happy monday! this morning i’m thrilled to welcome one of my favorite bloggers, emily of once wed, to the d*s guest blog. i’m a huge, huge fan of emily’s site and constantly find myself staring at her blog jotting down decoration ideas from her featured weddings. so today i’m thrilled to have her on d*s,…
September, 2009
Monday September 21st, 2009
Saturday September 19th, 2009
The Globe and Mail
Design*Sponge editor Ashley English’s canning column was featured in The Globe and Mail. Click here for the full article.
Oregon Live
Design*Sponge was reviewed as “Excellent” by Oregon Live. Click here for the full story.
Friday September 18th, 2009
new: terrain e-shop
i had to fit in one last post today- i just heard from terrain and they launched an e-commerce shop! so now those of us not in philly can appreciate the gorgeousness that is terrain’s selection of garden, home, body, and and unique “artifact” finds. i already picked out my favorites above but you can…
weekly wrap up
i’m heading out a little early today to run some errands so i wanted to leave you with the image (via vogue living) that’s been sitting on my desk top for weeks- an image from john derian‘s home that’s inspiring my living room makeover. oh to live in that space (and to own that wire…
turn this room into an outfit
caroline from looks good to me did a fun spin on an old domino idea during his d*s guest blog stint: turn this room into an outfit. using d*s sneak peeks she created beautiful outfits inspired by interior design. and today she’s carrying the idea over to her blog, using the vena cava sneak peek…
cookbook reviews: traveling the mediterranean
I was really torn over what books I would write about this week. Do I try to do something in tune with Lena’s fresh fruit cake? Do I focus on the fruit? The baking? How about none of that? I got three things in the mail today: Jamie Oliver’s fifth Jamie Magazine which is the…
in the kitchen with: lena corwin’s fresh fruit cake
This favorite recipe of mine comes from a family friend, Jane Newman. I often make it for brunch with friends and everyone loves it (All it requires is a cup of tea or coffee)! The recipe can be made with many different combination of summer fruit, like peaches, nectarines, plums, and berries- it’s also great…
small measures with ashley: homegrown pharmacy
I’m the sort of person that always likes to be prepared. It’s for that reason that I always carry dental floss, a sewing kit, and a tiny Merriam-Webster’s dictionary in my handbag. Breath mints, an eyeglass repair screwdriver, and calming flower essences round out the “preparation station,” always within arm’s reach. So maybe my shoulder…
Last Days of Summer
My last post! What a lovely experience this has been. Thank you to Grace for the opportunity and to all you readers for your sweet comments. As summer comes to an end in northern hemisphere and slowly starts up in the south it seems right to look at all things watery. I’ve always collected images…
summer days + summer dogs
as summer comes to a close i find myself clinging to the last vestiges of warm weather. but a few things have me excited about fall- the crisp weather, new fall coats, and the idea of animals in cute sweaters. so these cards from karen at life with tigers have me ready for october weather….
Thursday September 17th, 2009
we like it wild: DIY summer picnic bouquet
As we approach the end of the summer we thought it would be the perfect time to share our tips for creating a casual picnic-style bouquet. The flowers we chose are readily available and in season at local farmer’s markets, so making a bouquet like this yourself can be done on the cheap cheap. Of…
before & after: annie’s desk + charlene’s chair
when it comes to before & afters, it’s hard for me to resist a submission with a good pet shot. and these photos from d*s reader charlene in cape town south africa are pretty darn irresistible. charlene’s cat “socks” is modeling her recent chair renovation- which began as a rather worn bubble chair and ended…
before & after: a chair, a fridge and a closet
this first before & after comes from rebekah of wild ink press. i’m always talking about the virtues of chalkboard paint (especially “mercantile red” by hudson paint) and love this simple fridge makeover rebekah completed for her home. it’s such a great way to showcase her children’s artwork directly on the fridge, rather than clipped…
before & after: hutch, cabinet and desk makeovers
today’s second before & after post is all about the hard work of three talented women who changed great found and secondhand finds into fresh pieces of furniture. up first is designer kristen f. davis, whose home was on d*s this past june. kristen bought this heaven wooden piece second hand and used leftover paint…
before & after: the scamp trailer
today’s before & after comes from designer stephanie gahm and her husband, photographer and director, taylor gahm. at the beginning of 2009, this daring duo quit their jobs and decided to spend the year traveling and investing in their marriage. they bought a 1977 13′ scamp trailer and renovated it all on their own, from…
inkwells + new bodo sperlein
before we get started with before & after fun, i wanted to say a big “congrats!” to artist leigh wells on her new lettering and calligraphy business, inkwells. if you have a wedding, birthday or special event coming up, you can now hire leigh to do beautiful hand lettering. i’m a huge fan of leigh’s…
house industries + tapestries
good morning! i wanted to kick off today with a beautiful new series of serigraphs from house industries. here are the details from andy at house industries: All of the 27 new serigraphs are hand-pulled, air-dried and numbered by longtime House Industries collaborator David Dodde. Slow air-drying is an essential step in Dodde’s process and…
Tapestry
I am a reluctant sewer at the best of times but I do admire the skill in others. I grew up in a house where craft certainly wasn’t central but my aunt Cherry made amazing tapestry pillows using a gorgeous bargello pattern. Part of what made them so beautiful was the simple repetitious geometry and…
Wednesday September 16th, 2009
diy video: grace’s upholstered otomi headboard
for the past four years i have been pining over this incredible headboard featured in a 2005 issue of cookie magazine. it not only ignited my love for upholstered headboards, but sparked my interest in textiles from mexico, south america, india and uzbekistan. this particular type of textile, mexican otomi fabric, is handmade by the…
