i couldn’t resist ending the week with my current chair crush, an updated piece by chairloom finished with virginia johnson fabric. oh to sit and have a cup of tea in that chair. ac and i have to say goodbye to los angeles today so i’ll see you back in brooklyn on monday. have a…
as the weather starts to cool and my thoughts turn from summer dishes to something a little cozier, i thought it would be the perfect time to share one of my favorite recipes. sadly this dish is not my own, but it does come from one of the women i most admire- martha stewart. her…
if there’s one thing (ok, two) that we love around here, it’s good design and good food. in honor of it being “in the kitchen with” friday, béatrice peltre’s sneak peek was a natural fit as food stylist and photographer extraordinaire. i swear she makes everything she does look incredible, and her home fits in…
today is my last day at the domino guest blog. all week i’ve been focusing on wallet-friendly home design and today’s roundup is all about products under $100 that look high-end but don’t have high-end prices. click here to check out my last roundup or follow these links to check out the rest of my…
One of the most popular features on my blog is Sunday Taylor Style, featuring my mom (Sunday Taylor) cooking in her kitchen. I thought it would be appropriate to close out my week at Design*Sponge by inviting you into Sunday Taylor’s kitchen for a very autumnal meal. Grace, thanks so much for everything – it’s…
just a little friday morning eye candy to get the day started: beautiful felt and crochet sculptures by emily barletta, via notcot.
i’m loving these new modern tablemat designs from chilewich‘s fall 2008 collection. click here for more information…
Several years ago, my friend Sherry of Marvimon and SmogShoppe introduced me to the floral styling of Holly Vesecky. Holly creates the most beautiful arrangements I’ve ever seen, incorporating non-traditional materials into her stunning arrangements and decking out her tablescapes with crystals, geodes, feathers and other accessories. Her look is wild but elegant and completely…
lois mackenzie and pamela hill’s portland bungalow makeover was a huge, huge hit earlier this year- so i’m thrilled to share their latest project, under the name ottobaat design. their newest home renovation is a spectacular oceanfront home on the oregon coast. with all of their homes, lois and pamela like to utilize a color…
all week heather taylor has been doing a wonderful job as our guest blogger sharing bits of her style and a fresh taste of LA. so as she continues to share a couple more posts this week, we thought it only appropriate to share a sneak peek of her LA home she shares with boyfriend…
earlier this year d*s reader nichole and her boyfriend went for a walk in their neighborhood and stumbled upon this chair. nichole said, “the poor thing was about to meet its maker and its small scale and simple lines were exactly what we were after. it was fate!” so nichole quickly scooped it up and…
i met jamie graham when i visited scad last year (on the trip that inspired me to get married in savannah!) and was thrilled to hear about her new home in austin. after graduating from scad jamie moved to austin where she’s now working as a designer. her swede hill home was ready to be…
As if the gorgeous house wasn’t enough, Michele also runs Metamorphosis by Michele Pietra, her successful resale clothing and accessory business out of her second floor studio, making this place a bona fide Disneyland for design-minded women. Walking though the studio office, visitors are confronted by stacks of fashion books and lots of little treasures…
this before and after comes from d*s reader luna, who was tired of staring at her “dirty, used up” ikea step stool and decided to fix it up! she repainted the unfinished wood with a glossy white and then used mod-podge to attach sheets of japanese paper she bought at paper source in san francisco….
i majored in printmaking at william & mary so i have a soft spot for anything block-printed. these beautiful designs are from a very special print shop in rockport, massachusetts called the sarah elizabeth shop. d*s reader alicia sent over a link to their shop (via good morning gloucester) and i’m positively hooked on their…
Nestled in the hills behind the Beverly Hills Hotel, resides one of my favorite families who live inside one of my favorite houses in LA. Owners Michele and Joel, along with their eleven year old daughter Petie, have spent years amassing an incredible collection of antiques which give their tudor house arresting personality and coziness….
today’s diy comes straight from the pages of our first book, show me how! it’s an incredibly comprehensive illustrated encyclopedia of 500 things you should know, from how to make a tin-can luminary (#42) to fixing a flat tire (#400) to learning about color theory (#219). it was a total blast to put together, and…
alexandra hedin is a lifestyle and entertaining expert in the beautiful pacific northwest. her work is always so lovely and i was thrilled to hear from her about sharing one of her diy ideas. she came up with a quick and easy (and affordable!) way to create modern silhouette “portraits” of your family (or pets)…
d*s reader stephanie fell for the elan armoire from crate and barrel, featured in our armoire guide. but like many of us, stephanie couldn’t handle the $2200 price tag. so, faced with a tiny kitchen and no storage, stephanie and her husband decided to build their own. it took the daring duo one weekend, $300…
Last night, Alex took me on a scooter ride to our favorite ice cream shop, Scoops, run by ice cream visionary Tai Kim. It was a really warm night and we rode through Hollywood into downtown LA. As we drove through Hollywood, we passed The Hollywood Palladium, a historic music venue. It just so happened…
