Pottery Barn

SoCal Close-Ups: A date with the Coachella Valley

2012-11-25 00:00:00

Sure, you could go to the beach again. Or you could turn your back on the Pacific and head instead for a desert land of date shakes and camel races, jumbo windmills and creationist dinosaurs, native palms and gay parties, mountain views and midcentury...

A temporary job? It's better than no job

2012-10-07 16:52:00

May was tough for Darlene Williams. Her unemployment benefits ran out. She paid her rent of $1,116 in June out of the $2,000 left in her life savings. In July, her church kept a roof over her head. In August, the Actors Fund did. In September, a...

Patio umbrellas for summer: We're seeing a pattern

2012-06-27 16:35:40

Jenni Kayne launches lifestyle blog

2011-12-07 16:32:13

Elizabeth Smart -- kidnapping survivor -- getting married

2012-01-20 21:37:49

Airstream trailer hits the road as a traveling pop-up shop

2012-04-18 16:34:19

Theater review: 'Heavier than...' at the Theatre @ Boston Court

2011-07-27 16:33:09

'Parenthood' features realistic living spaces

2010-09-18 00:00:00

Set in and around Berkeley, "Parenthood" unfolds principally in three family residences that vary in architectural style. The first is the house of Zeek and Camille Braverman (Craig T. Nelson and Bonnie Bedelia). "They have lived there 30 years, filled...

'Modern Family' returns â€“ to claim another Emmy?

2010-09-22 16:34:12

Set Pieces: The houses of 'Modern Family'

2010-09-21 16:34:08

Set Pieces: Inside the homes of 'Parenthood'

2010-09-22 16:34:17

Inspired awfulness: $89 faux hay

2010-10-14 16:33:25

Though many of the designs in our informal survey were authentic lambskin, the nearly unanimous favorite was an inexpensive buy made of modacrylic and polyester. How did picks from West Elm, Room & Board, Restoration Hardware, Crate & Barrel and Pottery Barn stack up? Keep clicking to find out.

2012-12-05 00:00:00

After hugging a series of long-haired pillows, panelists liked Pottery Barn's faux fur made of 82% modacrylic and 18% polyester. They said

2012-12-05 00:00:00

The Faux Sheepskin pillow is shown on top. "I like the size and the give," a judge said. "I like that both sides are the same." 18 inches square; $19.50 plus $14 for feather-down or synthetic insert,

2012-12-05 00:00:00