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INNER LIFE
By Craig Nakano
As the do-it-yourself revolution takes to the streets, one L.A. home mixes found furniture with fine art. Risky? Sure, but the reward is a look you won't find at the mall. >>
THE MONTHLY GARDENER BY ROBERT SMAUS
Robert Smaus
June is the time to mulch and your last chance to plant summer crops and colors. >>
WHERE I LIVE
By Kitty Felde
Two friends always dreamed of the perfect room tailor-made for their sewing sessions. >>
MAN OF THE HOUSE
Chris Erskine
Dad's wigging out, but the 4-year-old? He feels good. We knew that he would. >>
BOOKS
By Bettijane Levine
The book covers everything from countertops to decks plus all the outdoor cooking options. >>
THE SCOUT
Audrey Davidow
CRAIG POWELL isn't afraid of indulging his weakness for orchids. And with his recently opened botanical studio, Pollen, he's bent on spreading his compulsion. >>
THE SCOUT / FINDS
Bettijane Levine
Designer David Winston's take on soft light is dubbed the Super Nova. The vinyl-based fabric cylinder comes with a pump. Blow it up, insert the fluorescent bulb encased in a shockproof plastic sleeve, and you have a huggable, glowing roly-poly that can stand (well, tilt) in a corner, lie on the floor or hang from a rafter. >>
THE SCOUT / HAPPENING
David A. Keeps
The late Slim Aarons, whose photographs captured the lives of Hollywood stars at home, is the subject of an exhibition that opens tomorrow and runs through Aug. 15 at Williams-Sonoma Home. >>
THE SCOUT / SEEN
Craig Nakano
Tobey Maguire shows up at a party for the environmentally friendly Project 7ten home construction. >>
DATEBOOK
If the popularity of ReadyMade and Craft magazines and local organizations like Felt Club is any indication, handmade arts and crafts are hotter than ever. >>
AT AUCTION
Craig Nakano
A Marilyn Monroe print by Andy Warhol, an Edouard Marcel Sandoz sculpture and a 19th century Chinese snuff box go for more than estimated. >>
CATALOGS
By Robin Rauzi
Sears' attempt at stylish furnishings is Simply Indoors. But the styling in the beta publication is simply lost. >>
WE live up on top of a hill, and the guy who built our home planted a silk oak. Thanks to your story ["Move Over Jacaranda, You're Not the Only Tree Around," May 31], I now know not only the name of this wonderful tree, but a lot more. >>
Outdoor furniture: A May 24 article on outdoor furniture materials attributed to showroom owner Joseph Batchelor a statement that stone isn't a renewable resource, so antique pieces might be preferable to recently quarried material. The comment was made by designer Jamie Durie. >>
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