I was changing the appearance of the icons in the dock....

I was changing the appearance of the icons in the dock.  And I decided to try doing the same thing to the icon in the sidebar in Finder.  I ended up making one icon into a grey square.  How do I restore the original sidebar icon?

I found an easy solution (it doesn't require the operating system to be reinstalled). And here's what my finder sidebar looks like now:
Just follow the simple instructions here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjiVTcCvMTI&feature=youtu.be

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