Ursula's amazing nanny of over four years is starring in a new show on Cinemax called "The Girls Guide to Depravity," from which comes the memorable line, "The best way to get over a guy is to get under a new guy." It was a good reminder to me that amidst all the politics of dating, as an apartment therapist, I think that the BEST way to catch the person you want is to have a fantastic bedroom. Your bedroom is the clearest expression of how you are feeling about yourself right now and is bathed in your pheromones. Are they hot or cold?

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Ombre is all the rage and we've seen it work well using paint in a nursery before. But what about using 3 tones of fabric and some cotton batten?

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I can across this DIY post the other day on my Pinterest feed (yes, I'm addicted but I'm fairly certain I'm not the only one) and felt like it was worth sharing here. Elsie Larson of A Beautiful Mess created this easy tutorial on how to turn a thrift store find into a colorful, graphic piece of wall art. More

This master bedroom needed a modern update and some TLC in order to transform it from drab 1980's tract style into a sleek and sophisticated sanctuary. More

Do you know any real-life morning people? The kind who hop out of bed five minutes before the alarm and immediately spring into alertness? If you're like me, those people are exotic objects of your envy, while you try to will yourself to sleep at night and have a stress injury from hitting the snooze button too much. Sleep researchers say the most important sleep and wake-up cue for your body is light. Is the light in your life messing up your sleep cycle? More

I love the streamlined look of long or oversized bolster pillows and lumbar pillows both on the bed and on the sofa. More streamlined and tailored than a gaggle of smaller throw pillows, a single long rectangular pillow also means much less to clean up when the pillow(s) inevitably end up on the floor! Buy your favorite fabric and make your own pillow cover (as done in Image 3) or buy one of the pillows profiled below, which range from super budget to super pricey. More

Sometimes it's the little gestures that can have as great an impact as the big ones. Here are five ideas for small gestures that will remind your loved one how you feel about them, any day of the year. More

As much as I laugh at the episode of 30 Rock where Liz Lemon is carrying multiple bags from the Container Store and declaring how neat she's going to be and how wonderful that will make her, it's true that accomplishing a big organizational project feels really good. A few months ago I succeeded in installing a closet system, and here's a bit of what I can share about the process. More

We've taken a look at many a tufted upholstery project in the past, but not many take the time to document every single step along the way. This transformation is fit for a king with its new purple hue. Want to see what it looks like now? More

One of my daily blog reads is Manhattan style writer and mom-extraordinaire, Joanna Goddard's, A Cup of Jo. I'm always excited for her posts about interior design and this one was especially fun because it was about her own home and workspace. More