Our favorite British family is back! With the return of the ever-so-soapy drama to American shores, we couldn’t help but be inspired by the lush interiors and Edwardian-style embellishments that make Highclere Castle (the real Downton Abbey) such a lavish setting for the unfolding drama of the Grantham family and their servants. This month, we’re mad for period pieces—crystal drop chandeliers, decadent floral wallpap

Here at TypeA, we are constantly churning out new content—which means keeping up with the changing tide of social media on a regular basis. That’s why we recently attended the BlogWell conference at USC’s Davidson Continuing Education Center. On December 5, 2012, socialmedia.org hosted more than 150 representatives from multi-million dollar brands. We met with our colleagues at Coldwell Banker and listened to some gr

Halloween is less than a week away, and while we’ve been laboring away at TypeA (hence the reason for our silence the last few weeks), we can’t escape the endless collages of ghosts, goblins, skeletons, jack o’lanterns and the serious spook factor of American Horror Story. Like it or not, we have all things creepy chic on our brains this week. So here’s what we’re currently mad for, Hall

We don’t always share what’s happening with our clients, but we thought we should share this piece of exciting news:  Coldwell Banker Previews International®, the luxury division of Coldwell Banker, officially gone social!  The brand has launched a Facebook Page, Twitter profile and revamped blog–Previews Inside Out. Now, the Previews social media platforms arrive at an interesting time: approximate

Bless us, Blogging Gods, for we have sinned. It’s been three weeks since our last post. Not to make excuses (OK, we’re making excuses), but we’ve been busy. When you’re as “lean” of a firm as we are and drowning in work, one of the first things to go is blogging. That was basically the point we addressed in our last post, “5 Ways to Create Social Media Efficiencies for Small

This past Saturday, we stopped in at Dwell on Design, the annual expo of modern furniture, appliances, fixtures and other cool new stuff for home and garden hosted by Dwell magazine. Amid a sea of LED vibrating tubs, reclaimed wood tables and black framed glasses, a few design trends caught our eye. 1. Sustainable Living Granted, sustainable living will probably never go out of style. But this year, it was all about

In the last issue of Coldwell Banker’s View magazine, TypeA proudly worked behind the scenes on Jan Horn‘s latest interview with Southern California architect, Paul Mcclean, whose love affair with light, transparency and casual living transformed many homes from Laguna Beach to Brentwood and Hollywood. If you’re not familiar with Paul’s work yet, click over to page 63 to learn how one modern a

Color us inspired by Lonny’s May issue, which features a spread on Marrakech, but we’re craving the Moroccan style again. From metallic poufs and ornate trellis patterns to mosaic tile walls, we’ve been thinking about ways to can bring this style into our living rooms…or better yet…how we can get this bath (designed by Alberto Pinto) in our future dream home. Whichever comes first. Here

The latest issue of the View – the Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura County showcase for newly listed residential homes and properties – is now online.  Inside the May 19-May 25 issue, Coldwell Banker Previews president Betty Graham, announces Previews’ newly redesigned website, www.coldwellbankerpreviews.com. While we can’t take credit for the entire contents of the View, we’re pro

Maybe it’s the country’s current obsession with a certain best-selling women’s novel, but lately we’ve been inspired by the color gray.  Not too bright and not too dark, it delivers the perfect dose of mystery, drama, coolness and warmth to satisfy our TypeA tendencies this week.