This fall, Grace and I have been lucky enough to hold several events for Design*Sponge at Home in Anthropologie stores around the country. We never cease to be amazed by the local talent at each and every store. So today, it’s an extra treat to peek inside the home of Anthropologie senior stylist, Kate S. Jordan,…
Interior designer Robert Kristiansen was born and raised in Oslo, Norway. His father owned a large travel business, making travel an important part of his life, not only for the extraordinary people he’s met but also for the incredible objects that have worked their way into his Nesodden, Norway, home. Being raised in a winter…
Mary Beth Koeth spent the summer in Oslo, Norway, for her semester abroad in photography studies. While there, she stayed in a fabulous summer home just outside the city that overlooked a fjord. After photographing her summer home, the owner and interior designer, Robert Kristiansen, invited her to shoot his personal home (stay tuned for…
Myriam Balay Devidal and her family live in Nîmes, a city in Southern France where the sun shines 200 days a year. The apartment has high ceilings and lots of personality! I was originally drawn to this home when I noticed Myriam’s amazing eye for textile, pattern and color. The bathroom is my favorite —…
One of the highlights of last week’s book tour trip was getting to spend time in Athens, Georgia. Before our event, we had the pleasure of joining Rinne Allen for a quick tour around town, followed by a delicious dinner at The National with some amazing women. I’m constantly in awe of fantastic artists coming…
I’m not sure if it’s all the time on the road, but I find myself indulging in little purchases here and there that will keep me awake and alert. Sometimes that’s a giant chai tea latte at 4pm, and sometimes it’s something in an electric color that will make me smile for a day or…
We don’t post a ton of weddings, but this small one on Bainbridge Island stood out for me. I always get excited to see a submission from One Love Photo because I know the images will be wonderful. Heather and Jon use classic film and retro cameras to produce the best vintage style photography I’ve…
I love cake. I won’t say any kind of cake, but most kinds of cake. And I am always mesmerized and drawn to tall, soft, one-layer cakes. This week we have a recipe for a simple and delicious plum cake by Cerentha Harris, journalist and editor of the Herman Miller Lifework blog. Cerentha’s first recipe…
Hello again! We are nearing the end of the alphabet here at Flowers A–Z, but the creativity does not wane. For this week’s post, I selected a regal fan favorite: the tulip. This particular variety of tulip — yellow crown — opens beautifully and is the perfect remedy for any spirit anticipating a long, chilly…
Snow may have officially started falling in Brooklyn, but I’ve still got summer colors on the brain, namely in the form of brightly colored bike rims. I’m still such a bike-riding novice that when I first started seeing these around town, I assumed they were some sort of extra layer people snapped on to decorate…
I just flew home to CA after a short trip to visit Grace and Amy in NYC before they re-embarked on the book tour. I tried to see as many shops as I could before I left, but somehow I missed Strawser + Smith, even though it was only six blocks from where I was…
Remedy Quarterly was one of the first projects that inspired me to join Kickstarter and donate money for a creative cause. I’m a big fan of food publications right now, and Remedy is fantastic because it highlights recipes from all food fans, including amateur home cooks and professional food writers. I love the packaging for their…
Like most people who live with a rental kitchen, I dream of what I would actually do if I could replace cabinets and move things around. (My dreams are filled with black painted cabinets and sailboat hardware, à la Nate Berkus’ old kitchen.) In her Philadelphia kitchen, wedding and interior designer Claire King wanted to bring a…
Doors are so cool. I love how much character you can get with just a door, and I love the idea of transposing a door from one environment to a totally different one, as Lucianna Samu has done here with these old horse stall doors. According to Lucianna, since moving to Saratoga Springs, NY (otherwise…
This Before & After from Andrea of RE:Style Studio in Toronto is an example of my dream space: a big, open, completely bare-bones warehouse with nothing but potential. As much as I want a space like this to play around with, I can imagine the task is also quite daunting. Having to deal with plumbing,…
I see desks like these in thrift stores and on the side of the road all the time, and honestly, I can’t say that I feel inspired when I look at them. However, now that I’ve seen this refinishing job from Rebekah Disch, I’m reminded yet again that every piece of furniture can have potential…
If I have to embrace November getting here way too quickly, at least I can do it with a pretty new calendar page. The designs above and below are from Amy Marcella’s new 2012 wall calendar. Printed on 100% recycled Mohawk stock, each calendar has illustrations that can be trimmed off for framing once the…
I’m thrilled with the way the internet is changing the face of art collecting. Artists have the ability to reach a much broader audience, collaborate across vast distances, and exert more control over the sale of their work; and we as viewers and consumers can be private patrons of artists we love, and cultivate our…
I’ve been talking about woodworking a lot lately. In lectures and at book events, one frequently asked question is what trends I’m interested in. I think my answer is sometimes disappointing to people because I rarely bring up something snazzy and edgy. Instead, I’ve been discussing my love of high-quality woodworking. After years of writing…
After 18 cities, I’ve finally started adjusting to life on the road. One thing that’s been helpful is letting go of my digital list-making and embracing paper to-do lists again. Something about crumpling up a real piece of paper and throwing it away when the list is finished beats that “crinkling paper” noise my computer’s trashcan…
