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Bare walls are freaking depressing, and getting photos custom framed can cost a fortune. UPrinting is your solution to these pains in your home decor butt: they will help you fill your walls with bright and shiny art!

See, here's the deal: our old friend and sponsor UPrinting is back to help make your walls reflect your life and show off your style. They print photos, posters, even custom stickers and large-scale canvas prints — on demand! WHATEVER YOU DREAM OF!

Because why? Because fabulous art is fabulous.

I took a little stroll through Design Public this week to pick out a few high-design items for ogling. They have SO MUCH cute junk, and some especially great pieces for the space-crunched.

I picked out some artsy odds and ends, fun seating, great rugs, privacy ideas, and ways to organize that look pretty while they work. Let's shop!

Oh how I love the starry skies popping up all over the place lately. In artwork, in home products, in themed BEDROOMS! There is nothing more relaxing than a serene reminder of the skies over our heads. In an ideal world, we'd all have a skylight over our beds and fall asleep under the stars, but since that's not feasible let's see how else we can catch a few stars for ourselves.

Scrabblers are hardcore. Celebrate the game that takes skill, smarts, and strategy with these ways people've used Scrabble as a decor theme — from fridge magnets to an incredible backyard game.

We all know that my taste in housewares is sort of like my taste in shoes — loud, immature, and saturated with color. But sometimes I like to take a walk on the other side of the taste tracks… I like to pretend I'm a more classy lady. I like to wear ruffles, and headbands, and adorable champagne-colored ballet flats. In this alternate reality, I'm not allergic to cats, and I share my sun-drenched studio apartment with a tabby named after a painter. We do whimsical things like have tea parties together with vintage tea sets, and listen to sad music. In this fantasyland, my house is filled with stuff like this…

Tea freaks, ASSEMBLE! Assemble and admire the ways your steeping habits can show up at home: lights! Art! Even something you can use in your garden!

This week I've seen octopodes making a surge in popularity online, which is totally fine with me, cause I've been a long-time fan of cephalopods. I think every house could benefit from the grace and creepiness of an octopus.

Hands up: how many Homies have a cadre of Christmas lights boxed up somewhere? Sounds like you have some project ideas to brainstorm this weekend — especially if you're living in a dorm. These projects SCREAM "battling bland."