this bedroom transformation comes from lindsay of aubrey and & lindsay. not only did lindsay and her helpers tear down a wall, but they turned two separate rooms into one lovely master bedroom with a clean, fresh look. i’m a sucker for a studded upholstered headboard, so i really appreciate the bright new look. click…
i’m a big fan of diy cakestands, so i was excited to see d*s reader renee’s before & after submission. renee is getting married in july (congratulations!) and is focusing on making as many things by hand as possible. guests will be taking home cookies as favors, so renee decided to use a mix of…
this home living room/dining room makeover comes from andreea avram rusu of avram rusu interiors in brooklyn. andreea and her team transformed this miami beach space into a bright, modern interior full of color and life. i tend to live a slightly less bright/modern lifestyle, but i envy homes like this sometimes for all of…
i thought it would be fun to kick off before & after day with a bit of a twist: a clothing makeover! clothes aren’t really my thing, but i couldn’t resist this great save from blogger jeannie of make it. jeannie’s loving boyfriend bought her this wool dress but sadly, it wasn’t quite her style….
I have never been a big marshmallow fan. I always thought they were too sweet, it’s like eating sugar. Not for me thanks. But boy can things change. A while ago I tasted hot chocolate with a homemade marshmallow for the first time. And what can I say….I loved it! The hot chocolate was made…
this morning i have to bundle up early and head into the city to get my head checked out, in an effort to figure out why i’ve had a 2 month long headache.* since i’m going to be sitting very still in an MRI machine for half an hour, i’m craving something comforting to keep…
If you’re anything like me, you have a hard time with business cards. I never know exactly what I want them to say, should I just use my name or put a title, too? When your career forces you to wear many hats, sometimes it’s nice to have multiple business cards that speak to each…
today i’m so thrilled to announce that alyson fox‘s debut dishware line is available for pre-order! alyson has been working on this project for a while and i’ve been anxiously watching the progress and designs along the way. and today both unica home and velocity art and design are taking pre-orders for the new collection….
i love when i see something that makes me grin and think, “oh man, why didn’t i ever think to try that before?” so when i heard from graphic designer jennifer in new jersey about her snow painting project i was all smiles. jennifer explained that during the last snow storm she and her sister…
i’ve been wanting to learn how to properly work with waterslide decals for a while now, so i was thrilled to hear from melinda at little old hat last week. melinda posted a great how-to for working with waterslide decals and she created some pretty adorable mugs in the process. i’ve been wanting to use…
i’m a huge fan of lindsey adelman‘s work, and count myself among the group of people out there that are slowly saving up money to buy one. until that day comes, i was so thrilled to hear from kate that lindsey has posted a link to a step-by-step guide to creating your own industrial-style chandelier….
The one thing I love the most about the holidays are all the outside lights. It makes a very dark time of the year very bright and jolly. And I always think its such a drag when all the lights are taken down and everything gets dark again. Well, then its time to put out…
good morning! it’s pretty chilly here in brooklyn so i thought it was only fitting to start the day with our guest blogger sweet paul’s fun how-to for winter ice lanterns. if you’ve got 2 buckets, some water and a few sprigs of something green you can easily create a great homemade lantern that will…
There is one movie, despite 20+ viewings, in which I consistently catch previously unheard funny quips or whispered gossip (and that’s no small feat considering I pay pretty close attention when it comes to movies). Gosford Park never ceases to amaze me. Layer after layer of characters, plot twists, affairs and insanely decorated 1930s rooms…
illustration by julia rothman I find it pretty amazing that we decorate our homes with furniture forms that are thousands of years old. You might know this stool as an x-stool, but it’s also a curule, a Dante chair, Savonarola chair, a Faldistorium or even a scissors chair! (The form tweaks a bit as the…
today’s first city guide is dedicated to an area i’ve been dying to explore: vancouver, bc. vancouver native erin gibbs will be walking us through great places to visit, shop, eat and stay so i hope you’ll enjoy her guide as much as i did. i plan on printing this sucker out for a trip…
A big thank you to Julie Scelfo of the New York Times for featuring Design*Sponge founder Grace Bonney in her January 11, 2010 “Shopping With” column. CLICK HERE for the full article.
[today's biz ladies article comes from from andrea at bratface marketing] As a businesswoman, more importantly, an entrepreneur, I have come to learn that there are 3 very important people you must surround yourself with in order to help your business grow and make it successful: trendsetters, influencer’s and connectors. Why? Because these are the…
My grandmother would always say, “don’t forget to feed the birds Paul”. She loved birds. She had a pair of binoculars next to the kitchen window so that she could take a closer look at them. And boy was there birds! Our garden was filled with them. Every morning she would go out and place…
good morning! we’ve got a packed day full of biz ladies, city guide, history and movie-style content coming up, so i wanted to start the day off nice and slow with a sweet post from our guest blogger, sweet paul. paul is sharing his easy steps for creating a pinecone bird feeder your winter bird…
