today i’m out and about shuttling gorgeous flower arrangements between saipua and photographer sabra krock‘s studio in manhattan. since my brain is officially fried i figured i’d wrap up the week with a little preview of what’s to come in the d*s book- sarah is doing some gorgeous florals that will tie into another section…
This week’s books go along with the great recipe from Emma and Sara for an Eggplant Torta over on the In the Kitchen With column. As soon as I saw the images of the recipe, I thought “Italian”. There are a lot of Italian books out there. Some “authentic”, some “inspired by” which in the…
I came across the work of New Zealand based Sara and Emma quite by chance when reading comments to the blondies by Whimsy and Spice this summer. I envy the fact that they have their own creative space within their company to write about their passion for food. Their recipes are great as is the…
last year when we first announced the penguin cloth-bound classic series everyone went crazy about these incredible book covers designed by senior cover designer, coralie bickford-smith. the only catch was that the books were only available in the UK – that is until this week! in honor of the US-release of the series we’re so…
For the first eight years of my life, we celebrated Halloween in my house. From Wonder Woman costumes to Lambchop get-ups, come All Hallows Eve, we got down. Things changed when Mom became a born-again Christian. During the remainder of my time at home, I have recollections of church soirees, with my brother and I…
good morning! i am so glad it’s finally friday- it’s been a seriously TGIF kinda week. but before we get started with the rest of today’s posts i wanted to thank lucy for her amazing guest posts this week! today she’s wrapping things up with a great guide to her favorites in melbourne’s fitzroy area….
Oh my goodness, my week at D*S went so quick! For the final installment of Melbourne-love, I have chosen to share my very own little illustrated neighbourhood map (a little daunting after sharing such beautiful and accomplished work earlier this week!). Anyway, this is perhaps my very favourite pocket of Melbourne – Gertrude st in…
thank you to nest magazine and thenest.com for naming design*sponge one of their favorite diy/design websites.
When we realized that we’d be doing a post so close to Halloween we decided to look for inspiration beyond a cleverly carved squash. We wanted to assemble an arrangement that embraced the darker, more macabre side of the holiday. Without further ado, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the terror-ium! Right up the road from…
today’s final before & afters come from jan willem schipper, who recently started a decorating business in france. jan recently finished these beautiful projects, for both a retail and private space. all i know is, i would move into this atelier in a heartbeat. i could curl up and sleep in a sleeping bag in…
kelly at high street market sent over this faux bamboo dresser makeover. she found her green dresser at a thrift shop and decided to upgrade it with new white paint, hardware and a little elbow grease. the final result? a fresh, clean start. thanks for sharing, kelly! [have a before & after you’d like to…
today’s first before & after comes from kiran at inkling prints. kiran turned this sad looking, torn-up footstool into a cheerful new place for that adorable dog to sleep. thanks for sharing kiran! [have a before & after you’d like to submit for the d*s book or website? just shoot me an email right here…
before we jump into before & after day i wanted to share this beautiful new calendar from amy soczka. each calendar features 12 original illustrations with a botanical theme and comes with a clip for wall hanging. click here for more info and to pre-order. thanks, amy!
good morning! today i’m kicking things off with these beautiful handmade paper lights from margarita and ludwig at mn*ls. this one-off collection was created from handfolded antique books and was shown at a small gallery and then used in a japanese restaurant as decoration. i love the under of working in a home office lit…
Ok so today I am super-excited to introduce one of Melbourne’s best known and most admired illustrators, Kat Macleod! Kat’s work probably needs little introduction, but just in case you need reminding – here are some examples of her exquisite work. Kat makes her beautiful illustrations by pulling together carefully selected fabric scraps, sparkly details,…
d*s reader evita smith of the happy heathen sent over this beautiful halloween diy project inspired by the silhouettes of carew rice. i’m usually not a fan of halloween decor (i don’t like orange and black together for some reason) but these manage to look holiday-appropriate and sophisticated, so i’m sold! thanks so much to…
i love nut season!! something about the textures and shapes of all the different shells really gets me excited for fall. i went ahead and did the entire bag of walnuts in preparation for gift wrapping, and a variation on the traditional cranberry garland for the holidays. once you start making these beware! it is…
today’s first of 3 diy projects comes from susan of doggie eyes. she created this incredible “wallpaper” using images she printed from the web and a little spray starch to attach them to a wall in a decorative pattern. the “x” shape she chose looks so much like a regular wallpaper roll from a far…
suzie mckig of twig & fig describes her home in north berkeley, california as “euro-village style.” really, i think she’s spot on with that description. you feel like you’re off gallivanting in europe, rather than in the hills of berkley. it probably helps too that her place is a 2-story spanish style home, built in…
good morning! i wanted to kick off the day with these beautiful wooden stool/side tables from designer nicolai czumaj-bront. made from reclaimed wood, each piece is composed by combining different pieces of wood that are fused with a machining process. i love the overall look and feel of each piece. click here for more info…
