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I always find that painting is (relatively) easy and affordable, once you've selected your colors, but the process of getting your choices narrowed down is the lion's share of the work (and for those of us prone to fretting over design decisions, the potential stress, as well). Here is one new solution...

You know we're not done talking about this show quite yet. If you've been watching along with me, you know that the last five minutes of the finale left us with a huge twist: winner Tim was disqualified due to some troubling similarities between his winning desk and the work of European designer Simon Schatz. If you haven't seen the two desks in question, I took some pictures of my TV so let's talk about it.

It looks like Google+ is going the way of Wave (and Buzz and Orkut). Google is phasing out its latest social network in favor of Google Photos, for all your pictures, and Google Streams, for your Facebook-esque updates.

Name: Eloise (2 months old)
Location: Queens, New York

We are living in a typical 3-bedroom Queens house which means the third bedroom is a shoebox with no closet. So we set out to create as much storage as possible without filling up every inch of the room. We really wanted this room to feel magical and inspirational - you'll see little nods to our favorite wizards here and there. We are so happy with how it turned out!

I found myself in the vicinity of my favorite thrift store just before the doors opened recently, and while I wasn't hardcore enough to stand in the sub-zero cold with the other bargain hunters, I made it in early enough to find this lovely hairpin Frankenstein-ish desk.

Name: Beata & Gerrit
Location: Almere, near Amsterdam, The Netherlands

We love the modern Bauhaus-type square block of our non-traditional Dutch row-house in Almere, right near Amsterdam. It’s a two-bedroom bungalow with a small enclosed patio. Gerrit grew up near here and my original home is Duesseldorf, Germany, which is only a 2-hour drive away. After having lived in the U.S. and in Italy I'm quite happy to have put down roots in this all-new town in Holland during the last 12 years.

Ryan & Stephanie's Light-Filled Wicker Park Apartment

How you spend your days, as the saying goes, is how you spend your life. And because work takes up such a huge chunk of many of our lives, it’s worth examining the other chunks — the small moments in the evenings after work — to see how one might improve that time so you’re not just living for the weekends.

Safety is complicated; Economist Intelligence Unit's Safe Cities Index 2015 ranked 50 cities using 40 indicators across 4 categories: digital security, health security, infrastructure safety, and personal safety. Tokyo topped the list, whereas New York came in 10th, making it the safest city in the US.

During the month of March, we're gathering some of our best problem solvers together into master "Home Remedies" posts to help you make your home healthier, solving one problem at a time. Today, we're here to help you tackle something that exists in just about every home: the dreaded BIG blank wall. This first aid kit is filled with affordable ideas and inspirations to un-boring yours, whether you choose to diy or buy...

Kai and Dan's Lovingly Restored Brownstone Flat

Last year I was able to visit New York City for the first time, and I found it to be glorious. As we wandered from bagel shop to art museum to ribbon store, I exclaimed, "This would be such a great place to be a little old lady someday! I mean, a rich little old lady..."