No one would call a mass-produced torchiere floor lamp a masterpiece, but one Redditor was inspired to get artsy. Using paint pens and a basic lamp that cost less than $10, s/he recreated Vincent Van Gough's Starry Night on the plastic shade. Way to think outside the big box!

I say, "the more, the merrier" when it comes to outlets in the kitchen. Whipping up a serious Sunday dinner is made a bit easier when you can plug in the mixer, bread maker, and food processor at the same time. But a backsplash spotted with bright white outlets and covers can be kind of an eyesore.

I have a thing for shelving the same way some people have a thing for shoes. The shelves themselves are a functional necessity — they free up valuable floor space and make for a more organized appearance. At the same time, shelving provides a great chance to show off your personality, either by providing a place to display cherished objects or, as with these images, by showing off some clearly clever storage solutions. 

I'm finally assembling a photo book from my wedding, which happened this time last year (the first anniversary is paper, so it's cool, my parents haven't printed their choices of photos from that day either). Working on a photo book has gotten me thinking about what it means to have a tangible compilation of important photos versus one that only lives on your computer.

You can hang art on your walls, or you can adhere it to your walls. With the returning popularity of wallpaper, artistic options are expanding, including hand-drawn patterns and scenes. Check out 4 chic designers that are drawing on the walls:

This reclaimed picnic table comes courtesy of the Instructables Green Design contest. Katie Jackson and Lilah Crews-Pless submitted a tutorial for a table and bench set made entirely of scrap wood (minus the table legs, which were purchased new). Besides the simple and sustainable design, the best feature of this table is what's inside it...

I've recently become color-dipping obsessed. I want to dip everything! From my kitchen table to my dog (I won't—don't worry). It spices up even the most boring furniture and adds a subtle pop of color. Here are a few of my favorite DIY color-dipping projects from around the web!

I was recently repotting some plants with my mom, and she passed along a useful tip: save your old broken or chipped terracotta pots. You can break them into smaller pieces and use them for drainage at the bottom of a new pot. You'll be diverting broken pots from a landfill, and terracotta is relatively light, so it will not add much weight.

All it takes are some leaves (and perhaps even weeds) from your yard to create these beautiful and simple prints as an homage to spring. Find out how after the jump!

I bet many of you out there grew up with a few Sunset home and garden books around the house. They've been longtime staples of gardeners and DIYers throughout the years, presenting daydream-inducing photos with informative guidance for beginner and expert gardeners alike. This new digital edition takes everything I loved about Sunset publications and migrates it over to the iPad, integrating 30 how-to videos, interactive links, and more than a 100 slideshows of high res photos to swipe through before, during, and after planting...