ac went to nyu for theater so it seems like every other day that he’s pointing at the tv screen and saying “i went to school with that guy!” but i rarely point to something and say “i went to school with her!” but today that’s changed because i get to be excited about a…
i’ve absolutely loved rei jin‘s guest posts this week on the d*s guest blog. her exploration of what modern day versions of classic fairy tale heroines would wear and own has been such a unique spin on a themed post series. today rj is finishing up with trappings fit for a modern rapunzel and i’m…
Rapunzel, Ernst Liebermann (via Child Illustration) I bid you farewell with dear Rapunzel. There’s no better way (for me) to interpret the modern Rapunzel than by introducing you to the beautiful work of my friend and former styling partner, Angella N., and a few insanely gorgeous headpieces. Maison Michael Urban Outfitters Jennifer Behr CLICK HERE…
[one of my favorite illustrators, alex eben meyer, has been sharing coffee shop-inspired sketches with us every morning this week. today is his final installment and i just wanted to say thank you- it's been a pleasure to have you, alex! you can check out more of alex's work right here and click here to...
today’s final before & after comes from photographer pilar valtierra in los angeles. with help from ames ingham and some vintage suzanis from distant LA, pilar transformed these $40 craigslist chairs into something spectacular. i would feel like a queen in these chairs- they are just too gorgeous for words. great job, pilar!
this before and after comes from julie of bangs, a beard & ballyhoo (i love that blog name). julie and her fiance inherited a dilapidated linen cabinet when they moved to san francisco, but it was a horrible hodge-podge of brown, blue and red chipped paint. after sanding the heck out of it and cleaning…
i’m a sucker for just about any new products lena corwin designs. so i’m loving these new pillows and travel print that she just added to her shop. so lovely. click here for more info…
today’s first before & afters come from d*s readers alyssa and brittney. first up is alyssa, who has “always has an eye out for crazy owl-related objects“. she found this lot of “owl parts” and decided that she had to have them. not sure what to actually do with them, alyssa decided that she needed…
sadly yesterday ran away from me and i wasn’t able to post a project from jane joss i’d been excited about all week. jane joss is an alias for alyssa and joslyn krismer, former college roommates turned sisters-in-law (married to twins!). these self-taught seamstresses have a love of cool fabric and create some really incredible…
some quick thursday morning eye candy, all the way from western australia. inspired by australia’s wealth of wildflowers, artist jude taylor decided to transfer her linocuts to textiles and launch a new collection of wallpaper and fabric called “wildflowers”. i really love this yellow and black pattern, but there’s much more to see at jude’s…
Precocious Cinderella jpm guiseppe miles miu miu CLICK HERE for the rest of Rei Jin’s post after the jump!
most of my friends know that i’m not a purse girl. shoes? yes. dresses? yes. but bags? not so much my thing. when it comes to carrying essentials around town- i use a reusable grocery bag from baggu. maybe it’s not the most fashion-y thing to wear out to dinner, but hey, i’m always prepared…
[this week one of my favorite illustrators, alex eben meyer, is joining us in the morning to share sketches from his trips to brooklyn coffee shops. coffeeshop // oslo: muffins, coffee, good music, quality people watching, and upside down bikes. it’s not the coziest of the coffeeshops, but between the good vibe and roasting their...
i get a real kick out of seeing creative people combine forces to bring something good into the world. so i was thrilled to hear from jacqueline schmidt of screech owl design (click here and here to see her beautiful homes) about a new project called “moomah” she’s working on with tracey stewart. moomah is…
we’ve always loved these classic gingham tablecloths, and on a recent visit to the dollar store we were excited to find them in a fun assortment of colors (in addition to the standard red). because they are water resistant and so easy to work with, we thought they would make nice protective covers for a…
the idea for this second project in the outdoor entertaining series was conceived at my local long’s drugs, which is an oddly large pharmacy, grocer, garden center, hardware super store that’s open 24 hours. i walking down one of the hardware aisles, admiring their selection of spray paints, when at the end of the aisle…
one day when i’m lucky enough to have some outdoor space in which to garden, i hope to be able to fill my green space with decorative elements that i make with my own two hands. so when i heard from shannon from design gal, i was excited to find out about her handmade decorative…
[this diy project comes to us from d*s reader and blogger yevgeniya kurtsman of evaforeva. thanks for sharing with us, yevgeniya] The only thing that makes me feel better when I have a cold is my buckwheat heating pad. I’ve been reading about buckwheat and its healing qualities and I was really surprised to learn…
swoon: a little wednesday morning eye candy, courtesy of the lovely cathy kidston. cath is now selling gorgeous wallpaper, including 10 vintage designs like these fantastic floral patterns. oh to have a bathroom covered in that top left print- like walking through a colorful english garden. click here for more info [via living etc] from…
[this week one of my favorite illustrators, alex eben meyer, is joining us in the morning to share sketches from his trips to brooklyn coffee shops. coffeeshop // second stop: getting to this coffeeshop early is key, too late in the day and second stop turns into a laptop zoo. featuring a refill station for...
