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The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has been a tradition since 1999. But it’s not actually held in the city of Coachella.

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Each April, tens of thousands of people flock to the heart of the Coachella Valley to camp, dance and let loose at the music festival by that same name.

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival features hundreds of performers on some half a dozen stages, spread out across two consecutive three-day weekends. This year, performances by the likes of Lady Gaga, Charli XCX, Post Malone, Benson Boone and even an appearance by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., instantly went viral.

Coachella’s diverse lineup, celebrity-studded audience, and ample commercial opportunities for brands and social media influencers make it one of the most popular and profitable music festivals in the world. The event — combined with the country music festival Stagecoach, which is always the following weekend — sold about 250,000 tickets in 2024.

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The catch?

Coachella the festival does not actually take place in Coachella the city. Since its founding in 1999, it’s been held in nearby Indio. Both are part of the Coachella Valley, which is located in Southern California’s Colorado Desert and is also home to cities like Palm Springs and Indian Wells.

“I think a lot of people who come to this area from other places aren’t really sure what’s what, and I don’t think they really care,” says Jeff Crider, a freelance writer and historian who has written a book about the Coachella Valley. “I think they just come and want to have a good time.”

But it’s worth learning about Coachella, both the place and the festival. The Coachella Valley’s two primary industries, agriculture and entertainment, have rich histories that intertwine in fascinating ways.

The Coachella Valley is synonymous with wealth and celebrity, given its long list of famous visitors and winter residents, including many former U.S. presidents and Hollywood stars. But the region — which is also known for its agricultural production, particularly dates — is also home to a large population of farmworkers, many of whom are immigrants

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“Yes, the rich and famous have winter homes here. Yes, we have some of the most famous entertainment events in the world taking place here,” Crider says. “But the majority of the people who live and work out here year round are not rich and famous. Many, many, many of them are struggling to make it.”

Where did the word come from? 

Celebrities including Zeppo and Harpo Marx play backgammon in Palm Springs, California.

Celebrities including Zeppo and Harpo Marx play backgammon in Palm Springs, California, in this undated photo.

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Coachella itself was a product of the country’s railroad system — and a typo.

As the City of Coachella’s website explains, the Southern Pacific Railroad laid the first tracks throughout the valley in 1876, linking it to a growing network of railways across California. A secondary track, called a side spur, was built in present-day Coachella.

“It was literally just like an offramp from the railroad,” Crider explains.

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A railroad employee named Jason Rector was tasked with clearing the trees in that area, which became known as Woodspur. Rector is credited with becoming the town’s first permanent resident and “unofficial mayor” for the rest of his life. He also helped name it.

According to the city’s website, during the process of laying out the townsite in 1901, Rector proposed “Conchilla,” which means “little shell” in Spanish and references the fossils that were found in the area.

The developers, in agreement, designed a prospectus that would announce the opening of the new town. But the product they got back from the printer misspelled “Conchilla” as “Coachella.” Rather than delay the announcement, the founders decided to roll with the name — which the valley itself went on to adopt. The town, however, didn’t become a city until 1946.

“‘Coachella’ was a mistake,” Crider says. “They decided just to keep the name, even though ‘Coachella’ itself does not mean anything. It doesn’t mean anything in Spanish, it doesn’t mean anything in English, other than the place that we know as Coachella.”

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In the decades that followed, the region’s dry, sunny climate and fertile soil began to attract both farmers and celebrities.

Early growers realized their crops could be ready to harvest long before other regions, and started planting dates and other types of produce to sell without competition. It has an important place in the labor movement too: The first significant farm labor strike — against table grape growers — took place in the Coachella Valley in 1965, led in part by Cesar Chavez.

At the same time, grand hotels like Palm Springs’ El Mirador began drawing high-profile visitors from Los Angeles, about 100 miles away. The 1960’s further boosted tourism, Crider says, thanks to the interstate and air conditioning.

In other words, Coachella Valley was a prominent venue for golf, tennis and other forms of entertainment long before the music festival came on the scene. Crider says it’s been “an escape for the elite literally for a century” — and the Coachella festival has only made the area more famous since then.

“Because just like in the 1920’s and ’30s, when you had the photos of the Hollywood stars lounging by the swimming pool that made this place famous 100 years ago, today what makes this place famous is having pictures of the latest celebrities, Lady Gaga, for example, and others who are at Coachella right now,” Crider adds. “They’re making this place famous, but they’re making the whole valley famous.”

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How has the word been used over time?

A relatively sparse scene at Coachella 2001.

It took a few years for the Coachella festival — pictured in April 2001 — to grow into the phenomenon it is today.

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The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival made its debut in early October 1999, with headliners including Beck and Rage Against the Machine and tickets costing $50 per day.

It was the brainchild of concert promoters Rick Van Santen and Paul Tollett, organized by Tollett’s company Goldenvoice — which made its name in the 1980s booking punk rock acts that other promoters wouldn’t.

Tollett also helped the band Pearl Jam book alternate venues during its boycott of Ticketmaster after a dispute in the early 1990s. One of their gigs ended up at the Empire Polo Club — and showed Tollett how prime the venue could be for the large-scale festival of his dreams.

Coachella’s organizers hoped to emulate the multi-act, days-long music festivals that were so popular overseas, such as those in Reading and Glastonbury in the United Kingdom.

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“For Southern California, this could be the start of something really special,” Tollett told the Los Angeles Times in 1999.

But that first year wasn’t a huge success, in part because of the intentional lack of corporate sponsors, blazing triple-digit temperatures and a drop in advance ticket sales after Woodstock ’99 descended into violence. Tollett revealed much later that the festival’s first year cost the company $750,000.

Coachella took a break in 2000 and returned in 2001, this time scaled back to a single day and scheduled for the milder weather of April. Its lineups, ticket prices and crowd sizes kept growing.

“The desert town of Indio has become the unlikely location of one of the hottest music festivals in the country,” NPR’s Stacey Bond reported in 2004.

That was the year tickets sold out for the first time, drawing a crowd of 120,000 to see acts including Radiohead and The Cure, as well the reunited Pixies (the first of many reunions on the Coachella stage).

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Coachella has expanded and evolved over the years: It eliminated single-day tickets in favor of three-day passes in 2010, added a second weekend starting in 2012 and increasingly broke attendance records until the city increased its cap to 125,000 in 2017.

These days, general admission passes start around $600, not including extra fees for camping and parking. The festival that originally resisted sponsorship deals now boasts dozens of corporate partners, including food, beverage and cosmetic companies.

And while it still showcases dozens of the moment’s biggest artists (144 acts this year), it’s about much more than just music, especially in the era of social media and influencers.

“The word ‘Coachella’ itself has become shorthand for a tastemaker event,” the Los Angeles Times declared in 2019, the festival’s 20th anniversary.

Why does the word matter today?

Festivalgoers enjoy the first weekend of the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on Sunday.

Festivalgoers enjoy the first weekend of the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on Sunday.

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Crider says the local economy is dependent on events like Coachella to draw people in, calling the influx of festival goers “a huge shot in the arm for our economy.”

“As someone who has lived in this valley for half of my lifetime, I love seeing the kids come in, come into our stores, buying alcohol, sunscreen, whatever else they need, souvenirs,” Crider says. “And then they line up at grocery stores and they go on buses that take them down to … the polo grounds, where they’re going to see all the music performed. And it’s just a great time.”

That said, the reality of life in the region — and the huge discrepancies in wealth — are not necessarily apparent to people who associate Coachella simply with the festival that bears its name.

He says festival goers who complain about the Coachella heat likely don’t realize that there are farmworkers harvesting produce in that same sun just miles away, or that many of the people putting the food on their restaurant tables rely on food banks themselves.

“That is something that people might not realize when they’re out here spending a gazillion dollars to attend a music festival and being overcharged for drinks and whatnot, as we know that happens,” Crider says. “You wouldn’t think that there would be so much poverty out here at the same time.”

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Crider says a lot of young people leave the area for college and don’t return because of a lack of jobs, which is something business interests in the valley are trying to change.

“There have been efforts to try to diversify the economy … so that we don’t remain forever dependent on just agriculture or tourism,” he adds. “But that’s how this area was really created — and it works.”

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As a design writer, I feel lucky to get to peek inside some of Los Angeles’ most iconic homes.

This year, I visited many places, from Midcentury Modern landmarks by Edward Fickett and Raphael Soriano to humble apartments filled with Facebook Marketplace finds.

The rooms that stayed with me long after I left were not always the most luxurious or expensively furnished. Instead, they were the ones that made me smile and left a lasting impression of the person who lives there.

Here are the 14 rooms that resonated with me this year and the people who live in them who inspired me even more.

A colorful, sun-drenched kitchen in Mount Washington that connects to nature

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A wall of spices and an over in a kitchen.
Lindsay Sheron stands inside her dining room in Mount Washington.

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Priced out of much of Los Angeles, architect Lindsay Sheron and her husband Daniel bought a vacant hillside lot in Mount Washington and proceeded to design and build their own home. Working over a three-year period, the couple served as general contractors and did much of the work themselves. The kitchen is a standout, featuring bright green custom kitchen cabinets painted Raw Tomatillo by Farrow & Ball, which add vitality to the single-wall layout. A custom metal hood by Practice Fabrication, powder-coated the color of a Pixie tangerine, adds a sense of fun.

“I wanted our house to feel really warm and bring nature inside,” says Lindsay, referring to the Western hemlock tongue and groove planks that she and Daniel installed on the walls and ceilings. “Wood does the heavy lifting in accomplishing that.”

Tour the custom built home here.

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In Hollywood, a stunning living room that’s filled with second-hand furnishings

Caitlin Villarreal, her cat Zuse, and their Hollywood penthouse in the Whitley Heights.
Caitlin Villarreal, her cat Zuse, and their Hollywood penthouse in the Whitley Heights.
Caitlin Villarreal, her cat Zuse, and their Hollywood penthouse in the Whitley Heights.

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Caitlin Villarreal felt giddy the first time she stepped inside the Whitley Heights rental, a storied 1926 Mediterranean-style penthouse with towering ceilings, hand-carved wooden beams and a pair of arched bookcases alongside an oversize fireplace.

“It had good energy,” Villarreal said of the 1,500-square-foot apartment she rents in a historic neighborhood where Rudolph Valentino, Charlie Chaplin and Bette Davis once lived. “It’s iconic just by standing tall year after year. It has floor-to-ceiling Old Hollywood windows that blow open unexpectedly just like in the movies. It doesn’t feel like a rental. It feels like a forever home.”

Tour the Hollywood penthouse here.

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A Midcentury Modern dining room in Studio City that Raphael Soriano would approve of

The dining room in architect Linda Brettler's all-aluminum house.
Linda Brettler walks through a living room with a blue carpet.
Architect Linda Brettler poses for a portrait in her all-aluminum house.

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Architect Linda Brettler’s list of things she loves about her Raphael Soriano-designed home is long, even though the all-aluminum structure, which was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1997, was in desperate need of updating when she purchased it in 2021. “I like doing projects like this where I get to have my own hand and feel, but I’m still honoring what was here,” Brettler says. “I’m trying to create an idealized version of what the house would look like now.” In the dining room, a reproduction of a Millard Sheets painting, rendered by Cal Poly Pomona students on Tyvek, is mounted on a cork-lined wall. Above the painting, she has mounted a projector screen for movie nights and video games.

Tour the historic all-aluminum home here.

A modern West Hollywood living room decorated with pets in mind

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Jeffrey Hamilton's cat, Romulus, reclines on a peach-colored sofa in his living room.
An open living room and kitchen in a condo.

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“My original inspiration was to match the furniture to the kitties so I don’t see their cat hair,” anesthesiologist Jeffrey Hamilton says of the West Hollywood condo he shares with his boyfriend David Poli, his cats Romulus and Remus and Poli’s Husky mix, Janeway. “The cats very much informed the color scheme. I find them so handsome; it felt like having matching furniture was practical.”

In the living room, Hamilton chose a camel-colored Curvo sofa in velvet by Goop for CB2, which he found on Facebook Marketplace. Similarly, the accompanying swivel chairs from HD Buttercup and the barstool seats in the kitchen are upholstered in Bengal and Husky-durable textiles that camouflage their rescues pet hair.

“Jeffrey likes to say that everything in his apartment is a rescue, including me,” says Poli jokingly.

Tour the West Hollywood condo here.

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A surprising Silver Lake kitchen that doubles as a retro video store

Filmmaker Chris Rose poses for a portrait in his Silver Lake apartment.
Filmmaker Chris Rose's VHS tapes are displayed in the kitchen of his Silver Lake apartment.
Filmmaker Chris Rose's VHS tapes are displayed in the kitchen of his Silver Lake apartment.

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Chris Rose fondly remembers the days when he worked at the independent video store I Luv Video in Austin, Texas.

Now an L.A.-based writer, director and producer, Rose, 41, recalls the Austin store’s eclectic assortment of cult oddities and world cinema.

Although he can no longer visit the video store, Rose doesn’t have to go far to rent these days, as he has brought a similar yet distinctive collection to the kitchen of his one-bedroom bungalow in Silver Lake.

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Tour the Silver Lake apartment here.

Two college friends transform a Glassell Park living room (and garage) into an art-filled escape

Antonio Adriano Puleo's decorative living room at his Glassell Park home.
The backyard of Antonio Adriano Puleo's Glassell Park home.
Two people, one sitting and one standing, near a large bookcase and a glass table.

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Antonio Adriano Puleo didn’t intend to renovate his traditional 1946 bungalow, but after consulting with architectural designer Ben Warwas, who told him he could transform the house into a “forever home,” the artist changed his plans.

“The living room wasn’t big enough, and it featured a huge red brick fireplace that had doors on either side of it, leading to the backyard,” said Warwas.

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The living room of the main house is now open and airy, with custom cabinets and millwork by James Melinat that showcase the artwork Puleo made himself and the pieces he has collected for more than 30 years. The living room’s fireplace is gone, but the wooden mantle remains atop a console behind the sofa, graced with a series of colorful ceramic planters by Ashley Campbell and Brian Porray of Happy Hour Ceramics.

“Little tweaks totally transformed the house,” Warwas said.

Tour the house and ADU here.

A fabulous wet bar in a West Hollywood apartment that’s perfect for parties

A wet bar in a West Hollywood apartment.
Glasses in a wet bar.
Tyler Piña stands at his bar in his penthouse apartment in the Sunset Lanai Apartments.

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Growing up in a small town outside of Cleveland, Tyler Piña was fascinated by Los Angeles and the glamour of Hollywood.

“My dad grew up out here, and it’s where my parents met,” says the 33-year-old screenwriter. “I remember looking at old Polaroids of them in the ‘80s and seeing how much fun they had.”

His attraction to Los Angeles, however, was more than just nostalgia. “I was mesmerized by the landscapes and architecture,” he says.

Looking back, he can’t believe he realized his dream of moving to Los Angeles from San Francisco in 2018 and eventually renting a Midcentury Modern penthouse by Edward Fickett steps from the Sunset Strip.

“A Midcentury Modern penthouse on Sunset Boulevard in the heart of West Hollywood, with a bar in the living room? I mean, does it get more iconic? I am, in no way, cool enough to live here,” says Piña.

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Tour the Midcentury apartment here.

A bedroom in Beachwood Canyon is transformed into an art-filled office (and occasional guest room)

Samuel Gibson's office is decorated with artwork.
Samuel Gibson's office is decorated with artwork by a local artist, his sister and one found on the street and from eBay. He appear here seated.
Samuel Gibson and wife Natalie Babcock at a table near a vase of flowers.

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When Natalie Babcock and Samuel Gibson found a listing for a sunny apartment in Beachwood Canyon five years ago, they immediately fell for the two bedroom’s charming built-in bookshelves, faux fireplace, hardwood floors and formal dining room. Practical amenities such as an in-unit laundry and a garage, which are often elusive in Los Angeles rentals, didn’t hurt.

Today, however, the couple says they are most impressed by the sense of belonging they have found in the community just outside their 1928 Spanish fourplex. Here, where tourists and brides in wedding gowns often pose for photographs in the middle of the street in an effort to capture the Hollywood sign in the background, Babcock and Gibson have become part of a larger family. “Everyone knows our dogs’ names,” says Babcock.

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The couple’s taste is vibrant, and the colorful interiors reflect their sense of fun and love of design. They painted one wall in Gibson’s office a dramatic Kelly green, which makes the white-trimmed windows and his extensive art collection pop.

“Art is one thing that I am always happy to spend money on,” Gibson says.

Tour the Beachwood Canyon apartment here.

A treasures-filled living room in Eagle Rock that’s a colorful showstopper

A black-and-white couch below colorful gallery wall of art.
The living room and work station area with colorful artwork and a black-and-white striped sofa.
Isa Beniston sits on the sofa with partner Scotty Zaletel and her dogs.

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Isa Beniston and Scotty Zaletel are romantics. Not just in their love for each other, which they are as vocal about three years in as budding high school crushes, but also in the way they describe the contents of their 412-square-foot one-bedroom apartment. They can recall the season they discovered each treasure — from fruit-shaped throw pillows to more than 30 animal portraits — and the cross streets of the flea markets from which they bought them. They gush about the time they’ve spent together in fabric stores and flooring supply shops as if they were dimly lighted restaurants primed for date night.

“We both just love stuff,” the two said in near-unison.

— Lina Abascal

Tour the 412-square foot apartment here.

A tricked-out garage/ADU in Venice that serves as an office, gym and family hub

A garage with blue cabinets and espresso maker.
A two-story ADU from a backyard view.
Will Burroughs sits in his downstairs garage.

(Luke Johnson / Los Angeles Times)

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“They’re fun,” architect Aejie Rhyu says of the creative couple Will Burroughs and Frith Dabkowski, as she walked by the undulating two-story ADU she helped them realize.

Rhyu’s assessment helps to explain the joy that permeates the family compound, from the pink Los Angeles Toile wallpaper in the bedroom (humorously adorned with illustrations of L.A.’s beloved mountain lion P-22, the La Brea Tar Pits and Grauman’s Chinese Theatre) to the tricked-out garage on the first floor, which includes overhead bike storage, an espresso maker, a mini-fridge and a large flat-screen TV that allows Sydney-born Burroughs to watch Formula One car races and cricket games at 4 a.m. when his family is asleep.

Burroughs even installed a subwoofer speaker beneath the sofa to give the garage the feel of a movie theater during family movie nights. “Jack went flying off the couch when we watched ‘Top Gun,’ ” he said of their son, laughing.

Tour the two-story ADU with a rooftop deck here.

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A serene guest room in Mid-Wilshire that’s a light-filled studio for a textile artist

A guest room filled with textiles and baskets of yarn and crafts.
Debra Weiss' apartment in Mid-Wilshire with colorful hangings.
Artist Debra Weiss is photographed at her apartment in Mid-Wilshire.

(Christina House / Los Angeles Times)

After living in her two-bedroom apartment in Los Feliz for more than a decade, Debra Weiss encountered a problem experienced by many renters in Los Angeles: She was evicted.

When her son-in-law spotted a charming two-bedroom apartment near the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Zillow, her initial reaction was, “I want this,” Weiss said of the fourplex.

The rental had high ceilings, oak floors, ample sunlight, an appealing fireplace, a garage and a washer and dryer.

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In the guest room, a wall hanging composed of three separate weavings in a gingham check pattern is embroidered with a series of characters she based on her 5-year-old granddaughter’s drawings. “It’s about people coming together in chaos and supporting each other,” Weiss said.

Even though the process of having to move was stressful, Weiss is happy with her new home and neighborhood. “I take the Metro bus everywhere and hardly ever drive,” she said. “Everything worked out perfectly.”

Tour the sunny Mid-Wilshire fourplex here.

A ’70s-inspired speakeasy/lounge in Highland Park that’s hidden behind a bookcase

Colorful den decked out in orange and red printed fabrics.
Dani Dazey sitting in her Highland Park home.
Dani Dazey with husband Phillip Butler at their Highland Park home.

(Carianne Older / For The Times)

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Standing beneath a glittering tiered chandelier in her pink “cloffice,” designer Dani Dazey shares the essence of her colorful style: “From the wallpaper to the artwork, my home is a reflection of me right now,” she explains. “It’s a personal and hip twist on traditional design.”

Rather than embrace rustic farmhouse style or minimalist Midcentury Modern design as is often the case in Los Angeles, Dazey has taken the Highland Park home she shares with husband Phillip Butler and given it an over-the-top maximalist spin.

The speakeasy lounge, accessible through a hidden door sliding bookcase, is a ‘70s-inspired sanctuary with a modular sofa, curtains and wallpaper in the same floral pattern.

Their home is proof, that our homes should make us happy by reflecting who we are. In Dazey’s case, that translates to bold color, lush textures and retro vibes.

Tour the Highland Park home here.

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A memento-filled living room in Long Beach is an ode to ‘the people we love’

Abraham and Cecilia Beltran enjoy a light moment in their decorated living room.
A bookshelf is filled with mementos, photographs and books.
A smiling pillow and stuffed pineapple add to the quirkiness of the Betrans' apartment.

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A sense of fun permeates the rooms of Cecilia and Abraham Beltran’s colorful one-bedroom Midcentury apartment in Long Beach.

“We both have a deep passion for Midcentury design and color,” Cecilia shares.

The Beltrans’ apartment encapsulates their design sensibility and “above all, the people we love,” Cecilia says. There’s bold, Midcentury Modern-inspired furniture the couple found on Craigslist, tongue-in-cheek smiling pillows and the “Hole to Another Universe” wall decal by Blik, which can be removed when they move. Peppered throughout the space are mementos from their travels, such as the limited-edition art print “La Famille” purchased on a trip to London in 2023.

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Ultimately, Cecilia says, she wants the apartment “to feel like us. I think we pulled it off.”

Tour the Long Beach apartment here.

In Reseda, an apartment where every antique tells a story

Various antiques, art and collectibles at Evelyn Bauer's apartment.
Various antiques, art and collectibles at Evelyn Bauer's apartment.
Evelyn Bauer at her two-bedroom apartment in Reseda.

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When Evelyn Bauer, 97, downsized from her four-bedroom home in Sherman Oaks to an apartment in Reseda in 2014, the longtime collector and antiques dealer was forced to relinquish many of her personal belongings.

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“Collecting is my passion, my addiction, and I’m so happy to be afflicted with it,” says Bauer, whose two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment at an independent living facility for seniors is filled with furnishings and decorative arts from her 65 years as a collector.

Step inside her living room, and the vast collection of antiques feels like entering the former Encino Antique Center, where she was once the proprietor during the 1990s. Each item has a story, a memory and a unique charm that she cherishes.

“There’s always room for one more gem,” she says.

Tour the Reseda apartment here.

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Sunday Puzzle: BE-D with two words

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On-air challenge

Every answer today is a familiar two-word phrase or name in which the first word starts BE- and the second word start D- (as in “bed”). (Ex. Sauce often served with tortilla chips  –>  BEAN DIP)

1. Sinuous Mideast entertainer who may have a navel decoration

2. Oscar category won multiple times by Frank Capra and Steven Spielberg

3. While it’s still light at the end of the day

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4. Obstruction in a stream made by animals that gnaw

5. Actress who starred in “Now, Voyager” and “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?”

6. Two-time Conservative prime minister of Great Britain in the 19th century

7. Italian for “beautiful woman”

8. Patron at an Oktoberfest, e.g.

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9. Dim sum dish made with ground meat and fillings wrapped in a wonton and steamed

10. [Fill in the blank:] Something that is past its prime has seen ___

11. Like the engine room and sleeping quarters on a ship

Last week’s challenge

Last week’s challenge came from Robert Flood, of Allen, Texas. Name a famous female singer of the past (five letters in the first name, seven letters in the last name). Remove the last letter of her first name and you can rearrange all the remaining letters to name the capital of a country (six letters) and a food product that its nation is famous for (five letters).

Challenge answer

Sarah Vaughan, Havana, Sugar.

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Winner

Josh McIntyre of Raleigh, N.C.

This week’s challenge (something different)

I was at a library. On the shelf was a volume whose spine said “OUT TO SEA.” When I opened the volume, I found the contents has nothing to do with sailing or the sea in any sense. It wasn’t a book of fiction either. What was in the volume?

If you know the answer to the challenge, submit it below by Wednesday, December 24 at 3 p.m. ET. Listeners whose answers are selected win a chance to play the on-air puzzle.

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