Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  Harvey Richard A.
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/25/2010		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC [WSM]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3250 VAN NESS AVENUE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
PRESIDENT WS BRAND
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 18,996
I
by Managed Account

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (1) 04/01/2013 Common Stock 5,600 $ 21.8 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (1) 04/03/2012 Common Stock 3,200 $ 22.47 D  
Restricted Stock Units   (1)   (1) Common Stock 63,082 $ (2) D  
Stock Settled Stock Appreciation Right (SSAR)   (1) 11/07/2018 Common Stock 75,000 $ 8.56 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Harvey Richard A.
3250 VAN NESS AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109		       PRESIDENT WS BRAND  

Signatures

By: Attorney-in-Fact: Laurel Pies For: Richard A. Harvey 02/19/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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 stock option for 5,600 shares listed in Table II is fully vested. The stock option for 3,200 shares listed in Table II is fully vested. The 63,082 restricted stock units listed in Table II vest as follows: 20,000 units vest on 1/31/2010 5,685 units vest on 4/10/2010 20,000 units vest on 1/31/2011 4,151 units vest on 4/10/2011 2,688 units vest on 4/10/2012 10,558 units vest on 5/2/2012 The stock option for 75,000 shares listed in Table II will vest in equal parts on 11/7/2010, 11/7/2011, 11/7/2012.
(2) Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of WSM common stock.

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