Green Depot has become a one-stop shop for eco-minded contractors, home owners, designers, and “G.I.Y.ers" (Green it Yourselfers). We did double green duty by pairing items from Green Depot with eBay picks. read more

Pour Porter is a fascinating, super-sophisticated style blog (and recently launched e-shop!) that treats its readers to insider glimpses of lesser-known designers and labels. Its uber-creative founder shopped eBay for clothing and accessories, and shared some of her personal photos with us. read more

Lauren Merkin, who we lovingly refer to as the Clutch Queen, hit it big with the Louise, a now-signature style that's part of the Saturday night uniform of every stylish girl out on the town. Her collection now includes dozens of handbag styles and is sold at over 300 boutiques around the world. read more

The voice behind culinary blog, At First Bite, Noria Morales has a palate that skews toward fresh, seasonal, unfussy foods, and when the frequent hostess is in entertaining mode, her table-setting style is similarly classic and straightforward: “I like things with a rustic feel. I’m attracted to old Americana—it’s pure, it’s homey and makes people feel comfortable. It’s good to mix found objects with a beautiful patina with more modern pieces; it’s all about getting the right balance," she says. read more

Whether found in fashion, art, interiors or the streets, trompe l’oeil asks us to pause and acknowledge the humor, trickery and play that surround us. read more

There is something darkly subversive beneath the cheeriness of Sophie Blackall’s illustrations. Her home, which she describes as a "Victorian Natural History Museum," filled with carefully-curated, nearly-ghoulish oddities that don’t necessarily creep you out, but just like her illustrations, instead bring an odd smile to your face, is a window into her creative process. Traveling from her living room to her master bedroom, you'll come upon items like a bell jar filled with dismembered doll limbs, taxidermy deer heads, discarded children’s scrapbooks and a stool made out of the stuffed fingers of white gloves and deer hoof legs. read more

One of our favorite aspects of Design*Sponge, Grace Bonney’s widely read style blog, is seeing before and after photos of clever, inspirational do-it-yourself projects that reaffirm the notion that one man’s trash is another’s treasure. read more

Peacocks, known for their gorgeously elaborate, iridescent, and richly pigmented plumage, have long been considered a symbol of nobility, decadence and immortality. We’ve spotted beautifully ornate iterations in both home and fashion circles. read more

We challenged Bridget Biscotti Bradley, green expert and author, to put her imagination to the test by sussing out the most high-style, good-for-the-earth items she could find on eBay. read more

Described by Domino magazine as a "breakout designer" with a "sophisticated frou frou" aesthetic, interior designer Chloe Redmond Warner often re-purposes the items she finds on eBay, turning vases and odd statuettes into lamp stands, recovering upholstered furniture with new fabrics and adding an unexpected shot of paint to an otherwise-understated wooden piece. read more