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A lot of women's sneakers are just not aesthetically pleasing to me. The colors are bland and I am just not into white shoes. The white shoe problem goes all the way back to Middle School when super white sneakers made you stand out in a dorky way. White shoes were just uncool, and you had to make your new shoes look dirty. Enter the Nike iD and our time as shoe designers has finally Read more
For model Liya Kebede, Cannes feels like magic. "It gets into you the minute you arrive here," she said this morning. "It's very glamorous, and I like that it's very international as well. You see all these different people from all over the world coming with their films, which is great." It's been a big year for Liya, who was named a L'Oréal Paris brand ambassador last June and is making Read more
A new kind of design competition in New York has just caught our eye. A new MetroLoft luxury building, 116 John St., got creative and hosted its very own interior design competition. Six up-and-coming designers traveled to the building and put their personal touches on model homes. Each of the designs is absolutely lovely, and interior design extraordinaire Deborah Berke is going to have a tough Read more
Designing a nursery can be tough when you're expecting, so how about a little inspiration? Browse the mood boards (provided by MyColortopia.com's Lindsay Ballard, Nicole Balch, and Melissa Michaels) by clicking the image on the left. Then tell us your favorite in a comment below for a chance to win a $2,500 Walmart gift card so you can paint and furnish your own nursery, courtesy of Glidden® Read more
Paying for college is such a complex issue. LearnVest helps simplify it by answering some key questions in regard to paying tuition. If you believe everything you read, then you might think you need to be a Rockefeller to have kids. That, of course, isn't the case. Yes, kids are expensive, and thinking about paying for a college education can be scary and frustrating . . . but that's where we Read more
Need a neutral? These glass lamps are incredibly versatile. — Houzz Love farmers markets? See if your favorite farmers market made this list of the best.— Country Living Take a peek inside celebrity designer Jeff Andrews's gorgeous home. — Curbed See why this Top Design alum loves to use Pinterest. — Stylelist Home Tired of cliche cruises? These eco-oriented adventure vacations are Read more
We love reinventing furniture and creating our own DIY projects by using IKEA products as the basis for our new designs. Now, we want to see how you would personalize your IKEA products and style your space. We're hosting a Pinterest contest giving you a chance to show us what IKEA products you would customize and what inspiration you would use to style it —think colorblocking, fabric swatches, Read more
As part of our Styled by You $500 Giveaway with IKEA, Angela and I have been applying simple techniques to reenvision some of our favorite IKEA products. Today, I'm sharing another of my projects. These URSULA Cushion Covers ($13 each) are made from a rough-woven ramie fabric and feature a cute gray striped lining. They seem like a perfect option for adding floor seating for a Summer picnic or Read more
Uncooperative Spring weather can be the perfect excuse to experiment with alternatives to outdoor entertaining, like an elegant indoor picnic. Matthew David Hopkins, Creative Director of 360 Design Events, insists it's the best way to meld the laid-back feel of outdoor entertaining with the glamour of indoor dining. Impressed by his stunning Indian-inspired picnic spread, we grilled him on the Read more
Welcome to a new season of The Bachelorette, everyone! First of all, is anyone else as excited as I am to see Emily Maynard take the reigns, or roses, as it were? She is sweet as apple pie and I don't know anyone that doesn't love a Southern belle, least of all the gentlemen vying for her affections. I use the term "gentlemen" lightly, as several of them displayed relatively ungentlemanly Read more
