This bright and playful Copenhagen home that artist Sarah Hvass shares with her husband and two children certainly reflects her whimsical illustrations. The home is located in Østerbro, Copenhagen, in an area called “the potato rows” — a small network of houses that were originally working-class three-story brick townhouses built in the late 1800s. Throughout…
Theresa and Elias Carlson have lived in this small Seattle apartment for three and a half years. The couple’s day jobs don’t allow them to be quite as creative as they’d like, so they started this super cute joint blog and developed a growing photography passion. In addition, they spend a significant chunk of time working…
Joel Henriques is an artist and toy designer who lives with his wife and their four-year-old twins in Portland, Oregon. Author of the blog Made by Joel, Joel just finished writing a modern toy/craft book, Made to Play, due out fall 2011. This 1950s house has been home to Joel and his family for three…
Our San Francisco guide update comes from original contributor Victoria Smith of sfgirlbybay and Caitlin Flemming of Sacramento Street. Victoria and Caitlin have graciously scoured the city for new gems and also updates us on some of those that have recently closed. The guide is broken into neighborhoods and includes some bay area must-visits. Be sure to catch the…
Post 27 founders Angela Finny-Hoffman and Barkley Hoffman share this bungalow just outside Chicago in Berwyn, Illinois. Angela and Barkley fill their home, much like their store, with mid-century vintage pieces as well as accessories made by local designers. The color palettes in their home are beautifully realized. I love how Angela and Barkley were inspired…
Please pardon this mini-interruption with a little behind-the-scenes business, but I wanted to do a quick announcement that I’m looking for a Video Intern! You might have noticed that we’ve been trying to do a few more videos, and after pulling a few too many all-nighters trying to finish up recent videos, I’ve realized that I…
Morning guys! I’m writing from Los Angeles this morning where I’m getting ready to take the stage with my panel mates for the Design Bloggers Conference. I’m so excited to meet everyone and chat about design for the rest of the day, but before I dive in, I wanted to share a few quick things….
I love customizing globes and maps as a way to remember special trips and places in your life. And while it’s definitely fun to use pins and markers to keep track of those locations, it’s equally fun to embrace a blank slate by using a chalkboard-covered globe that you can customize again and again. Halligan…
I try to keep my finger on the pulse of a range of food magazines/outlets in the US, UK and Australia, as I find they have the best overall presentation and easy food preparation. (Note: I’m always open to new sources of inspiration!) Our recipe this week for an Almond and Yogurt Cake with Blood…
This week’s color and texture palette was inspired by a photo-walk around our neighborhood. We strolled around noticing crinkled leaf buds, new flowers popping out and the remnants of winter (bare sticks and nests of briars) before they are covered with new growth. We took lots of images without having any particular theme in mind…
During the summer and autumn months, you can find me stirring, boiling, filling and jarring some sort of canned good just about every week. A profusion of jams, preserves, pickles and more come out of my kitchen, owing largely to the abundance of produce available. When winter rolls around, however, my output slows. Area farmers’…
As I get older I find myself starting to pay more attention to things that have clean lines and simple compositions. I used to prefer as many stripes, dots and patches of glitter as possible, but now the idea of something a little bit more restrained seems like a good fit. These cards fit the…
We haven’t posted a full-scale home makeover in a while, so I was thrilled to see a huge project like this one from Alexandra in our inbox. After purchasing and completely transforming their own home, Alexandra Becket and her husband Greg decided to start reworking other California bungalows, like this craftsman in Highland Park. From…
I can’t count the number of chair makeovers I’ve seen, and sometimes, it can become a bit of a dull blur. But send me a fantastic chair like this, and I’m revved up all over again. This chair is the handiwork of Katie and Laura of Flourish and Blume. Katie and Laura are self-described “chicks…
Ever since my first childhood viewing of My Fair Lady, I’ve been enamored with Henry Higgins’ library. My Brooklyn railroad apartment might not have much space for a spiral staircase, but I do have a middle room between the living room and the bedroom that functions as part hallway/part actual room. Now that I’m working from…
I love a well-curated shop. No matter how small, if the pieces within the shop are thoughtfully chosen, it’s a hit for me. And easily falling into that category is Wayne Pate’s charming web shop. Not only does Wayne sell his own fantastic work, he also carries a nicely edited selection of artwork and accessories…
While I may not be able to wallpaper anything in my rental apartment, I can always daydream about which pattern I’d pick if I could. These new designs from Thibaut are definitely in the running for my imaginary wallpaper project, particularly for the imaginary dining room I will one day have. Designed by Alpha Workshops…
Benjamin Luddy and Makoto Mizutani run their multitasking design studio, Scout Regalia, out of their home in Los Angeles’ Echo Park. Their home is their design laboratory — they have an unclad teepee in their backyard, and their new line of garden products and outdoor furniture was inspired by what they wanted to see and…
Every once in a while, I like to try out DIY projects that are very simple, almost too simple: few materials, even fewer steps and no big requirements for effort or money. There’s a time and a place for a massive, complex DIY, but right now, when it’s rainy and everyone I know is catching…
These days, I have a really hard time looking at anything avian-related and not thinking of Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen saying, “Put a bird on it!” Because yep, I’m one of those people who doesn’t mind a bird (or rabbit or whale) printed on something every now and then. So when I saw this…
