Lisa Boone is a features writer for the Los Angeles Times. Since 2003, she has covered home design, gardening, parenting, houseplants, even youth sports. She is a native of Los Angeles.
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Working with architects FreelandBuck, two teachers replaced a detached two-car garage with a stunning 400-square-foot ADU that ‘floats’ above Eagle Rock and Highland Park.
A maximalist salon collides with a backstage circus dressing room in the Silver Lake apartment of stylist Wendi Weger, whose delightful fusion of art and fashion is behind the Curatorial Dept. in Atwater Village.
Daniel Leigh and his wife, Lauren Vaknine, are selling their five-bedroom home in England through the online raffle platform Raffall and planning to travel the world with their two kids.
Spending time on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica and enjoying Pilates, exploring art and grabbing a bite to eat at a favorite restaurant.
After suffering the loss of her child, journalist Esme Saleh leaned into her creative side, painting folk art-inspired taper candles as a way to move forward.
After losing her parents, Jessica Gonzalez wanted to explore things that brought her joy. Her Happy Organics line of produce-inspired candles is a start.
Looking for the best Los Angeles pools? Dive into our curated guide to the county’s top affordable public pools, community swim centers and splash zones for sport and play.
Diego Cano-Lasso and his family have brought new life to a Midcentury post-and-beam ideal, building two neighboring homes on a steep Mt. Washington hillside once considered ‘unbuildable.’