This week's lead article in the Los Angeles Time Home and Garden Section examines the changing face of the antiques market as more and more stores move online and their customers become more adventurous, no longer content to surround themselves with a look from past but using antiques to set off contemporary pieces. Other articles include the legal risks of including animal artifacts in your home decor; a photo essay spotlighting the carnivorous plants of the greenhouse at Cal State Fullerton; The Scout finds inspiration from Spa Luce at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel; and, there's an in-depth look at a Coldwater Canyon Guesthouse, including a slideshow. More after the jump...

Antique Shops Moving Online

Venus Flytraps and Other Carnivorous Plants

The Scout by David A. Keeps

Coldwater Canyon Guesthouse A Green-hued Retreat in a Box;
to see the slideshow, click here

Other Los Angeles Times Home and Garden Posts:

• LA Times Home & Garden Roundup 08.02.08
  
• A 1958 Edward Fickett House Retains Its Aura
  
• Inspiration: Gold Pattern on Corkboard

[Images via LA Times: Irfan Khan for LA Times; Irfan Khan for LA Times; Spa Luce; Tim Street-Porter]