…lovely new postcards from jessica rose at vol25. this 10-pack of printed postcards is available at jessica’s etsy shop for $12.50. as much i love these cards, i also love the product photography jessica produces- great photos really do help set the scene and create the right mood for your work.
with two regional roundup features under my belt now, i can honestly say i freak out a bit at the start because i don’t know what i’m going to get. but each (first iceland, now portland) has magically come together through the kindness, guidance and energy of the amazing designers i encounter in the process….
one of the things that’s been interesting about running d*s over the past 4 years is trying to guess which posts will resonate strongly with readers. it’s always fun to get pictures from people who’ve bought something they saw on the site and then put in their home or see a final project that was…
when i was a junior in college i studied abroad in london for a summer. i had the brilliant idea to take a series of art classes that were focused on drawing outdoors when clearly a british summer doesn’t allow for much of that. looking back on my rain-filled summer (spent indoors sketching whatever cans,…
getting to see joy’s stationery line at neighborhood stores always makes me smile. her work is always elegant (but not stuffy), sweet (but not overly cutesy), and timely (but not mired down in trends). so i was psyched to hear that joy is adding her latest collection of cards (some of you may have caught…
i’m rarely the type of girl who can pull a whole room together. when it comes to picking out furniture, wallpaper, fabrics- i can handle the individual choices but when it comes to putting them all together, i’m a mess. so i love looking at historic homes to see how people combined fabrics, bedding and…
i’m not sure which is cooler – that conn brattain worked for todd oldham in new york, or that conn moved to hawaii and still works for todd. today conn and his partner john giordani – an equally as talented designer, with his fair share of impressive clients (i highly recommend checking out both their…
fawn&forest was founded on the belief that good design should be enjoyed by the entire family, and today’s sneak peek of summer’s – the brain behind this kid & eco-friendly online shop – home only further proves that point. mother of one (and soon to be two), the neutral palette of green and beige definitely…
ac’s family lives in wellesley so i did a little shopping on their main street this weekend. i was psyched to check out the newest branch of hudson on central street. the store, just like its boston sister shop, is full of fantastic vintage pieces, affordable tableware, textiles and- my favorite- a wall covered in…
charmingwall has a new show of treasure frey’s work right now, so i was checking out their site to see what was new. treasure’s work is lovely but i’m really loving this affordable print from evan b. harris. ‘barnacles and butterflies’ is only $20 and you can pick up a copy right here.
ac and i just returned from a great weekend in boston. i caught the train up on thursday and took part in boston’s design salon meetup. it was so fun to talk about blogging and design along side traci and shannon. thanks to everyone who came out and thanks to jen hill for inviting me….
still waking up this morning…but i thought i’d get things started with a little monday morning eye candy from designer selina rose. she just launched a new collection of eco-friendly watercut felt rugs that will be shown at 100% design this september. the collection includes rugs, table runners and bespoke panels, all made from 100%…
Bonnee Sharp is no stranger to design*sponge regulars. The sneak peek of her home has been etched in my brain, and I bet yours, but I don’t have the courage to revisit it because my house will never be that nice and it just makes me sad! I could, however, make Bonnee’s Rum Cake and…
i know it’s friday but i couldn’t resist sharing an extra sneak peek into the home of uptown country home owner, jenny grumbles. jenny’s dallas home is full of color and girly details that i wish i could get away with in my house. sadly ac would never let the pink slide. so thank you…
talk about a makeover! writer and editor leah hennen undertook one heck of a before & after with the renovation of circa 1939 home’s attic. because both leah and her husband are on the tall side (lucky), their attic space was best suited to their young daughter. after some pretty incredible renovation they created the…
it seems that all my friends are starting to have children these days, so i’ve been paying special attention to nursery decor over the past few months. so i was thrilled to hear from designer denai jones of petunia pickle bottom (a great resource for all things baby and mom) and catch a glimpse into…
We’d like to take a sec to thank Grace again for allowing Em and I to share a little of our faux-bois loving on D*S. We thought we’d leave you with a few sneak peaks into how we’ve integrated faux bois into each of our homes. For both of us, it’s all about adding little…
artist amy rice is about to have an exhibition with one of her favorite artists, terrence payne. she recently redid a set of chairs for the exhibition and thought they’d be fun for the before & after column. i couldn’t agree more- i love the way the wallpaper style painting echoes the wall in the…
we’re undergoing a bit of an overhaul to our apartment right now so i’m really into seeing what other people do with a total makeover. designer stephanie hancock sent over these fun shots of her new home and i’m loving all the bright green. it’s such a fresh update to the raw space. thanks to…
after i mentioned my love of dorothy draper and her fantastic greenbrier hotel yesterday i heard from alena over at golf for women, who happened to just post a fantastic slideshow of the greenbrier hotel on their website! i’m a bona fide draper-addict so it was endless fun looking through these shots and imagining what…
