good morning! after a weekend in the catskills i’m rested and ready to work- we have a great series of sneak peeks and posts lined up for today, but before we get started i wanted to share these beautiful new wallpaper designs from jocelyn warner. blossom, cascade and fern (each available in 5 colorways) are…
Clockwise: Muuto & Mattias Stahlbom’s E27 Silicon Light, Christien Meindertsma’s Wandlamp, School House Electric’s Benedict, Design House Stockholm & Form Us With Love’s Work Lamp, and School House Electric’s Lewis. (Work of Catherine Wagner via Stephen Wirtz Gallery) [Thanks Grace for inviting me to guest blog.]
ac and i are heading out early today for our last trip of the summer. we’re escaping to little school house from the early 19th century (complete with a separate sleeping house) for the weekend, but i’ll be back on monday with some great home tours and a special feature on one of my favorite…
today’s recipe comes food photographer jennifer davick. based in birmingham, alabama, jennifer works at southern living magazine and runs a beautiful food photography blog. today she’s sharing a delicious recipe for fresh fig mini pies with honey mascarpone cream and if the title alone doesn’t make you hungry just wait until you see all her…
This time of year, bounty hunters are everywhere. From gardens, to farmer’s markets, to trees bearing fallen fruit, hunters are on the prowl. These hunters are searching for produce (and not on-the-lamb fugitives, à la Dog), in their backyards, from their neighbors, and offered by area farmers. The season’s bounty is upon us, and it’s…
i had to take a quick home design time-out to mention these adorable leashes from found my animal. owner bethany obrecht emailed with these pictures and i was instantly hooked- not only because the rope leashes (using handmade rope from new england) are so sweet, but because found my animal donates 25% of their proceeds…
tgif! the weekend is finally here and i’m happy to kick off the last day of the work week with some outdoorsy fun. first up- amy borrell‘s final guest post of the week. today amy is talking about the photographic dictionary, a great project focusing on finding the various meanings behind photographs. the ‘embrace’ image…
This is my final post for the week and sadly it’s time to say goodbye. It has been lovely sharing some of my favourite people and things with you, I hope you’ve enjoyed it too! You can always visit me at all the mountains if you like. Thank you again to Grace for inviting me!…
This week’s post is inspired by our passion for wildflowers, and our desire to avoid run-ins with the law. Growing up we were always told it was illegal to pick our state flower, the California poppy. The fiery little flower is tenacious and grows throughout the state in small uncultivated clumps roadside, street side and…
today’s final before & after comes from alison of lipstick on your teeth. she converted an old stereo console front into a gorgeous custom headboard. how did she do it? she took apart the stereo console and covered the old speaker mesh (the fabric in front of the speakers) with a joel dewberry print. then…
i’m a huge fan of suzani embroidery, especially when used as a fabric for furniture makeovers. so when i saw this makeover from clare at the southwest school of art and craft i was excited. claire used a beautiful piece of suzani fabric to recover this pink highback chair and i love the results. so…
there are a lot of forlorn-looking cabinets sitting around fleamarkets and goodwill these days. and sometimes all they need is a little bit of love (and a coat of paint or wood stain) to perk back up. these two before & after projects are all about those sad cabinets- and finally finding an owner who’s…
our next before & afters are all about seating. one is from a previous before & after subject and features beautiful pleated upholstery and the other is from a d*s reader who discovered how simple, but elegant, the addition of mirrors can be to basic furniture. first up is d*s reader lori dunbar of marzipan…
today’s first before & afters are all about ikea hacks- that popular pastime of changing inexpensive and basic ikea furniture into something customized and completely different. first up is eric teng, creative director at dmd insight. eric decided to turn his ikea bedside tables into chic mid-century nightstands using a little bit of paint, a…
good morning! today i’m kicking things off with this beautiful shelving project from designer benjamin peters. the u*shelf is a modular shelving unit that allows the user to build and shape the shelving system to meet their own needs. you can create a variety of random shapes and the components themselves are both lightweight and…
Hattie Newman lives in a magical world, filled with mountains constructed of paper, rainbow colored villages and enormous gingerbread men. She was nominated for creative 30 last year, an annual award recognizing emerging talent in the UK. There are loads of other amazing people featured on the site, if you have a moment I particularly…
I’ve been dreaming of training a creeping houseplant to grown along a frame for years, thinking that it was going to require the ultimate crazy green thumb skills. Good news, it doesn’t. In fact, once I had all of the supplies assembled, I was done the basic frame in a flash, with no missteps along…
this fun diy project comes from blogger and etsy shop owner katherine jalaty. a fan of vintage linens and office supplies, katherine decided to combine both of her loves into one great diy project: vintage sheet file folders. this is such a fun way to use vintage sheets that have seen better days, but still…
confession: i have a key problem. i pretty much carry my life around in my bag (to the detriment of my right shoulder!) so in order to accommodate everything, i bought the largest bag i could find. which means, i can never find my keys. i shouldn’t blame it on the bag. i actually can…
husband and wife artist team valerie lueth and paul roden make up tugboat printshop. the couple calls pittsburgh, pa home and their printshop operates out of the first floor of the brick rowhouse (talk about an easy commute!). i love how the space so easily jives to serve both purposes, yet feels so liveable. not…
