Driving Miss Daisy, where have you been all my life? Crotchety, sophisticated old ladies, sprawling southern mansions, classic cars, Morgan Freeman in suspenders, mahjong circles, driving gloves, the piggly wiggly. Seriously, a girl could base her life off stuff like this. leather driving gloves $75, herringbone driver’s cap $25, polkadot bowtie $42, striped suspenders $22,…
i am excited to welcome back kate caprari of three square design for another great biz ladies post (check out her previous post about getting your buisness online). kate is a web designer and digital ad expert, and works with many of design*sponge’s advertisers to perfect their online presence. she is celebrating the launch of…
today’s city guide column is taking a hop across the pond to cornwall- a beautiful area in southwestern england with picturesque beaches, castles, and historical sites oozing character and charm. in addition to these great spots, writer, editor, and pasties and cream blogger ismay atkins will be taking us on a tour of great places…
christine at yellow owl workshop recently designed a beautiful new collection of stamps to add to yellow owl’s existing series of stamp kits. the new series has fun badminton, tea party, rainy day, and paris designs- each one perfect for everyday mail or for something more special- like wedding invites or party rsvps. the new…
yuck, i’m a little sick this morning so i’m going to keep this post short and sweet: i love these tea towels from to dry for. each one is around $10 and full of color- just what every spring kitchen needs. click here to shop the full collection online…
just a year and a half ago, cara scarola, her husband ahlum and their son ryder moved into this home in santa fe, new mexico. then just last year, cara formed a partnership with andy beers, a former interior architecture classmates. as ore studios, the duo provide design services to clients all over the country…
heather paul, her husband travis and the couple’s chocolate lab kota live in this home in the rural farmlands of eastern washington. heather, along with tara ehlis and gloria abhold, runs spool no. 72, a clothing company, which pairs salvaged textiles (their bags made out of native american rugs sold in a flash!) with casual,…
sandra haischberger is the talented designer behind feinedinge, a line a beautiful porcelain vases and home accessories. today we’re thrilled to have a look inside her austrian home and studio. she, her husband wolfgang, and their 6-year old daughter lili moved into their flat in vienna’s 5th district in 2007. the building dates back to…
today i’m so thrilled to announce the launch of a new product line from artist shanna murray! i’m a huge fan of shanna’s work so i was excited to hear that after a year of research and development, her debut line of decals is now available and ready for sale. based on shanna’s drawings and…
i really love weddings- mainly because they almost always inspire some sort of entertaining ideas for regular parties. i love picking through martha stewart weddings every month and picking up little ideas for gift wrapping, setting a dinner table, or a casual brunch with friends. i know some people bristle at the idea of weddings,…
one of my favorite things about going through submissions every morning is getting to hear from people in completely different parts of the world. i had a very nice talk with a woman in israel this mornin, and then a quick email-exchange with a man in durban, but i was especially excited to hear from…
i’ve been officially blown away and speechless after reading through the nearly 600 comments left under ashley’s new book + contest post from wednesday. i’ve always looked up to and admired ashley’s homesteading and green living efforts and was so thrilled to hear that SO many of you are composting, keeping chickens, living off of…
today’s city guide update comes to us from photographer and D*S regular jen altman. jen has done a great job updating her original omaha guide, sharing some new design, music and book shops and a variety of eclectic dining spots that have sprouted in recent years. thanks jen for a wonderful guide!–stephanie
I met the very talented French stylist Elodie Rambaud in January this year in Paris through mutual friends. We bonded over our common love for mud australia. She had just introduced herself as Elodie though, and I didn’t put two and two together until a few hours later when I saw Trish Deseine’s book Comme…
[image sources, clockwise from top left: keeping chickens by ashley english, amanda kavanagh, wikimedia, grit, green city blue lake, mother earth news, good richard] There was a time in the not too distant past when most homes had chickens. Many even had a milking cow or goat, a garden, and the occasional bee hive or…
this year i’ve been trying to set aside a little mini-savings fund to buy some original artwork and well, it hasn’t been going so well. i keep dipping into it for cut flower money or little snacks here and there, so it looks like i’ve going to be focusing on prints + posters again this…
i think i’ve finally achieved amateur indoor gardener status now, as opposed to the dreaded black thumb i was for the past few years. i’ve managed to keep a few large-scale plants going for more than a month and i’ve feeling like perhaps the curse of my over-watered-plants past is fading. with my good plant…
i’m not a huge book person, but i live with someone who is, and it’s fascinating how much you can tell about someone’s personality through their book choices. aaron’s collection ranges from politics and music to sports and plays he studied in college, and i love imagining him at different ages being engrossed by different…
The San Francisco Bay Area is kind of like a small town filled with interesting people and funny connections, and you find yourself crossing paths with people in strange ways. For example, we created some arrangements for a photo shoot a few months ago at the house of one of our clients/friends, (whom we met years…
it’s not often that i see children’s rooms that catch my eye, but this makeover from kate madden at sagacity media was too cute to pass up. kate’s son aidan turned nine this december, and for his birthday kate made him a “big boy” room. in addition to new furniture (i love the bunkbed with…
