Toss the heavy brocade curtains and warm up that industrial kitchen. The experts weigh in on the worst in home decorating.
Home & Garden
Brock Galerie owners Cameron Smith and Tom Kurthy have created a new showroom where major 20th century European designs mix with brawny industrial ...
MAN OF THE HOUSE
Board games, teenage houseguests, bad movies and one Christmas miracle. It all stacks up to good things in the new year.
HOT PROPERTY
The 7-bedroom Spanish estate features two guesthouses, a lap pool and spa on a gated property.
DATEBOOK
How to design a parking strip garden and the 2009 Multicultural Weaving Exposition.
NEIGHBORLY ADVICE: COWAN HEIGHTS
The unincorporated community has woodsy appeal and features luxury homes in large, private lots.
In the spirit of adaptive reuse, nearly all the furnishings inside this loft hail from flea markets, thrift shops or alley finds.
“Everything in the house is found,” says owner Al Teman. “The stuff is there for free everywhere. You just have to find it.”
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
The family plans to up-size from the four-bedroom house where 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' is filmed.
Shoe menorahs, matchstick menorahs, Statue of Liberty menorahs? A look at menorahs from Hanukkahs past and present.
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 ...
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
The holiday season in L.A. may spill over with packed malls and big Hollywood spectacles, but good tidings can be best in excess.
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 ...
Our readers love looking at photos of great Southern California homes almost as much as we do. Here were your favorites of 2008.
Black is back in tumblers, decanters, ice buckets, wineglasses and other party pieces for New Year's.
A Burbank interior designer and baker keeps some cabinets but updates the room to make it more functional.
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
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 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 ...
Will zebra menorahs and cement mezuzas make for a happier Hanukkah? Take a look and decide for yourself.
The Scout brings you the coolest design innovations and shopping scoops. This week--truffle colored Christmas trees and ornaments with a story.
Shelter officials disagree on whether dark-colored pets are passed up for lighter-hued ones. Some shelters make darker canines more appealing to ...
Tammy Kassis of Riverside County had a mini-victorian mansion built for her three miniature dogs. Leopard lounge? Check. Valences for the doggie ...
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
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.
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
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
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
The home of Shaya and Grant Kirkpatrick is a smartly designed retreat that alternates between openness and enclosure — sunny and expansive spaces that ...
The Greystone design showcase, open through Nov. 16, presents something quite novel: a show house that actually feels like a house, not a collection ...
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, ...