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Seven classic Victorian and Craftsman homes in Angelino Heights, the first L.A. suburb in 1886, will welcome visitors this weekend.
Home & Garden
THE REMODEL
Designers update and reinterpret the defining hexagon motif in the 1963 Tarzana house.
THE REMODEL
Victoria Gilbert turned to husband-wife design team Apurva Pande and Chinmaya Misra to transform her 'cozy' home into a free-flowing haven.
THE REMODEL
A voice-over artist -- and seasoned home remodeler -- uses Google's SketchUp software to envision how her 1950s home near the museum could evolve.
THE CALIFORNIA GARDEN
With a brief window for blossoms and little demand for it at nurseries, the plant still has its admirers.
THE SCOUT
Housing sales may be in a slump, but here's another option for the truly status-crazed.
THE SCOUT
The architect's Nine-O series for Emeco is in limited availability.
THE SCOUT
The Palm Springs house, designed in 1946, was bought by an undisclosed buyer.
THE SCOUT
Wright auction house will sell commissioned neo-Baroque furnishings.
CHRIS ERSKINE: MAN OF THE HOUSE
Mothers de Mayo combines the best of both worlds for a woman who can -- and does -- do it all.
The Monthly Gardener by Robert Smaus
Get a jump on the warm-weather change with an eye on irrigation -- and don't forget to pick your favorite pepper.
DATEBOOK
Robinson Gardens in Beverly Hills showcase five private landscapes.
No longer a dusty shelter for plants or gardening tools, the backyard shed is assuming a new architectural role in the landscape.
DIY DESIGN
Forget the mini shampoo bottles and mints on the pillow. Three new hotels are loaded with fresh ideas to take home — distinctive looks and money- ...
SET PIECES
While John Goodman tinkers with cars and Emile Hirsch races one in the Wachowski brothers' movie, Owen Paterson's bold colors and automobile ...
DESIGN
The Smithsonian branch's annual honors recognize innovative work in various disciplines, including a nod to design that blends with the environment.
Once a playground for some of the world's best-known celebrities, Casa Casuarina is opening its doors to anyone who can afford lunch or dinner.
GARDEN
She found no inspiration after cleaning out. Then Eric Abrahamson and David H. Freedman, authors of 'A Perfect Mess,' offered some perspective.
THE SCOUT
Kiersten Hathcock's experience as a marketing executive proved useful when she decided to launch Mod Mom Furniture, a line of handmade midcentury ...
THE SCOUT
The 1970s redux doesn't mean having to be as funky as some looks of the era. Take air plants, known botanically as tillandsia, which are back in sleek ...
THE SCOUT
Jewels for the house? The idea has intrigued designer since the days long ago when he was making jewelry. His ring-like design for the side table ...
AND I THOUGHT last week's party for 80 teenagers was bad (it was). Now I'm hosting a party for 30 adults. Each week, the celebrations get smaller, ...
DATEBOOK
Landscapes designed by Nancy Goslee Power, Sandy Koepke, Schwentker Watts Design, Pamela Volante, and Jim Yoch and Tim Scott are included.
BOOKS
Review: 'Cliff May and the Modern Ranch House,' text by Daniel P Gregory, photography by Joe Fletcher.
INTERIOR MONOLOGUE
The artful renovation turns a quaint Spanish-style home into a midcentury-style retreat, reflecting the owner's eclectic tastes.
Residents share their retreats for the 2008 Venice Garden & Home Tour.
INNER LIFE
A Pasadena couple adds history to their 1921 home with murals and vintage architectural elements and patina.
THE SCOUT
Volunteers, crews and landscape designers are sprucing up the grounds for the Arcadia show, which starts Friday.
THE SCOUT
Interior designer Sasha Witte blends contemporary with traditional furnishings at her Long Beach store.
THE SCOUT
The artist crafts mosaic-like images out of pre-World War II linoleum.
BOOKS
The illustrated book combines basic science lessons with monthly growing experiments.
Man of the House by Chris Erskine
When your birthday girl invites 80 of her closest friends, send out the alert.
TEST CASE
Compared with your standard lint roller, the new Scotch Fur Fighter is an object of beauty.
DATEBOOK
Featured: Asian modern by Jack Simison, Anglo-Colonial by Paul Williams, Casa de las Fuentes by Everett Phipps Babcock, and a midcentury house by ...
ARTISANS
A Santa Monica resident tries to keep an old tradition alive by selling works by artists in Nepal.
PRESERVATION
A monumental retaining wall that had crumbled is fixed, and concrete blocks that fell down have been replaced on the Wright building that looms near ...
THE CALIFORNIA GARDEN
Sandy Koepke gathers castoff furniture and room décor to outfit a newly planted yard to give it that lived-in feel.
Highlights of the most innovative collections from over 2,500 exhibitors.
DESIGN DISPATCH
In tune with economic woes in the U.S. and beyond, the gilded looks that ruled Salone Internazionale del Mobile last year are yielding to spare shapes ...
THE SCOUT
Fashion photographer Cecil Beaton called the late Michael Taylor the most original decorator in America, says Stephen Salny, who is writing a book ...
THE SCOUT
Consider it an end-table version of the coffee-table book "Los Angeles," Tim Street-Porter's enormous (and, at $195, expensive) limited-edition 2006 ...
THE SCOUT
ONCE confined to a 500-square-foot space within the French design boutique Bourgeois Bohème, the Voila gallery dedicated to works on paper has ...
DATEBOOK
A roundup of home and garden tours and events.
MAN OF THE HOUSE BY CHRIS ERSKINE
Classics, biographies and Parade magazine are his drugs of choice. And the kids are the enablers.
New and noteworthy design trends are unveiled at the world's most prestigious design exposition.
Garden enthusiasts will descend on Green Scene Plant and Garden Show this weekend, which is interspersed throughout the Fullerton Arboretum's 26 acres ...
Backyard chickens and a child's play kitchen were some of the distinctive flourishes seen at the annual CA Boom modern design home tours.
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