If there’s one thing that I’ve learned from preparing for St. Patrick’s Day at the Design*Sponge office, it’s that beer can be quite a divisive drink. Some of us love the occasional grain-based beverage. Others, however, simply can’t abide by the drink’s heavy, earthy taste. For those in the latter camp, St. Patrick’s Day can…
Late February marks the time of year when winter’s charms begin to wear out. Sweaters and scarves, once donned excitedly, are now put on begrudgingly. Snow, which once seemed magical as it fell to the ground, is now just an unwelcome reminder that cold days still lie ahead. While one might prefer to simply hibernate until spring…
As a child, I was never all that into sports. When football or hockey games were on in my house, I often tuned them out and went back to playing with my toys or reading Goosebumps. In high school, I was always picked last for teams — quite understandably since, once drafted, I hardly made…
Every winter it feels bittersweet to sign off for the end of the year. While a huge part of me enjoys giving my eyes a break from the laptop and getting some extra snuggle time with my cat, an even bigger part of me truly misses getting to be right here, writing. As much as…
When brainstorming ideas for the Design*Sponge 2013 New Year’s party, I kept getting stuck on the number 13. Typically associated with bad luck, the number has been all but banished from contemporary culture. Just try finding a floor 13 on any elevator — it’s practically impossible! A New Year’s party filled with black cats, broken…
Over the last few weeks, we’ve shared Thanksgiving tables styled by our favorite artists, designers and shop owners. Our last table, brought to you by artist and designer John Derian, is quite the treat. “I do entertain a bit, so I like functionality and simplicity, but always like to mix it up with a bit…
For the past two weeks, we’ve shared Thanksgiving tables styled by some of our favorite artists, designers and shop owners. In week one, we highlighted the talents and products of Matt Armendariz, Spartan, Sweet & Saucy, Jayson Home and Alder & Co. In week two, we shared tables styled by Michele Varian, Caitlin Mociun, Reform…
To celebrate Thanksgiving this year, we’ve invited some of our favorite artists, designers, shop owners and tastemakers to create Thanksgiving table settings with their favorite objects and styles. This week, we’ve shown you tables styled by Michele Varian, Caitlin Mociun, Reform School and Furbish. Today’s table comes to you courtesy of Weego Home, a Santa…
To celebrate Thanksgiving this year, we’ve invited some of our favorite artists, designers, shop owners and tastemakers to create Thanksgiving table settings with their favorite objects and styles. If you’re tired of the traditional golds and browns of Thanksgiving, you’re going to love today’s table, brought to you by Furbish, a Raleigh, NC-based shop specializing…
If you’re living in a dorm, you’re likely familiar with the long lists of rules that RAs hand out at the beginning of the school year. Rules that forbid things like thumbtacks, toasters, hotplates and candles. While you might mourn the loss of toast in the morning or the ability to cook whenever you please,…
Over the last week and a half, we’ve posted Thanksgiving tables styled by some of our favorite artists, designers, shop owners and tastemakers. If that wasn’t enough inspiration for your upcoming Thanksgiving feast, fear not! There are five more tables to look forward to! Today’s table comes from Reform School, a Los Angeles-based home goods…
To celebrate Thanksgiving this year, we’ve invited some of our favorite artists, designers, shop owners and tastemakers to create Thanksgiving table settings with their favorite objects and styles. Today, we’re delighted to showcase a table created by Brooklyn-based jewelry designer and shop owner Caitlin Mociun. The table might be relatively minimal, but its emphasis on handcrafted…
To celebrate Thanksgiving this year, we’ve invited some of our favorite artists, designers, shop owners and tastemakers to create a Thanksgiving table setting with some of their favorite objects and styles. Each day this week, we’ve shown you one of these fabulous tables. Today’s Thanksgiving table comes from Alder & Co, a Portland-based shop specializing in…
To celebrate Thanksgiving, we’ve invited some of our favorite artists, designers and shop owners to contribute table-setting ideas with all of their favorite products and objects. Our fourth installment features a table styled by Devin Kirk from Jayson Home, a Chicago-based home goods store. For his Thanksgiving table, Devin mixed patterns and textures to create…
To celebrate Thanksgiving, we’ve invited some of our favorite artists, designers and shop owners to contribute table-setting ideas with all of their favorite products and objects. Each day this week and next, we’ll be sharing one with you. Today, we’re excited to present a table styled by Sweet & Saucy, a Long Beach-based bakery/shop. Rather…
To celebrate Thanksgiving, we’ve invited some of our favorite artists, designers and shop owners to contribute table-setting ideas with all of their favorite products and objects. Each day this week and next, we’ll be sharing one with you. Today, we’re delighted to present a table setting styled by Spartan, an Austin-based home goods store specializing…
Thanksgiving can be a wonderful time. It’s one of the few holidays that require no presents, merely food, family and friends. It provides a warm closure to the fall season and a calm before the hustle and bustle of winter festivities. On the other hand, it can also be a very stressful time. If you’re…
Aside from spiders and black cats, bats are the defining animal of Halloween. Around this time of year, stores will start selling various representations of the winged mammal in all manner of materials: paper, plastic, rubber and metal. Ever since I started throwing Halloween parties in high school, I’ve hung construction-paper bat silhouettes on my…
Taking a cue from last week’s mad scientist-themed flower arrangements, we’re continuing this month’s Halloween ideas with some equally eerie projects. This time, we’re focusing on the creepy-crawly creatures that are allowed, only on Halloween, to have free reign in our homes: bats, rats, snakes and spiders! Although these much-feared beings often get the short…
Last week, we kicked off October’s entertaining ideas with two creepy Halloween invitations. Today, we’re sharing some season-appropriate ways to spruce up your tables — in the form of autumnal flower arrangements. I’ve always had a secret love for dried flowers. Although fresh-cut stems are stunning in their own right, there’s something hauntingly beautiful about…
