Yesterday I found myself giving in to my inner design-a-holic and picking up a few pieces from the Linea Carta collection I posted about. In addition to the tiny heart napkins that will soon be fancying up our take-out dinners, I picked up a few packs of gorgeous stationery from Diva’s line (the orange flowers…
After several weeks of gray, dreary and cold weather in Paris, one peek at the home of Fiona Douglas of Bluebellgray and it started to feel a bit more like spring. Fiona started out studying painting at the Glasgow School, but then she found that her real passion was in textiles. A firm believer that good…
[image via the nevil shute foundation] Today’s Sydney city guide update comes from the original guide writer, art historian and curator, and Sydney native Harriet Fesq. Harriet created a wonderful guide to eating, shopping and enjoying Sydney Australia, complete with a guide to great online shops and links to other helpful sydney guides on the web….
For the past 15 years, Claire Morris has worked as an art director (for Marie Claire) and designer. These days, she makes up half of the team Apple & Bee, a Sydney-based company focused on creating stylish and functional products with natural and sustainable materials. This sneak peek gives us a glimpse into the home…
Olimpia Zagnoli is an illustrator based in Milan and New York. Her work has been published in numerous publications, including the New Yorker, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Rolling Stone, GOOD, the Boston Globe and more. She works mainly in the editorial field but sometimes enjoys drawing on shop windows, t-shirts or sidewalks….
Interior designer and props stylist Karen Barlow shares this gorgeous home with her family in Manchester, England. Each room was thoughtfully designed, and I’m completely in love with the master bedroom. The color theme revolves around the vintage satin eiderdown (which, by the way, cost £1.00!). Both classy and feminine, this space invites a cozy…
New Yorkers seem to endlessly debate how many years you have to live in New York until you’re officially a “New Yorker”. Some people say it’s seven years, others ten. Others insist you have to be born here to ever truly be a New Yorker. For me, I felt the shift towards “New Yorker” when…
Good morning, guys! Last night as I was going through submissions for today’s morning posts I was struck by the fact that everything I had pulled for today was textile-related. I’ve always been a fabric hoarder, but as I get older I’ve noticed that I find myself gravitating towards textiles more and more. Whether it’s…
The week has finally come to a close, and I feel like I’m making some progress on my resolutions/life list so far. Today I’m heading out early to find a used mandolin that I can use for my new lessons! Learning to play a new instrument was one of my favorite resolutions, so I decided…
Tess Darrow of Egg Press has shared a recipe for a Dutch baby with us this week that is the perfect base for any seasonal fruit you may have on hand. While she has done it with blackberries, I could easily see it with caramelized pears, the last of the plums or divinely prepared quinces…
Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan have been making art longer than they’ve been making music, and they’ve been making music for quite a while. The Chapel Hill, NC, music-scene figureheads first formed frazzly DIY rock band Superchunk in the late 1980s and have played together on and off ever since, most recently returning after a…
Welcome back, Alphabet Florists! Just to mix it up a bit, I thought I would feature three different “e” flowers this week: echeveria (succulents), eryngium (thistle) and eustoma (lisianthus). Now, I grant you, I am bending the rules ever so slightly by using the Latin names for these relatively common blooms and plants and highlighting…
Image by Lynne Harty Ah, winter. The season is officially upon us, with its massive snow storms (more on the way, Northeasterners!!!) creating icy fingers and toes and the need for multiple layers of clothing. And while it is a season filled with joy (it is, after all, the time of holiday celebrations, sledding and…
Whew! Last night I finally plowed through the last of my emails that I missed over the break, and I’m feeling up-to-date, excited and ready to work. One of the emails that caught my eye last night was a submission from photographer Marco Suarez. Marco is based in Greenville, South Carolina (I keep hearing of…
I’m a huge fan of ceramic tiles in any context, and I’m counting the days until I have a place where I can install some. When Cat sent over her gorgeous kitchen remake, I was so thrilled to see such a bold use of tile. The deep ocean color of the tile is a perfect…
This is one of my favorite Before & After projects of late. It might be because I’m partial to loose drawers; they can be used for so many things, and vintage drawers have their own unique personality that gets hidden when they simply sit inside a cabinet. Amy clearly shares my attitude on the reuse…
The amazing creative adventures of Sarah + Sara! That’s what I’ve decided to label this post, and I sort of hope these two inventive ladies somehow meet up and turn this idea into a real thing. Sarah, whom you may remember from this credenza makeover we posted about a month ago, is back again with…
I love a fresh start in the New Year- it’s the perfect excuse to celebrate change and get things started off with a clean slate. For me that usually means new calendars, desk accessories and anything that will help me be more efficient with work. So I wanted to share two of my favorite New…
Coffee has never been my drink of choice. Growing up it took me ages to even get used to hot tea. For some reason hot drinks in the morning always seemed so heavy and nice cold orange juice was always more my speed. But over the past year or so I’ve learned to truly appreciate…
Ashley Meaders makes stuff. Really happy, clever stuff. Stuff you would want to have in your home, for a party or at your wedding. Ashley is an event designer, Smile Booth designer, Flashdance member, Once Wed collaborator, Design*Sponge contributor and a crafter extraordinaire. And she’s as lovable as the work she creates. I’m so, so…
