My home is filled with art and cultural elements in combination with Americana-type memorabilia and my Serbian heritage.

I am a visual artist and art educator living in North Hollywood. My home reflects an "artsy" North Hollywood ("NoHo") style, but also my personal art pieces.

Experience a different Hollywood just north of Tinseltown From bustling Hollywood Boulevard, it’s less than 10 minutes to North Hollywood’s NoHo Arts District, a happening area where live theatre—not film—is the real star. Separated from Tinseltown by a mountain range, the far eastern edge of which is Griffith Park, North Hollywood has a distinctively down-to-earth vibe compared to its neighbour. In the town’s roughly 1-square-mile centre, you’ll find more than 20 professional theatres putting on memorable performances in LA’s very own version of 'off-Broadway', with creative stagings and original works the norm. Here, aspiring actors gain experience, while seasoned pros (Seinfeld’s Jason Alexander has performed here) sometimes show up to take a turn on the boards. What is especially great about NoHo, and unusual for the region, is that it is accessible on foot, low-key and unhurried. Stroll along the main drag to visit vintage boutiques, and mingle with local artists and actors at outdoor cafés. Or, after a play, walk to dinner at restaurants such as The Federal Bar, a gastropub housed in a 1920s-era bank. Along the street, a more casual option is Vicious Dogs, which offers creative takes on hot dogs. As for the shows, find out what’s playing on one of the three stages at the 1926 El Portal Theater. Or catch performances presented by the acclaimed Road Theatre Company, which stages plays at two venues, including the Art Deco Lankershim Arts Center, a renovated 1939 utilities building. Inside the centre, there’s a bonus, the airy Gallery 800, displaying paintings and other works by leading Hollywood production designers and art directors.