Joan has lived in an industrial chic loft a couple of blocks from Joan’s on Third for nine years (the ultimate walk-to-work situation). Her early working years in New York combined her two passions: design and cooking.
Joan has lived in an industrial chic loft a couple of blocks from Joan’s on Third for nine years (the ultimate walk-to-work situation). Her early working years in New York combined her two passions: design and cooking.
Photography by Laure Joliet for Remodelista.
Photography by Laure Joliet for Remodelista.
Joan, always clad in black, at home in her loft.
Joan, always clad in black, at home in her loft.
The marble-topped kitchen island. Joan prefers a neutral palette of white walls, gray concrete floor, and warm dark wood tones.
The marble-topped kitchen island. Joan prefers a neutral palette of white walls, gray concrete floor, and warm dark wood tones.
Joan counts a white farmhouse sink as one of her kitchen essentials–this one is a Kohler Gilford. Other crucial elements are her mother’s wooden spoons, an omelette pan, and an original design Kitchen Aid mixer in white.
Joan counts a white farmhouse sink as one of her kitchen essentials–this one is a Kohler Gilford. Other crucial elements are her mother’s wooden spoons, an omelette pan, and an original design Kitchen Aid mixer in white.
A row of copper pans lined up on a GE Monogram stove that came with the loft (industrial Wolf ranges are what she has at her store).
A row of copper pans lined up on a GE Monogram stove that came with the loft (industrial Wolf ranges are what she has at her store).
A drawer full of white ramekins used for cooking sessions with friends.
A drawer full of white ramekins used for cooking sessions with friends.
We’re a group of professional chefs who get together about once a month to cook together and chat and drink wine.”
We’re a group of professional chefs who get together about once a month to cook together and chat and drink wine.”
Hand-carved wooden spoons, passed down from her mother.
Hand-carved wooden spoons, passed down from her mother.
The dining table is from Bourgeois Boheme in LA and Joan believes it was originally a wine maker’s table.
The dining table is from Bourgeois Boheme in LA and Joan believes it was originally a wine maker’s table.
The chandelier above the dining table came from a trip to the UK–“I bought three there for the price of one here,” she tells us.
The chandelier above the dining table came from a trip to the UK–“I bought three there for the price of one here,” she tells us.
Joan collects cows and sheep, a love born from visiting farms.
Joan collects cows and sheep, a love born from visiting farms.
An old baker’s trolley is used for storing part of Joan’s vast cookbook collection.
An old baker’s trolley is used for storing part of Joan’s vast cookbook collection.
A garage door opens to a balcony and fills the loft with light.
A garage door opens to a balcony and fills the loft with light.
Above L: Next to the dining table, Joan stores tableware in an antique sideboard that she topped with a marble counter.
Above L: Next to the dining table, Joan stores tableware in an antique sideboard that she topped with a marble counter.
Joan had legs added to it: “As was, it looked like part of a kitchen cabinet.” It’s filled with silver that Joan has collected over the years and inherited from her mother.
Joan had legs added to it: “As was, it looked like part of a kitchen cabinet.” It’s filled with silver that Joan has collected over the years and inherited from her mother.
A drawer full of silverware in the credenza.
A drawer full of silverware in the credenza.
Joan’s cookbook collection continues in her home office.
Joan’s cookbook collection continues in her home office.
A marble-topped candy making table stands opposite the credenza in the foyer.
A marble-topped candy making table stands opposite the credenza in the foyer.
An Eames lounge chair and Noguchi lamp in a corner of the bedroom.
An Eames lounge chair and Noguchi lamp in a corner of the bedroom.
The balcony has a French bistro table and folding chairs. For another LA House Call, see our post on the home of Eccola owner Kathleen White Almanza.
The balcony has a French bistro table and folding chairs. For another LA House Call, see our post on the home of Eccola owner Kathleen White Almanza.
