Everyone knows having your personal information hacked is a nightmare to be avoided. But with the myriad of advice out there, which advice is the best to follow? Thankfully, after attending a security panel with Google's Director of Security for Google Apps, Eran Feigenbaum, and Head of Chrome Security, Parisa Tabriz, I came away with a better understanding of practicing safe and secure habits online...

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As a designer, I've always got my eyes peeled for those little details that make a room stand out from the crowd. One such idea I'm loving lately? Wallpapered ceilings. This design trick is nothing new (we've talked about it here and here), but it's uncommon enough that it still feels fresh and innovative, not to mention whimsical. 

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Though his clients may be high-profile (the entire Kardashian clan, Ryan Seascrest, Michael C. Hall, America Ferrera), Jeff Andrews is, like the interiors he designs, very low-key. Perhaps it's a by-product of his former life —  as a choregrapher — but his knack for taking dramatic ideas and distilling them into their most livable components, rich with texture and layers of color, is his most recognizable signature.    

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A few years back...ok, make more than a decade ago, I purchased my first dedicated home theater audio system. It was a glorious behemoth of a system, with left, right, satellite surrounds, center, and get this...two discrete subwoofers. It was fine and dandy when I was sharing a large home with a then girlfriend. But then we broke up right before I moved from LA after accepting a job in San Francisco where I found myself in a 300 sq. ft. studio, situating such a system proved challenging... 

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This week marked my first-ever trip to the Brimfield Antique Show, the largest outdoor antique market in the world. With 20-plus fields and thousands of vendors, even a skilled bargain hunter like myself could use help from a veteran to navigate the six-day market. Here are eight tips for scoring deals and shopping outdoor shows like a pro.

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It's probably a good thing that I'm a renter. Because if I wasn't, I'd actually have to decide on a kitchen design. And with all of the options out there, how would I ever choose?? If you are planning a renovation (or just day dreaming!), here are just a few of the spaces that I find inspiring - find your favorites and pin away!

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Our favorite designy temporary tattoos have some temporary new digs. Tattly vending machines are touring New York City retailers, dispensing stick-on ink for just a quarter. There are Tattly Randomizers currently at West Elm, Makerbot, and the IFC Center, and they will be traveling to different venues through July. 

In other news, the only Delaware Frank Lloyd Wright house is for sale, and check out a fun Google Maps guessing game. See the headlines after the jump.

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Canadians take a lot of ribbing, but one look at Tamara Kaye-Honey's work will put an end to that. The former Northerner, who moved to Los Angeles in 2003,  quickly made a name for herself. This is a woman who knows what she's doing.  Her interiors are traditional without being stuffy, she knows how to use a vintage piece without getting mired in the vernacular of the past, and she has a former fashion buyer's flair for mixing pattern and shape without it looking overly theatrical or clownish. You were saying?

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Do you have a love affair with home office supplies? A penchant for color? There's a whole rainbow spectrum of colors to brighten up your workspace, from stationery to peripheral accessories...

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