This is our last post on the guest blog. It’s been a lot of fun posting here and sharing our anniversary ideas. Thank you for having us. Check out Bird and Banner and our blog if you want to see what we are up to! Have a great weekend.—Erin and Nicole Image above: The traditional…
it’s been such a treat to have erin and nicole from bird and banner at the d*s guest blog this week. their ideas for anniversary gifts have covered paper, cotton, leather, fruit/floral and today will cover both wood and tin/aluminum. even if you’re not celebrating an anniversary, their selections are too lovely to miss. click…
The traditional gift for the fifth anniversary is wood. We certainly don’t suggest you harm any trees, but the sentiment is very sweet so maybe try something similar on a log or branch you keep in your home. Better yet, plant some trees in honor of your beloved. Vintage carpenter number Vintage wooden picture frames….
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One of the best things about writing this column is now we have an excuse to get to know some of our favorite artists better. Patty Benson of Papaver Vert is a great example: Jill first stumbled upon Patty’s felted wool bowls a few years ago and instantly fell for the amazing quality and beautiful…
[have a before & after you'd like to submit for the d*s book or website? just shoot me an email right here with your images!] this gorgeous chair makeover comes from graphic designer turned upholsterer hannah stanton. based in london, hannah decided to move away from graphic design to focus on her love of renovating…
invitation designer christine van duyn sent in this great desk makeover. christine had been working from her home but decided to find a retail space when she outgrew her home studio. the process of making over the raw retail space seemed daunting and expensive, so christine decided to get the majority of her new furniture…
today’s first before & after comes from d*s reader kate pollmann. she persuaded her grandmother to part with this vintage 50s day bed and decided to give it a facelift. after surviving a hurricane (which destroyed the rest of her grandmother’s home) kate’s daybed needed a little pick-me-up, so she repainted the frame, and reupholstered…
artist henrique oliveira has made a few small blog runs already but his work is too incredible to pass up, especially on before & after day when we celebrate the idea of turning something old into something new and beautiful. henrique reuses old and peeling wood and turns them into these incredible curving, undulating installations….
i’ve got three and a half years until i hit our fourth wedding anniversary, but erin and nicole’s fruit/floral anniversary ideas over at the d*s guest blog are making me wish it was 2013 already. they have come up with some beautiful, and creative, ways to celebrate the 4th anniversary, but their ideas also work…
The traditional gift for the fourth anniversary is fruit or flowers. Pretty and delicious! Bake a pie! Simply perfect pear pair. Give your beloved an arrangement of the same flowers held in her bridal bouquet (top image from James Ryang, both images via Saipua). Create a custom label for your favorite wine. Nicole’s sunprints. Make…
i love fall wreaths, but as i was looking around at all the varieties i realized that they mostly come as circles (duh kate, that’s the definition of a wreath). not that i don’t love circular wreaths, but who says you can’t mix it up a little? while this project may not fit the literal…
this clever faux-pottery project comes from diy queen erica domesek of p.s. i made this. inspired by mid century porcelain from west germany, erica decided to create the look of white porcelain using bottles, cans, spray paint and an elementary school flashback- puffy paint. this is a seriously fun- and simple- project that anyone could…
chela edmunds is textile artist from melbourne, australia. she recently moved into a new apartment in brooklyn, ny and found that her beautiful windows overlooking the park only had enough blind coverage to reach chest-height. in order to let the sun shine through and maintain some privacy she created this simple but chic felted screen….
alyson graves is the designer behind postal press in portland, oregon. she recently released a beautiful new 2010 letterpress calendar titled “specimen” that is filled with letterpress images of butterflies, plants, and shells. i have such a soft spot for botanical art (ferns in particular) so i was excited to see the fern prints, which…
when it comes to anniversaries, leather is not a material that naturally makes sense to me. but erin and nicole have come up with some really beautiful ways to celebrate this unusual anniversary material. even if you aren’t celebrating an anniversary, their selections are too gorgeous to miss- click here to check out the full…
The traditional gift for the third anniversary is leather. Make your own personalized punched leather bracelet. Lettering options from Tandy Leather Factory Tooled leather belt A leather bound version of your beloved’s favorite book Awesome leather necklaces by Natalia Brilli Erin’s dream, a vintage Børge Mogensen for Fredericia sofa.
As Halloween inches closer, I can’t get Edward Scissorhands off my mind. It’s one of those movies that bewitched me as a kid and still makes me turn to mush. Hands down- the most gentle, imaginative and magical movie ever. I can’t even form proper sentences to describe how wonderful it is. Not like I…
when i went to brimfield, that sprawling east coast antique show, for the first time last year, i was so overwhelmed with the massive variety of antiques that i choked and came virtually empty-handed. so this year, when grace, amy m. and i took a design*sponge team to check out the show, i was determined…
