In the spirit of adaptive reuse, nearly all the furnishings inside this loft hail from flea markets, thrift shops or alley finds.
Home & Garden
![The best houses of all time in L.A.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090101001616im_/http://www.latimes.com/media/alternatethumbnails/photogallery/2008-12/44228410-29180634.jpg)
We asked an expert panel for its top 10 picks in Southern California homes. The results: Schindlers, Neutras, Wrights -- and more than a few ...
HOT PROPERTY
![Kardashian home in Hidden Hills for sale at $3,395,000](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090101001616im_/http://www.latimes.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2008-12/44243463-26165340.jpg)
The family plans to up-size from the four-bedroom house where 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' is filmed.
![Menorah mania!](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090101001616im_/http://www.latimes.com/media/alternatethumbnails/photogallery/2008-12/44213712-24123515.jpg)
Shoe menorahs, matchstick menorahs, Statue of Liberty menorahs? A look at menorahs from Hanukkahs past and present.
![The Gamble House: Behind the Velvet Ropes](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090101001616im_/http://www.latimes.com/media/alternatethumbnails/photogallery/2008-12/44010995-19180142.jpg)
The iconic Gamble house in Pasadena was designed by architects Charles Greene and Henry Greene for David and Mary Gamble of Procter & Gamble Co. We ...
![Holiday china's popularity contest](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090101001616im_/http://www.latimes.com/media/alternatethumbnails/photogallery/2008-12/44093479-19163834.jpg)
Here are the top five most requested holiday china patterns from Replacements Ltd., the Web-based search service for old and new dishes and ...
THE MAN OF THE HOUSE: CHRIS ERSKINE
![A Christmas wish: Get back to basics](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090101001616im_/http://www.latimes.com/media/alternatethumbnails/column/2008-12/44095444-26173808.jpg)
The holiday season in L.A. may spill over with packed malls and big Hollywood spectacles, but good tidings can be best in excess.
![Eos: a home audio system for iPod users](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090101001616im_/http://www.latimes.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2008-12/44075164-19141744.jpg)
This holiday shopping season, so much media attention has focused on LCD televisions: How low will prices go? Will consumers snap them up, as in years ...
![The most viewed home galleries of 2008](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090101001616im_/http://www.latimes.com/media/alternatethumbnails/gallery/2008-12/43901746-18133228.jpg)
Our readers love looking at photos of great Southern California homes almost as much as we do. Here were your favorites of 2008.
![Just in time for the holidays: Black?](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090101001616im_/http://www.latimes.com/media/alternatethumbnails/photogallery/2008-12/44079049-19125556.jpg)
Black is back in tumblers, decanters, ice buckets, wineglasses and other party pieces for New Year's.
![Kitchen remodel opens up work space without enlarging room](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090101001616im_/http://www.latimes.com/media/alternatethumbnails/photogallery/2008-12/44002563-18174415.jpg)
A Burbank interior designer and baker keeps some cabinets but updates the room to make it more functional.
![Holiday gifts inspired by the garden](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090101001616im_/http://www.latimes.com/media/alternatethumbnails/photogallery/2008-12/43827621-12190217.jpg)
Grow your own mushrooms and a living salad bowl are just a few holiday gifts tailor made for the gardener.
Silent film star Harold Lloyd decorted this Christmas tree in 1965.
NEIGHBORLY ADVICE: RANCHO CARRILLO
![In Rancho Carrillo, a romance with California's past](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090101001616im_/http://www.latimes.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2008-12/43847501-12195251.jpg)
Actor Leo Carrillo's Spanish-style rancho is still the centerpiece of the Carlsbad neighborhood. A rural feel, including trails, adds to the charm.
HOT PROPERTY
![Timothy Busfield lists Malibu home at $1,995,000](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090101001616im_/http://www.latimes.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2008-12/43848685-12172249.jpg)
Timothy Busfield is one of those ensemble-cast actors whose characters stick in the public's consciousness long after the series ends.
MAN OF THE HOUSE
We are wealthy with hamsters. Some families have no hamsters at all (which must leave a real hole in your heart). We have nine hamsters. Let me ...
![Judaica pieces for the modern home](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090101001616im_/http://www.latimes.com/media/alternatethumbnails/photogallery/2008-12/43793746-11133838.jpg)
Will zebra menorahs and cement mezuzas make for a happier Hanukkah? Take a look and decide for yourself.
![The Scout: Holiday Edition](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090101001616im_/http://www.latimes.com/media/alternatethumbnails/photogallery/2008-12/43809651-11115721.jpg)
The Scout brings you the coolest design innovations and shopping scoops. This week--truffle colored Christmas trees and ornaments with a story.
![Black dog bias?](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090101001616im_/http://www.latimes.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2008-12/43747319-10172645.jpg)
Shelter officials disagree on whether dark-colored pets are passed up for lighter-hued ones. Some shelters make darker canines more appealing to ...
![Victorian Doggy Mansion](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090101001616im_/http://www.latimes.com/media/alternatethumbnails/photogallery/2008-12/43728163-04183224.jpg)
Tammy Kassis of Riverside County had a mini-victorian mansion built for her three miniature dogs. Leopard lounge? Check. Valences for the doggie ...
![The craziest pet stuff on the Web](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090101001616im_/http://www.latimes.com/media/alternatethumbnails/photogallery/2008-12/43731562-05155015.jpg)
Whether you're looking at cat wigs or doggie wedding cakes or a training course for your goldfish, you have plenty of weird ways to spend money on ...
THE REALIST IDEALIST
![Pet hens and chicks](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090101001616im_/http://www.latimes.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2008-12/43732120-04174520.jpg)
They're found at shelters, pet shops and feed stores. You can create a home for them yourself or go online for a pricier shortcut.
![Chickens as pets: city living with a farm feel](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090101001616im_/http://www.latimes.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2008-12/43731586-05165523.jpg)
Their chickens have come home to roost. They keep their owners mesmerized and add one more element to green living in urban surroundings.
THE SCOUT: AT AUCTION
![Works by Hockney, Maloof, Lamb and others on the block at Los Angeles Modern Auctions](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090101001616im_/http://www.latimes.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2008-12/43746827-05144313.jpg)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions has two sales this month. On Sunday at its new location in Van Nuys, nearly 600 ...
MAN OF THE HOUSE: CHRIS ERSKINE
Parting with some cherished (and not so much) items can free up space, put green in your pocket and romance in your heart.
THE SCOUT: OPENINGS
![Heath Ceramics opens L.A. showroom](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090101001616im_/http://www.latimes.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2008-12/43746830-05143750.jpg)
Just like the handcrafted tile that made the firm famous, Heath Ceramics' new 5,000-square-foot Los Angeles ...
DATEBOOK
This week: A holiday home tour in Pasadena, Bauer Pottery's annual sale
![Architect Grant Kirkpatrick's Manhattan Beach home blurs the line between indoors and out.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090101001616im_/http://www.latimes.com/media/alternatethumbnails/photogallery/2008-11/43453697-21175805.jpg)
The home of Shaya and Grant Kirkpatrick is a smartly designed retreat that alternates between openness and enclosure — sunny and expansive spaces that ...
![Greystone show house 2008](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090101001616im_/http://www.latimes.com/media/alternatethumbnails/photogallery/2008-11/43137901-05153837.jpg)
The Greystone design showcase, open through Nov. 16, presents something quite novel: a show house that actually feels like a house, not a collection ...
![Evo: downtown L.A.'s new 'green' condos](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090101001616im_/http://www.latimes.com/media/alternatethumbnails/photogallery/2008-10/42806791-16163406.jpg)
The new 24-story Evo tower at 1155 S. Grand Ave. in downtown Los Angeles will provide residents with energy efficiency and proximity to mass transit, ...