happy holidays everyone! this week i’ll be posting a special d*s gift guide at end of each day and for today i thought i’d kick things off with a special gift guide/wishlist from the people that make d*s possible each day: the d*s editors! each editor was kind enough to share a few things they…
over the past few months, you may have noticed that many of my sneak peek introductions have involved a discussion of color. for me it was subconscious, but i must admit that this semester i’ve been taking a class on color as communication in marketing and art, making me hyper aware of the color around…
three years ago olivier dupon opened a quirky shop in sydney, australia called lola et moi. although the shop was recently closed to make more time for an exciting book project and interior design jobs, it’s fun to see the spirit of the store live on in his wonderful home. he and his partner mark…
when aussie elise vaughn opened her clothing boutique brass razoo shortly after moving to nampa, idaho – which is just outside boise – the boutique quickly became a showplace for elise’s design work. elise reconstructs vintage and contemporary clothing and jewelry to create something new, totally unique and irreplaceable. she brought that same love for…
today i’m thrilled to congratulate designer abigail percy and her boyfriend, designer ryan bell on their new line of home textiles called abigail*ryan. working together, this designing duo combines abigail’s organic and nature-inspired illustrations with ryan’s love for colour and graphic design to create beautiful fabric and objects for the home. each piece from the…
We’re kicking things off with Olivia Bee, an internationally-acclaimed artist/photographer whose work has appeared in publications like Frankie Magazine and Seventeen… all by the tender age of 15 years old. With a knack for ethereal moments and immaculate cropping, Olivia’s photographs are full of dreamy narrative. Olivia was kind enough to chat with me about…
good morning! i hope this post finds you all rested and relaxed after the holiday- because today we’re hitting the ground running. today is the first day of our holiday gift guides (you requested that we run them earlier, so we’ll start today at 1pm!) and today the guest blog is back in full-swing with…
Hi, tiny sponges! I’m so so thrilled to be sharing a bit of my cluttered headspace with you this week (thank you, Grace, for having me!). I’m sure you’re expecting something crafty, design-y or home-related from me, and although I love all three of those things, what I love more is pure, emerging talent. I’ve…
Thank you to the New York Times for interviewing Design*Sponge editor Grace Bonney as part of their article on Holiday Gifts, November 2009. Click here for the full article.
from everyone here at d*s to all of you reading, happy thanksgiving! i hope you all have a safe and happy holiday. d*s will be back on monday with a full day of posts- and gift guides! starting next week we’ll be posting our annual gift guides, starting with the design bloggers’ wishlists. until then,…
We would like to thank design sponge for letting us share some southern beauty. We hope you will visit us more more daily inspirations! Happy Holidays and safe travels from all of us at beautyeveryday and r.wood studio ceramics
An idea to stir your creativity. WREATHMAKING How to: cut some long pieces of grapevine. Use one to make the size circle you want for your wreath, and secure with some twine or wire. Then simply tuck the end of the next vine into that and start wrapping one vine around the other all the…
talk about fun! a clear blue day, an old tin roofed shack in the country. two friends arrive with armloads of linens and branches, flowers and cake and homemade pickles. inspired by the history and the mystery and beauty of the place, we began creating vignettes of fall beauty inside the rustic shack. the light…
rebecca is living her dream. she bought a place in the country, complete with woods, winding creek, garden space, and old tin-roofed shacks. one is now her ‘ idea shack’, where she draws and paints and soaks up the beauty. here we give a taste of that it’s like to live ‘ in the country’….
this last project using kid’s art supplies are ready just in time for thanksgiving. if you have some helping hands or a couple hours of down time between now and the big dinner, you should be able to whip these up for your table. model magic by crayola is this super cool clay substance that…
After last week’s “living in” post on my childhood favorite movie National Velvet, I’ve been in horse mode. Homemade horse ribbons make perfect party favors, stocking stuffers or little surprises for the prize winners in your life. Bonus- they are great for using up an extra ribbon stash. -amy m. CLICK HERE for the full…
today i thought it would be fun to round our our holiday week of posts with a sneak peek into designer/skin therapist ruthie sayles’ east nashville home. ruthie and and her husband will share this beautiful 100 year old victorian home, which stretches over 1600 square feet. working on a tight budget, ruthie and will…
since it’s diy day (and the last day before thanksgiving- yay!) i wanted to kick things off with this gorgeous project from ashley campbell of ashley ann photography. using a standard paper doily as a stencil, she added this beautiful detail to a standard, inexpensive canvas bag. this would make for such a sweet and…
stacy pancake was one of the first artists i met when i started design*sponge, and remains one of my favorites to this day. i love the cool, clean style of her work and was excited to hear that she’s expanded her line to include art prints and wooden box sets of cards to her collection….
every morning when i check my inbox i’m blown away by the beautiful posts the beauty everyday girls have turned in for the d*s guest blog. first it was food, then flowers and today they’re sharing three stunning but quite different spaces: john and carolyn malone’s home: this is a MUST SEE. these are 15…
