today i wanted to wrap up the week by taking a moment to introduce, and thank, all of the people that make design*sponge possible. this week marked the 5 year anniversary of d*s (i hope you downloaded the special anniversary gift!) and the site has come a long way since it was just me and a laptop. i feel very lucky to work with a fantastic team of freelance writers who contribute thoughtful columns to the site each week. without them, i’d be lost. so i wanted to introduce you to each of them, and the columns they produce. moving clockwise from the top, please say hello to:
- anne ditmeyer: sneak peek and regional roundup editor
- amy merrick (new!): living in and made with love editor
- lauren smith and derek fagerstrom: diy wednesdays editors
- ashley english (new!): small measures editor
- sarah ryhanen: weeder’s digest editor
- kate pruitt: diy editor
- studio choo (new!): we like it wild editors
- amy azzarito (new!): senior editor and past & present editor
- alissa and ryan walker (new!): behind the bar editors
- kristina gill: in the kitchen with editor
i also wanted to thank our first d*s desktop wallpaper artist deanne cheuk for creating such lovely designs for us this month. stay tuned next month for a new artist and a new piece of original art for your desktop. i’m off to rest up and try to kick the last of my cold/sore throat so i’ll see you all on monday. until then, thank you again for your support over the past 5 years, it’s an honor to talk with you all each day. below is a summary of this week’s highlights:
- 5 new d*s columns!: living in (movie/book inspired roundups), made with love (diy projects), past & present (design history with a modern spin), we like it wild (garden/floral ideas), behind the bar (cocktail recipes), small measures (small steps to better your home, life and community)
- d*s 5 year anniversary gift: free digital desktop artwork from deanne cheuk
- gorgeous must-see wedding: chris and ainjil
- biz ladies 09: writing a book, part 1
- new city guide: phoenix, arizona
- entertaining: themed party ideas from paige appel
- new sneak peeks: emily anderson, jutta of kootut murut, trine of casalinga, jeff bellantoni and kim westad
- new diy projects: pressed botanical specimens, quick and easy soap dispenser, kate’s custom pillows, kat’s modern family photos, bedside chandelier
- new before & afters: tamsin’s kitchen, sidney’s table and kristen’s porch, jessica and holly’s sofas, amanda and beth’s chairs
- living in: ‘out of africa’ inspired roundup
- small measures with ashley: greenmarkets
- behind the bar: ich, ni, san, shi cocktail
- past & present: french chandeliers and diy project
- we like it wild: farm to table (fruit/flower arrangements)
- made with love: pressed botanical specimens
- misc: colored chalkboard paint, wooden lighting and furniture from zeke leonard, feral house photos by sweet juniper, book city jackets artist series
- new d*s city guide and product guide archives pages!
- new recipe: in the kitchen with eliza jane curtis’ cucumber party snacks
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Exciting changes at D*Sponge – congrats Grace! In the list of editors I think Kristina got left off?
ack! you’re right, adding her now. eesh, smooth move, grace. ;)
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happy blog anniversary, grace! it’s been a beautiful + inspirational 5 years – looking forward to the new columns!
xo
I thought that was very exipring and lovly
Happy Birthday d*s! I love your blog and have become a daily reader!
I love seeing pics of the peeps behind the scene. And thanks again for the freebie wallpaper. I have been staring at it all week here at work. Its so pretty, it just makes me smile! :)
Congrats again, Grace. What a team. Who needs all those magazines we miss, like domino and Blueprint? We got all the columns now, baby! WE ARE ROLLIN’!
don’t you forget about me!!! (in honor of Mr. Hughes, RIP!)
it’s an honor and a joy to be a part of this wonderful team. i’m so thrilled for all the new company joining in the fun :)
anne
Congratulations Grace!
Speaking of all the great editors, what really irritates me sometimes is that you can´t see who wrote the respective posts… I think this would be a huge improvement. Or is it somewhere and I can´t see it?
THANK YOU for that wallpaper. Gorgeous. Congratulations team, and congratulations Grace!
lillian
normally we have any editor written posts end with a “-amy” tag link. wordpress doesn’t let me label posts with authors on the main page, at least that i know of. but i’ll email our coder again and double check :)
grace
Pat yourselves on the back – you are one ray of sunshine in my day!!
congratulations on 5 years! And thank you for adding all of my favorite bloggers to your editorial line-up, I love the direction Design*Sponge is headed. Here’s to 5 (+) great years!
Congrats Grace- it looks like you have an amazing team here! Excited to keep reading the newer features.
Also, I would agree with Lillian that it is often hard to tell who wrote which posts, so if there is a way to make it more obvious that would be great! I totally understand though that the blog tools are limiting at times. We had the same issue at my previous employer and addressed the issue with adding a category for each of our names which we tagged our posts with.
But regardless of who is writing it, you guys are putting out great content… Thanks!
cat
that’s a great idea! i’ll try to put that into action on all new posts :)
grace
YAY, looking forward to checking out the new content. I love Amy’s writing.
you have so much exciting new stuff happening!! I need to check back here more often!! Love the wallpaper!!
So glad to meet all the new faces. Happy 5th. Have a great weekend.
Thanks guys for making d*s awesome! Congrats on your 5th year, you are a great source of inspiration!
Happy 5th birthday to one FABULOUS site!!!! Keep up the amazing work:)
Happy Birthday d*s!! We are so happy to be part of the team.
xo
Lauren & Derek
Congrats on 5 years of innovative journalism!
Happy Birthday and Thank you for this great blog !
“Bon Anniversaire” as we said in France !
Wow five years! Congrats!! Oh! and I read a post you had several weeks back, legal advice for the design community by kate summers. Turns out she lives in Nashville so her and I hooked up and went to lunch. All thanks to you!!
Kudos on your great new team. I’ve been a super fan of sarah ryhanen’s gorgeous botanicals in particular. Congratulations on 5 years and cheers to many, many more to come!
Grace, you continue to give me even more reasons to make your blog a daily read–its a constant and evolving delight!
great, great work!
Thanks!
wow, all those writers and no posts over the weekend?
congratulations on your 5th. i love designsponge and i am happy you now have more people working with you to keep it up. i have benefited so much from this site and i am sending you and your team heaps of positive energy as a return favor. more power!
Thanks for this wonderful inspiring blog! Love the wallpaper :-)
Happy 5th! I adore your blog & share your posts often. And I agree with Yen- I have so benefited from your site & your team. All just fantastic!
Oh, congrats!
You guys are awesome (and I envy you all greatly).
Thanks for making my day, everyday!
I chanced upon this site and must say it is the very best there is, ever! I am addicted. Great job guys. :)
Fabulous!! I ADORE this wallpaper by Deanne Cheuk, and was wondering if you know if it’s available for purchase somewhere in a hard copy print? I checked her site shop but didn’t see. It’s exactly what I’m looking for over my couch in the new place! xo LM
hi leanne
this was a design created specially for the d*s anniversary gift, so it’s only in digital form here.
grace
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