today’s first before & after comes from d*s reader kelly. she turned a sad wood paneled wall into a cheerful mural for her baby’s nursery. she hand painted the tree and cut out birds from decorative paper. the final step was using letters from a decal kit to spell out the sweet thoughts. great work,…
the d*s team and i are hard at work pulling together our very first design*sponge book and are looking for a few NEW entries to round things out. we’ve got more homes than we can shake a stick at (thank you!) but we’d love to add some new before & afters to the mix! we’ve…
i’ll keep it real- when it came to our wedding, the area i was most worried about was the flowers. i love savannah with all my heart, but it was tough to find a florist that worked in the style i wanted. i couldn’t afford to fly sarah from saipua down (my dream florist) so…
the week is nearly over, and today is the second to last day of wedding posting. so if you’ve had enough of wedding talk, hold on- the end is near. in honor of thursday’s we like it wild column, today i’ll be focusing on our wedding flowers. over on the d*s guest blog i’ve posted…
Seeing as I work in a flower shop (and not just any flower shop, the end all be all of cool girl flower shops, saipua) you’d think I’d be good about keeping flowers in the house. Well, I’m not. When I do bring some home, my cats eat them or I get distracted and don’t…
moving is never fun the first time, but when you move out and then move back into the same house, what does jen altman do? she makes the most of it and redecorates! last year we got a great sneak peek into her “old place” and today we’re so pleased to be sharing the new,…
molly mcgrath of molly m designs recently launched a collection of lasercut prints that i am really digging. made with paper and bamboo veneer, each design is translated from her jewelry work, which is inspired by geometric and botanical forms. molly’s new prints come in three sizes (4×6, 12×16, and 16×20) and range from $16-$64….
when it comes to wall murals, i’m usually a “no, thank you” kinda girl. for some reason they conjure up images of poorly drawn disney characters in children’s rooms and folk art country scenes in my grandma’s house. but when i saw this metallic wall mural from apc at tonky design i was sold. this…
phew! last night was a late night of d*s book work so i’m running a little behind this morning. but i’m so happy to kick things off with a post about the diy elements from our wedding. the martha team did a great slideshow/interview about all the crafty elements of our big day right here,…
today is probably my favorite day of wedding pictures- handmade projects! in honor of diy day, i’m excited to share images of all the diy projects we did for our big day. i’m also excited to link to a great slideshow of images and information that martha stewart weddings did this week with all the…
When I first saw Days of Heaven, I was blown away. Totally speechless. It is, without a doubt, the most visually beautiful movie I’ve ever seen. Every frame could make me weep. The music. The costumes. The wheat fields. The farmhouse. The farmer. If you want a peek inside my fantasy realms of my brain,…
today’s biz ladies post comes from one of my favorite people around: kate caprari of three square design. i’ve been working with kate since the beginning of design*sponge to customize our layout and design and she’s the only reason i know anything about html coding. so when it came time to cover the topic of…
i wanted to take a little time out today to post a special mid-week sneak peek from yves of i love deer in belgium. yves recently moved from the city out to the country side to find more open space and natural light that would fit his budget. yves found an old gatekeeper’s home from…
[image above by aron wright] today’s city guide is dedicated to nashville, tennessee! i’ve been dying to check out nashville for years and am thankful to nashville native lindsay for creating today’s guide to eating, shopping, entertainment and site-seeing in this exciting city. so, a big thanks to lindsay for sharing her local’s tour of…
lately i’ve been feeling drawn towards honey colored tones- in clothing and at home. so i thought it would be fun to do a little roundup of my favorite honey-colored designs in the market right now. my time was a little limited this week because of book work, but once everything is turned in next…
today i wanted to share a few highlights about our wedding invitations, music, and decorations/rentals. our wedding was really about a million different people coming together to create something special and i’m excited to get to celebrate some of them here today. i wanted to start with an image of the porch in the garden…
good morning! today i’m sharing some more images (all by belathee) from our wedding over at the d*s guest blog. today i’m focusing on our invitations, favors, wedding decor/rentals and our fantastic band. CLICK HERE to check out the full post at the d*s guest blog. [click here to check out yesterday’s post on the…
kristen stocks owns a vintage store in brooklyn, is in a band and has two pet bunnies – how cool is that? boyfriend and bandmate andy created the promotional agency loveless music group before starting his own label, self storage recordings. kristen’s store deluxa has become one of my favorite vintage spots – when i…
d*s reader and graphic designer caroline de winter is about to move, but thought the best send off for her apartment would be a sneak peek. when caroline and her boyfriend first walked into the place it was love at first sight. the place had been recently renovated and featured a minimalist interior design. the…
illustrator allison cole and her husband rent a great renovated loft building in downtown pawtucket, rhode island. pawtucket is one town over from providence (allison is a risd alumn). they live down the street from slater mill, the first water powered cotton spinning mill in north america, but their particular building was built in 1870…
