Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
ALBER LAURA
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC [WSM] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
PRESIDENT PB BRANDS
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3250 VAN NESS AVENUE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/29/2006
(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 03/29/2006   M   6,000 A $ 16.25 8,000 D  
Common Stock 03/29/2006   S   6,000 D $ 42.5 2,000 D  
Common Stock 03/29/2006   M   13,400 A $ 9.4688 15,400 D  
Common Stock 03/29/2006   S   13,400 D $ 42.5 2,000 D  
Common Stock 03/29/2006   M   2,200 A $ 9.4688 4,200 D  
Common Stock 03/29/2006   S   2,200 D $ 42.54 2,000 D  
Common Stock 03/29/2006   M   5,400 A $ 8.9375 7,400 D  
Common Stock 03/29/2006   S   5,400 D $ 42.54 2,000 D  
Common Stock 03/29/2006   M   11,900 A $ 8.9375 13,900 D  
Common Stock 03/29/2006   S   11,900 D $ 42.55 2,000 D  
Common Stock 03/29/2006   M   12,700 A $ 8.9375 14,700 D  
Common Stock 03/29/2006   S   12,700 D $ 42.56 2,000 D  
Common Stock 03/29/2006   M   16,500 A $ 13.85 18,500 D  
Common Stock 03/29/2006   S   16,500 D $ 42.56 2,000 D  
Common Stock 03/29/2006   M   6,600 A $ 13.85 8,600 D  
Common Stock 03/29/2006   S   6,600 D $ 42.57 2,000 D  
Common Stock 03/29/2006   M   300 A $ 13.85 2,300 D  
Common Stock 03/29/2006   S   300 D $ 42.67 2,000 D  
Common Stock 03/29/2006   J   160 A $ 42.5 6,301 I by Managed Account (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 8.9375 03/29/2006   M     5,400 11/29/2001 11/29/2010 Common Stock 5,400 $ 42.54 24,600 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 8.9375 03/29/2006   M     11,900 11/29/2001 11/29/2010 Common Stock 11,900 $ 42.55 12,700 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 8.9375 03/29/2006   M     12,700 11/29/2001 11/29/2010 Common Stock 12,700 $ 42.56 0 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 9.4688 03/29/2006   M     13,400 03/07/2001 03/07/2010 Common Stock 13,400 $ 42.5 2,200 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 9.4688 03/29/2006   M     2,200 03/07/2001 03/07/2010 Common Stock 2,200 $ 42.54 0 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 13.85 03/29/2006   M     16,500 03/19/2002 03/19/2011 Common Stock 16,500 $ 42.56 303,500 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 13.85 03/29/2006   M     6,600 03/19/2002 03/19/2011 Common Stock 6,600 $ 42.57 296,900 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 13.85 03/29/2006   M     300 03/19/2002 03/19/2011 Common Stock 300 $ 42.67 296,600 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 16.25 03/29/2006   M     6,000 07/06/2000 07/06/2009 Common Stock 6,000 $ 42.5 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ALBER LAURA
3250 VAN NESS AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109		       PRESIDENT PB BRANDS  

Signatures

 By: Nicolas de Porcel, Attorney-in-Fact For: Laura J. Alber   03/31/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The reporting person owns $267,808 in the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. stock fund under the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Associate Stock Incentive Plan (ASIP), a 401(k) plan, based on a statement dated March 29, 2006. The number of shares indirectly owned and noted on Table I was calculated by dividing the amount owned in the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. stock fund by $42.50, the closing price of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. common stock on March 29, 2006.

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