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Living Faux Real at the Americana at Brand

We've been to the Americana at Brand just once, and we have to say, once was really enough. For those of you who don't know what the Americana, or it's older precursor The Grove is, it's a theme-park ...

Buddhism as Decoration?

Peace, tranquility, harmony and balance. Those are words often associated with the Buddhism, and thus the Buddha's likeness has become an ever popular presence in many homes as a centerpiece or access...

Hallie Holtzman's Westwood Garden
LA Times 6.05.08

Today's Los Angeles Times Home and Garden feature story is the garden of Hallie Holtzman in Westwood. It offers tons of inspiration, especially appropriate as we move forward with Outdoor Living month...

LA Times H&G 6.05.08

Today's LA Times Home & Garden section includes an interesting piece about a couple that built an open air "cat run" that is essentially an "...outdoor fun park for felines.." in their Beverly Hills h...

How To: Make Seed Bombs

Jonathan noted today's LA Times profile about militant gardening, with Angelenos looking to change the urban landscape one seed bomb at a time. Hidden in the article is a helpful photo instructional h...

How To: Make Seed Bombs

Jonathan noted today's LA Times profile about militant gardening, with Angelenos looking to change the urban landscape one seed bomb at a time. Hidden in the article is a helpful photo instructional h...

How To: Make Seed Bombs

Jonathan noted today's LA Times profile about militant gardening, with Angelenos looking to change the urban landscape one seed bomb at a time. Hidden in the article is a helpful photo instructional h...

Jesse Bornstein's Santa Monica Town Home
LA Times 5.29.08

Today's feature home in the LA Times Home & Garden section is of a town home in Santa Monica from architect Jesse Bornstein. The key point of this home is the use of a "split-plane" design that "...us...

Going On a Hunt for Googie
LA Times 05.16.08

With the Memorial Day weekend coming, the LA Times Travel section had a fun idea if you're looking for something local to do... go on a hunt for "Googie" architecture! For those of you unfamiliar with...

Los Angeles Water Restrictions On the Way?

We admit, water consumption isn't something we normally worry about so much. But we should. Today I bathed, washed my car (but all within 5 minutes at a DIY car wash) and did a couple loads of laundry...

Lamps Inspired by Vintage Film and Photo Equipment
LA Times 4.10.08

Yesterday's LA Times Home & Garden section also included an interesting round up of the current design trend of lighting that takes it's cues from old Hollywood stage equipment. Check out a few after ...

Lamps Inspired by Vintage Film and Photo Equipment
LA Times 4.10.08

Yesterday's LA Times Home & Garden section also included an interesting round up of the current design trend of lighting that takes it's cues from old Hollywood stage equipment. Check out a few after ...

2008 LA Preservation Awards
LA Times 4.7.08

Last fall, we blogged about the Maltman Bungalows, and we just saw in the LA Times that they recently received a 2008 Preservation award by the LA Conservancy. The Preservation Awards are given a reco...

LA Times H&G 3.20.08

This week's LA Times Home & Garden feature story is of the eclectic home of gardner Katrina Rivers. Located in Mount Washington, it's a fun and colorful "refuge from the frantic pace of daily life..."...

LA Event: CA Boom 2008
LA Times Home & Garden 3.14.08

As Laure reminded us yesterday, the CA Boom show starts tomorrow! Today's LA Times gives a behind the scenes sneek peek slideshow of some of the exhibitors as they were setting up......

LA Event: CA Boom 2008
LA Times Home & Garden 3.14.08

As Laure reminded us yesterday, the CA Boom show starts tomorrow! Today's LA Times gives a behind the scenes sneek peek slideshow of some of the exhibitors as they were setting up......

LA Event: CA Boom 2008
LA Times Home & Garden 3.14.08

As Laure reminded us yesterday, the CA Boom show starts tomorrow! Today's LA Times gives a behind the scenes sneek peek slideshow of some of the exhibitors as they were setting up......

LA Times Home & Garden Round Up 3.13.08

In addition to the great house tour we posted earlier, there's a bunch of other noteable things in today's LA Times House & Garden section, including a new rug collection by Kelly Wearstler for the Ru...

House Tour: Modern Farmhouse - The Choy House
LA Times H&G 3.13.08

This week's LA Times Home & Garden feature story is a fantastic tour of a modern farmhouse. However, it's not built on a farm, but rather, on a lot in Studio City! It garnered a little bit of controve...

House Tour: Modern Farmhouse - The Choy House
LA Times H&G 3.13.08

This week's LA Times Home & Garden feature story is a fantastic tour of a modern farmhouse. However, it's not built on a farm, but rather, on a lot in Studio City! It garnered a little bit of controve...

LA Times H&G 3.06.2008

This week's LA Times Home and Garden section is all about the garden. The feature story is about some flowers and plants that aren't necessarily native, but thrive well in our So Cal Mediterranean cli...

LA Times H&G 2.28.2008

This week's LA Times Home and Garden feature story is all about the home library. The story features some fun products on the market ranging from bookshelves to a wallpaper mural that "resembles shelv...

LA Times H&G 2.21.2008

Image from LA Times In addition to AT:LA being mentioned in the LA Times Home & Garden section today, there's also several other highlights, including a fun house tour in Silver Lake... More after the...

LA Times H&G 2.14.2008

photo by Ricardo DeAratanha for LATToday's LA Times House & Garden Section has a great feature story about William Krisel and Palm Springs Modernism. Recently, Krisel, now 83, was contacted by a devel...

LA Times H&G 2.7.2008

Image via LA TimesThis week's LA Times House and Garden section's feature story goes south of the Border! They cover a home at Rancho Las Palmas, which is 20 minutes outside the resort town of San Mi...

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