– The Art of Layering: Adding Depth and Texture to Your Home This Fall –
As the days get shorter and the air turns crisp, it’s time to make your home feel as cozy as your favorite fall sweater. Want that “curl up with a good book” vibe? Layering textures and fall colors is the easiest way to add instant warmth and style. It’s like giving your space a seasonal hug—without needing a full makeover. Here’s how to do it effortlessly!
1. Start with a Neutral Base
Just like getting dressed, layering in your home starts with a solid foundation. Neutral tones—like soft whites, beiges, and light grays—on walls and furniture create a blank canvas for the rich fall accents you’ll add later. These colors let your cozy elements shine without competing.
2. Mix Cozy Textures
Texture is key for that warm, inviting feel. Incorporate plush fabrics like velvet and chunky knits to create depth and softness. Velvet throw pillows or a wool blanket on your couch make the space feel instantly snuggly, while a leather accent chair adds an earthy contrast.
3. Add Fall Colors
Fall is all about rich, warm hues—think deep oranges, mustard yellows, and rusty reds. Swap in these colors with throw pillows, blankets, and even rugs to instantly give your home that autumn glow. You don’t need to overdo it—balance them with your neutral base for a perfect seasonal look.
4. Bring Nature Inside
Natural elements are a fall staple. Think woven baskets, wooden decor, and dried floral arrangements like pampas grass or wheat. These materials add texture and make your space feel more grounded and seasonal.
5. Set the Mood with Lighting
Layer your lighting to create warmth. Use candles or cozy lamps with soft fabric shades to add a gentle, inviting glow. The right lighting enhances textures and colors, making everything feel more relaxed and homey.
Final Touches
By layering cozy textures, fall colors, and natural elements, you can give your home an inviting makeover that’s perfect for the season. It’s all about balance, so have fun experimenting with different textures and tones!
– Maintaining Mental Health as the Seasons Change –
Agent Contribution: Catherine Stephens, L34 Group Operations Manager
I don’t know about you, but for me, when the kids are back at school, the store aisles are already stocked with Halloween candy, and I’m still parting ways with the last remnants of a Summer tan, my thoughts turn nostalgic… and that can get me a bit down in the dumps, combined with the external pressures we all feel no matter what our industry, neighborhood, or living situation is!
The good news is that there are so many enjoyable and accessible ways to help beat the blues, and keep our stamina and emotions high during stressful times. Keeping a healthy work-life-self balance can be a challenge, so it can be helpful to actually schedule time as you would any other appointment or meeting – any other vital, not-easily-cancelable appointment, that is! Making the time to heighten awareness of the affect that all the components of our lives have on us.
This is a beautiful article that explains the significance of the actual Seasons on our moods, energy levels, and more.
I stumbled upon this list of these “simple and proven strategies“ will help you manage stress and find meaning” in the NYT – It was first published at the start of the year (Hello, New Year’s Resolutions are once again right around the corner!), and it’s a great Go-To as a reminder of ways to keep our thinking on a healthy plane.
Don’t forget, you are not alone! There are resources that can be of help.
– TONIGHT: GALLERY ART NIGHT AT L34 GROUP’S NEW OFFICE! –
Our Gallery Art Night is TONIGHT from 6pm-9pm, featuring Lena Rudnick.
Los Angeles-based visual and multimedia artist and filmmaker, Lena Rudnick received a B.A. in media and theater design from Pitzer College and an MFA in film directing from Columbia University. Her camera-less photo series was recently featured in the acclaimed literary and visual art journal Cobra Milk and her work is currently on view at The Lightbox Gallery in Astoria as part of the Analog Forever show. Whether through digital manipulation or physically hand-dying photo paper, Rudnick delves into experimental techniques to convey internal emotional states. Her films have been showcased at prestigious venues such as National Sawdust, Lincoln Center, the Miami International Film Festival, the New York International Latino Film Festival, and on PBS. Her photographs have been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and the LA Times. Notably, she was once commissioned to photograph Bono. Yes, that Bono.
Pinpointing specific moments of time and place, Lena Rudnick explores how memories blur and blend, colored by our emotions and shaped by the passage of time. Long exposures create striking striations of light and color through her lens as she delicately manipulates her camera by hand to create painterly dreamscapes that transcend nature, inviting viewers into her surreal emotional world. These tender abstract ethereal landscapes embody a profound collaboration between the artist and the natural world as she transforms moments into visual poetry. While the photos are constructed entirely in-camera, the artist closely shapes her work in the digital dark room, highlighting the interplay between painting and photography in her playfully impressionistic images.
– LOVE NOTES –
We love our clients, and they love us…
❝From the moment I met Deirdre and Terry of L34, I had a feeling my family and home would be in good hands for our next big life transition. Our home was in pretty good shape but needed a lot of vision, and clean up in the half acre yard and garage – both feats we’d been putting off for years because they felt too overwhelming to tackle. But I felt confident we’d sell our house because Deirdre and Terry seemed like they’d seen it all – and they have! They had the expertise and the right team of repairmen, painters, stagers, landscapers, and photographers to get the house ready – which put me at ease. Their colleague Catherine provided a timeline of the project so I knew when we’d be in each phase of getting the house ready. The team was organized and confident and highly experienced with the market and managing escrow, which went smoothly. Our house yielded ~350K over asking, by the way. I felt like I had people looking out for my best interest and who genuinely cared about launching my family into our next life chapter. Could not be happier I went with this team! ❞
~ Carolyn N, Highland Park home seller
– JUST SOLD –
JUST SOLD
SOLD for $1,049,000
340 S Avenue 56, Highland Park, 90042
Tri-Plex: 6 bd + 3 ba, 2999 sq ft, two separate bldgs, built-in 1952…11,237 sq ft lot!
SOLD for $1,125,000
3838 & 3842 W Avenue 41, Glassell Park, 90065
Duplex: Each unit 1 bd + 1 ba, 1264 sq ft total, built in 1929, 4790 sq ft lot
www.3838Avenue41.com
– ON THE MARKET –
4238 Glenwood Ave, Mount Washington, 90065
Hillside multi-level cottage boasts rustic charm w/ contemporary touches, fragrant native gardens, large attached garage, decks w/ sweeping views of the surroundings
3 bd + 2 ba, 1351 sq ft taped, built in 1922, 4133 sq ft lot
List Price $995,000
4238Glenwood.com
1026 Oak Grove Dr, Eagle Rock, 90041
Batchelder + Malm Fireplaces, Pristine Oak Floors, Vintage Detailing including Built-ins, French Casement Windows & Nooks, HVAC, Bonus Bedroom + Bath, Bonus Office Space!
2 bd + 2.25 ba, 1463 sq ft taped, built in 1925, 5060 sq ft lot
List Price $979,000
www.1026OakGrove.com
1452 N Avenue 57, Highland Park, 90042
Magnificent Mid-Century Modern, stunning gardens, salt-generator swimming pool, solar panels (paid in full at closing), Viking & Subzero appliances, Primary suite
3 bd + 2.5 ba, 2742 sq ft taped, built in 1978, three lots / three APNs, total = 19,316 sq ft
List price $1,879,000
www.1452avenue57.com
– IN ESCROW –
4950 Wiota St, Eagle Rock, 90041
Bright + airy bungalow in highly coveted neighborhood – A treasure you won’t want to miss!
3 bd + 2 ba, 1163 sq ft, built in 1939, 5600 sq ft lot
List Price $1,149,000
www.4950wiota.com
1935 Alpha Rd #316, Glendale, 92108
1 bd + 1 ba, 689 sq ft, bldg built in 1969
List Price $490,000
– COMING SOON –
6820 + 6818 Hough St, Highland Park, 90042
8 bd + 4 ba: Duplex, each two stories, total 2992 sq ft, one unit delivered vacant, 5009 sq ft lot lot. Built in 1971, AIA architect designed – First time ever on the market!
List Price TBD
Website Coming Soon
– L34 GROUP’S PREFERRED LENDER –
Leslie J. Black, Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation
Branch Manager | Mortgage Advisor | NMLS #1111536
C: 562.322.0836 | lblack@fairwaymc.com
We would love to meet with you, whether you’re considering selling
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