Home & Garden

A few years ago, the Watts family cut out about 90% of plastic out of their daily lives.

Maybe this is the next hot real estate amenity: a cupboard under the stairs just like the boy wizard’s

Pollinators play an important role in our ecosystem. Here’s how to care for them while getting rid of the pests in your garden, like dreaded stink bugs.

West Adams may not be an Instagrammable L.A. hot spot by most influencers’ standards — and that’s exactly why it’s so charming.

Talk about star power. Mt. Wilson has an amazing history. Up here, astronomers first measured the Milky Way and discovered the universe was expanding. Go see the distant stars for yourself and expand your universe as well.

Pottery Barn’s new “Friends” collection includes Rachel’s apothecary table. Set decorator Greg Grande tells The Times about that iconic episode’s legacy.

Fancy home alarm systems are great, but there are many ways to add layers of security that won’t cost much--and some are free.

Are you and your pet prepared for earthquakes or other emergency evacuations?

You’ve seen the images of sloshing pools, and scattered and smashed bottles in the stores of Ridgecrest, epicenter of the largest earthquake to hit Southern California in nearly 20 years.

Almost everything about Alison and Jeff Goad’s longtime Manhattan Beach home seemed like an argument for moving.

When 16 photogenic extroverts stepped into the “Big Brother” house to film the 21st season of CBS’ wildly popular reality TV competition, they knew they’d be living under the 24-hour surveillance of 94 high-def cameras, 113 microphones — and inside the vivid imagination of Emmy Award-winning set designer Scott Storey.

Behind an unassuming glass storefront along a quiet stretch of North La Brea, pale plywood shelves and tables display an alluring array of earthenware pots in shades of black, cream, ochre and brown.