today’s final two before & afters involve my favorite room in any house- the kitchen. first up is tina spangler, whose catskill renovation was recently featured in an adorable video on etsy. tina just finished fixing up an abandoned mid-century cottage in the lower catskills outside of nyc and was kind enough to share some…
i have a soft spot for red details so i was happy to see cindy black‘s sewing table before & after in my inbox this week. cindy inherited her mother-in-law’s 1960s sewing cabinet and decided to have the machine serviced so she could keep the table for its original purpose. but after examining the peeling…
this second nursery makeover comes from d*s reader jennifer flores. jennifer’s daughter chloe mainly sleeps in a crib in the master bedroom, but also has her own room. this is a space where jennifer and her husband spend time playing, rocking, and reading to chloe, so they decided to update it to reflect their current…
today’s first two before & afters focus on one of my favorite color combos- red and grey. first up is graphic designer becca rios in las vegas. becca recently tackled her first reupholstery job. her friend jill beeler helped her finish the chair/stool combo (originally purchased on craigslist for $20) with a bold grey/red fabric…
Have you ever visit the blog Dos Family? Dos Family is Jenny, Staffan & Isabelle from Sweden. A collective or modern family who likes to collect and make stuff. They have a category called “Dos Visits“, where they photograph peoples homes, filled with interior eyecandy. A nice part of it is that they don’t style,…
over at the d*s guest blog elisabeth has a wonderful post on the blog dos family. i clearly live under a rock because i’d never seen their beautiful interior photography. click here to check out some of the shots they take in beautiful homes abroad. i love the natural styling and real lived-in feel to…
i’ve been dying to try my hand at sunprints for some time now- so yesterday i spent the better part of my afternoon creating a custom corkboard and tray for my desk. even though summer sun is fading, there’s still plenty of light left over to create a custom botanical (or lace!) print for your…
since fall has officially arrived, i decided to make autumnal nature the theme for this month’s projects. sometimes i wish i could be a squirrel so i could stow away a giant collection of acorns, seeds, nuts, etc. in my little home inside a tree. when i stow a collection like that in my house…
This past week I tried my hand at wallpapering a room for the first time and let’s just say it’s a lot like wrapping up a big, slimy Christmas present but with higher stakes. I only had one single roll of 1940s wallpaper (purchased from this amazing store) so I had to be extra careful…
it’s been such a treat having elisabeth dunker at the d*s guest blog this week. today she’s introducing to one of her talented friends, ceramicist marianne hallberg. i just love marianne’s striped bowls and mugs- i can’t imagine a nicer way to start off this chilly morning than filling one of those cups with some…
I want to introduce you to my friend and ceramic artist, Marianne Hallberg‘s work. Clever, unique and playful pieces rolled in thin stoneware, painted in white and cobalt blue naive lines. Everyday life objects in distorted forms, often with a twist. Marianne sell her ceramics all over the world but mostly to Sweden and Japan….
Some girls are rabid Audrey Hepburn fans. They dress up like Holly Golightly every year for Halloween and watch Breakfast at Tiffany’s once a week. Perhaps I’m going to get crucified far and wide across the internet for saying this but, um, I tried to watch Breakfast at Tiffany’s for the first time last year…
concert room of sanssouci palace in potdam, germany by eduard gaertner, cooper-hewitt museum After the Louis chair guide, a number of you commented that it was really the rococo style that made your heart flutter. I promised to delve into the style in greater detail. And I keep my promises! Here’s the ins and outs…
[image by john lampard of disassociated] today’s city guide is all about one of my favorite cities in the world- amsterdam. my best bud bryan lived there for years and we were fortunate enough to visit him a few years back for my birthday. the architecture, the gorgeous yellow light, all the public parks- it…
today’s biz ladies post comes from tiffani jones of second and park. tiffani runs a copywriting and content strategy business as well as a web design agency and is here today to share the ins and outs of successful project management. since i’m currently facing a pretty intense project deadline myself i will be soaking…
nicole hill gerulat is a commercial/advertising photographer who specializes in lifestyle and food photography. you’ve probably seen her work in some of your favorite magazine – just this month, she had a photograph in martha stewart living! it’s a job that she is uniquely qualified for. not only did she attend the brooks institute of…
today d*s guest blogger and artist extraordinaire elisabeth dunker is sharing some images from her everyday life. i love getting little glimpses of people’s days and this certainly looks like a beautiful one. click here to check out all of elisabeth’s images… *ps: i’d like to plead “book insanity” for deciding to round all the…
Today a peek in to my every day life. Half made beds and piles all over. I spent a lot of time in the studio for the moment. Me and Camilla (Studio Violet) are making a book, “The life of Mr Mustache“. Limited edition, hopefully ready before next year. A luxury it is, being able…
back in 2004 when jenna of whimsy & spice was apartment shopping with her partner (in life and business), mark, she never dreamed that she would end up in a new construction building, particularly in a neighborhood like park slope which has such beautiful brownstones. they were already living in the neighborhood on the top…
after seeing all the sneak peeks from the team at fossil -shay, jill, kate and ryan – i think it’s safe to say this team has great style. we’ve already seen her diy file cabinet, but today we have a look into the rest of the home of casey green, design consultant and part…
