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Tour the 2013 Kips Bay Decorator Show House

The 41st annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House opened recently on Manhattan's Upper East Side.

The 41st annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House opened recently on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Not only is the house brimming over with amazing rooms and inspiring decorating ideas, but it also supports a good cause — all proceeds go to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Since 1973, designers have been transforming a different Manhattan luxury residence with art, innovative design, beautiful furniture, and design ideas into the Kips Bay Decorator Show House, and this year is a stunner. Keep clicking to take a tour of the home, and then buy your tickets to visit Kips Bay between now and June 4!

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Steal the Style: Sleek and Modern Swedish Home

With open rooms, warm wooden furnishings, and streamlined design, this Swedish listing has a cool style worth copying.

With open rooms, warm wooden furnishings, and streamlined design, this Swedish listing has a cool style worth copying. Currently on the market for $2.3 million, the three-story home has a minimalist look that combines a variety of materials and textures. If you're hoping to update your home for Spring, then take a tour of this stunning Swedish property, and check out similar pieces to steal the style for your own space!

Source: Sotheby's
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Celebrate Earth Day With Gorgeous Green Homes From Around the World

Sustainable design has many facets.

Sustainable design has many facets. Whether it's incorporating unique architecture that maximizes light exposure, furnishing with reclaimed materials, or reducing carbon emissions with green power, these houses showcase the best in innovative eco practices and stunning design. Many of them are also fittingly located in breathtaking environments, where farmlands, seashores, and jungles complement the sleek architectural frames of these modern homes. If you're looking to incorporate eco elements into your own home through a remodel or are simply curious about the diversity of sustainable design, you'll definitely want to peruse this impressive collection of homes!

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Matt Damon Is Selling His Miami Home

For $20 million, you can buy your own endless Summer — and Matt Damon's Miami pad.

For $20 million, you can buy your own endless Summer — and Matt Damon's Miami pad. Almost too good to be true, this waterfront home boasts over 12,000 square feet, not including the pool and guest house. Plus, with panoramic views, a swimming pool, and a private dock, it's quite the entertaining pad. Just the fact that the Damon-Affleck duo probably spent their Summers here is enough of a reason to take a peek inside this Miami mansion.

Source: Getty Images, Coldwell Banker Real Estate

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House Tour: Designer Sheridan French's Elegantly Exotic Texas Abode

It's no surprise that designer Sheridan French's Texas home is infused with the same layered prints, exuberant colors, and exotic influences that her collections are synonymous with.

It's no surprise that designer Sheridan French's Texas home is infused with the same layered prints, exuberant colors, and exotic influences that her collections are synonymous with. After spending years as a student and model in Europe, Sheridan landed a job at Prada's London Press Office but continued to create her own collections on the side. It wasn't until Sheridan returned to her hometown of Fort Worth, TX, to raise a family that her lifelong dream of developing her own label, Sheridan French, came to fruition.

As a line previously dedicated to fashion – think shift dresses, tunics, and shorts with a luxury resort twist – Sheridan French now carries equally exquisite home goods. We asked the Southern style maven to let us peek into her vibrantly decorated home to get a sense of how she melds fashion and interior design, both professionally and personally.

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Steal the Style: Contemporary Craftsman Cottage

When a classic craftsman mixes modern pieces with worldly accents, it gives us a few ideas of our own.

When a classic craftsman mixes modern pieces with worldly accents, it gives us a few ideas of our own. Unique pieces, abstract art, and pops of color stand out against the home's original architecture and neutral palette in an effortless manner. Keeping the entertainer in mind, focal points like an intimate bar and built-in lounge stand out. Tour some of our favorite rooms, and steal the style of interior designer Stuart Gilchrist with a few key pieces for your home!

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Link Love: An Apartment That Keeps Company and Cocktails in Mind!

This NYC apartment is geared toward company and cocktails — Architectural Digest Tips to (finally) get your home's paint color right!

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Oh La La! Step Inside a Stunning Parisian Property

With rich colors, bold furnishings, and elegant details, this striking Parisian apartment is the very picture of French glamour.

With rich colors, bold furnishings, and elegant details, this striking Parisian apartment is the very picture of French glamour. Currently on the market for $8.8 million, the beautiful property is located in the eighth arrondissement on the fashionable rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré. The apartment features eye-catching patterns and vintage accents for a unique, old-meets-new style, and each room takes on a personality of its own thanks to a range of surprising details. Take a look to find decorating inspiration for your space!

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Steal the Style: Elegant Milanese Apartment

In honor of Milan Fashion Week, we're highlighting a beautiful Milan property that blends classic furnishings with contemporary accents for a fresh, steal-worthy style.

In honor of Milan Fashion Week, we're highlighting a beautiful Milan property that blends classic furnishings with contemporary accents for a fresh, steal-worthy style. Rich color palettes, sophisticated pieces, and gilded details give the apartment a cool, eclectic design — and we're sharing plenty of modern pieces to help you copy the look. Step inside this striking Milan property for styling inspiration!

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A House Almost as Handsome as Ryan Gosling

The opening of Safe Haven has us reminiscing about all the beautiful beach homes and plantation properties in Nicholas Sparks's past film adaptations.
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The opening of Safe Haven has us reminiscing about all the beautiful beach homes and plantation properties in Nicholas Sparks's past film adaptations. The one closest to our hearts? The breathtaking house that Noah (Ryan Gosling) builds for Allie (Rachel McAdams) in The Notebook, of course.

Inspired by the film's romantic setting, we browsed properties in Charleston, SC, and came across this similarly gorgeous home. The Bennett-Hayne House dates back to 1800 and features two tiered porches with Tuscan columns, a carriage house, and lovely expansive gardens. The only thing missing is a lake and Ryan Gosling rowing a canoe.

Source: Sotheby's