illustration by julia rothman today i am thrilled beyond belief to post a much, much needed update to the d*s brooklyn city guide. i wrote the first guide back in 2006 and have found myself buried under work and unable to update it ever since. but thankfully the talented team of juliet totten and sierra…
i am happy to introduce our newest biz ladies contributor, mini kurhan. mini is a graphic designer living in san francisco and has designed for the mobile industry since 2002. she has created some of the best selling apps of all time, including the virtual zippo® lighter iPhone app, which remains one of the top branded…
the other night i had one of those dreams where you wake up happy because you think the dream is real. i dreamt that we suddenly had access to our rooftop, which i had converted (in my sleep as well?) to a beautiful patio with a charming little greenhouse. inside the greenhouse i’d set up…
last week amy and i were talking about how we both feel the early stages of carpal tunnel setting in. it’s no wonder with as much work as most of us do online these days, but i think these darn laptop track pads are speeding up the process. so i’ve been thinking about breaking down…
for the last few months, grace and i have all been seriously obsessing over the gorgeous handmade fabric flowers from emersonmade! so we we’ve all been dying to get a peek at where these fantastic creations are dreamed up. ryan and emerson moved from new york city to a seaside town in new hampshire two…
wallter makes some of my favorite bedding – and i’m all about local, so i have to say that i love that they manufacture their products just a few miles from their studio. one of my favorite things about their san francisco bay area home is the children’s bedroom. my parents also used the closet…
nadja lavin has had a whirlwind year and a half. in july 2008, she got married in berlin, moved from germany to cambridge, massachusetts in december 2008, moved again -into this apartment – in the summer of 2009 and had daughter helena louise in september 2009! whew! nadia is a textile and interior designer. she…
i know it’s not DIY day yet, but i loved these wall decoration projects too much to wait until wednesday. photographer stephanie williams recently shot a lookbook for clothing company ruche that involved creating all sorts of playful backdrops for the clothes. though the final result was a clothing shoot, stephanie loved that the backdrops…
one of the people i was really delighted to work with on the d*s book was artist kathy dalwood. kathy has an amazing home that will be shown in full in the book, but she also produces really stunning concrete figurines, plaster friezes, and concrete urn sculptures. i’ve always had an appreciation of classic sculpture,…
good morning! it’s grey and cold in brooklyn this morning (i think i got spoiled by that sunny 70 degree saturday, argh) so i thought i’d kick off the day with some colorful new pieces from thomas paul. thomas’ spring 2010 collection is full of colorful pillows, table linens, and my favorite- a series of…
(Photo Credit Suthi Picotte) my mission for spring has been to fill my house with as much greenery as possible. my cut flower obsession (while it still exists) is slowly being replaced by a hankering for potted plants i can tend to on a regular basis. i’ve been eyeing these woolly pockets for a while,…
Grace stumbled across Indianapolis-based food photographer Stacy Newgent’s work a couple of weeks ago and we were immediately captivated by her portfolio. We were even happier when she said she’d share her grandmother’s recipe for Apple Dumplings with us! We hope you enjoy this as much as we did- Happy Cooking! -Kristina About Stacy: Stacy is a…
[image sources, clockwise from top left: tongue in cheek, tourism bc, thorny pup at flickr, the daily green, join my candle team, prevention.com] There are certain times in a person’s life that are characterized by stress. Waiting to find out if you landed that job you’re seriously hoping for. Going into labor. Wondering if the…
i’m a fabric girl, so i can rarely pass up a new fabric collection. this new series from mokum textiles in australia called ‘moderne‘ has a great mix of patterns inspired by the 20s. i’m really partial to the brown colorways in the collection, but you can click here to view the full collection (and…
ac was out with friends last night so i spent a good chunk of my evening geeking out on the web. and, as if i needed another reason to love the new york public library, i fell in love with it all over again last night while i poured through their digital galleries. i spent…
To celebrate all the warm weather we’re having and the beginning of Spring this week, we decided to make a living wreath centerpiece for a sunny weekend brunch party. This is also a fun project for DIY event centerpieces because you can make them well ahead of time. You can use any small plants of…
i have a soft soft for worn wood painted in robin’s egg blue. one of the first antique pieces of furniture i ever really loved belonged to my grandmother and it was an old blue table that was stashed somewhere down in her basement. for some reason that color really stuck with me, so when…
wall makeovers are some of my favorite projects to post. i love a good chair, but something about totally changing a wide patch of wall is so gratifying and dramatic. d*s reader maria fe of layers of meaning wanted to make over her living room walls with a geometric print, but nothing too overwhelming. so…
without realizing it, i’ve been slowly developing a fondness for two-tone upholstery. when i was finishing up some edits on the book manuscript this weekend i noticed that a lot of the homes and projects i chose include couches and chairs that have different fabric used on the arms and back than the body of…
since i’ve got travel on the brain this morning, i had to share these beautiful new travel posters from the heads of state. based in philly, the heads of state designed a brand new series of limited edition 14×24 screenprints dedicated to eight american cities. while i’m loyal to my home town, i’ll have to…
