This Before & After is so exciting because it really makes you think twice about utilizing interior space. The Hive — a group of creative professionals working in Alexandria, Virginia — decided to lease the upstairs of their row house and transform the front room into a curated paper goods shop called Fifteen/Eleven. The space…
These types of Eames knock-off chairs have seen their fair share of new upholstery. I’ve seen cowhide, wools and patterns of all kinds, but never denim. Before this project, if you said the words denim and upholstery in the same sentence, I would cringe and run away. But this denim chevron print created by Jody…
We’ve seen many lovely reupholstery jobs over the years but very few in which the fabric was designed by the owner. This was Michelle’s final project for her BFA in graphic design, and it’s pretty amazingly cool for a school project. She had been wanting to do a fabric design project, and after finding the couch…
Something’s in the water because my mind is really starting to open to murals. I used to avoid them like the plague, and now they’re seeming like a really good idea. These gorgeous examples are from Victoria at Bartsch, a Paris-based decorative painting workshop that specializes in children’s rooms. I’d happily use some of these…
I’m a major Jeff Canham fan. Getting to meet him while we worked on the D*S Newspaper (his arrows inspired one of the paper’s DIY projects) was a highlight of the summer. So I was excited to hear that The Shop at The Standard just launched their latest artist edition with Jeff. Well known for…
Normally, I don’t post things that have already made their way around the web, but I’m so excited about the new Dwell Studio furniture collection (their beds are still on my must-have list) that I had to share a few favorites this morning before we get started. The caramel leather pieces combined with all the…
It’s no secret that I have a major love affair going on with Georgia. The second I stepped off the plane in Savannah in 2005 I knew I’d found a second home. The entire state feels like my home away from home and I’ve so enjoyed getting to visit various parts of the state over…
The air is turning brisk, the leaves are changing colors and the sleeping bags are ready to be packed! Fall is here, and I can’t wait to sit around a campfire, roasting dinner and dessert with family and friends. When I grew up, we stretched out metal hangers for our camping skewers. They worked pretty…
I don’t know what it’s like in your neighborhood, but when I step outside here in Oakland, I sense it right away: Fall is in the air! I’m lucky enough to have a few turning trees on my street, so I don’t miss out entirely on the brilliant autumn colors I remember from growing up…
I love the warmth and softness of cork. The rolls of caramel-y cork shelf liner scream at me every time I pass them in the store, so this time, I gave in to their pleas for purchase. And with fall quickly approaching, it seems like a great time to bring in the warmth and natural,…
Collage strikes me as one of the most difficult art forms. I think about how challenging it is to convey form with the stroke of a paintbrush or pen, and then I consider trying to do it with a ripped piece of paper . . . yikes. When these fauna collage prints by Darrah Gooden…
I love making lists. To an irrational, obsessive, unhealthy degree. I’m constantly rewriting lists, making lists within lists — I’ve been known to make a list of the lists I want to make. It’s strange behavior, I won’t lie, but what can I say? It fills me with joy. Another thing that fills me with…
A long time ago, I purchased a print by Amy Ross from the London-based shop Keep Calm Gallery, and it remains one of the most treasured pieces in my small art collection. Thus, whenever I receive an email regarding their newly released prints, I never fail to check them out immediately. While I haven’t found…
Far from Heaven is a color-drenched look at the darker side of a 1950s idealized life. Julianne Moore’s magazine-worthy house doesn’t save her from the town’s scorn when her marriage dissolves, but we can’t stop coveting it. Brightly colored leaves swirl around her family’s gorgeous mid-century setup, and if your seemingly perfect life has to…
Today’s Biz Ladies post comes from Erin Giles, a creative business coach and artist. Erin is passionate about helping female entrepreneurs shine online. She is currently working on a free e-book that will be available October 10th on her site, and today she offers her knowledge on how to leverage Twitter as a powerful business tool. From socializing with…
Today’s city guide comes from Julia Schromm, a community manager at the tourism app development company, Zooners. Julia is also a blogger on the Zooners City Blog, writing about the various wonders of Vienna. Today she shares some of those wonders with us, including the spectacular shops, coffee houses and restaurants the city has to…
For the past few weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to talk with a number of designing duos about their creative work lives: filmmakers Mark and Angela Walley, super-creative photographer and styling duo William and Susan Brinson and Jesse James and Kostas Anagnopoulos of Aesthetic Movement. We’re wrapping up our series with Eight Hour Day, a design…
I love seeing people embrace pattern that feels handmade and imperfect. After years of bold patterns and over-the-top decorations, I’ve come to embrace items that feel a bit more weathered, clean and simple. These beautiful new linens are from designer Phoebe of Untold Imprint. She started her business this summer with the mission of “preferring…
Thanks to the crafty people in my life (namely Kate and Matt), I’ve become sort of obsessed with materials lately. I used to be more of a finished-product type of person, but now the raw materials (wood, leather, brass rivets, etc.) seem more appealing than the things they can become. So I was fascinated by…
If space was no object, I’d size up all of my wall decor in a heartbeat. It’s been great seeing so many cool companies popping up in recent years that make creating customized modern wall art financially feasible for everyone, so I decided to round up a few of my favorite new products and services…
