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Many might have passed over this sad vintage sofa, but not Janet. She had glam plans for this junk shop find, including a BIG seat refresh:

Architects, Fashion, Automotive, industrial and graphic designers alike often turn to the Arts for inspiration to create something novel. How innovative is the global art scene of today and is art still the best domain i...

The FBI formally accused the North Korean leadership of hacking into Sony Pictures last month, but one of the few Americans to ever set foot in the isolated country thinks U.S. investigators got it totally wrong.

Alexander Wang is the latest fashion designer to design furniture. His three piece capsule collection for the Italian design company Poltrona Frau debuts in February, and includes a $8,8oo leather beanbag chair and a bar...

I'm all for supporting new opera, but why put limits on it? This has been, to date, my biggest question about the Washington National Opera's American Opera Initiative. Now in its third year, the initiative commissions y...

Cynthia's Sunny Accents Now that I have my own home and family to care for, the things my mother taught me about cleaning are not only valuable because they came from her, but because they are nuggets of wisdom probably ...

First comes love.Then comes marriage.Then comes a breakup in a highly publicized media frenzy carriage.

First comes love. Then comes marriage. Then comes a breakup in a highly publicized media frenzy carriage. That process is in the works for actress Mandy Moore and musician Ryan Adams, who live in a world where the decisi...

Sylvia Soumah was just 10 years old when she met Carla Perlo at an after-school program in Cincinnati. Perlo was a spunky D.C. native trying to teach dance, and Soumah was a precocious kid who wouldn't sit still.

If good relationships are built on trust, the bond between the St. Lawrence String Quartet and composer John Adams is a marriage made in chamber music heaven. Adams has written three pieces for the group, which gave the ...

Name: Jessica & Zak Location: Brooklyn, New York My husband Zak and I have a 1200 square foot home in Brooklyn, New York. We are both creative people (I am a designer and art director, he is a cinematographer). We love i...

Looks as if Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe's efforts to woo TV and movie projects to his state is paying off -- a new, as-yet-unnamed PBS drama series is set to shoot in and around Richmond.It's being billed as a Civil Wa...

Lauren Conrad's globally-focused The Little Market launched their olive wood collection this week. Made by artisans in developing nations, the durable (and beautifully striped) serveware ranges from $10 to $46.

Renovation by: Vickiann of My Crappy House Location: Ronkonkoma, NY You may remember Vickiann from her amazing "real" brick wall she added by herself to her house to give it some seriously awesome architectural character...

Mr. West is in the building.Actually, Kanye and Kim were both in the building.

Name: Dani, Dave & Freddy (4 years old) Valentine Location: Coquitlam, British Columbia Size: 1,100 square feet Years lived in: 4 years; owned The Valentines live in Coquitlam, British Columbia which is about 25 minutes ...

In news regarding people-we-don't-usually-include-in-the-same-sentence, Rihanna and Kanye West have teamed up with Paul McCartney to create an acoustic song.It's called "FourFiveSeconds." The track isn't on YouTube yet, ...

In news regarding people-we-don’t-usually-include-in-the-same-sentence, Rihanna and Kanye West have teamed up with Paul McCartney to create an acoustic song. It’s called “FourFiveSeconds.” The track isn’t on Yo...

Wait, which one are the SAG Awards again? Next in the long march of award season, the Screen Actors Guild Awards is the only trophy show where actors (or at least, anyone in the SAG-AFTRA union) vote for each other in mo...

Wait, which one are the SAG Awards again? Next in the long march of award season, the Screen Actors Guild Awards is the only trophy show where actors (or at least, anyone in the SAG-AFTRA union) vote for each other in mo...

Kim & Scott's Fresh Reverie Sometimes being happier at home is less about changing your home than changing your mentality. These three videos contain some game-changing advice for people living in smaller spaces: ways to...

The United Nations has declared 2015 the International Year of Light in order to "highlight to the citizens of the world the importance of light and optical technologies in their lives, for their futures, and for the dev...