Goodness knows I am a sucker for modern design, but I totally get how it can seem a little ... sterile at times. When I spotted this nursery done for baby Alice, my heart skipped a beat because it seems to have a magically wonderful mix of warm and welcoming modern style with a vintage flair, things not often found existing together in the same room!

Click through below to see more of what I mean! 

Every year when the holidays roll around, I always joke about how I probably need to think about taking on a second job simply to afford the gifts for everyone on my list. With each passing year, it seems like everything gets pricier and pricier, and I wind up spending hundreds (or thousands) of dollars without even realizing how much stuff is adding up to.

And I really think a lot of the reason most of us find our spending getting out of control is because when we go out shopping, we have a tendency to indulge in impulse buying, so we wind up with way more gifts than we need.

However, when we stick to ordering gifts online, it's much easier to maintain a budget -- even as low as $100 for the whole family.

I've always wanted to be the handy-dandy type of person who can whip up a magnetic spice rack or artistic makeup display case made out of an old frame -- but, alas, I am not. When you start talking magnets, drills, and "Mod Podge" to me, I start waving my hands, squinting my eyes, and wailing, "Make it stooooop!" Luckily, Andee Dodson, host of CafeMom Studios' Make It Fabulous, is nothing like me. And she can show you how to actually make a magnetic spice rack and a makeup display case out of an old frame. And they look pretty cool. Let's take a look.

If you're feeling the pinch this year, you're not alone. With the struggling economy and high unemployment rate, most of us are watching our sad, sad, empty wallets even closer this season. The gifts, the travel, the feasting -- it all adds up pretty quickly. That's why we gotta keep our eye on the prize, and our bank accounts, and follow some simple tips for saving money during the holidays. So! Here are 10 ways to do so.

Are you one of those people who gets up at the crack of dawn on Black Friday and races to the stores to score as many holiday deals as you can -- even if you were up super-late on Thanksgiving?

I'll be the first to admit that Black Friday just isn't my thing, mainly because I can't take the lines or the crowds. But some people are pretty passionate about starting their holiday shopping before their turkey even has time to digest -- and that's why plenty of people are freaking out over the fact that Walmart is starting Black Friday on Thursday this year. Yes, Thursday, as in Thanksgiving, as in one of the only days out of the year that is reserved solely for spending quality time with family and friends. (WTF?)

We all know the power of free or cheap stuff. I've become a loyal customer to quite a few products after I was given free samples. The company made their money a thousand times over even though the initial output was a loss. And how many times have we all bought something just because it was on sale or we had a coupon for it? Sometimes that can lead to a longtime relationship with that company.

One mother is doing this, but with a bizarre twist. On Coffee Shop Confessions, a woman admits she writes into companies that offer 100 percent satisfaction guarantees and tells them she hates their product. Then the company gives her a coupon for it. The twist? She's lying. She actually loves the product! Err ... what?! Let's see how she goes about her little scam and watch the extremely strong response of the panel.

Lately I've noticed this trend of hanging fabric on walls rather than painting or wallpapering them. It can be a cheaper option, and in truth, I quite like the way it looks. Click through to see a few more examples of fabric-covered walls below!

A few Michigan residents thought they might be able to score a deal when the state auctioned off a few hundred houses that had gone into foreclosure. All they had to do is pay the back taxes owed on the homes. UNTIL! Dundundun... Mr. Millionaire Bill McMachen snapped up 650 homes for a mere $4.5 million. SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY HOUSES. Like he was picking up beer from Costco.

So that would probably tick off the other buyers, don't you think? Here they were, with their mere thousands, ready to pick up a deal and make a home-owning dream come true (or at least a flipper's dream come true). And then in come Mr. Moneybags and spoils the whole thing! Who is this guy, anyway?