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September, 2009

Monday September 28th, 2009

interior design by Grace Bonney 19

michael penney at canadian house & home

when it comes to magazine websites, canadian house & home is my hands-down favorite. they have great home tours, young, vibrant editors, fun blog posts and my all-time favorite: michael penney. i’ve been following michael’s blog posts for a few months now, each one seemingly getting better and better each week. so naturally when i…

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guest blog by Grace Bonney 10

STUFF FROM EBAY

Hi there design*sponge readers. This is Andy Beach and I’ll be posting here this week. I have two blogs where I post things I like. There’s no better way to describe them, Reference Library and Stork Bites Man are each a mix of found objects, eBay losses, art, design, architecture, kid stuff, things friends make…

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paper by Grace Bonney 8

miriam bereson planner + new d*s guest blogger

good morning! i’ve got the jitters already this morning (big announcement about a new d*s project at 1pm today!) so i’m going to try to calm my nerves by focusing on these (new) cool blue calendar from miriam bereson in australia. miriam’s new 2010 planner (and their new family calendar) is a gorgeous range of…

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Friday September 25th, 2009

interior design, sneak peeks by Amy Azzarito 52

sneak peek: kevin o’shea

sneak peek: kevin o’shea

interior designer and ceramicist kevin o’shea lives with his partner david and two kitties – stella and boris – in a light-filled apartment in New York City’s financial district. kevin’s ceramic’s company is called happy and that’s certainly the vibe one gets from his apartment. it’s filled with things that make us smile! [thanks, kevin!]…

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At The River

At The River

I’ve had such a fun time guest blogging this week on Design Sponge and I’m so sad to see the week end. I really cannot thank Grace enough for this wonderful opportunity, and truly appreciate all the wonderful comments everyone left during the week. I am always amazed at the talent I get to feature…

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Thursday September 24th, 2009

before and after by Grace Bonney 51

before & after: 2 chairs and a sofa

today’s final before & afters belong to the seating world. our first makeover comes from julia schafer of l+j industries- julia refinished this great mid century chair in a dotted suzanne tick fabric. i used to work with suzanne and knoll textiles and this was one of my favorite patterns- i see it all over…

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before & after: karolina’s home

today’s second before & after comes from d*s reader karolina strandberg of sweden. she’s been taking on the renovation of her beautiful home in the woods and i’m loving every bit of it. oh man, to live among all those beautiful trees in a bright white house like that. thanks for sharing, karolina! [have a…

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before and after by Grace Bonney 28

before & after: georganne’s bedroom

i’m kicking off before & after day with this fun bedroom makeover from d*s reader georganne. after moving into a new home in madison, wisconsin georganne decided to overhaul her bedroom with paint, a decorative wall pattern and an ikea dresser makeover inspired by this project! i think the result is fantastic- great work georganne!…

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accessories, ceramics by Grace Bonney 12

trophy vase

i always get excited for thursdays because it means a new we like it wild post from the studio choo girls. so i was especially happy to get an extra bit from jill yesterday- she sent over these gorgeous arrangements styled in yellow owl workshop‘s new trophy vase. christine hand-cast this earthenware vase because she,…

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A Strawberry Summer

A Strawberry Summer

Yeah, so apparently we like peaches. This shoot was pretty much inspired by this engagement shoot the Simply Bloom girls did, these dessert plates I came across, and some strong urge to hold on to the end of summer. The images from the engagement session were so lovely and I guess I kind of imagined…

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weddings by Grace Bonney 17

peach floral wedding shoot

peach floral wedding shoot

i seriously have to pinch myself this morning- i can’t get over the incredible photoshoots the once wed team has styled for the d*s guest blog this week. today they’re sharing another incredible peach-inspired spread (to expand on tuesday’s peach porch fĂȘte) that includes beautiful flowers from amy osaba- whose home we featured on monday!…

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Wednesday September 23rd, 2009