August, 2009
Thursday August 27th, 2009
Wednesday August 26th, 2009
bon voyage, anne!
i just wanted to take a quick time out this afternoon to wish d*s editor anne ditmeyer bon voyage. tomorrow afternoon anne is jumping on a plane to france to attend graduate school in paris! i could not be more proud of her, happy for her, and thrilled to live vicariously through her exciting new…
made with love: found terrariums
There are lots of tutorials for terrariums floating around these days, but this one the terrarium turned on it’s head. Inspired by a pickle jar terrarium concocted by the warymeyers team, there are no fancy glass domes to buy and no scouring your local nursery for plants small enough to fit under them. In fact,…
diy project: inkjet transfer table settings
for my third textile upgrade project, i drew inspiration from the work of lisa stickley. her vintage china tablecloth is truly gorgeous and i love how she employs photorealism in her work. i wanted to do the same, so i used a simple inkjet printer transfer paper for these and i was amazed with the…
diy project: casey’s wallpaper file cabinet
casey at fossil (who is responsible for these great sneak peeks!) sent over this fun office-related diy project. looking to spruce up her drab file cabinet, casey used new handles and a wallpaper sample and a little mod podge to create a chic home-office friendly file cabinet. file cabinets are definitely an area designers have…
diy project: claire’s pallet shelf
designer claire terry from madame fancy pants sent in this full diy idea. the other day her mom decided to reclaim the bookcase she’d let claire borrow, so quick replacement shelving was claire’s goal. she happened to have a few wooden pallets around her house (“people always asked ‘why do you have pallets lying around’…
drip table
sara jensen always sends me such fun links. last night she sent me a link to designer emiliano godoy‘s new ‘drip table’, made from sustainable teak saplings. i love the cobbled together feel of all the bits and pieces of saplings and the different wood tones you get from each piece. i definitely wouldn’t mind…
Rope
Banister ropes via Remodelista and Ladies and Gentlemen’s mega doily Tanya Aguiniga’srope knot bracelet Flax Project by Christien Meindertsma
gesa hansen + meg’s rope post
happy wednesday morning! i’m heading off to one of my favorite flower shops this afternoon but i wanted to kick off the day with this great new desk from danish designer gesa hansen. based in paris, gesa recently debuted her “hansen family” line of furniture and this desk is the first off the line. i…
Tuesday August 25th, 2009
living in: the umbrellas of cherbourg
Ever since I hatched the idea for the living in column, I’ve been plotting a post on the divine Umbrellas of Cherbourg or Les Parapluies de Cherbourg. Yup. It’s a frenchie. And not only that, it’s a musical. Yes, a combination has been known to put many a well-meaning boyfriend, father or husband to sleep….
under $100: hardware
one of the most popular under $100 roundups i did for domino was a roundup of affordable hardware. unfortunately that guide got the axe when domino’s website did, so i figured it was about time to start going through my old guides and updating them to run on d*s (i’m not allowed to run the…
biz ladies 09: promoting & selling fine art online
today’s biz ladies post comes from nikko moy, owner of ashes & milk, a beautiful online gallery and blog. nikko recently spoke at a forum about making a living beyond traditional brick and mortar galleries and today she’s sharing her advice for promoting and selling fine art online. she’s got some great ideas beyond traditional…
new: oh joy chronicle line
well hellooo, beautiful paper goods! i can’t think of a better way to welcome today than with these gorgeous new pieces from oh joy for chronicle. i’ve been a fan of joy’s work, and blog, for so many years i’m starting to think i could head her official fan club (if there isn’t already one)….
Tape
Clockwise: Be back/Soon’s rope & chain tape, Mike Perry’s tape, Nothing Elegant’s check notebook tape, and LL Bean’s Plaid Duct Tape. Retouch tape by Losiento Studio and tape font by Bouwe van der molen. Tapeworks installation by Mark Khaisman
yarnstorm + tape
good morning! it’s a sunny day here in brooklyn and i’m currently spending my morning with a bowl of cereal and a screen full of knitted oranges and lemons. yarnstorm the sixth: oranges and lemons odyssey, took place in london and involved a series of artists knitting beautiful oranges, lemons, leaves and bells around a…
Monday August 24th, 2009
sneak peek: elisa carlucci
besides having a gorgeous home, i was fascinated to learn more about elisa carlucci’s background and see all the influences in her life that have helped shaped her style. everyone on this site has a different story, so it’s always fascinating to me to see how people get where they are now. while studying illustration…
sneak peek: diana richards and chris miller
some people live above the store. diana and chris live behind the store. literally. in order to get to their fantastic loft space, you have to walk through diana’s red hook anthem, a vintage clothing and housewares store in red hook brooklyn with a folksy americana and european vibe. so don’t miss the full peek…
sneak peek: caitlin williams & james freeman
moving into a marital abode—in this case, an immaculately preserved 1895 flat in san francisco’s historic alamo square neighborhood—wasn’t without its design-related uncertainties for james and caitlin freeman. “james has such a cool, modern and slightly industrial sensibility, while everything i own is pink, blue, green, scalloped and two-headed,” says caitlin. to illustrate: when james…
wayne thiebaud inspired sweets
[today leilani labong will be posting two special guest posts on caitlin williams and james freeman. stay tuned for their home tour next!] first comes love, then comes cake. for a food-centric town like san francisco, last october’s low-key city hall nuptials between confectionarian caitlin williams (a former co-owner of the famed miette patisserie) and…
copenhagen chronicles: clara zangenberg
[this post is the eighth in a series of guest posts from our summer correspondent in copenhagen, brittany watson. thank you again to brittany for her beautiful posts this summer!] I’ve been soaking in the beautiful, school-less life here in Denmark before another semester starts back up (boo hoo!). But first…one of my most exciting…
