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• See these shockingly stylish cardboard decor picks — Houzz
• We're fantasizing about inhabiting these five American private islands — Curbed
• Fifty designer dining rooms to inspire your next dinner party — House Beautiful
• Check out Ikea's latest PS collection — Remodelista
• Madeline Weinrib meets midcentury shapes in this new collaboration — Design Milk
• Get inspired to decorate with neon accents — Real Simple

Selena Gomez was all smiles frolicking on Malibu beach in a neon green Wildfox tank ($69), short denim shorts, and these celebrity-favorite Westward Leaning shades ($275) while celebrating Ashley Tisdale's 27th birthday. Although the sun was shining, Selena layered a fringed cardigan by Line over her Summer staples to fight the breeze, and piled on a few necklaces to liven up her party style. Re-create this beachy look by pairing Selena's exact tank and shades with creme denim shorts or switch the shorts for black skinny jeans and sandals for a bonfire later.

The Snow White and the Huntsman promotions continued in Mexico City over the weekend and this time around, Kristen Stewart dressed up her feet in a pair of hot neon-yellow Christian Louboutin transparent pumps ($795)! We're not used to seeing the actress in high heels since she usually prefers sneakers, like the red Converse she wore in Madrid, so it's nice to see her fancy feet for a change. Completing her look were a white cropped sleeveless Marios Schwab blouse, gray Vivienne Westwood trousers, a matching BaubleBar neon-yellow bracelet, and an Anita Ko gold spike bracelet. Love Kristen's sassy menswear-inspired outfit? Shop similar pieces, including her exact shoes, below.

Over the weekend, Nina Dobrev and boyfriend Ian Somerhalder took a romantic stroll in NYC, but Nina's ensemble — neon yellow Seven For All Mankind shorts, black wide-brim hat, Ray-Ban shades, and Linea Pelle crossbody bag — was anything but sweet. On the contrary, it made quite the loud statement. We love that Nina kept the rest of her ensemble dark, allowing her neon cutoffs to shine. We also admire her hat because it took her look to a whole new level of style. Add Nina's exact Seven For All Mankind shorts and Linea Pelle bag to your shopping cart, then mix and match them with dark pieces in your closet for your next romantic stroll.

• What does your favorite paint color say about you? — Real Simple
• This glass house in Sweden is the country's most expensive house. — Curbed
• See how potted plants perk up these streets in France. — Houzz
• These designer dining rooms may inspire you to redecorate. — House Beautiful
• Tour a charming artist's cottage. — Stylelist Home
• These neon accessories will electrify your home. — California Home + Design

Those stories and more in our daily news roundup.

• Tracy Feith has signed a deal to be a full-time designer for TOMS shoes, his first high-profile job since unexpectedly shuttering his business in 2011. Feith has been a consultant for the brand's founder Blake Mycoskie for a few months now and in his new role will be focused on the higher-priced TOMS+ line of shoes. [Fashionista]
  

• Cindy Crawford, her mother, Jennifer Crawford-Moluf, and her daughter, Kaia Gerber, all star in a new JC Penney commercial designed to remind viewers about Mother's Day on Sunday, May 13. In it, Kaia — who recently starred in a campaign for Versace's children's wear line — says Cindy is "just the best mom in the world. I mean, she's so nice and I can actually hang out with her and have fun." [The Daily Telegraph]
  

• Vena Cava's Lisa Mayock says that her brand's expansion deal with Li & Fung means that the brand is going to change and grow sooner than expected. "We're working on more collections and a few surprises in the next couple of months; maybe some lower price points." [Daily Front Row]
  

• Neon nail polish technically isn't approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration, which has to authorize new beauty products before they hit the market. "Colorants used to create, neon, day-glo or glow-in-the-dark nail polishes have not gone through the FDA approval process, so technically they are not allowed for use for nail polish applications," said Doug School, chief scientific officer for Creative Nail Design. [Fashion Etc.]
  

• Salvatore Ferragamo is renewing its It brand status thanks to its clothing and shoes being seen on the backs of stars like Lady Gaga. "You can not just decide one day you want to target a younger customer, but it's just something that we see happening," said the brand's CEO Michele Norsa. [Forbes]

  Photo: Neon nails on Christian Dior's Spring 2011 runway.