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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Within three hours of L.A., there are locales to satisfy every type of autumn yearning, whether it’s for the desert, beach or mountains.
Oct. 18, 2024
Isabel Janken lived in her Westwood duplex for more than 40 years. Today, the garage of her duplex has been transformed into an ADU, creating a community of three rental units.
Oct. 17, 2024
Surfing, cold plunges and family. Soccer legend Abby Wambach, who co-hosts the podcast “We Can Do Hard Things” with her wife Glennon Doyle, shares her perfect Sunday in L.A.
Oct. 11, 2024
It’s true you will find $24,000 Eames lounge chairs at Los Angeles vintage stores, but it’s also possible to score name-brand furnishings for a lot less at local thrift stores.
Sept. 25, 2024
Tie-dye artist and former model Laura La Rue is raising her 16-month-old daughter in a former school bus. “I’m trying to be present for my daughter,” she says.
Sept. 17, 2024
After a decade of working out of coffeehouses and co-working spaces, Oscar-winning filmmakers Jaime Ray Newman and Guy Nattiv turned their broken-down garage into a creative live-work hub.
Sept. 3, 2024
A perfect Sunday for NFL Hall of Fame tight end Tony Gonzalez involves walking, biking, shopping and dining along Montana Avenue in Santa Monica. “I’m not getting in the car,” he says.
Aug. 30, 2024
A tiny bungalow in Los Angeles nearly doubles in size thanks to a modern addition and ADU. When the homeowners looked to move, the real estate market was unaffordable.
Aug. 12, 2024
Antique malls, consignment stores, flea markets, thrift stores and vintage shops: L.A. has it all when it comes to shopping for secondhand furniture.
Aug. 6, 2024
He killed his Bermuda grass lawn with cardboard and planted plants better suited for California. Six years later, his DIY yard is thriving.
July 17, 2024