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 *
  MILLER DEAN
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/07/2006		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC [WSM]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3250 VAN NESS AVE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP-CHIEF SUPPLY CHAIN OFFICER
 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 3,298
I
by Managed Account (1)

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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) 07/24/2001 07/24/2010 Common Stock 10,000 (2) $ 17.9688 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 10/09/2001 10/09/2010 Common Stock 20,000 (3) $ 9.5 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 12/01/2001 12/01/2010 Common Stock 20,000 (4) $ 8.3125 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 03/27/2002 03/27/2011 Common Stock 4,000 (5) $ 13.66 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 04/03/2003 04/03/2012 Common Stock 4,800 (6) $ 22.47 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 04/01/2004 04/01/2013 Common Stock 12,000 (7) $ 21.8 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 06/30/2005 06/30/2014 Common Stock 30,000 (8) $ 32.39 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 05/27/2006 05/27/2015 Common Stock 30,000 (9) $ 38.84 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 08/16/2006 08/16/2015 Common Stock 10,000 (10) $ 43.04 D  
Restricted Stock Units 01/31/2010 01/31/2011 Common Stock 40,000 (11) $ 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
MILLER DEAN
3250 VAN NESS AVE
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109		       EVP-CHIEF SUPPLY CHAIN OFFICER  

Signatures

Nicolas de Porcel, Attorney-In-Fact for Dean A. Miller 07/17/2006
**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 reporting person owns $110,676 in the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 401(k) Plan, based on a statement dated July 7, 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 $33.55, the closing price of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. common stock on July 7, 2006.
(2) The original grant was for 50,000 stock options. The stock options vest and become exercisable in five equal installments commencing on July 24, 2001.
(3) The stock options vest and become exercisable in five equal installments commencing on October 9, 2001.
(4) The stock options vest and become exercisable in five equal installments commencing on December 1, 2001.
(5) The original grant was for 20,000 stock options. The stock options vest and become exercisable in five equal installments commencing on March 27, 2002.
(6) The original grant was for 12,000 stock options. The stock options vest and become exercisable in five equal installments commencing on April 3, 2003.
(7) The original grant was for 20,000 stock options. The stock options vest and become exercisable in five equal installments commencing on April 1, 2004.
(8) The stock options vest and become exercisable in five equal installments commencing on June 30, 2005.
(9) The stock options vest and become exercisable in five equal installments commencing on May 27, 2006.
(10) The stock options vest and become exercisable in five equal installments commencing on August 16, 2006.
(11) The restricted stock units vest in two equal annual installments on January 31, 2010 and January 31, 2011, subject to Williams-Sonoma, Inc. achieving certain performance goals. Vested shares will be delivered to the reporting person upon vesting or the end of the deferral period, if applicable.

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