I learned of Hable Construction through design*sponge, but fell in love when Grace finally ended her search for the perfect sofa (that would fit in the door to their Park Slope walk up) with a Hable Construction pattern. It took me two years and a million trips to New York to remember to go to…
when anne and i reach out to artists about sneak peeks, we’re always pleasantly surprised by each home. one home in particular caught my eye because of its collection of vintage artwork. the home belonged to jenny hart of sublime stitching and was bursting with beautiful collections of vintage paintings. i’ve always been curious about…
well hello, tables of my dreams. i want these little metallic tables from e15 so badly i can taste it. how adorable is that tiny copper table? they’re so cute i want name each one of them and have sarah make a special flower arrangement for each one. swoon. [via guy at man make home]…
in the foodie scene, bacon seems to be revered as a near-holy ingredient these days. so i thought it would be fun to kick off in the kitchen with friday with these “bacon is like a little hug..” prints from nicodemus green at etsy. $20 each, right here.
I loved the Secret Garden as a child and this door looks like it might lead right to it. Thanks again to Grace for hosting me as a guest blogger this week and thanks to all of you for your nice comments. If you enjoyed the Daily Dose of Green posts I hope you’ll click…
My favorite children’s books would be: A Peaceable Kingdom, The Sailor Dog, and If You’re Afraid of the Dark, Remember the Night Rainbow. Where is the best place to find out of print children’s books? I’ve had luck with Amazon.com used books and specialty sites like Vintage Children’s Books . I’ve noticed that amazon.com and…
I’ve always been book obsessed and, with a baby on the way, this has turned into an obsession with the books I loved as a child. Recently I’ve spent way too much time tracking down my out-of-print favorites. I asked six of my favorite bloggers for their favorite children’s book recommendation and they did not…
As we’re about to turn the corner on yet another spring I find myself puttering about re-potting those plants who have struggled through the long winter with me indoors with low humidity, insufficient light and countless hours of Barbara Streisand. As I diligently clean dead foliage, divide and conquer over-achievers and water my ailing aloe…
i’m always excited to see an email from barb at knack studios in my inbox- because it usually means a beautiful furniture before & after. and today she didn’t disappoint with these beautiful dresser makeovers. i love the “buttercup” jessica gonacha wallpaper (done specially for knack) one the first dresser and the beautiful blue on…
anastasia of faiella design has shared two beautiful interior ideas with us before, and today she’s sharing a bold wall mural before & after. inspired by an osborne and little pattern, she decided to create this wall mural for a client’s loft bedroom. talk about a transformation! thanks to anastasia for sharing! [have a before…
two weeks ago jason martin shared a gorgeous set of before & after room makeovers from his portfolio of custom work. in the comment section below the post people started discussing if the “after” results pleased the home owners, as their “before” pictures are often very different from the final product. jason was intrigued and…
this before & after comes from guy merrill of man make home. guy bought two affordable ladder back chairs on ebay and they promptly became everyday seating for the builders who renovated guy’s home. after being covered in cement dust and exposed to the elements, guy decided it was time for an upgrade. a little…
i’m still reeling from last night’s american idol results* (spoiler alert: don’t read the rest if you didn’t see last night’s results show) so i thought i’d distract myself with some beautiful paper clocks from maiko at decoylab design studio. some are embossed (swoon) and some are screenprinted, but each one is a beautiful piece…
As a follow up to the two great interviews yesterday, I thought today I’d share some both some “big picture” lessons I’ve learned about starting a business as well as some really practical tools, like the excel file I use to track sales and inventory. I’ll say from the outset that this is a lot…
in the past couple years we’ve received little groupings of felted rocks as gifts, and we absolutely love them. since we had recently been playing around with wool roving, we thought it would be fun to see if we could make a few ourselves. after a bit of research and experimenting here’s what we came…
i think i’ll always have a weakness for patterns, and people who can combine them so effortlessly. i have to stare at something for hours until i can tell if it goes together well, so i love this home where patterns combine with patterns in every possible way. the photos were taken by wai lin…
karyn from make something is helping me keep the chalkboard love going today with this awesome diy project she made for her home. not content to just have a beautiful chalkboard in her home, karyn decided to get extra crafty and drill holes through which twinkle lights from urban outfitters could shine. i love the…
my fondness for framed chalkboards is well documented, but i know that some people would still prefer to buy something rather than take on a diy project. since my project for craft mag was based in a piece i bought from gosia at blue bell bazaar, i thought it would be fun to share some…
this week’s diy borders on the frivolous…but all the more reason to make this little trinkets yourself, as opposed to spending money on ones that don’t have your personal touch! we want to have more dinner parties (who doesn’t) and i thought these would add that perfect hostess detail. i used a mix of single…
