throughout my life i’ve had these phases where i get obsessed with hot pink. it’s such an unexpected color to see used so vibrantly in a home, but that’s why i love the way that dutch designer kirsten voortman uses it around her fun amsterdam home. even better is that she shows what a good…
michael and sara hunter live in a two-bedroom apartment in the ukrainian village neighborhood of chicago – they live just below good friends emily and jacob anderson (see their peek here!) sara is a development editor at a publishing company and is in grad school studying literature and michael is a painter/sculpture and also works…
as someone who lives in an amazingly small space, i have quite an affinity for people who are able to make the most their of small spaces. hilda grahnat is a 23 year old graphic design student from sweden – and author behind the beautiful blog forever is today – who has called this 39m2…
top left image (brimfield sign) via selectism Summer on the East Coast means one thing to me – the beginning of flea market season! Dealers have been collecting goods all winter long and travel from all over the country to bring their finds to Brimfield. This was my third visit to Brimfield and I finally…
Last week we had such a great time at Brimfield that it was hard to focus long enough to take everything in, but we were able to notice a few trends popping up here and there- some of which we even noticed popping up in this weekend’s trade fairs (ICFF and NSS). Today we’re going…
wow! this just came in my inbox and i was so excited and surprised i had to add a last minute post in between my normal 8 and 9am posts today. the lovely elisabeth dunker of fine little day has transformed her blog into a fantastic shop where she now showcases and sells a range…
today i’m going to wrap up our brimfield antique fair coverage with a big post on the trends we saw at the show (birdcages, bottles, fishing baskets and more!) and some tips from our favorite flea market experts. but first i wanted to share some recent updates to the three potato four site that were…
Image above via Veer today’s city guide update come from local minneapolis graphic designer and blogger kate arends. she has compiled an extensive guide the twin cities, covering these neighboring regions from top to bottom, and offers some great tips on where to shop, eat and play! thanks kate for showing us the way around these wonderful cities!—stephanie…
i’m still catching up on emails i missed this week, but i’m ready to roll for this weekend’s design marathon of ICFF and the NSS. i’ll be covering both, so stay tuned for all sort of great new design hot off the presses next week. until then, i wanted to end the week with some…
on monday i’m going to walk you through some of the trends we saw at brimfield this year (some expected, some not) along with some tips from our favorite people we saw at the show, but first i wanted to share an edited selection of my favorite finds from the show. they didn’t really fit…
This week we are really happy to bring a gluten-free recipe for rhubarb financiers and coconut vanilla ice cream with lemon thyme strawberries to those of you who are used to adapting the usual ITKW recipes to be gluten-free. Helen from Tartelette was nice enough to make it seasonal and vegetarian as well! The beautiful…
As much as we love to garden, sometimes there just aren’t enough hours in the day to do it all. If there’s a way we can shorten our to-do list, we’ll take it. This week’s project, a no-fuss recycled windowsill herb garden, has knocked watering the plants off our list. Self-watering planters like these aren’t…
image sources, clockwise from top left: discount office items, designer-daly, bioplastics canada, salon.com I’ve made mention here before about my serious aversion to waste. I go out of my way to avoid tossing things into the trash can. I seek out packaging that can be recycled, bring in my own containers, and try, as much…
whew! amy and i finally made it back from brimfield and my legs are still hurting. two days of early mornings, rainy weather and endless walking have taken their toll but we managed to find some really beautiful things and come up with about a dozen ideas for new columns and projects to try on…
today’s final before and after comes from joel pirela at blue ant studio. working with this home’s owners, joel decided to find a way to cover a big textured wall that they hate. the owners were using wall-mounted squares and artwork to cover it before, but joel had affordable 8′ birch panels installed to cover…
i’m a big fan of karen’s blog the art of doing stuff, so i was happy to hear about this clever contemporary cat food dish she made using inexpensive bowls, crazy glue, and a set of magnets. glue, flip, and let the magnets do the rest. such a clever idea and the final product is…
today’s first before & after comes from anastasia at faiella design. she made over this kitchenette using a range of high/low design accessories in only a month. the design concept was to create a compact, comfortable retreat where you could grab a quick snack while walking between rooms, so anastasia painted the walls, changed the…
before we jump into today’s before & afters i wanted to share some submissions that came through earlier this week. first up are this adorable stacking stool from kirsty at purewhyte. the “tuffet” stool is made from a series of colorful green stacking units that allow you to raise and lower the seat height depending…
my excitement for icff this weekend is building, and i’m especially excited to see the new prints and wallpapers from miss print in the uk. miss print is debuting some great new dandelion wallpaper, along with other designs, and i’m sure they’ll all be a big hit. if you’re visiting icff you can see these…
my final day of bklyn designs is dedicated to my favorite designer at the show: palo samko. any time i attend an event where palo is showing it’s pretty much a done deal that he’s going to be my favorite part. it’s hard to put into words how thoughtful and loving all of his work…
