Dutch, Wood and Juniper (from Sweet Juniper) live in this striking Detroit townhouse designed by Mies van der Rohe. The master bedroom is breathtaking with its light green paint color, full-sized window and minimalist style. Many of the furnishings around the house are vintage finds that were made (or designed) in Michigan. The office desk…
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Print above by Tiny White Lights I’m really excited for the D*S redesign to be up and running (in May!) because the title I wanted to write for this post wouldn’t fit in the alloted space. And man, I hate shortening something important like National Record Store Day. Last week I was thinking about how…
One of my favorite things about contemporary office design is that there seems to be a real focus on creating spaces within spaces right now. Most of the more creative office designs I’ve seen lately seem to include tiny niches or environments where employees can work, meet or relax away from the monotony of cubicles…
Good morning! Before we dive into our regular posts today, I wanted to share a link to the interview I did with Debbie Millman two weeks ago for her fantastic podcast, Design Matters. I cherish (and deeply miss) my time spent as a radio DJ in college, so to get back in the booth with…
Design*Sponge founder Grace Bonney was a guest on Debbie Millman‘s popular online radio show, “Design Matters” on April 8th, 2011. Click here to listen to the full 30 minute interview.
Whew. This has been one heck of a week and I feel like I’m ready for a 48 hour nap. We’ve been shooting the D*S Book trailer this week and today was our last day of filming and finishing projects to be edited into the trailer. We were fortunate enough to work with Ryan from…
We have been waiting for Heidi Swanson’s latest book for so long. Heidi Swanson’s Super Natural Every Day cookbook was finally released on April 5, and soared immediately into the top 100 books on Amazon! Just between me and you, it is one of the most beautiful cookbooks I own (and I have LOTS). Heidi…
Today I’m really excited to have a recipe from the very newly released Super Natural Every Day cookbook by Heidi Swanson, author of 101cookbooks blog. When we asked her which recipe from the book was her favorite, she chose Roasted Strawberries.. The first strawberries are showing up in markets now so hopefully this gives you…
A little over a year ago we were fortunate enough to feature a Gin & Ginger drink as concocted by photographer Andrew Purcell and his lovely food stylist wife, Carrie Purcell (check out their in the kitchen with contribution as well). Months after their first post (and dozens of empty Gin & Ginger glasses later)…
While browsing the aisles at our local salvage yard, we wandered into the lighting section and happened upon a huge selection of inexpensive paned glass ceiling fixtures ($2-10$). We had just seen this great tutorial and a bulb went off (he he) to use these abandoned lights to make greenhouse style planter boxes. You could…
It’s been such a treat having Jill Bliss‘ nature drawings on D*S this week. Today she’s sharing her final drawing (description in her words below) and I just wanted to post a quick reminder that you still have all of today to enter your own drawing for a chance to win a copy of Jill’s…
I’ve been a Union Jack lover for a long time, and when I visited the markets this year, I saw it everywhere — from upholstered pieces to chairs and tableware. I knew I wanted to tackle it on a piece of furniture at some point, and while I am not the first one to paint…
The lines on this “before” sofa are incredible, and while the fabric is not terrible, it certainly isn’t doing the decorative wood details any favors. Theresa inherited this sofa and decided to give it a modern spin, using two tones of fabric and a pop of yellow welting. The mix of hues is restrained and…
This is an unusual scenario for “Before & After,” as the creator has refurbished not one but multiple versions of the same “before” piece in different ways. I hope we see more of this phenomenon in the future; it’s like watching a friend try on many different outfits, and they all look great! Michael Jones,…
I love hanging cabinets and shelving units because of their dual functionality as wall art and storage. You can tell from a mere glance that this shelf has potential, and its owner Tiffin has capitalized on the modular aspect of the piece to transform it into a cheerful, graphic display unit for her milk-glass collection….
The more painted rugs I see, the more convinced I am of the concept’s brilliance. I’m not saying that we should be dumping paint on our hand-knotted wool rugs instead of cleaning them, but it’s great to see the ugly-yet-durable flooring of the world receive a new lease on life. During her home renovations, Jennifer…
I woke up with about nine million butterflies in my stomach because this morning, Ryan is heading over to my house to start shooting the Design*Sponge At Home book trailer. Working on the book (I’ll be able to share the — seriously awesome — cover with you soon; the one on Amazon is just a placeholder)…
I’ve always had a love of fonts. I have a collection of magazine pages torn out for their interesting fonts. I have books about fonts, bookmarks on my computer for font-dedicated websites, not to mention the hundreds of fonts I’ve downloaded. I want to be surrounded by gorgeously shaped letters. What better reason to make…
The days are getting longer, and the sun is shining more; I can’t think of a better time to get my hands into soil and play around with some fun plant experiments for spring! I’ve seen kokedama — Japanese moss balls — looking great hanging in homes, but I never realized how easy they are…
