Check out all of the inspiring submissions to the GOOD magazine “Design a Livable Street” Contest. Here are two of the many wonderful candidates:

By Chris Malloy:

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By Shaun Smakal:

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Go check out the rest of the entries here.

All images courtesy of GOOD magazine. Winners will be announced on May 18th.

I’m still downloading my Tuscany pictures, so I figured I’d share a few here. If you want to give your house a little curb appeal, why not try some of the following tricks?

How about some peek-a-boo squares for a few busts?

Or a crazy light fixture invoving poultry?

A statement doorknocker?

Some potted blooms?

or some Wisteria?

I have just returned from a week in Tuscany, kicking and screaming; I could have stayed forever, though we did leave right before the mosquitos arrived. I thought I’d share the most charming garage I have ever seen in my life:

I’m off to the nursery to buy some yellow roses now! Ciao!

By now we all know that Domino magazine and website are long gone, but by no means are they forgotten, no, no! Luckily for all of us crazed Domino fans, the folks at Simon & Schuster are helping to preserve the memory of such a great resource by providing DP with two Domino books to give away.

To enter: Comment on this posting with a EULOGY commemorating Domino mag. Eulogies will be accepted up until midnight PST on Thursday, May 14th and the two winners will be chosen at random and announced on Friday the 15th. Have fun and get creative.

My boyfriend might kick me in the shins for posting this, but I have to share our most recent bathroom before and after project. We have a very very small bathroom with an old old clawfoot tub. I love the vintage look of our tub but without a doubt it needed a little tlc. So, we patched some holes and brought out the black paint…

Here is the before:

The transformation process:

The after!

Amazing the difference a little dab of black paint can make. She’s a beauty again!