There are so many great places to stay when traveling, whether they be easy on the wallet, easy on the eyes or easy on our backs as we enjoy a relaxing massage. I’m going to make more of an effort to share lodging that’s full of great design with you as it crosses my path. In honor of Liz Lemon, we’re going to christen this column “I Want to Go to There.” Sadly, this amazing hotel did not cross my literal path, but rather entered my life via an email from Jetsetter.com, which is always full of tempting trips I wish I could take.

Forget the bat cave, this hotel was formerly a house of bedrooms, carved out of a cave in Cappadocia, Turkey.

Common areas even have wi-fi, though unless you are booking a local hot air balloon ride online, being on your laptop at a place as beautiful as this should be a crime.

Turkish interior designer superstar Halide Didem designed the beautiful and exotic rooms. She layered bright colors, luxe fabrics, metallic finishes and exotic shapes atop neutral and natural base of textures, a design lesson we can all take a note from.

Beautiful terraces give guests a chance to soak in the views from a luxurious perch.

Cave bedrooms are a combination of rough-hewn walls that form a cozy room with sumptuous linens; the perfect combination for a great night’s sleep.

Are there any areas or hotels on your dream trip list? Please let us know about them in the comments section!

All images from Hezen Cave Hotel

Madison’s happy papa Jay reports “I am a very stylish person, as is my wife and my house.  Our cat is not, but she does need a quality litter box that plays its part in our excellent life.  If you live a modern life, regardless of whether you have a modern cat, you need a ModKat.  We love it!”

Learn more about ModKat and watch a video about how it works. It comes in a range of cool colors that will make you forget all about what its yucky contents are.

Thanks so much to Jay, Melissa and Madison for sharing their picture and love of their ModKat with us. We’d love it if you’d share your Design Public goodies in action too!

Have you checked out Design in Action action yet? Email us a shot and you’ll get $10 off your next order. Email us a picture with you or a friend in the shot and you’ll be entered to win a $200 drawing that month! Not a bad deal considering how easy camera phones are to use these days. Don’t fret over making things perfect, calling a makeup artist, or even making your bed (who knows, it could come out very Todd Selby unmade!) You can involve your family, your pets or random strangers who happen to be nearby.

More information on Design in Action

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2. Interviews with Architects: Love this! Thank you so much to the awesome ArchDaily for the tipoff about this, it’s really fun the way it’s been put together. My favorite cliche question? “Less or More?” I was shocked that the more won out over less in a landslide victory!:

Between February and August of this year, Luca Farinelli met with some 20 architects, critics, and historians and presented them with an identical sequence of questions, recording each meeting on video. Conversations with Emilio Ambasz, Peter Eisenman, Steven Holl, Bjarke Ingels, and Thom Mayne can be found in Log 23.

3. Be Aware of the Upcoming Venice Beach Modern Home Tour: If you live in Venice Beach, or if like me, you’re a Californication fan who is annoyed that they never seem to shoot there this season, head to this tour coming up on February 18 of 9 fabulous homes. We hope to share more about this tour in the future.

4. Speaking of quintessential L.A.: I hate to say “I’m swooning” due to overuse, but literally, this Sofia Coppola-directed ad for Marni at H&M gave me goosebumps. I’m not sure if it was the commercial (I love her eye), Bryan Ferry taking me back to the thought of some 8th grade crush, or being able to score some Marni somewhere outside of Jeffrey, at a reasonable price. Thank you for the tipoff, Refinery 29.

5. Oh just click on this. You won’t be sorry.

Have you noticed our Design in Action action yet? In a nutshell, we want to see what you order from us around your home. Email us a shot and you’ll get $10 off your next order. Email us a picture with you or a friend in the shot and you’ll be entered to win a $200 drawing that month! Not a bad deal considering how easy camera phones are to use these days. Don’t fret over making things perfect, calling a makeup artist, or even making your bed (who knows, it could come out very Todd Selby unmade!) You can involve your family, your pets or random strangers who happen to be nearby.

The Design in Action shot I’m digging today (above) was submitted by Maleka, and it shows off the Pop and Lolli fabric wall decals called My Name Is (Alphabet). While we love the fun font on these wall decals, we like the model even more!

More information on Design in Action | Order the wall decals | Read Pop and Lolli’s Designer Interview

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Hey All! I’m still trying to get organized, all over the place. In this case, on the web. I’ve been HORRIBLE about keeping up with my favorite blogs lately. How do you do it without becoming overwhelmed? I used some sort of reader for awhile but then I had so many hundreds of posts I had yet to read that I abandoned it; I can’t even remember which on it was!

Often I’ll just head to a favorite blog and catch up on a month’s worth of posts when I have some free time. This is not a great system though, because then I’ll forget the names of some of the blogs I love. The reader always helped me remember.

Please help me out and let me know how you keep organized and up to date with your blog reading in the comments section, and if possible, leave a link. Thanks!