it —... Read more...
Inside the Furniture Collection furniture showroom in Melrose Hill, Los Angeles
The Furniture History of Melrose Hill and Western Avenue
Most recent writing about Melrose Hill starts with the galleries. That is fair — they changed the neighbourhood's national profile. But the street they arrived on already had a trade,... Read more...
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Why Melrose Hill Is Becoming One of Los Angeles' Most Exciting Design Neighborhoods
Design neighbourhoods usually happen for unglamorous reasons: available space, the right building stock, and enough of the right businesses arriving close enough together to make a trip worth it. Melrose... Read more...
Inside the Furniture Collection furniture showroom in Melrose Hill, Los Angeles
Where to Shop for Oversized & Statement Mirrors in Los Angeles
Mirrors are the largest category on our showroom floor and the one customers most often get wrong when buying online. Not because the pieces disappoint, but because scale is genuinely... Read more...
Inside the Furniture Collection furniture showroom in Melrose Hill, Los Angeles
A Furniture & Design Lover's Guide to Melrose Hill, Los Angeles
Melrose Hill has become a genuinely good afternoon for anyone interested in furniture, art and interiors. It is small, walkable, and unusually dense in things worth looking at — galleries... Read more...
Inside the Furniture Collection furniture showroom in Melrose Hill, Los Angeles
Melrose Hill: How This Los Angeles Neighborhood Became an Art & Design Destination
Melrose Hill is one of the smallest neighbourhoods in central Los Angeles and, over the past few years, one of the most written about. Galleries, restaurants and design studios have... Read more...