Elle Decor sat down with Gwyneth Paltrow, and in their new issues – Gwyneth opens up about her interior design “must-haves”. I try sooooooooo hard to like Gwynnie, but then she goes and opens her mouth. From what I’ve found online this hand-painted wallpaper she MUST HAVE costs a whopping $12,000 PER ROOM.

Bleh. Here’s more:

Act, cook, write, sing: Gwyneth Paltrow famously loves to do it all. So it comes as no surprise to hear that she is also a serious design buff. Last year, she and her husband, rocker Chris Martin of the band Coldplay, combined two London townhouses with the help of his architect brother, Al Martin. They restored the period details and added such funky touches as a rumpus room for the couple’s two children and a skull-and-crossbones motif on the library’s mantel. Paltrow—whose lifestyle website GOOP will release iPad and iPhone apps this fall—may one day design her own furniture and tabletop collections. “That’s kind of the dream,” she says. “Maybe when the kids are older.” See some of Gwyneth’s favorites here and check out the September issue of ELLE DECOR, on newsstands August 16, for the rest.

1. De Gournay Hand-Painted Wallpaper
I indulged with one wall in my London living room covered in a gorgeous pattern.

2. Seasonal Flowers
I like single-variety arrangements—peonies, hydrangeas, and white lilies—casually arranged.

3. Darren Almond’s Photography
His arresting, large-scale artwork brings a sense of majesty to a room.

4. Charles Edwards Star Lanterns
I hung three of these at different levels in the stair hall so that we could pass them on our way up to bed at night.

5. Antonio Lupi Baia Tub
It’s in the middle of my bedroom—perfect for a relaxing wind-down and for bathing the kids.

6. Juxtaposed: Religion Shelf
Built-in slots hold holy books—including the Qur’an, Bible, and Tao Te Ching—all at the same level (which is how I like to think about religion).

7. Clothbound Penguin Classics
These gorgeous editions make the books so tempting to pick up, again and again. The ultimate cure for sore muscles.

8. YUBZ Retro Handset
A handset cuts down on cellphone radiation. I use this one for my BlackBerry calls.

I think I might just crack up if I see someone using a handset from their cell phone. It’s kind of retro-cool, but kind of just ridiculous looking.

Oh – and a bathtub in the middle of her bedroom? Really?

Well Gwyneth Paltrow has certainly had a change of heart when it comes to religion! “I don’t believe in religion. I believe in spirituality. Religion is the cause of all the problems in the world,” the actress once told The Daily Mail. But now, apparently, Gwyneth has decided she wants to raise her two young children as Jewish!

After appearing on the television program, “Who Do You Think You Are,” Gwyneth Paltrow has decided to raise children Apple, 7, and Moses, 5, as Jewish.

According to The Daily Mail, the NBC ancestry show sparked the discovery that the actress descended from a notable line of Eastern European rabbis. Though she’s long practiced Kabbalah, Gwyneth had previously stayed neutral about a formal religion upbringing in her household, which includes crooner husband Chris Martin, who is of Christian background.

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C’mon admit it, Gwyneth Paltrow looks amazing.

The actress and mother of two looks great in a red-hot bikini over the weekend. Gwyneth brought along daughter Apple, and son Moses on Steven Spielberg’s yacht off Sardinia. Spielberg is Paltrow’s godfather. Also spotted, Kate Capshaw, Steven’s wife – and her daughter Jessica Capshaw (Grey’s Anatomy).

Husband Chris Martin wasn’t along for the vacation, the singer was touring in Scotland.

Photos: Fame

Gwyneth Patlrow’s new GOOP article is all about stress. How she has it – how she deals with it – how to help you deal with it.

I have never been very good at handling stress (though a bit of meditation helps), and I wanted some very practical ways of reducing it that I could use during the course of my day. I got some good answers that don’t require a 90 minute yoga class, or flying to a hippie style silent retreat (I’ve actually done one—don’t ask), just simple things that we all have access to. Here they are!

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The photo above comes from the August Vanity Fair (with Emma Stone on the cover). She looks ridiculously skinny and amazing, if you ask me. Go ahead Gwynnie haters – find something to hate!

If you want to learn how to deal with your stress via Gwyneth Paltrow, go here!

What do you think of Gwyneth’s J. Mendel dress? Man, I don’t like it at all. She has such a beautiful body, and this is so unflattering!

Anyway, here she is last night at some benefit in NYC.

Usually Gwyneth Paltrow’s GOOP newsletters are rather boring, but this week’s newsletter is getting lots of attention! With it being gay pride month, Gwynnie decided to focus on various interpretations of the Bible’s take on homosexuality.

I find the whole thing interesting, and tend to agree with both of these women!

Homosexuality in the Bible

A few months ago, in the heat of the tragic teen suicides that came about from intolerance of homosexuality, I saw a man on television who was apologizing for wishing death on gays from his facebook page. This member of an Arkansas school board was contrite for the violence in his words, but maintained that his values pertaining to homosexuality would remain, as he felt homosexuality was condemned in the bible. This concept, while foreign to me, is interesting, as it used to justify so much judgement and separation in our society. When my daughter came home from school one day saying that a classmate had two mommies, my response was, “Two mommies? How lucky is she?!” What does it actually say in the bible that will cause some people to be upset by my line of thinking?

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Gwyneth also included a response by Cynthia Bourgeault, an Episcopal priest.

As a Christian I am bound, when I listen to this diversity of biblical voices, to set my compass by the teachings and the path walked by Jesus himself. Where biblical testimony is internally inconsistent (and even Jesus experienced it this way!), I am bound to honor Jesus as my final court of appeal. And thus, the bottom line must inescapably be that nowhere does Jesus condemn homosexuality, and certainly nowhere does he wish harm upon anyone, even those whom the religious culture is so quick to condemn as sinners. His harsh words are reserved entirely for those whose certainty about their religious rectitude causes them to condemn others, or to block the Spirit’s persistent attempts to open up new channels of forgiveness and hope. Jesus is all about inclusion, forgiveness, and empowerment. In the light of his compassionate presence, people are set free to live their lives in strength and hope, regardless of whether they be considered outcasts by those in the ‘religious know.’

There is much more on this topic in her newsletter, which you can read here! You really should jump over to read the full newsletter, it’s pretty interesting!