Spring has fully sprung in New York, which means we’re up to our eyeballs in cold, miserable rain. Precipitation normally leaves me in a perpetual state of drowned rat, so to class up my rainy-day routine, I’m turning to the 1952 classic musical Singin’ in the Rain. If Gene Kelly doesn’t make you want to…
Today’s Biz Ladies post comes from Justine Smith, a creative entrepreneur from Toronto, Canada. Justine started Create Hype, a small-business marketing consulting company, in November 2010, and today she offers some tips on how to use big-brand marketing strategies for small companies. From using social media to extend your brand to taking advantage of video…
Image via Veer Our Edinburgh city guide comes to us from Eloise Leeson, a linguistics student, blogger and Edinburgh local. Today Eloise takes us on a tour through the eclectic neighborhoods of this historic city with a great list of sites, eats and goodies. Thanks, Eloise, for this wonderful guide! — Stephanie CLICK HERE for the…
These days, my inbox seems to be full of emails from new bike companies producing old-fashioned or retro-style bikes. I own one of these myself, so I don’t have much room to speak, but I’m starting to feel ready for a new style to take over. Maybe something super minimalist and modern? Until then, I’m…
Lately I’ve been thinking about the things we surround ourselves with at home other than furniture and accessories. Food, music, flowers — they all play a big part in creating a space that feels like “home.” And today I wanted to take a quick look at another aspect of our home lives: furry friends. One of the…
I’m developing a new obsession: floral wreaths. As much as I love the real variety, I’m getting a little “put a bird on it” over wreaths as decorative details. I love the little floral circles in Shanna Murray’s decals, Yellow Owl Workshop’s cards and now these beautiful prints from artist Karolin Schnoor. Each of Karolin’s…
In 2006, Caitlin and Samuel Dowe-Sandes moved from LA to Marrakech for what was supposed to be a year-long sabbatical that turned into a life-changing adventure and includes a tile business, a one-year-old named Georgina and a black lab named Cricket. Their renovation of a more than 250-year-old home located inside a mosque in the…
Alli Michelle is the owner and designer behind the Hooray Paper Shop and design blog. Though she started out in event planning, Alli always dreamed of owning a shop. Her studio is in the loft of her Ann Arbor home. This is the first home for Alli and her husband, Quentin, and although they feel it’s…
We’re starting off the day with the Los Angeles home of artist, stylist and photographer Sarah Shreves. Sarah moved into this house with three of her best friends just six months ago. Initially the space felt dark, cramped and dirty. Out came the paintbrushes and every wall was painted a different shade of gray. With…
We’ve pretty much had moving on the brain over here at Design*Sponge. Just last week, Grace moved from the apartment that she’d lived in for the last five years to a new space in a new neighborhood. And while I completely believe in living in a space for some time before making big purchase decisions,…
Today’s color palette and roundup are pulled from the lovely 1930s residence of Rebekah Sigfrids in Cincinnati, Ohio. Rebekah and her design team — Aubrie Hensler, Mike Dereix and Donna Sigfrids (mom) — strived to create an “earthy femininity by balancing soft, modern furnishings with time-worn primitive finds.” Her dreamy bedroom is both simple and…
It’s been ages since I started a Monday feeling like I wanted to get back in bed for about a week. But last night two of my best friends and I rented a private room at a downtown karaoke spot and sang at the top of our lungs until we felt like we were going…
It’s a whopping 70 degrees in Brooklyn right now, so I’m going to get out from under the pile of packing boxes in our house and get some fresh air. Before I head out, I wanted to share this beautiful (and totally genius) DIY light project that graphic designer Gabrielle Guy created for a friend….
I was reacquainted with my love for pecans when I tested this recipe for a Maple Pecan Whiskey Cake by ceramicist Molly Hatch. Normally you’d make fruit cake for the holidays, but because this cake freezes well and makes four loaves at once, it is also perfect to keep around or take a loaf the…
For years, many of our friends have been asking us to teach them to knit. We finally had a get-together for the knitters-to-be on a Saturday afternoon when we hosted a winter-to-spring knitting party. Saying a slow farewell to winter, we celebrated our favorite parts of winter with knitting, warm bowls of chili, hot chai…
Sometimes in life, things don’t come easy. You have to get creative, make it work, shape your own destiny . . . which is why this week’s A–Z post is “i” is for “Irene” parrot tulips! I know what you are thinking. You think I got all cute and decided not to feature a flower…
After Aaron and I moved in on Tuesday, we took a stroll around the neighborhood. To my delight, we happen to be around the corner from a phenomenal sandwich/gourmet food shop, and I spent a good chunk of time loading my arms up with Salvatore ricotta and strawberry pepper jam. On the way out the door, AC…
I’m not sure if it’s the warmer weather or just a love of romantic colors, but lately I’ve been crushing pretty hardcore on peaches, pinks and reds. They’re the theme of every flower bouquet I buy, and I keep picking out rugs for our new apartment in the same color scheme. Sadly, all the really dreamy rugs…
Yesterday Amy and I started a new tradition of taking small inspiration-based trips around the city. I’m a firm believer that the best ideas come from looking, listening and allowing yourself to really absorb all the inspiring things around you. So we hopped on our bikes, rode around Williamsburg and got coffee while talking about…
Growing up, I greeted St. Patrick’s Day with more than a bit of apprehension. I was petrified of forgetting to wear green and spending the entire week black and blue from the resulting pinches. I decided to conquer my fear of green by hunting through the sneak peek archives to find green in homes. I’m…
