it’s hard to picture 80 teenagers gallivanting around the beautiful home of embroidery and textile designer maxine sutton, but that was the scene last weekend for the celebration of her son’s 16th birthday. luckily the gorgeous home is still in one piece. maxine, her husband and their three kids moved into this c.1840 early victoria…
around d*s we’re huge fans of pattern in the home so we were instantly drawn to the home of anne kristin hagesæther, an illustrator/printmaker/painter in oslo, norway. the flat is from 1951 and is to believed to only have been redecorated once – in the 70s. every room was repainted when they moved in, but…
growing up I always had aspirations to be a national geographic photographer. well, today’s sneak peek comes from penny de los santos, who does just that, but she also shoots for saveur and most recently, martha stewart living. she bought her 1938 austin bungalow in 2003 and along with her partner did a 14 month…
[this post is the final post from our summer correspondent in copenhagen, brittany watson. thank you so much to brittany for her beautiful posts this summer!] Well, I’m back on American soil. With a computer whose keys are in a recognizable location. And air conditioning blasting because there’s 75% humidity in Washington, DC. Yeah, welcome…
last week holly at livingston and porter sent me a link to the sweet bella site and i’ve been clicking back and forth to it for days now. i’m trying to think of a reason i’d need to own these berlin bear brushes, other than to enjoy looking at them. and the porcelain apples? for…
good morning! i’ve got a serious case of the mondays today so i’m going to try to pull myself out of this rainy day funk with some lovely new artwork from brooklyn-based artist wayne pate. wayne’s new paris print is now available for $35 right here and considering that d*s editor anne is now living…
I’m just so happy. To be here, guest blogging on Design*Sponge this week! Thank you so much to Grace and the team for having me, I am very excited for the week ahead. My name is Caroline and I am coming to you from Looks Good To Me, my illustrated blog on which I pull…
penguin‘s recovered classic series was a huge hit when i posted it last november, so i was thrilled to hear from coralie at penguin about a brand new series of penguin clothbound classics. 8 of penguin’s titles from last year will soon be available across america, with a selection of titles for sale at anthropologie…
Chris Chun is one of my absolute favorite artists. Seeing his work up close and watching him work in painstaking delicate detail gives me the goosebumps! In addition to being a fantastic multi-media artist, he comes from a foodie family and he got the foodie genes. He’s a fantastic cook! He would have preferred to…
Whenever I visit a new city, I always take time to go to a bookstore and peruse cooking titles. In London, I always dedicate an afternoon to Waterstone’s to look through stacks of books to buy the paperbacks right away, but jot down titles to buy online if they are hardback, to save the weight…
I don’t know about you, but I’ve never met so many new gardeners in my life. In bungalow frontyards, co-opted alleyways, thimble-sized backyards, and porch steps, folks are growing things. Lots of things. Based on statistics from the National Gardening Association, the number of gardeners taking up spades and trowels in 2009 grew by 7…
today it’s a festival of delicious food! we have two delicious recipes to share today, starting with kristin silverman of the kitchen sink‘s recipe for a delicious plum marsala sorbet. i tried this during the week and it is painfully good. perfect on its own or as an accompaniment to a light, flaky pie. personally…
sometimes i fall in love with product photos as much as the product itself. these photos from the new collection of toldbod 120 pendant lamps from louis poulsen lighting are just too lovely to ignore. in addition to wanting a few of those grey and yellow pendants, i’d also like to move into each of…
Elasticco’s Rubberband Basket and Ja-Hyuk Yim’s American Rubber-band III. Numbers Desk Set and Notes Refillable Notebook by Mateo Ilasco. Sorry, I didn’t have time this week to put together the DIY instructions for the hanging, exposed lightbulbs. But I’ll make sure to give it to Grace as soon as it’s done. Thanks everyone for reading…
One of our favorite ways to display the bits we bring in from outside is to make a “laboratory” garden. The look is easy to create by using transparent glass containers and varying the way each specimen is displayed. Late summer is a great time to experiment, as lots of garden plants will need cleaning…
today’s final before & after (stay tuned for “we like it wild” next!) comes from kate leary of mi piace kate design. kate and her partner recently moved to san francisco and have been trying to blend together their two very different design aesthetics. they found this wood table on craigslist for $75 and decided…
i have a major, major weakness for stripes. i like them in my clothes, on my shoes, and on details in my home. so when i saw this project from orlando soria in california i was instantly hooked. orlando managed to make seriously budget-friendly linoleum tiles ($0.59 per sq. ft) look majorly luxe by cutting…
today’s second before & after post is a tale of two different cabinet makeovers. first up? kristin and jacob anderson of atlanta georgia. jacob got this dresser/cabinet from a friend for $35 (!) and spruced it up with a coat of paint and by cleaning the handles with vinegar and salt. i love seeing how…
today’s first before & after comes from victoria of bumble beans quilts. she was lucky enough to find this gorgeous cabinet by the side of the road (lucky!) and spruced it up with a coat of gorgeous teal paint and patterned detail on top. click here for more details- great work, victoria! [have a before…
good morning! i wanted to start today off with these beautiful wood veneer pendant lamps from designer sarah foote of bonne nuit. based in brooklyn, sarah makes all of her lamps by hand and sells them via email, right here. thanks, sarah! from lamps to sweets, meg mateo ilasco is tackling one of my favorite…
