Get bored easily? Try a setup with a wide variety of furniture. Instead of two small sofas facing one another (as in the traditional layout), situate two chairs across from a chaise longue. Place two stools across from a single large sofa to complete a square layout. While it seems like white kitchens have been...

Mindy always gives great interviews, but a recent New York Times interview stood out; here are some fun quotes:

Originally, all photography was monochrome, or black-and-white. Even after color film was readily available, black-and-white photography continued to dominate for decades, due to its lower cost and its "classic" photo graphic look.

While many of us start our days with a bowl of cereal, Swift puts a little more effort into her mornings, making buckwheat pancakes topped with ham, Parm, and a fried egg, she tells Bon Appetit. She also downs a glass of OJ every day.

When Swift does have cereal, she does so with swagger, eating a bowlful alongside.

Granted, Tay Tay's diet may have changed consider since she spoke to WebMD at 20, but it remains the story.

She Keeps It Healthy Monday Through Friday.

On weekends, she cuts herself some slack: "Iallow myself to eat what common sense tells me is bad for me.

Sometimes she takes her comfort food on the healthy-ish side. People reports she enjoyed a gluten-free.

She's Down With the Barefoot Contessa.

Swift's a serious Ina Garten fan and calls Garten's mustard-roasted fish one of her favorite recipes. (It's an ideal weeknight dinner;

She's also made the Barefoot Contessa's flag cake for the past two years on the Fourth of July, so clearly, that recipe's a winner too.