051508lat8.jpgThis week's LA Times Home & Garden was all about remodels. In addition to the Gregory Ains designed Tarzana home, they also featured a home in Westwood, and a 50's home near LACMA that got transformed into a duplex. More pics and links after the jump...

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051508lat8.jpgWestwood Bungalow's hidden spaces are revealed

051508lat10.jpg1950s home near LACMA becomes a modern duplex

051508lat7.jpgEpiphyllum: Orchid Cactus at the LA Arboretum

051508lat9.jpgNine-O series of chairs by Ettore Sottsass

[ images by Mel Melcon, Irfan Khan, Ringo H.W. Chiu for LA Times ]