D*S editor Kate Pruitt is in gift mode this week with two new posts over at the D*S Blog on Currency and MyLifeScoop. First up is Kate’s amazing roundup of covers for the iPad, Kindle, Nook, Kobos and Sony e-Readers. She has pulled together a great collection of choices to suit all sorts of styles…
The holidays are here and that means it’s time for Gift Guide season! This year, we’re doing a whole slew of gift guides to suit a number of styles, budgets and needs. This week, I’ll be kicking things off with budget-themed guides for gifts under $25, under $50 and under $100. I’ll also be writing…
I’ve been reading about so many fall apple-picking trips that I decided I’d take my own (virtual) apple picking trip today: to pick out 40 of my favorite apple-themed home designs under $100. From prints and stationery to pots and cutting boards, there are so many ways to celebrate my favorite fruit this season. I…
Oh man, I am finishing up this guide at the last minute because I had such a hard time editing things down! Last night we had a loud rain storm in Martha’s Vineyard that kept me up so I was working until two or three in the morning picking out my favorite knobs, pulls, door…
after barb’s “how to decorate furniture with wallpaper” post yesterday i was overwhelmed with emails about where to find great wallpaper. so rather than answer the same email over and over, i figured i’d share my top 50 favorite resources for wallpaper. this list started out as a top 10, but when i started listing…
this weekend while i was staring at the frat house that our apartment has become (i think every room has an empty water or beer bottle in it) i felt the need to wipe the slate clean and start fresh. because i’m something of an extremist, my immediate reaction was to look at aaron and…
today i have another guest post up on the my life scoop blog- and it’s all about desks! we’re still putting together our d*s headquarters (aka, two desks pushed together) at home so i’ve had desk and office decor on my mind for a while. and when i realized i hadn’t done a desk guide…
i’m sorry, it’s friday and my brain is fried so please forgive the terrible pun in this post’s title. i think the heat is starting to melt my brain and puns seem like a good idea today. to counteract the heat i’ve been watching movies and clips online of amelie, trying to imagine what life…
the sun is shining and it’s feeling like summer, so amy and i decided to work on an under $100 picnic roundup today that would fit the season. we chose our favorite blankets, cutlery, plates, cups, grills, and accessories to make your backyard or park-picnic picture perfect. if we left any of your favorites out…
as the summer heat starts to creep in, finding ways to cool down becomes a necessity. i’ve been hearing from readers for the past month or so who wanted to see a roundup of ceiling fans, so i thought a hot summer day like this would be the perfect time. unfortunately most ceiling fans don’t…
i’m not sure if it was my trip home to virginia or just a general yearning for trends of years past, but i’ve had neon on my mind in a big way. i unsuccessfully searched for my neon slap wraps (argh!) and t-shirt rings that let me knot my best shirts at my hip. it’s…
i’m normally one of those people who hates when someone pulls out their phone at a restaurant, but sometimes it can’t be avoided. and well, if you’re going to be checking your phone a lot, why not give it a cute outfit? (yep, i refer to my iphone cases as outfits). so today i rounded…
for this week’s under $100 roundup i thought it would be fun to tackle an area that so many of us are interested in: wallpaper. when most people think of wallpaper, they think of huge price tags and hours of painful wallpaper hanging. and while that last bit might be a necessary part of the…
amy and i are headed up to the brimfield antique fair tonight (i’ll still be posting like normal tomorrow) to check out the antique fair, so i’ve got travel on the brain. you guys have been requesting a luggage roundup for a while now so i thought i’d use this as an excuse to sit…
for this liberty of london round-up, i set some rules for myself – no liberty of london for target. it’s not for lack of love – i do have quite a few pieces from the target collaboration (thanks mom!)- but i wanted to focus on some liberty of london products that were a little less…
one of the roundup requests i’ve been hearing the most is one i’ve needed most in my own personal life: jewelry storage. i don’t have a ton of jewelry, but the pieces i do have, i cherish deeply. so it’s sort of a crime that i leave them laying on top of my dresser in…
one of the guides you guys have been requesting the most lately is a guide to all things affordable lighting. seeing as that’s a fairly broad range of products i thought i’d kick things off with a guide to affordable table lamps, all under $100. i’ll be tackling affordable pendant lamps and chandeliers next, so…
every other tuesday i like to pull together my favorite shopping sources and find some great products that are under $100. today i’m focusing on what has been one of the biggest requests i’ve been hearing lately: mirrors. so this afternoon i’ve rounded up 35 of my favorite styles (all reasonably priced)- i hope you’ll…
Billy Baldwin certainly loved his brown and his lacquer. Billy once said that every country house needs a dog so I couldn’t resist including a greyhound in homage to the painting in his own home. Billy abhorred leggy furniture saying it made the room feel restless, but I was just not into the box pleat…
a few months ago after brunch at buttermilk channel, i picked up a great vintage letter opener at general & fine. i’ve been hunting for more great letter openers ever since, so i thought it would be fun to round up the most affordable options for today’s under $100 column. i was surprised to see…
