I'm excited to present a post from one of my favorite sites, ShelterPop! This new concept store by the retailer Nordstrom donates 100% of its profits to charities in New York. Last Friday was the official opening date of Treasure & Bond, a loft-like lifestyle store by the Seattle-based retailer Nordstrom. We scoped out the shop and quickly understood why it's being applauded by Read more

I'm excited to present a post from one of my favorite sites, ShelterPop! We've learned what a mess says about you, but have you considered the impact of where that mess is located? Author and environmental psychologist Sally Augustin, PhD sheds some light on this surprising revelation. (And yes, we've learned lots from this!) Mess location: The entrywayChances are you are: Extroverted"A mess in Read more

I'm excited to present a post from one of my favorite sites, ShelterPop! After reading about former pro-skater Pierre-André Senizergues's fully-skateable house in the New York Times, we had to take a closer look. "Skating has a strong relation with architecture," architect Francois Perrin told the Times. "[Skateboarders] adapt themselves to public space and outdoor furniture. A skater, when Read more

I'm excited to present a post from one of my favorite sites, ShelterPop! Peek inside the new Facebook office and see how you can re-create the modern, electric-hued look at home. When we heard Facebook moved to new, fancier digs, we had all sorts of visions. Would it be all decked out in blue, the site's signature color? Would there be concept furniture like "Like" button-shaped chairs and Read more

I'm excited to present a post from one of my favorite sites, ShelterPop! Feeling frazzled from work even after you walk in your front door? That's no good. Six designers tell us how to make your home a stress-free zone. We've already explored how your home can make you look younger and help you wake up early. Now, we're putting it to work again. We reached out to the New York Design Center's Read more

I'm excited to present a post from one of my favorite sites, ShelterPop! Looking for a pattern fix? The brand new Hotel Missoni in Kuwait has 18 floors fully decked out in Missoni prints, from the lobby furniture to the room's bathrobes. While Missoni's about to hit mass market America with their upcoming Target collection, they're still keeping their high-end fans happy with the launch of the Read more

I'm excited to present a post from one of my favorite sites, ShelterPop! Rumor has it that the couple's Beverly Hills house is on the market for $49 million.It's hard to imagine why Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi-DeGeneres would want to sell their enormous estate. After buying the 12,000-square-foot house for $29 million in 2007, the pair spent 2008 buying three adjacent properties, so they Read more

I'm excited to present a post from one of my favorite sites, ShelterPop! The shelter magazine Editor-in-Chief talks about the importance of great light, motivating yourself to clean and how he chooses the houses that appear in ELLE DÉCOR. Last week when I toured the ELLE DÉCOR Modern Life Concept House, Michael Boodro kindly sat down to answer my nosy questions. Want to eavesdrop on the Read more

I'm excited to present a post from one of my favorite sites ShelterPop! Fashion muse and self-proclaimed "geratric starlet" Iris Apfel's apartment is overflowing with personal style (and an incredible antiques collection). Take a peek: While Iris Apfel wears many hats — muse, jewelry designer, Old World Weavers co-founder, street style icon — it's her star turn as interior decorator that's Read more

I'm excited to present a post from one of our favorite sites, ShelterPop! The tennis star lists her Miami Beach home for $9.4 million. But we're more concerned with what's outside her house: That perfect pool and bordering lake.Dear Anna, So I hear you're done with that 6,600-square-foot house of yours. Ah, on to bigger and better things, right? Especially once you pocket the $9.4 million you're Read more