today is my mom’s birthday [happy birthday mom!] and my dad is in town for work so i’m heading out early to catch up with him. i hope you all have a wonderful labor day weekend and enjoy the extra day off. i’ll be back on tuesday with new sneak peeks and information on the…
i love seeing how people choose to personalize their home. d*s reader jenny lives in north carolina and was kind enough to share a little peek into her kitchen with us. jenny hired her friend and local artist (and rock poster king) ron liberti to silkscreen this silhouette print onto their kitchen cabinets. it’s definitely…
beautiful green glass from sköna hem, via jan at poppytalk.
i’ve come a long way since my first reading of martha stewart’s blueprint magazine. it’s gone from a magazine i barely read to probably my favorite book on the market right now. and this month’s spread of beds and bedding is a perfect example of why. they mixed together a wide range of options for…
gorgeous wallpaper from romo fabrics and fabrics and papers, via design milk.
for the last year or so i’ve been looking to invest in artwork (mainly paintings), but haven’t quite found the perfect fit yet. there are many artists i love but i still seem to be on the search for the perfect combination of texture and color. but thanks to d*s reader emily i may have…
our friends jon and mindy are putting together a nursery and pointed me in the direction of dash and albert rugs. they’ve got a huge collection of hooked, hand loomed, wool, braided, tufted and indoor/outdoor rugs- some of which might even be good for our dining room. i was drawn to the “rain or shine”…
i have mixed feelings on urban outfitters (and their new site) but something about these little accessories is hard to resist. eleanor grosch’s owley clock ($28) and the vintage-inspired norwegian squirrel lamp base ($36) are fun ways to add some character to a room without dropping too much money.
d*s reader hannah and i are totally stumped. does anyone know who makes the beautiful wallpaper shown in the back of these miu miu ads? i’m drawing a blank but i thought someone out there might know? [FOUND IT: thanks anon! looks like "anemone" in a different colorway]
night owl paper goods’ line of eco-friendly wooden postcards is now available online. these were such a big hit at the gift fair so i’m thrilled to see them ready to buy on the night owl site. eco-friendly holiday cards should be coming next month, too. click here for more info. [thanks, jennifer!]
i’m still on the hunt for a chevron-style rug for the dining room so i’ve been hopping from rug site to rug site. even though they’re out of my price range, i love so many of the rug company‘s designer collection styles- especially those from marni and vivienne westwood. although sometimes i think i like…
i was categorizing old posts last night and came across a piece on sandberg textiles from last november so i thought i’d see what was up with them these days. it looks like they’ve launched a new collection of wallpaper and textiles called claude and clotilde- i’m loving the rich greys and purples in the…
i’m feeling the switch from summer to fall in our home and i’m starting to pick richer colors like deep reds, magentas, purples and black. i’m feeling really inspired by the color palettes in petra börner‘s work right now- these prints are so beautiful (her prints for cacharel are gorgeous, too). lena did an interview…
i’m helping a friend pick out wallpapers for her bathroom and we’re trying to decide between these two, very different, prints from rapture and wright. i love their handprinted papers (and textiles) and think either of these would be lovely. something about the soft butter yellow makes me think it would be perfect for a…
i’m not normally a wall decal fan but i’m really enjoying these two patterns at the blik threadless shop. they’d be so perfect for a child’s room- someone who really loves pirate ships and animals. i think the animals would be so cute as a meandering border or chair rail around a baby’s room. and…
my friend jon pointed out that i seem to have a habit of buying things that have my name in them. i swear it’s not planned but it does seem to happen a lot. i just picked up this gracie chandelier at crate and barrel (thanks to orange beautiful) and had it installed in our…
i’m thrilled to announce that we have a location for both the san franciso and portland biz ladies meet ups. dwr has kindly offered to host both events so the details will be: san francisco: tuesday, october 23 at the jackson street dwr. 7-9pm. see you there! portland: dwr’s everett street studio. as for portland,…
after categorizing 600 old posts last night i realized that the majority were artwork and graphic design. if you’d asked me what i post about the most these days i would have said accessories but i was dead wrong. so in honor of the artwork-centric posts of the last few months i thought i’d post…
i love metallic inks- this bronze owl print from oh my cavalier is handprinted in metallic bronze ink on a gocco printer. the 7 x 3.25 inch print is available right here for $8. and if one owl isn’t enough, there’s also a beautiful orange gocco owl card from elfrida right here for $3.
gorgeous handmade wallpapers by dunford wood, via lena corwin via tas-ka.
