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Here's a post from one of my favorite sites, ShelterPop!

Christina Aguilera put her Beverly Hills house on the market for $13.5 million. But don't be fooled by the price tag -- there are lots of budget decorating ideas inside.

Moving right along: Christina Aguilera just finalized her divorce from husband of five years, Jordan Bratman, and now she's putting her 6 bedroom, 9 bathroom, 10,000-square-foot house on the market. According to TMZ, the couple bought the home from Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne in 2008 for $11 million.

Will the "Burlesque" star move into her nearby 6,500-square-foot bachelorette pad that has been languishing on the market for $5.9 million?

We can't imagine that this home will be easy to leave with its stone flooring, grand entryway (shown above), super-Christina decor and fun extras. Think: Beauty salon, gift wrapping area, guesthouse with recording studio, game room and pool with water slide and grotto spa.

While most of the home is pretty over-the-top, there are many easy decorating tips to steal. Here are our faves:

Cheap Chic Idea #1: Play with wallpaper.
You don't have to commit to wallpapering all of the walls in a room. Aguilera used a wallcovering to fill a few rectangular panels of her master bedroom, and we think it's beautiful ("no matter what they say.") You'll save money since you don't have to buy enough to cover the room, plus it helps break up a big wall that might otherwise feel like a giant block of color.
Cheap Chic Idea #2: Pay attention to vignettes.
When decorating your home, visually break a room into sections. Decide what you want to see when you first step inside. Is there an eye-catching piece of decor you can put in a corner to brighten it up? Paying attention to small details can make a home feel pulled together and finished. Case in point: Aguilera's reflective planter (above left) adds shine to a corner that might have felt stark, while a high back chair positioned below a climbing light fixture draws the eye up.

Cheap Chic Idea #3: Take a risk.
This room is full of them: The zebra, the metallic chairs -- even the dark gray curtains. But magically, it all comes together through the power of well-executed risks. "We don't really know what our capacities are until we tease them out of their usual circumstances," designer Petia Morozov told us recently. "I consider every design project an opportunity to give new shape to our daily habits, whether they're how we eat or shop or sleep or mingle."

Head over to ShelterPop for more cheap chic ideas!

Here are a few more of my favorite posts from ShelterPop lately:

• House Tour: Vidal Sassoon's Modernist Bel Air Home
• International Home + Housewares Show 2011: Cupcake Couture and More

Check out this cool shoe post shared by iamtybrown in the Cheap Chic group.

I was browsing the Payless site and I found Christian Siriano's new collection. They are a bit McQueen-ish. I think that's why I heart them! Whose design is better? Siriano is definitely cheaper on the purse!

Above: To the Point Printed Platform — Christian Siriano for Payless

To see the Alexander McQueen shoe, read more