whew! it’s finally friday and i am ready to pack up the car and head to baltimore to see one of my favorite people, sneak peek/pretavoyager editor anne ditmeyer, perform in the fluid movement synchronized swimming show. anne is moving to paris for grad school at the end of august (i want to stow away…
Lara Ferroni has been with us before, with her Toasted Sesame and Vanilla ice cream, a hit (and her Sneak Peek). This week we’ve invited her back for a another spoon dessert incorporating an ingredient from her garden: Melon, Ginger and Shiso Sorbet with Ginger Shiso Mojitos and Sours. The great thing about her submission…
a little friday morning eye candy: soon to be released coir doormats from maine’s angela adams! these lovely mats will be for sale in september for $45 and will include some of angela’s classic designs. i love the munjoy pattern above and below. they would be a lovely way to welcome guests to your home…
i’ve always dreamed of living an apartment that originally served another purpose, and kate and ryan white – catalog merchant and watch designer for fossil – are living my dream. this couple that got married last september found their first home in a 1920s building that used to be the department store tiche-goettinger [in dallas]….
i’m so sad to say goodbye to laura normandin today- she has been an amazing guest blogger and i have gotten so spoiled by her daily diy project on the guest blog. today she’s leaving us with two great diy projects: recycled paper birthday cards + garland. each one is a great way to reuse…
I was happy to see the response to the covered jar lids and pencils post from a few days ago. It seems I am not the only one who saves paper scraps and needs a use for them. I have a few more projects up my sleeve here. First, I made some paper garlands which…
Design*Sponge editor Grace Bonney was featured in New Hampshire’s The Wire about an exhibition she curated at Artstream Gallery, “The Deep South in the Northeast” CLICK HERE to read the full article.
Design*Sponge editor Grace Bonney was interviewed for an article on Ikea “hacking” that ran in the July 29th, 2009 issue of The New York Times. CLICK HERE for the full article.
today’s final before & after projects come from the talented team at purpose redesign studio. based in tallahassee, purpose redesign salvages found and thrift store furniture and turns them into beautiful pieces of furniture. they also do custom work (check out this otomi-inspired table!) but you can view their full selection right here. great work,…
this before & after comes from paula, who tackled some nasty wormword excavation to update her home’s window nook. removing and replacing wood is never a small task so i’m even more impressed with the fresh, clean update paula gave her home. click here for more details on the project and thanks to brittany for…
this first before & after comes from artist veronica diago. she enjoys diy projects and decided to apply her handiwork to a project for her son. she picked up an old night table from a garage sale and transformed it into a cool modern table- complete with airplane detailing for her son’s “obsession”. veronica’s little…
sometimes a small change can make a big difference. and in the case of kirsten grove’s bathroom, all it took was a little wallpaper and paint. kirsten’s bathroom wasn’t in bad shape, but needed something to give it a bit more visual interest. so her loving husband painted the walls a crisp, clean white and…
today’s first before & after comes from anne at the city sage. she recently updated her kitchen and i love the simple, modern result. and that table? gorgeous. next up is barb from knack- who made over a lovely desk with a little paper (for the top) and paint (the single grey drawer). i love…
laura has a wonderful new diy project over at the d*s guest blog today. she’s working with yoyos (a quilting technique that produces little round circles of fabric) to create a beautiful pillow. click here for the full instructions! ps: click here for the new d*s diy project archives!
Because of all my sewing projects around here, dolls, animals, curtains, etc. I end up with so many little scraps of fabric I can’t bear to throw away. Lately I bought a handy little tool from Clover and decided to try my hand at yoyo making. You might say, what are yoyos? It is an…
no one likes to click things over and over, so i’ve been trying to fix the way our diy, recipe, video and biz ladies archives are displayed. and thanks to our lovely coder joel, these content archives are now arranged neatly on one page, with thumbnails to represent each post. so rather than scrolling and…
after we published amy adam’s sneak peek on monday i got an update from amy about a fun new project she finished at her home: painted flower tiles. i immediately updated her peek with the new photo and then asked if perhaps she’d be willing to share her project steps with us. and thankfully, she…
have you ever been sitting outside sipping a cold drink, and wished you had some fresh mint in your beverage? or basil on your sliced tomatoes? well this table can solve all your needs! but in all seriousness, i can’t think of anything more relaxing and summery than fresh herbs. we’ve been needing a little…
this clever diy project comes from gabrielle blair of design mom. gabrielle came up with a fantastic diy project that creates two beautifully upholstered toddler beds for only $75. for those of you with small children this would be a great way to update your little ones’ rooms without breaking the bank. gabrielle has written…
i’ve got maine on the brain today (i’m planning a trip up to portland to shoot a video with one of my favorite designing duos there) so i was excited to hear from design student rachel manly. rachel is a senior at the maine college of art and also worked as a studio assistant with…
