Today's LA TImes Home and Garden section includes a piece on an Indian-style garden in the Valley, the history of the Adirondack Chair and a round-up of some modern updates (a must-read if you live in Malibu where an Adirondack chair is de rigeur for wave-watching), a discussion of LA's building code regarding stairs, Patricia Urquoila's new carpet collection and more! Links after the jump...

An Indian-styled Garden where Old Delhi meets the Valley

Adirondack Chairs: A Western Bent

Want A Floating Stairway? Check Building Code First

Patricia Urquoila's Carpets Update Traditional Sardinian Motifs

[Indian-styled garden photos by Lawrence K. Ho for Los Angeles Times]