Teena Apeles

Teena Apeles writes about art, culture, design, activism, and history, and edits books on an even wider range of subjects. Her latest book, 52 Things to Do in Los Angeles, is now available from Moon Travel Guides. She is also the founder of the creative collective Narrated Objects, which produces books and experiences to showcase the diverse voices of Los Angeles.

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Inside the Home of Interior Designer Alicia Cheung, Cofounder of Studio Heimat

See how the veteran designer renovated a Victorian for her family of four in the most colorful and stylish fashion

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Inside the Home of Seattle’s Doughnut Queen

For Mi Kim, less is more—in flavor profiles and design aesthetic alike

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Inside the Kauai Home of Creative Tastemaker Haily Zaki

The brand cultivator and co-founder of the L.A. Design Festival finds her forever home away from the mainland

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Inside Giselle Töngi’s Philippines-Inspired Home

The actor, producer, and community leader has gone all in on celebrating her roots through decor

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Gao stands in the doorway of her historic home. Having lived in the neighborhood since 2007, she had walked by the Craftsman many times and had often admired its exterior. When it was listed on the market in 2021, she immediately put an offer in.

Inside Writer and Producer Jessica Gao’s Koreatown Home

Known for her BTS role in ‘She-Hulk,’ this L.A. creative loves comics, cats, and her Craftsman

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Inside the LA Home of Author Maurene Goo

In our new column ‘Personal Spaces,’ writer Teena Apeles gives us a tour of all the cool and quirky details that make a person’s house their home

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Mixed Love: How A Shared Love of Asian Dramas Brought Us Together

Writer Teena Apeles has spent more than two decades living next door to her 80-year-old Cuban American neighbor, but it was their mutual obsession with Asian rom-coms that really sealed a special friendship

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