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How John Thomas and Dale Batchelor turned their Raleigh garden into a National Wildlife Federation Backyard Habitat.

Though most people remember her as Whitley Gilbert, the southern belle on "A Different World," actress Jasmine Guy has had an incredibly versatile career as an artist. A professional dancer and choreographer, Guy got her...

Chip It! Like this entry? Favorite it below! Name: Stephanie Location: Cincinnati, OH Division: Cool Inspiration for my palette: I wanted my bedroom to be calm and relaxing. I don't have a television in my bedroom, and i...

Chip It! Like this entry? Favorite it below! Name: Charell Location: New Orleans, LA Division: Light Inspiration for my palette: We were originally just going to paint the whole room gray, but it felt like it was missing...

The baby photos are in! A day after Chelsea Clinton gave birth to a baby girl, the Clintons tweeted out photos of the little bundle Saturday afternoon. "At 7:03 PM on September 26th, we finally met Charlotte," Chelsea Cl...

Name: Christine Hamilton Location: Dallas, Texas Nearly two years ago our little family moved from a tiny Manhattan apartment to an 1850 square foot 1950s ranch style home in Dallas, Texas. We live in a neighborhood call...

Chip It! Like this entry? Favorite it below! Name: Shaniqua Location: England England Division: International Inspiration for my palette: Adding quirky details to add style, I have original old wooden floorboards and wan...

While renovating an over 100-year-old Victorian sounds like fun, it's also a lot of work, which is why Lilly and her husband are tackling this home project room by room. They decided to fix this room up so they could use...

Chip It! Like this entry? Favorite it below! Name: Pratika Location: Sterling, VA Division: Dark Inspiration for my palette: Last summer, I went backpacking in Spain, Greece, and India. The environments that I was surrou...

This reporter probably should've seen "The Skeleton Twins" before he interviewed the film's stars, Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader. But if he had, we wouldn't have this hilariously awkward moment. News anchor Chris Parente s...

On Friday, the New York Film Festival screened the world premiere of "Gone Girl," David Fincher's adaptation of Gillian Flynn's best-seller. Starring Ben Affleck as Nick Dunne and Rosamund Pike as Amy, his wife who goes ...

Chip It! Like this entry? Favorite it below! Name: Melissa Location: Washington, DC Division: Cool Inspiration for my palette: I typically come up with a color scheme based on one particular item that I like, and go from...

Many great photographers -- including Paul Strand, Walker Evans, Gordon Parks, Milton Rogovin, Margaret Bourke-White, and Dorothea Lange (the subject of a recent PBS documentary) -- have used the camera as a weapon in th...

Name: Marlee Grace of Have Company Location: Avenue for the Arts; Downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan Size: 1,500 square feet Years lived in: 1 year; Rented Located on South Division, a street also called The Avenue for the ...

Chip It! Like this entry? Favorite it below! Name: Dorothy Location: Walnut Creek, CA Division: Warm Inspiration for my palette: The powder room is small and has no windows. I wanted it to feel special, with a hint of ol...

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We've provided no shortage of information on how to get a better night's sleep, with plenty of advice on how to outfit your bedroom to be the perfect rest place. But what about when you're on vacation? Or traveling for w...

Chip It! Like this entry? Favorite it below! Name: Jessica Location: Stephens City, VA Division: Cool Inspiration for my palette: I live up in the Shenandoah Valley but I grew up by the ocean and am still a beach girl at...

The Great Clinton Baby Watch of 2014 has finally come to a climax. On Friday, former first daughter Chelsea Clinton announced the birth of her first child, Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky. The happy news didn't come in a sta...

This sofa has seen better days. Honestly, it takes a lot of vision to think it's got any potential! Tinca took this sofa home and changed it for the better -- plus made it ultra functional for a home that happens to hous...

Chip It! Like this entry? Favorite it below! Name: Anna Location: New York, NY Division: Warm Inspiration for my palette: Something about walking into a bright and bold room always puts a smile on my face! I live in a st...

They say "beauty is pain," and a new video shows that's definitely true when it comes to tattooing. The video, part of the YouTube series Smarter Every Day, uses incredible slow-motion visuals to show the science behind ...