11/19/2014
MJLID featured in the Chicago Tribune's Sunday Style section!http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/home/sc-home-1110-design-dining-chairs-20141110-story.html
Dining room chair dilemma: how to choose a cool, functional mix for your home
Some say the dining room is dead — we say it has already been reincarnated. The key detail that makes today’s dining rooms up-to-date? A chic, savvy mix of chairs.
09/02/2014
MJLID is featured on Bob Vila's website today! "8 Decorating Rules Meant to Be Broken":
http://www.bobvila.com/monochromatic-living-room/47779-8-decorating-rules-meant-to-be-broken-and-1-to-live-by/slideshows #!2
8 Decorating Rules Meant to Be Broken—and 1 to Live By
So many of us hesitate over decorating decisions, fearing that we might break an unwritten design rule. And it's true that, though largely unwritten, there are a host of best practices espoused by experts (and by people who are definitely not experts). The truth is that every so-called
03/12/2014
MJLID is featured on Houzz's write up on 10 Outdoor Rooms today!
http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/24405322/list/10-Relaxing--Restrained--Themes-for-Outdoor-Rooms
10 Relaxing (Restrained) Themes for Outdoor Rooms
Set the pink flamingos free. Give your patio the air of a far-flung resort or down-home getaway instead with these tasteful looks
02/20/2014
This guest bedroom from our Dickens Road project is featured in Redbook's March 2014 issue, page 137. It's from the book "Remix" by Aphrochic. :)
02/10/2014
Was just awarded "Best Of Houzz 2014" for my profile having some of their most popular images. Pretty cool :)
http://www.houzz.com/pro/mjlanphier/mj-lanphier
MJ Lanphier - West Hollywood, CA, US 90046
5 reviews of MJ Lanphier. "M.J. Lanphier infuses the design process with studied architectural application, thorough knoweledge of the history of the decorative arts, and a...
10/31/2013
MJLID's completed "Coldwater Resdience" is the first photo featured on HuffPo's article today! The entire residence will be in the book "Remix" by the bloggers of AphroChic out later this year.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/30/aphrochic-remix-choosing-color-photos_n_4178365.html?utm_hp_ref=huffpost-home&ir=HuffPost+Home
LOOK: AphroChic's Top Tips For Choosing Color For Your Home
On the spectrum of culturally-inspired design, you have Afrocentric and you have AphroChic.
10/15/2013
MJLID's work is now featured on the fabulous Emily Henderson's blog today!
http://stylebyemilyhenderson.com/blog/james-franco-pop-up-house-designed-by-matthew-lanphier/
James Franco Pop-Up House designed by Matthew Lanphier
Oh this guy? Yeah, that's Bearcats dad, being held by that guy, Sir. James Franco, one of the most popular and yet controversial actors in Hollywood. He, in conjunction with Matthew Lanphier, desi...
10/03/2013
MJLID's work is featured in ELLE magazine for the James Franco project!
http://www.elle.com/news/culture/james-franco-hello-la
Talking Style, Design and Sleeping in Playgrounds with James Franco
The consummate multi-hyphenate tells us what makes him tick.
10/01/2013
A view of room done with James Franco at the Hollywood Cemetery for AirBnB.
09/23/2013
Here is a write up on Curbed LA, one of my favorite blogs, on the James Franco project. Yay!
http://la.curbed.com/archives/2013/09/heres_james_francos_temp_yolo_house_at_hollywood_forever.php
Here's James Franco's
It's Monday and actor/artist/highly-educated person James Franco is making something weird in a cemetery as a marketing stunt for a company that takes a cut of people renting out...