next time you find yourself in amsterdam you have to make restored one of your first stops. it’s full of amazing and inspiring work by dutch designers, and today we’re lucky enough to have a look into the home of one of the owners, marijke hukema. both marijke and her husband, david have a love…
buenos aires interior decorator emma balch spends much of her time sourcing and create one-of-a-kind object for clients and for export. so she was the perfect candidate to guide anthropologie’s Keith Johnson when he visited Argentina for one of my all-time favorite shows – man shops globe. (emma just returned from 6 months in india,…
one of my favorite ways to discover new artists and designers is through going through our sneak peek archives and looking at real homes. i came across freelance illustrator and designer annemoon van steen thanks to a peek into the home of joyce de lange. annemoon works from her home in utrect where she’s lived…
Kat Heyes is a brilliant artist and photographer who has serious skills when it comes to designing an interior. The muted tones are simply gorgeous, and create a relaxing ambiance. The sunlight that floods in through the window plays perfectly with the soft textures and unique furnishings. I see myself sinking into bliss with a…
last week i had the pleasure of gathering with a group of d*s readers in a fantastic new shop in downtown portland: alder & co. it was so much fun to meet people in person and chat with everyone, but i found myself often distracted by the store itself, so i wanted to share a…
good morning! today is my first full work day back in brooklyn and i’m so excited to be home and blogging again. when i caught up to my submission inbox this weekend i couldn’t help but notice a ton of brightly colored designs just waiting to be posted. so i decided to group my favorites…
Thanks so much to Fast Company Design’s website for their story on Grace Bonney’s keynote speech at this year’s IDSA conference in Portland, Oregon. Click here for the full story online.
Thanks so much to the Wilamette Week in Portland for their story about Design*Sponge. Click here for the full story online.
i’m so thrilled to end this week with a new d*s desktop wallpaper from portland artist, betsy walton. betsy was kind enough to work on a pretty quick-turnaround for this project and i’m so happy to have to started my week in portland and ended it with an amazing portland artist. betsy has created three…
The recipe for Babas au Rhum that Clotilde Dusoulier from Chocolate & Zucchini has shared with us this week exemplifies the types of recipes we love for the In the Kitchen With column. It’s a classic French recipe which reminds her of her childhood. It is easy to make and is easily paired with so…
This week we are featuring the Sardinian inspired creation of the super talented wedding photographer, Dia Rao, and her equally talented (new) fiancé Patrick Haynes. First, we want to congratulate Dia & Patrick on getting engaged less than a week ago!!! Dia is a California based destination wedding photographer whose work is inspirational, exciting and…
Bonjour mes amis! Oui, oui vous l’avez deviné. FRANCE! We feel pretty lucky with this spin of the globe. The entertaining gods smiled upon us and we got to take an imaginary trip to Provence. Our idea came easily, as Provence is such a romantic place and inspiration is easily extracted from romantic countrysides. Who…
From the bold and the beautiful, to the washed out and sun-bleached, I LOVE COLOR. Perhaps more than any other design principle, color guides my choices and can easily dictate the overall feel of an entire floral event. This summer I have been working with a range of palettes and challenging my compulsion to constantly…
It’s no secret that it’s been warm lately. And now that it’s August, it’s official. The heat is on. My normally active 2 year-old puppy and 4-year old German Shepard would rather hide in the darkest part of the house, directly underneath the ceiling fan, than chase rabbits. Our 5 cats are having a hard…
hi guys! i’ve been totally out of it all week traveling and preparing for this week’s talks and i just wanted to take a quick time out this morning to say thank you to everyone who came out to the d*s meetup on tuesday in portland, thank you to carla at adler & co for…
hello friends, and welcome back to before & after basics! i’m so excited to discuss how to paint furniture today, which most of you know is very near and dear to my heart. i love it, love it, love it and am always dreaming up new designs and plans in the studio. transformation is a…
okay, i know that painting wood is a very touchy subject. forget coke vs. pepsi; wood vs. paint is the biggest showdown in consumer goods these days. (note: did i just choose an incredibly outdated pop culture controversy? i think i did. what’s a more contemporary pop culture rivalry? i need to be brought up…
sometimes i fall prey to narrow mindedness in my design sensibilities, which i feel is bound to happen occasionally when you look at so much cool stuff all day; your brain tends to filter stuff out in order to make it through sometimes. when i first saw this chair makeover from christine, i realized i…
recent newlyweds jamie and her husband jake went searching for a bed, but were disappointed by the options they saw. they decided to make their own headboard out an old door. after some sanding, patching, and painting, they have created a gorgeous headboard that compliments their bedroom style perfectly. i would love to hang out…
