Well, yet again the LA Times Home section has us under- whelmed. Here are a few tid-bits of what they are offering up this week:

• Enduring sketches of Spain: LA's Spanish Colonial Revival style, and its most noted executor, George Washington Smith.

• They share more than toys or clothes: The pros and cons with having a sibling for a roomate.
  
• Bright lights- from the Scout: One of the things coming out of the New York International Gift Fair are these hand-blown glass lamps with movie siren names like "Audrey" from the San Clemente store Shine.

• So lovely you could eat it up: Everything you need to know about chard.