Maayan Pearl is a multi-disciplinary designer who moved to New York to attend Cooper Union; these days, she works as a graphic designer for Bloomberg BusinessWeek magazine. After graduating, she relocated to Brooklyn with her boyfriend, David. Since their move three years ago, they’ve been working to replace dorm-style furniture with a mix of thrift…
Real Living editor Deborah Bibby lives in this 1950s beach cottage located in Clareville on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Deborah surrounds herself with “loved objects,” such as her stacks of magazines and comfortable sofas. The colors are fresh and coastal; they reflect the charm and warmth of Deborah’s cottage. Perfect beach house? Yes, I think so….
Image above: Watercolor wash cards from Rifle Paper Co. One of my favorite trends at this year’s National Stationery Show was a move away from overly precious tiny prints to larger scale washes of color. Whether the color was used in writing form (like the calendar below) or in a soft, watercolor-style wash in the…
When it comes to basic design elements, chairs and tables are my bread and butter. As much as I love odds and ends and little unexpected pieces, you can rarely go wrong with something as simple as a table or chair. We saw tons and tons of beautiful options at Brimfield, ranging from basic to…
Before we dive into today’s posts I wanted to send a quick thank you to Anthropologie for having me as one of their inaugural “guest curators“. They’ve launched a new section of their site where they invite people in design to create moodboards inspired by various themes or rooms and I was part of the…
Design Week in NYC may be over, but I’ve still got hundreds of photos left in my camera and ready to go for next week. I’ve also got Stationery Show coverage coming up next week, along with my favorite save-the-best-for-last posts about Brimfield. I’m hoping to keep the Surtex coverage going next week when I…
The first time I made this week’s recipe for Mini Ginger Chicken Meatball Subs with Masala Sauce, I was testing the recipe for the column. From my initial taste test, I thought they were pretty darn good, so I set out a bowl of the meatballs and some mini-sub rolls for my husband and his…
The past few weeks have been a bit of a blur. Wedding season has started with a bang, and we’ve been occupied with all sorts of fun photo shoots, field trips and shop plans (some changes coming soon at Prairie Collective!). We spend most of our days go, go, going; running a flower business is…
This time of year, we get so excited about the produce at the farmers’ markets, the green buds on the trees and the blooms all around us. To celebrate the change of seasons, we threw this green, herb-infused dinner party. This is our first Hunt, Gather and Host dinner in Laurel Canyon, and we wanted…
One of the reasons I love Brimfield is the wealth of truly spectacular finds. Sure, the prices can be insane, and you have to elbow-out aggressive buyers, but the selection is worth the hassle. I’ve never seen a show where you can find such high-quality pieces nestled up against truly crazy, off-the-wall objects. Today I’m…
ICFF 2011 may have had a rocky start for me, but it’s been fun to spend this week focusing on the parts (parts one, two, three) that I did enjoy. Today I’m wrapping up with the last round of photos we took at this year’s show. From huggable lamps and expandable rugs to garden tools…
When warmer weather rolls around, I start to crave airy, open rooms like the “after” of this bedroom in Kim’s home. The clean minimalism mixed with homey accents, patterned textiles and lots of light neutral tones immediately put me at ease and make me think of summer breezes. The decision to rip up the carpet and…
I’m a huge admirer of the quilts of Gee’s Bend, and I think part of the reason I love this reupholstered chair from Amy is that the seat has the same kind of modern looking, graphic-collage quality as the Gee’s Bend quilt designs. It provides a great contrast for the warm wood and curved lines…
We get a ton of dresser makeovers in our inbox, but I thought it was interesting to receive such similar styles all around the same time. And since they were all so nicely done, I figured why not share them all? The unifying trend to the success of these pieces seems to be patient and…
I don’t like to do a lot of contests and giveaways on D*S unless they’re something I think is really special, like a book I think people will love for years to come or a chance to learn or benefit from an experience that’s truly unique. Today I’m thrilled to have the chance to offer…
This year’s stationery show made me smile primarily because there was a real resurgence of COLOR. I’ve grown to appreciate subtlety in colors and patterns over the years, but a really nice bright color always gets my heart racing ten times faster. So this morning I thought it would be fun to round up my…
One of my favorite things to do in life is travel. Whether it’s across town or across the country, I relish the chance to see another area and get to know what makes each city special. We’ve got a huge travel schedule coming up this fall for the D*S Book Tour (dates coming soon!) so…
One of the greatest things about design week has been getting to meet so many of my favorite designers in person and here what they’ve been up to. At last year’s show I remember Christine and Evan from Yellow Owl Workshop talking about doing a book and at this year’s show the book was out…
If you’re a shutterbug like some of us here at D*S, you’ll love the roundup Kate did for MyLifeScoop this morning. It’s all about fantastic cameras and gadgets for those of us who feel lost without a camera strap around us at all times. I’m dying to test out that telescope lens for the iPhone,…
Although we’ve yet to exhume our sandals and tank tops from their winter resting place, we do see spring rearing its head . . . at last! After an especially long season of bare trees and cold days, we thought it might be nice to preserve some of spring’s bounty to hold us through the…
