Blake Lively

Blake Lively has compiled inspiration books full of pictures, color swatches and fabric memos since she was a teenager. Just like a pro, she uses her mood boards as a starting point for her own designs.

I design my friends homes. For free. Of all the bad decisions I’ve made, this may be the most fun... Thank you to my daughters for unknowingly loaning me your clothes for “fabric” inspo, thank you @dmitriyco for the stencils that are way too fun it’s not normal, thank you bathroom for having a lose tile that I could steal for more “fabric” inspo, and thank you mom for the sleeping disorder that keeps me up all night. ?? ??‍???

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After designing her own homes for years, Blake is now getting interior design requests from friends. She loves home decor so much that she doesn't even charge for her services–yet.

Blake used to publish a blog called Preserve that focused on helping people discover the work of local artisans. The blog is no more, but Blake is still spreading the word about the makers she admires, like Dimitriy & Co furniture.

Lauren Conrad

Lauren Conrad left life as an American television personality to become a purveyor of all things lovely and chic.

Her blog and VIP newsletter offers everything from hairstyle trends to drink recipes, but she has also launched a successful home decor line for Kohl's and performed room makeovers on behalf of Pottery Barn.

Lauren has been called "the Martha Stewart for millennials" and it all starts with her own personally-styled home in Pacific Palisades, California.

Cindy Crawford

After retiring as one of the world's most recognizable supermodels, Cindy Crawford got into furniture design in 2005. She has evolved that interest over the years into a philosophy on how to design a home the right way. "I don’t like it when people buy a midcentury house and then try to change it, or buy a Tudor and try to make it modern,” she said in an interview with Elle Decor last year.

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In addition to making things look chic, Cindy offers tips on decorating for all the senses by imagining how someone might experience a home's smells or the feel of certain fabrics.

A mother herself, she learned to use outdoor fabrics whenever possible to ward off messes left by little ones or pets.

Proving that good design is also practical, Cindy suggests designing kitchens that not only look amazing but are also easy to clean.

She tries not to get so caught up in aesthetics that lifestyle doesn't get considered. Having a comfortable place to read or watch a favorite program is an important part of designing a home that's comfortable to live in.

Diane Keaton

Diane Keaton used to own a Frank Lloyd Wright home in L.A. In 2011, she launched a table-top line for Bed Bath and Beyond. Her love of design has culminated in the publishing of three home design coffee table books.

Her latest, The House That Pinterest Built, is described as "a style guide, an inspirational tome, and a how-to volume on creating one’s home."

Diane started publishing design books because she wanted to celebrate the inspiration people get from seeing the design eye of others, "billions of people discover, seize and enlarge their reference pool with the variety of beauty allocated from others," she says in the book's introduction.

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The latest prize was the spectacular oceanfront estate where Oscar-winners Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson matched wits and love in Columbia Picture’s film, “Something’s Gotta Give.” The prize winner was hotel mogul Jimmy Tisch, CEO of Loews Corporation, who snagged the mansion for a cool $41 million. For that staggering price perhaps a more apropos title would have been “Someone’s Gotta Give.”

Formerly owned by Mediabistro's CEO, 526 Meadow Lane was purchased by hotel magnate Jimmy Tisch for $41 million.

The exterior of 526 Meadow Lane was showcased in the 2003 romantic comedy, 'Something's Gotta Give, starring Oscar-winners Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson.

Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson, who starred together in the 1981 film 'Reds' displayed impressive chemistry on film. Keaton won a Golden Globe for her performance as a playwright who owned the Southampton home.

Tisch obviously fell in love with the estate at 576 Meadow Lane quicker because he scooped up the home in an off-market deal from Mediabistro CEO Alan Meckler. Good connections and a good broker are a terrible thing to waste. Beate Moore of Sotheby’s International Realty represented Tisch, while broker Tim Davis of the Corcoran Group represented Meckler. Meckler, who according to the New York Daily News bought the land in 1999 for only $5.5 million before constructing the 8,000-square-foot mansion on two acres, presumably made a killer profit on the deal, which officially closed on October 22.

526 Meadow Lane offers easy access to the beach.

The Hamptons beach played a therapeutic role for the unlikely couple and Nicholson's character "Harry" in 'Something's Gotta Give.'

The beachfront estate at 576 Meadow Lane was famously showcased in Nancy Meyer’s 2003 romantic comedy as the location where Keaton’s and Nicholson’s characters (Erica, a successful playwright, and Harry, a playboy music mogul) unlikely and awkwardly fell in love in the twilight of their lives (despite Harry dating Erica's daughter earlier in the film). Frequent exterior shots featured the estate's façade, however interiors were shot on a soundstage. The real mansion boasts eight bedrooms and 11.5 bathrooms, a pool, large porch, and easy beach access, according to published reports.

Keaton played Erica, a successful playwright in an Oscar-nominated performance.

The actual interiors differed from the soundstage interiors in the movie.

The pool from the movie.

The sale of 576 Meadow Lane was among a late fall rush of uber-luxury properties that sold for more than $30 million (one 18-acre property sold for a whopping $147 million).

The mansion on Southampton's "Billionaire Lane" is approximately 8,000-square-feet over two acres of land.

Jimmy Tisch's new neighbors will include fashion designer Calvin Klein and hotelier Ian Schrager, among others.

Meadow Lane, appropriately known as “Billionaire Lane" (especially on the East End where the median home price exceeds $18 million and access to a helipad whisks its famous residents off to Manhattan),” Tisch’s new neighbors include a Who’s Who of successful business barons and Wall Street elites like Daniel Och (Och-Zipp Capital), William Salomon (Salomon Brothers), Leon Black (Apollo Global Management), fashion mogul Calvin Klein, real estate tycoon Aby Rosen, half of the Koch brother dynasty, David Koch, and fellow hotelier Ian Schrager.

On Billionaire Lane, one magnate's exit is another mogul's entrance. The EZ Pass toll for this super exclusive lane costs tens of millions of dollars—but at least it grants convenient access to gorgeous beaches.

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The three story, 7,800-square-foot Cape Cod-style home features six bedrooms and nine baths.

The home is accented with hardwood throughout, and it also features a stainless steel equipped kitchen, a movie theater, wine room and a gym. The open floor plan welcomes daylight with several large windows. Many of the rooms also feature recessed lighting in the high ceilings.

The outside of the home features an outdoor living room, play area for children and a pool.

In addition to acting, Keaton is well known as a real estate developer. She has flipped homes that have gone on to sell to other celebrities including Madonna. No word yet if that's the plan with this $5.6 million purchase.

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