My underwear drawer has become overrun vintage hankies. I have tons. And of course, I can’t bear to use them in the manner in which they were intended. Blow my nose on that precious bit of 70 year old textile heaven? No can do. So I’ve been slowly turning my stash into little boudoir pillows,…
today’s second diy project is also from the pages of the new reprodepot pattern books: flora and folk. this light-switch cover project, created by mollie green for the book, is my favorite project from the book. light-switches are so often over looked and can be such a fun and easy way to add a surprising…
two of today’s diy projects are straight from the pages of the new reprodepot pattern books: flora and folk. i’ve chosen my two favorites to share here today, starting with this fun choose-a-design greeting card project created by mollie green for the book. this is a great beginner’s craft project so even if you’re not…
today i’m thrilled to be reviewing two great new design books. first up- reprodepot pattern book: flora and reprodepot pattern book: folk (chronicle, 2009). as a huge fabric and pattern fan, i was really honored to be invited to write the forward to both of these books (and see the cute cover design that also…
I’m really fortunate to have a wonderful team of contributors on Once Wed who help me bring unique and original content to my readers on a weekly basis. I was thrilled when my amazing DIY contributor,
good morning! i’m thrilled to kick off diy day with a fun project from the anna bond and the once wed team over at the d*s guest blog. anna created a beautiful menu wheel that would be perfect for a wedding or any other special meal you have planned. click here to check out the…
Some folks, when asked about movies they love, rattle off a list of obscure art house films and directors no one knows. You’re left thinking, okay, but what movies to do you actually watch when no one else is around While I do like me some wackadoo movies, fluff like Dirty Dancing is always in…
lately i’ve been daydreaming about what it would be like to have a garden, so i though it would be fun to focus this week’s under $100 column on garden themed accessories. some are ready for dirty work in the yard, others are just inspired by plantlife and the great outdoors. either way, there’s something…
today’s biz ladies post is all about taxes. i know, no one’s favorite topic. but sadly, one we all have to deal with- and one we could almost all use help with. today kristal schwartze of carter & company in washington (and fairly enchanted at etsy!) is sharing her expertise on the topic from top…
last night i was up late building today’s new under $100 post and came across these gorgeous kitchen textiles from british company new house textiles. i’m ready to take each and every one home with me. and with their reasonable prices i might justify ordering a few things to maximize my shipping cost savings. i’m…
i’m still pinching myself about how lucky we are to have the once wed crew with us at the d*s guest blog this week. today emily is joined by joy thigpen, rinne allen and anna bond for a beautiful styled tablescape photoshoot that’s packed-full of great decorating ideas- wedding or not. whether you’re looking to…
i was up late working last night so i’m going to start things off this morning with some eye-candy from o-check graphics at auto. these notebooks are so sweet- the diagonal stripes? that’s got my name written all over it. they’re available for $8-$14 right here at auto online. be back in a few after…
I guess you could say over the last year Joy Thigpen has become my pseudo-creative director/art director/wedding stylist/florist extraordinaire/best friend. When Grace asked me to guest blog, I immediately called Joy about putting together some inspiration shoots to share with everyone. We knew we wanted to stretch our wings a bit and try putting together…
how amy osaba is able to create such a serene and elegant home with three boys under the age of 5, i will never know! she must have learned some sort of grace under pressure during her 10 years as a professional ballet dancer. now amy applies that love of beauty and movement to her…
when it comes to making art accessible and affordable for all, jen bekman is the queen with her 20×200 project. her formula is simple: (limited editions + low prices) + internet = art for everyone. work of many of her featured artists has shown up in a sorts of sneak peeks, and her online gallery…
it’s not everyday we get to show off the home of a reality tv star, but today we’re getting a great sneak peek into the home of goil amornvivat, former contestant on bravo’s top design and an on screen designer for TLC’s trading spaces (in addition to being a professor at parson‘s school for design)….
one of the requests i hear the most is to add an advice or question and answer column to the website. i tried it a few years ago using an open comment section as the answer portion of the post and the comments got a tad (ok, a lot) nasty, so i decided to can…
A Design*Sponge DIY project was featured in the upper right quadrant of New York Magazine’s “Approval Matrix” for the week of September 28th, 2009. CLICK HERE for the full feature.
lately i’ve been rather obsessed with historic wallpaper patterns, mainly because of d*s editor amy merrick‘s excellent list of resources for them. one of the companies i’ve been drooling over most is adelphi paper hangings, and their beautiful selection of grey and pink patterns. i quite literally cannot resist the combination of grey and pink…
Hi! My name is Emily and I write the wedding blog, Once Wed. Before I jump right into wedding eye candy, I just wanted to say a huge thank you to Grace for having me on this week. Featuring reader weddings is one of my favorites parts of being a wedding blogger, so I couldn’t…
