matte stephens has some great new, affordable, pieces up at etsy today. there are prints for $35 and $60 and some gorgeous original gauche paintings for $350. click here to check them out. [thanks, matte!] ps: click here for more guest blog posts from christine chitnis- and her delicious recipe for berry crumble!
Since Fridays are reserved for ‘In the Kitchen’ here on Design*Sponge, I thought I would do a little recipe sharing of my own! Although my food photography comes no where near the quality of the regularly featured ‘In the Kitchen’ guests, I will give it my best shot! Right down the road from Providence, in…
olga’s at it again with a fantastic new (and unique) furniture makeover. this one doesn’t involve gluing any mirrors (which seemed to tick off the comment section last time) but instead focuses on a bold paint job that adds a whole lot of visual interest (which was inspired by the arch digest ad below). click…
When my husband and I moved to Providence from Chicago, I expected to be disappointed with the shopping selections, as I was used to an incredible variety of shopping choices in Chicago. However, that has not proved to be the case. In fact, I have been so inspired by all the amazing small shops and…
i know, i know (really, i know). enough with the owls already. but how cute is the photo below? when i look for too long it elicits the sort of noise i make when i see a puppy on the street. if owls aren’t your thing, artist traci french at blissful images has plenty of…
yesterday i had some internet issues and wasn’t able to get christine’s guest blog posts up so there are two fantastic posts up today. i’m seriously crazy about the jewelry from jennaca leigh davies above and below. click here to check out christine’s post on jennaca and much more.
Title: “Mare Mosso,” 2007 RISD grad Serena Perrone’s drawings and prints are currently on view at the Sol Koffler Gallery, the primary exhibition space for RISD’s graduate students. This gallery is free and open to the public and if you are in the area, I would strongly suggest stopping by to see this stunning, even…
Today I am going to feature three RISD grads whose work really caught my eye and whose stories and inspirations were both interesting and thought provoking. There is so much talent at RISD and it was very hard to choose just three, so I narrowed down my artist search to those that would have their…
today i’m posting a special sneak peek because sadly work has thrown me for a loop and i’ve got to take the day off to catch up. so i thought i’d share a special peek to make up for not having anything else today (sorry!). this gorgeous peek belongs to ink + wit designer tara…
so cute and fun for fall: new dinnerware from pattern queen amy butler. available now through mikasa- you can view the full collection on amy’s site right here (a full place setting is around $80).
there’s nothing better than emptying your pockets as soon as you get home after a long day, but we find that we leave little piles of change, keys, and bills all over the house unless we have a designated place to put them. this ubiquitous wooden magazine holder from ikea turned out to be the…
right now it seems like the design world is still deep in its love affair with wallpaper. i’m sure in a few years we’ll look back and long for something slightly less pattern-oriented but for now, i’m enjoying all of the options that keep coming out. these new designs the red and orange design below…
i’m loving these simple but beautiful bowls from katharina ludwig. because of the porous nature of their material, katharina’s clay bowls are designed to keep the content inside the bowls humid. i can’t think of anything i need to keep humid, but i’d like to stack a few just to display. you can click here…
it’s always fun to see a before & after that doesn’t involve a chair. this makeover comes from d*s reader dawn gahan, who had been eyeing this shoji screen at a local hobby lobby store for some time. turned off by its $70 price tag, dawn managed to knab a damaged screen for $20 and…
just in case you’re heading off somewhere soon, these bon voyage ($3) and moving cards (set of 5 for $10) from product superior in red hook, brooklyn are too cute to pass up. click here for more info and to buy.
my monthly under $100 column for domino is now online! for september i decided to focus on hardware: knobs, hooks, hinges, pulls and much, much more. but instead of 20 pieces there are 30 great examples, ranging from vintage-style glass knobs and door bells to whimsical doorstoppers and antique hinges. click here to view the…
i’m a big big fan of barb’s work at knack studios. but, like clockwork, her painted furniture always manages to enrage half of the audience here. i happen to love these pieces (especially the piece below that was finished with milk paint- the uneven finish is lovely) but i’m guessing a few “don’t paint wood!”…
tuesday morning eye candy: lovely hand-drawn wallpaper designs from handmade wallpaper in canada. click here to view their full collection. [thanks, alex!]
sometimes the best way to update a room is to change out minor details. one of my favorite things to do is change out lampshades to add a little pattern and color when i get bored. these colorful shades are from lit shades and are built by hand using local designers and letterpressed papers, lithographs…
I had the pleasure of meeting with local Providence designer Sarah Waldo, whose line of organic childrens clothing has been covered by Daily Candy, Rhode Island Monthly, Cookie and Small Magazine, just to name a few. Sarah, a Cape Cod native, attended Parsons in NYC and majored in Fashion Design. She knew she wanted to…
