Hopefully someday I’ll be fortunate enough to have a real garden where I can spread my wings and grow 25 varieties of heirloom tomatoes, flowers like my friend Alice and black currants…but until that day comes my modest fertile crescent exists on a few cubic yards of Brooklyn sidewalk. The City has me in chains,…
yesterday was before & after day but there’s no way i could resist sharing this today. richenda at clementine press twittered (tweeted?) me a link to this incredible project taking place with the los angeles county museum of art (LACMA). here’s the skinny: “On January 14th, 2009 the Los Angeles County Museum of Art announced…
i’m a huge fan of sunday suppers, so i’m always anxiously awaiting their next table to see who, and what, is cooking. this week sunday suppers is featuring a vibrant table by amy atlas, custom designed for their moroccan dinner. i love the rich blues and oranges that amy used and the incredible patterns, backdrop…
in addition to being one heck of a great diy blogger, kate pruitt has a seriously fantastic eye for great design. i was hanging out on her blog this morning and was positively crazy about these sculptures by uk designer duncan wilson. there’s a person inside- amazing! and the giant wooden bunny by florentijn hofman?…
We wanted to thank Grace, once again for including us in her world of design. It truly has been an honour and we’ve really enjoyed our time here, sharing our ideas and passions with you all. We hope that you’ve enjoyed it, too; perhaps, even taken something away from this week. (photo by perfectbound) For…
today’s final before & after project comes from d*s reader chad kelly. after seeing a converted file cabinet-planter at a local nursery (with a $600 price tag!), chad decided to try the idea in his own garden on a lower budget. chad found a great filing cabinet on craigslist for $10, put it on its…
wen from the lazy peacock sent in this crafty before & after. after picking up this nightstand at a local thrift store for $4, wen thought that the little piece has potential. deciding that the nightstand needed some rounded feet, wen attached a cute pair with liquid nails, found a plain 10″ ceiling medallion at…
d*s reader jenn krampe was inspired after seeing a piece of wooden, multi-leveled art in a pottery barn catalog. on the way home from work jenn found an old crate (left by a local business) and convinced a co-worker to help her get the crate home. overwhelmed with the possibilities that the crate held, jenn…
this gorgeous before & after comes from chloë greene of toots & magoo in chapel hill, nc. along with her godmother (who is the co-owner of the shop), chloë restored this old victorian couch and reupholstered it with a bold pink hable construction print. so lovely! [have a before & after you’d like to share…
today’s first before & after project comes from d*s reader miriam. for ages miriam been on the hunt for a toy chest and finally found this old military footlocker at a thrift store for $3. “grossed out” by the state (and smell!) of it, miriam ultimately decided she “wasn’t going to let [her] kids anywhere…
as i write this post i’m in between packing up boxes to move out of my apartment. as i’m down to the final pieces, i find myself totally relating to susan (of the beautiful jewelry line esther k) who describes her rowhouse live/work space by saying, ” i like to surround myself with things that…
good morning! i can’t think of a better way to start the day than with some beautiful paper- both paper cutting and wallpaper. first up are our guest bloggers for the week, the lovely ladies of perfectbound have a great post today on their favorite paper artists. and boy did they pick some beautiful work…click…
When we were coming up with our post ideas for this week we thought, how can we talk about paper without including some of our favourite paper artists? Now we’re sure most of you are probably familiar with these wonderful artisans, but sometimes it’s just nice to have a visual reminder of all the amazing…
we’re always making all sorts of stuff out of fabric, but can never bring ourselves to toss any scraps. this project is an easy and smart way to repurpose even the tiniest leftovers. by using one of our favorite sewing materials—fusible webbing—you can whip up a whole set of these no-sew envelopes in a flash….
last week we were introduced to a fantastic new creative arts cafe in manhattan called moomah. i was immediately blown away by the concept- and the fabulous interiors- at moomah so i decided to drop tracey and jacqueline a line to see if they’d let me pop by for a quick DIY project. thankfully they…
i don’t want to make you all jealous, but in our lovely oakland climate mosquito problems are almost unheard of. but since i am originally from new hampshire, i can totally sympathize with the bug issue in the summer. and i didn’t realize this until recently but citronella candles are just regular old candles scented…
sweet wednesday morning eye-candy from rebecca at feltgood: fridge/office magnets made from 100% recycled PET bottles felt (3 for $12). they’d be a fun addition to the under $100 office accessories roundup from yesterday. colorful magnets always make long to-do lists a little bit easier to look at.
emily at wide open spaces has revived one of my favorite parts of domino magazine on her blog (sniff, i still miss it every day): 10 things that make me happy! today she invited me to share some of my favorite things and they’re now up on her site- im really loving blues and pinks…
i’m a sucker for beautiful ceramics so i was excited to hear from nicolas at studio room 906 about a new porcelain series called ’150ml’. 150ml is a set of five porcelain vessels originally cast by five different types of wood. each vessel comes with its own box (made out of the same wood used…
good morning! after yesterdays monster biz ladies posts my fingers are just about kaput. but thankfully they’ve got enough juice to get up some morning eye candy and some great diy projects today. up first is artist laura pregger from switzerland. laura’s porcelain work focuses on using second-hand designs from manufacturers like fürstenberg, and re-purposing…
