It is a real pleasure to introduce the fabulous Annette Joseph! Annette is an Atlanta-based Photo Stylist and Producer, whose client list boasts some serious heavy hitters such as Better Homes and Gardens, the beloved and mourned Domino Magazine, Country Home magazine, and many, many more. Her most recent design coup is the home renovation…
long time readers may remember ashley’s amazing wooden palette day bed from last year. i love the way her projects manage to blend a worn-in vintage look into a stylish modern setting. these adorable photo holders are no exception; the vintage spool turns the image into a little sculpture! you can swap the images out…
we blessing sisters have loved notepads, notebooks and all things paper since our first wide-rule pads we bought in gradeschool. we have trouble letting go of even a single sheet of paper, lest we find a use to reuse or recycle it in the craft room! this time, we repurposed our old faxes and paper…
illustration by julia rothman today’s newest city guide comes from copywriter and food blogger mishti bhattacharjee. mishti grew up in muscat, oman, attended college in india, received her graduate degree in england and recently moved to dubai after many years in mumbai (formerly known as bombay). she now shares her expert travel experience with us…
this weekend while i was staring at the frat house that our apartment has become (i think every room has an empty water or beer bottle in it) i felt the need to wipe the slate clean and start fresh. because i’m something of an extremist, my immediate reaction was to look at aaron and…
good morning! i’ve been trying to get my desk in order all weekend so i thought i’d kick things off today with a budget-friendly roundup. i’m coming to the end of my guest blogging stint at mylifescoop and today i’m focusing on desktop organization and tech accessories under $50. if you’re like me and could…
Today’s living in is all about facing your childhood fears head on bravely and declaring for the whole world to hear, “The Dark Crystal, it’s taken 20 years but I am no longer scared of you.” Repeat a few times till you trick yourself into believing it. Sort of. I grew up in a family…
ulrica wihlborg and her husband craig forrest live with their two sons, axel, 3, and gustav, 1, in los angeles but for five weeks every summer, they escape to ulrica’s homecountry of sweden to this beautiful property in the southern town of esseboda. this peek makes me vow to eat outside as much as i…
today’s biz ladies post comes from social media writer, editor and blogger rebecca levie osberg. rebecca offers her social media savvy and blog writing skills to her clients on a daily basis, and today, she shares with us some helpful tips for using a blog attached to your website to cultivate your business. thank you rebecca for sharing your…
breaking up our sneak peeks for the best of bedrooms roundup has been the hardest task so far in this series. with so many beautiful bedrooms, how can i possibly narrow it down to 25? so i’m not. i’m going to have my cake and eat it to, and by that i mean: three “best…
good morning guys! i have officially made up for all of the sleep i’ve missed over the past few months of book work and i am finally feeling rested, ready to work and back to feeling like myself! the d*s site re-design is just around the corner (i’m so excited!), i just hired a fantastic…
When I stumbled upon the sneak peek of this colorful home, I gasped in delight! Ombline de Kersabiac (French stylist, textile designer and illustrator) likes to try new things and take risks, which is visible in both the design and color choices of her house. Ombline’s unexpected palettes highlight the progressive industrial design in each…
i’m so happy to end the week with an update from my park slope neighbor, wayne pate. wayne re-designed his website and is now selling a beautiful selection of home goods along with his sweet prints. if you’re looking for something special for someone, or just want to perk up your own space, click here…
I am so excited to unveil this month’s Behind the Bar column! Ever since my sister, Jillian, first introduced it to me, I have long admired the Portland, Maine store “chelliswilson.“ When I was finally able to visit the shop last November I was absolutely blown away, not only by the stop-in-your-tracks gorgeous shop but also…
You may not instantly recognize this beautiful pastry work, as you are all used to seeing Ming Thompson’s culinary skills baked into the form of a cupcake. But this week, Ming, of Ming Makes Cupcakes, has taken a break from the cupcake to give us our first ever layer cake on the column! And though…
As we begin the Labor Day weekend, I am prone to ponder the moratorium on “wearing white” after Labor Day. I am a relatively newly relocated East Coast-er and I am just beginning to grow accustomed to the change of seasons and all that implies. The transition from summer to fall brings subtle shifts in…
*Image from All About You. Growing up, my mom was continually redecorating our surroundings. Although we moved rather frequently, once we were situated somewhere, it wouldn’t be long before my older brother and I would come home from school only to hear mom’s inevitable “What if we moved the couch to the other wall and…
when i’m out shopping i have a hard time resisting a beautiful cut-paper card. if the color beneath the cut-out is just right, i’m basically already pulling out my purse to see how many i can fit inside. so when i saw these simple but sweet cards from stephanie at coral & tusk i was…
hello friends! it’s that time again! today on before and after basics we are going to chat about stencils, and the fantastic possibilities they create in the area of furniture. for this particular project today i chose large letter stencils {found at my local craft store} and created the word “eat” on an old pub…
okay, i’m going to be honest and say that sometimes my opinion on a project is heavily influenced by the styling and quality of the photos. what can i say? as a visual person, i freely admit that packaging is everything. i like good design and pretty things; guilty as charged. when i saw the…
