i don’t think i can bare to be away from my new bike any longer so i’m going to run away from my laptop as quickly as possible and hop on for a quick ride (pictures coming soon) before it starts to cloud over too much. before i head out i wanted to share these…
[Picnic blanket by Beaux Arts Photographie , Soda Bottles by Oh Happy Day , Truck by Beaux Arts Photographie , Sandwich image unknown, Popsicle by Gia Canali , Lanterns by Oriental Trading Company , Bubbles image uknown, Food table by Beaux Arts Photographie ] One of my favorite weddings on Once Wed is of Nancy…
A few years ago, I became a locavore for financial reasons. We were going through a very tough time so I had to readjust our lifestyle. Among other things, like taking public transportation to work, this also meant abandoning the supermarket for more affordable food options. I started going to the produce market and located…
[today i'm thrilled to welcome sarah brysk cohen from blossom and branch to d*s! the studio choo girls are swamped with wedding season, so they'll be taking every other week off this summer. on their off-weeks the lovely and talented sarah will be joining us with a fun floral post. welcome, sarah!] Hi everyone! This…
[image above via the usps, you can find more bucky stamps here] I love a good comeback story. Anything of the “phoenix-rising-from-the-ashes” ilk gets me every time. And when the person at the center of the story goes on to not only achieve whatever degree of self-defined success they aspired to but also seeks to…
i’m a huge fan of sunset magazine, so whenever i hear a see an email from jess chamberlain in my inbox i get excited. last night jess sent over some images from their june issue that reminded her of your fun before & after projects from yesterday. in the june issue of sunset, jess and…
i’m a huge fan of karen at the art of doing stuff. she runs a wonderful blog, has trained with MMA fighters (so jealous!), and recently she made over her entire backyard by herself. after hiring some help that only made matters worse, karen decided to tackle the project by herself and now that the…
these next before & afters come from the talented kristen fountain davis of kfd designs. i love the sort of aged, distressed paint job both pieces got, and the reminded me that i forgot to announce a new column starting next month: before & after basics! next month, barb from knack will be joining us…
this colorful chair makeover comes from jamie meares of furbish studio. she found these great bamboo-style chairs and gave them a modern update with blue paint and a great pagoda-print fabric (will update with a source for that asap). great work, jamie! [have a before & after you’d like to share? just shoot me an…
yesterday i posted one of my favorite furniture pieces of all time, dorothy draper’s espana chest. i have a seemingly endless desire to fill my home with pattern and highly detailed furniture, and i always always jump around when i see something that fits that description. but something completely different happens when i see a…
let me start by saying that today’s first before & afters is probably one of my favorite we’ve ever run. partly because it combines my two favorite furniture types (benches and headboards) and mainly because it’s so darn crafty and clever. d*s reader faith buss stumbled upon a set of 3 church pews at a…
it’s a grey and overcast day here in brooklyn so i thought it would be nice to start the day with some colorful screen printed posters from artist jen mussari. originally from the east coast (philly and baltimore), jen is heading to san francisco soon to set up a new home base for her business….
I love roller blinds for their functionality (privacy and light blockage are there when you want it, gone when you don’t), but they’re not always the most exciting thing to look at. (Plain sheet of white vinyl? Snore.) But here’s a simple way to snazz up the situation — sew your own, using a hacked…
i’ve been thinking about public spaces a lot recently for numerous reasons, but mostly because the issue of public space always pops into mind in nicer weather. after months of abnormally cold temperatures, my neighborhood is finally getting warm sun and i want to enjoy it! i know a lot of urban dwellers have no…
Hi, I’m Chris Gardner from ManMadeDIY.com, and it’s wonderful to be here for a guest post! At ManMade, I’m always on the lookout for craft and home décor projects that’ll work from a masculine perspective, but to be honest, the stuff that gets me the MOST excited are gender-neutral projects – you know, those that…
[today i'm excited to share a quick interview with one of my favorite stylists, selina lake. d*s reader and chicago-based freelance writer lauren raley was kind enough to talk to selina and share her interview with us, so a big thank you to her and...take it away lauren!] Selina Lake, one of the most celebrated…
today is my 29th birthday so i thought i’d celebrate my last official year as a late twenty-something by making a little roundup of items that, if i won the lottery for my birthday, would be in my shopping cart today. from big (antique jewelry!) to small (new sneakers!), they best represent the mix of…
this clever little table has made the blog rounds a little already, but as i spent most of last night paying bills, licking envelopes, and getting my home office in order, i’m lamenting that i don’t own one of these papervore coffee tables. i do my best to have as little paper pass in and…
Federico Fellini’s 1963 classic 8½ quietly lulls you into its arms while you’re busy thinking about other things. Once you reach the 2 hour mark, you find yourself rapturously attached to its flawed characters and it’s fantasy, reality and memory mash ups. It’s not what one would call a fast mover, but the slow and…
porch from sneak peek: christina flowers of magnolia moonlight see more sneak peek porches below! It has been hot, hot, hot here on the East Coast – a little taste of summer! All week we were waiting for a little rain to cool things off, and I was wishing for a place (other than a…
