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…
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…
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…
my parents are rolling into town today for a little bonney family time so i’m heading out now to meet them in the city. but before i go i wanted to share some beautiful new wallpapers from elli pop- and remind you to tune in on monday for a very special post at 1pm! i’m…
I was over the moon to find out that Helen was submitting a recipe for dumplings. I LOVE dumplings and overdose on them every time I go to London. I am planning a trip to Hong Kong some time in order to eat them there. And when I am in New York, I always make…
I went through the history of the ITKW column and realized that our favorite recipes tend toward sweet rather than savory. And even though I’d be content to eat cake morning noon and night, I know we should shake it up some. So this week we have a savory (and vegan!) recipe which comes all…
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!]…
As far as volatile environments go, I’d assume it’s probably safe to say that we all try to avoid them. A screaming toddler is no one’s idea of a good time. Potentially eruptive volcanoes induce a great deal of awe, fear, and cautious sidelong glances for those in their vicinity. Close encounters with yellow jackets…
lately i’ve been looking fun, inexpensive ways to give friends thoughtful “just because” gifts. this year more than ever i feel really grateful to have a small group of good friends (something i didn’t have a lot of growing up) and i love doing little things to remind them i appreciate their friendship. but because…
tgif! i’m so thrilled to finally make it to friday- and to wrap up a wonderful week of guest posts from emily and the whole team at once wed. it’s been such a pleasure having them and i’m excited to share their final post- an engagement inspired shoot from jose villa. click here to check…
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…
Ceramicist and sculptor Diana Fayt just officially became a rock star. This summer Fayt was featured on the cover of Ceramics Monthly (June, July, August edition), which as anyone in the world of ceramics knows, is basically like being on the cover of Rolling Stone. So we were thrilled to get to spend some session…
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…
i’ve been living in paris for just over three weeks now, and after lots of bureaucracy and running around in circles, all i have to say is i have the utmost respect and admiration for today’s before and after meets sneak peek from stephanie of stephmodo. last year (american) stephanie and her husband (along with…
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…
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!…
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,…
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…
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 fête) that includes beautiful flowers from amy osaba- whose home we featured on monday!…
it’s been such a treat to introduce some great new design books on d*s today and i’m thrilled to close out the day with two of my favorite designers of all time: linda and john meyers- perhaps better known as team wary meyers. i have been a fan of their work for as long as…
