The first exterior designer, Zeus, constantly fretted over the height of the Himalayas, whether the Gobi should be tawny or dun, and whether the Pacific brought the world together or just looked tacky. Ease similar worries and master a somewhat smaller domain with today's Groupon: for $80, you get two hours of interior-design redecorating for your home or office from Michael Stribling Interiors (a $400 value). Today's deal also includes a 25% discount on all products purchased through Michael Stribling Interiors on the day of redemption. This Groupon is valid within 45 miles of the 77006 zip code.

Michael Stribling, former lead designer at E.A. Interiors in New York City and moonlighter on HGTV's Design Star, handpicks and trains a squadron of crack designers to invigorate living spaces. Two hours with Squad Stribling will straighten things out and help create the home you've always had on the tip of your fingers. An ace interior designer will remix any personal space, home, apartment, patio, or secret lair, and will even rearrange an office. Stribling and company work with what's already in your home, clearing, clarifying, and harmonizing existing furniture and décor to meet each client's individual desires. The comfy redesign passes all the grunting, squatting, and heave-hoing into the mathematically precise hands of the professionals, who will create a room that resembles a fresh move.

Stribling jet sets from his Texas home base to impart interior-design know-how to clients throughout the country. His adept staff can answer any call, no matter how misaligned the frames or mismatched the fabrics. Utilize the staff's expertise to oversee a lengthy overhaul or just to jumpstart a long-overdue project that slickens a dull layout, reawakens tired quarters, or spices up any nearby chili. Stribling's home-transformation prowess has been featured on TLC’s The Little Couple; viewers of the show can catch his handiwork in action on October 18 at 9 p.m. CST.