It is hard to separate Liz Taylor from Cleopatra or Cleopatra from Liz Taylor; the two legends have pretty much melded into one gorgeous force to be reckoned with. Darryl Zanuck’s 1963 epic is every bit as famous for its leading lady as it is for its stunning overindulgence — a whopping 4 hours of…
It’s easy to mark the beginning of a style obsession when you have a blog and a search feature. The design*sponge lust for ombré can be traced back to the 2008 “Mini Trend: Ombré “ and Grace revisited the trend just last week. Even in 2008, it seemed like ombré was already everywhere. So…
Today’s Biz Ladies topic is one that is incredibly relevant and important to so many of us running our own businesses: dealing with stress. After an interesting Twitter conversation I had with some of you after reading this NY Times article, I really started thinking about how so many of us struggle with balancing work…
I always get excited to see what Anna Bond at Rifle Paper Co. is working on. I love the soft feminine feel that her work has and the way she works so masterfully with color in each piece. Her designs remind me of flowers come to life- there’s so much color and happiness and lushness….
It’s rare that I find an artist who seems to so perfectly capture the way I feel about nature sometimes. Painter Jeremy Miranda has a new series of work at Little Paper Planes in which he examines nature/landscape and how people look to control or dwell within it. I didn’t grow up spending time around…
Image via Jessica Hische Since today is Biz Ladies day, I thought it would be perfect to start off with a new post from Kate over at the D*S blog on MyLifeScoop. Inspired by Jessica Hische’s organized desk above, Kate decided to turn her tech focus on gadgets for those in creative fields. This roundup…
Sisse Jonassen works in the television industry in New York City, and the bright lights, noise and chaos of her daily life sent her searching for something a little more relaxed, something that reminded her of her childhood growing up in Denmark. She found an online listing for a small 1795 post-and-beam farmhouse in the…
I never tire of peeking at Scandinavian-styled homes. There’s always that tacit acknowledgement of the importance of light and color in the big windows, white walls and bright accent pieces. Stella magazine founder Laura Terp Hansen lives in this Copenhagen apartment with her boyfriend and architect, Jesper Roth, who added a second floor and built a…
Jesse James, founder and creative director for Aesthetic Movement, and his poet husband (and A/M style director) Kostas Anagnopoulos spend their weekdays in the Jackson Heights historic district in Queens, but on the weekends, they escape with daughter Olympia Baltimore James to a tiny town in upstate New York. They’ve named their getaway The Smithy, in a…
(Image of gorgeous ‘Moon & Stars’ watermelons from Big Daddy Seashell) I’ve been learning over the past 6 1/2 months that there is a reason a number of ideas surrounding pregnancy persist as greatly as they do. It’s because, in short, they’re true. You really do get heartburn as your organs get squished into new…
Today I am so pleased to pull looks from the beautiful Paris home of Famille Summerbelle. Julie and Simon make a great duo — their paper-cut designs are absolutely stunning, and after taking a peak inside their home, it’s no surprise that the entire family is a creative bunch. Inspiration is everywhere! The walls remain white, and…
Another little Gift Fair preview: Christen Maxwell is debuting a beautiful line of knit pillows. This rich camel-colored pattern has fall written all over it. Click here to check out her full Fall/Winter line. xo, grace
Speaking of sweet geometric patterns and shapes- I have a weakness for triangle shaped jewelry lately. I collected it like crazy in Portland and these pieces from Stone & Honey are on my wishlist right now. Those tiny stacking rings and the long arrow-style earrings are perfect for a summer-to-fall transition. I’ll stop myself before…
This weekend marked the beginning of the Fall NYC Gift Fair. Unfortunately my ear ache (the one that sidelined me in PDX) came back full force this weekend so I haven’t been able to make it over to the Javits Center but I’m going to try to swing by this week and see what’s new….
P+C tie the knot (in paris) from Peter in Motion on Vimeo. The San Francisco City Hall elopement video we ran last year has remained a favorite of mine. I’ll never forget genuinely crying when I watched a couple that I didn’t even know exchange vows (with their voices removed, just music and images) and…
Giao Trac’s Vietnamese Spring Rolls were such a hit with readers last year that I thought it was time we checked in with her to see if she had any other treats up her sleeve. Sure enough, she came back with Chinese Chicken Salad with Spicy Ginger Dressing, one of her favorite quick, light meals….
We just returned from our annual Yosemite getaway, and our minds are still frolicking in the sunny meadows and on shadowy forest paths. People often ask us where we get our ideas for different color palettes and texture combinations — here’s one place! We put a collection of flowers together this week inspired by the…
Even though I appreciate that it’s far more efficient for us to fly everywhere for the D*S Book Tour (full dates and details coming next week), part of me wishes we could drive in a tour bus. Or, even better, an airstream trailer. I know Amy and I would probably want to punch each other…
This morning I’ve got a little kitchen/entertaining themed shoot happening at my house. It’s supposed to be taking place in the fall so I spent most of yesterday afternoon trying to track down linens, plates and accessories that were rich jewel tones. Most stores are still in their end-of-summer phase, so it was tough to…
When I’m out scouring for diamonds in the rough, one of the first things I do is take a look under the hood, or seat in this case. Coil springs are to chairs as horsepower is to engines, and while you could make it to work in a golf cart, wouldn’t you rather arrive in…
