Spanish Colonial Revival mansion in La Cañada-Flintridge opens for tours

The Pasadena Showcase House of Design for 2012 is open for tours, which include views of six gardens, a guest house, a greenhouse and a writer's retreat, a manly man cave and 18 various rooms, most done with elegance, grace and cheerful color schemes and some with a touch of whimsy.

Retro reality: Seattle looks back as life goes forward

Winners and losers: Commies with errant missles, hookers getting close to the White House, fears of a nuclear test. And all of it while Seattle celebrates a 50-year-old event. Is this the Mad Men, Part Deux?

Home decor on the cheap

Some inexpensive ways to improve your home.

From sweets to bling, last-minute Mother's Day gifts

It's not too late! You still have time to make mom happy with these fabulous, affordable finds.

HouseWorks: Home decor on the cheap

So you’ve closed on your very first house.