• The White House announced a National Day of Civic Hacking. I’m sure I have some coding smarties reading — consider helping out, will you?

• This is the world’s largest cave. It was discovered only a few years ago.

• Who knew ‘Losing my Religion‘ could sound so upbeat?

• A look at the ubiquitous IKEA Expedit. (Do you have one, too? We have three.)

• New SimCity March 5! Um, don’t expect any exceptional blog posts that week from me. I’ll be building my metropolis.

• Get the family all matchy-matchy for Valentine’s Day (and beyond).

• Brilliant: Crafty “Heart Attacks.”

• Nothing like shaking a camel to bring a little fun to the table.

• Get the look: a living room with pops of color.

• My favorite Valentine’s Day gifts for kids are in the new issue of To & From.

• Warning: you may want to pick up a few new things for your home after you look at this roundup.

• These paper flowers are pretty cute, yes?

• These images of Detroit — past and present mashed together — are fascinating.

• Behold! The power of knowing how to make clothes work for your body.

• Such a sweet video. Oh, how I want to go to Paris.

• The secret to Tina Fey’s success? Say yes, and figure it out later. (I’ve done that a lot lately — it works.)

• Sing it with me now! “I will be right here, waiting for you…”

• Consider this my take on the Golden Globes’ best-dressed list. (Plus, inspired looks that actually work for real life!)

• Here’s how to make your plain doors look a whole lot better.

• Neon is best in teeny tiny doses.

• Gorgeous brass lamps. I’ve been considering replacing the old $10 floor lamp in the library with this cantilevered one, but I haven’t decided if the other one bothers me enough to swap it out.

• The Reconstructionists is the new year-long collaboration between Lisa Congdon and Maria Popova, celebrating remarkable women. Beauty, substance, and inspiration to come throughout the year.

• A Lively sneak peek.

• I didn’t see JD Samson’s article about the financial struggle behind being a professional musician until now. It’s a fascinating read.

• Street art meets internet gifs. Whoa.

• “Fashion is the attempt to evade that principle: to be the echo of someone else’s success and, therefore, to create nothing that might create an echo of its own.”
  — Jeffrey Eugenides’ advice to young writers in The New Yorker

• There are such tempting new sofas on the market right now. (Murphy, you will be mine…)

• Get the look: a sweet blue laundry room.

• A teeny tiny retro TV is just what you need to make reminders a whole lot more adorable.

• Want more storage in the dining room but don’t want to spend a lot on a hutch or credenza? How about lining up two low bookshelves?

• Wanna play with Charlie from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia? You can! In paper doll form. (Lots of others, too.)

• New Year’s resolutions from the design community.

• Two years to write a joke? I love that Jerry Seinfeld puts so much thought into his work.

• NPR’s 50 wonderful things from the year in pop culture.

• Citizens of Tempe, Arizona: Prepare yourselves for deliciousness from Chicago.

• Why are all of cleaning tools so garish? They ought to be stylish and affordable.

• Gold flatware is the prettiest flatware, yes? It’s also among the most expensive, unfortunately, but I did find a few affordable options (among the much pricier sets). I’m crushing hard on that rose gold…

• These have me ready to put a bird on it. Again.

• I’m so happy for John and Sherry, and their new lighting collection! I wish them all the best.

• On the lookout for a pretty 2013 calendar? Here are some of the best ones out there right now.

• I found knockoff Kate Spade glitter ‘Charm’ shoes at less than 1/3 the price.

• These leather tassel clutches come in such cute colors! The pink one is on its way to me.

• I wrote all about my laundry room redo. I’m still thankful every time I go down there to have a cute, NOT-SCARY place to do laundry.

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