The Red, White, and Green

All photos: Tim Street-Porter

I like to think of myself as a backyard chicken, pumpkin-patch growing kind of gal. (I realize that I currently live smack dab in the middle of urban Los Angeles, but this is a fantasy life I’m sketching out for you right now.) Even if I had all the money in the world and could work from anywhere, I would probably live in a small town way out in the country, where my main mode of transportation would be a Schwinn and most of my grocery shopping would be done in my vegetable garden.

Of course, just because you’re eco-minded doesn’t mean you have to commit to this sort of tree-hugging lifestyle. Some people adore city life, and some (especially in LA) have come to require a certain level of luxury. Lucky for them, green and luxe are no longer mutually exclusive, as I discovered last week when I got to visit the new eco residence (dubbed “Green and Vine”) on the top floor of the LEED-certified W Hollywood Residences.

Check out the rest of the amazing digs:

The one-bedroom, co-designed by Kelly Van Patter and eConnect Group, doesn’t leave a sustainable stone unturned. In addition to the super energy-efficient appliances, low-VOC paints used on the walls, and floor coverings made from recycled carpet remnants, all of the furnishings — save the LED HD flat-screen from LG — were sourced from manufacturers and artisans within a 500-mile radius.

OK, so maybe I’ll keep my house in the country and snap up one of these for my little pied-à-terre…

To read more about Green and Vine, click here.

–Jennifer Grayson

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