I’d like to think my tastes have matured since infancy and that there aren’t many nurseries I would want to live in, but this one from Megan might be the first! I adore those dip-dyed coral curtains, and I think I might have to build myself an adult-sized teepee like this one. The mix of…
I’m spotting more and more furniture with color-blocked or dip-dyed legs, and I for one am totally on board with this trend. It adds a modern, unexpected touch to a simple design; plus, it looks like the chair or table stepped in a puddle of paint, which is awfully charming. This simple painted desk from…
Laundry rooms usually fall prey to neglect and disarray, so it’s nice to see not one but two laundry rooms receiving some love and attention today. This first laundry room of Cindy’s was lacking a bit of “finish,” which is often the case with the more utilitarian rooms in the house, but she certainly solved…
Image above: Horse Ribbon DIY. Because you may not have won the contest, but you still deserve a ribbon. It’s been contest central here for the last couple weeks. There have been so many amazing books coming out! We gave away two copies of Lena Corwin’s Maps, five copies of Heidi Swanson’s Super Natural Every Day…
Grace is flying home today after a quick trip to Alabama. She’ll be back tomorrow. Since I’m holding down the home fort, I thought I’d share this site that I’ve been obsessing about. I could lose myself for hours in this one. House Industries has just launched photo lettering, which basically allows you to purchase…
Kiel Mead is in the business of transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary. This product designer (and c0-founder of the American Design Club) is no stranger to creating cult items. His forget-me-knot ring has sparked countless copies and has graced the fingers of legions of cool girls everywhere. I would happily install one of his…
We’re continuing to set up our ultimate DIY toolkit, and today we’re bringing out the big guns of the saw world — compound miter saws and the table saw. These saws are stationary and both require a fair amount of space for cutting. However, if you plan to do woodworking of any substantial size or…
These honeycomb shelves came our way at a perfect time — not only do they satisfy my need for cheerful spring colors, but they also provide a great storage solution to alleviate spring-cleaning woes. Sarah and Josh, the creative husband-and-wife photographers behind Arrow & Apple, whipped up these pretty hexagonal shelves for free using salvaged…
After reading Amy’s post on how to make a new house a home, I’ve been majorly inspired to refresh my own apartment. I love to switch things around on a regular basis, and one of the easiest ways to create a huge impact is with wall decor. I’ve rounded up some of our favorite wall…
It’s no secret that I’ve been crushing on Wye Oak lately. Their new album, Civilian, is on heavy rotation around my apartment, so I was excited to hear from Merge about their newest music video. The video for their song “Fish” is a collaboration between Wye Oak and local Baltimore artist Katherine Fahey and photographer Michael…
While it may seem depressingly gloomy outside today (too gray for gardening), I’m always hopeful that spring will return (Monday was such a cruel tease) and bring back some signs of life. The tree behind our building is starting to bud and show signs of blooming, so I was excited that Kate’s new post at…
Gather your favorite boys close because they will not want to miss the miserably delectable fun that is Chinatown. A film that harkens back to the glory days of noir, Chinatown has enough grimy yet glamorous juice to keep everyone riveted to the screen. Polanski’s vision of 1937 Los Angeles is heart stopping — the…
Image above: illustration by Julia Rothman I feel as if I’ve been heralding the arrival of spring for eons. If you live somewhere with a mild climate (or are enjoying an Australian summer), you’re probably sick of hearing about our long, cold winter. But then, you live somewhere with a mild climate (or are enjoying…
Today’s Biz Ladies post comes from previous contributor 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 advice on how to advertise via social networks. In this post, she very clearly and precisely breaks down the pros and cons and…
Vintage Traverse sign at GoJumpinTheLake at Etsy Today’s city guide comes to us from Heather Brady, a full-time marketing professional and artist working in the heart of downtown Traverse City for the past 11 years (she’s self-publishing her first book, Great Beach Picnics — Northwest Michigan 2011, this spring). Today Heather is sharing the many treasures…
Confession: this year I’ve become a total tax failure. It’s April 12, and I still haven’t filed. I’m only halfway through my receipts and feel like I need to psych myself up. In an attempt to rally, I rounded up just a few things that would make tax time a little more bearable. In my…
On Sunday, Amy and I hopped on our bikes (mine has a big head from today’s impromptu photo shoot) and rode down to the Brooklyn Flea’s new location on the Williamsburg waterfront. After stuffing our faces with honey-ginger bubble tea and honeycomb candy, we stumbled upon the Flux Productions booth and immediately found ourselves hooked…
Melbourne creative couple Kirra Jamison and Dane Lovett live in a 650 square foot partially converted industrial warehouse. When they moved into the space, they painted all the walls (the few that there were in the wide open space) and studio floors white. It was a challenge at first to make the space feel cozy…
Just two years ago, Emily and Andrew de Stefano moved into this home in Kennett Square, PA (aka “The Mushroom Capital of the World”), with their two dogs Maple and Charlie and two cats Malik and Jackson. The home hadn’t been updated in 25 years, so the very day they moved in, they got right to…
For our first peek of the day, we’re heading to the Malmö, Sweden, home of photographer Maja Atterstig. During the day, Maja photographs apartments for a small real-estate agency, but her passion project is the vegetarian food blog she started just last year. Maja’s favorite moments are when she’s made a mess of the whole…
