We have an easy and fun yoga mat tote DIY project coming up later today, so as the resident yoga-obsessed team member, Grace asked me to do a little yoga mat roundup. I have to admit to feeling a little nervous about giving yoga mat advice, as I think choosing a yoga mat can be…
Ever since Kate’s DIY Recycled Cupcake Stand project from 2008, I’ve used these hybrid-style vessels for everything. No fancy stand for a dessert table? No problem. Just throw together a cup and a plate with epoxy, and you’re good to go. I’ve seen so many great examples of the trend online, and these beautiful pink…
As part of my clean start resolution for 2013, I’m trying to stop buying pillows. Something about their (usually) lower price point and ability to add the perfect amount of color and pattern to a space makes them irresistible to me. These pillows from Little Attic in Brooklyn are new additions to my wishlist. Made…
Max’s washi tape picture frame project has had me hunting down cute tapes online for months now. Our office walls are awfully white, so I’ve been dreaming up fun ways to replicate the patterns he used in larger-scale ways. During my searching, I landed on INKKIT’s Etsy page. The shop is chock-full of sparkly, glittery,…
Sometimes I’m able to see a product and calmly assess what I like about it and why it makes me happy. Other times I see something, lose all control and scream “LOOOK!” while I whip my laptop at Amy to make her check it out. These colorful Kisshions fell into the second category, and I’m…
Among friends and even some casual acquaintances, I’m often considered the Wednesday Addams of the group. Not because I’m creepy and angry but because I’m most frequently decked out head to toe in black. Despite my complete and total love of hot pink and glitter, I typically dress like a stagehand. Owning a white cat makes…
In the realm of trends that won’t die, one that I’m happy is still alive and kicking is geometric/faceted shapes. Maybe it’s all the curly, girly, super-ornate design we’ve seen for the past few years, but I’m still excited to embrace a more hard-lined, minimal look. Along those lines, these porcelain Geo Shakers from Von…
We have a seriously delicious tea recipe coming up on the site soon, so I’ve been daydreaming on the web, looking for cute accessories to go with it. I’m working on a teacup and teapot roundup, but this little guy was too cute to wait for the main post. Normann Copenhagen is always reinventing everyday…
Most people who watched Sex and the City seemed to focus primarily on the clothes. Being a total house nerd, I preferred pausing taped episodes like a weirdo to figure out what pattern was on Carrie’s curtains. While I still haven’t found the incredible clock that was on the hotel nightstand during the “Carrie and…
Last weekend I found myself pulling a second throw on top of my sweatshirt and blanket on the couch. My landlord insists the heat is working fine, but I’m pretty sure my apartment building is heating-challenged. Thankfully, my cat doubles as a pretty efficient lap and foot heater, but I think I’m going to need…
As you’ll see later today, I’m not much for New Year’s resolutions. I love reading other people’s, but the idea of big promises doesn’t work quite as well for me. I tend to focus on small daily changes and testing out what sticks, usually related to healthy living. Some weeks are better than others, but…
Erica Weiner has an incredible talent for digging up amazingness — you should see the collection of vintage rings she has at her store in NYC’s Nolita neighborhood. Heck, you should see the old-school cases that she’s unearthed to display such wonders. The aesthetically gifted lady also has a killer namesake line, which includes a…
A big part of me knows that I need to stop patting myself on the back for embracing my homebody nature. But after years of being teased for preferring to stay in than go out, I finally gave in and relished the fact that I love sinking into the couch with my cat and a…
Is there anything cuter than a raccoon, with those little dexterous paws and that bandit face mask? I suppose if those dexterous paws were getting into your garbage at night, they might not seem quite so cute. But since raccoons have yet to conquer my Brooklyn garbage, I’m an admirer. — Amy Azzarito Image above: 1….
This past weekend, I went into the city for a little holiday cheer. My favorite shop to visit this time of year is ABC Home — it’s like one solid glittery festival of holiday spirit. In addition to some gifts for my aunts, I picked up a cute pink holiday house ornament that has become my…
Last night, we threw a fantastically over-the-top girly New Year’s party at the D*S offices (the full recap and decorating how-tos will be up next Monday!), and to prep, we gathered more serving trays, stands and vessels than I’ve seen in ages. Max ran all around town looking for anything with a touch of pink,…
The toughest aspect of having a design partner — as I imagine it, anyway! — is landing on an aesthetic that you can both agree on. But Shannon Davenport and Julia Wilson of the ridiculously cool and polished jewelry line Fortune Favors the Brave (and the oh-so-sleek agate-and-gold earrings that they made just for Of…
A little part of me is a Portlander at heart, so I’m always happy to share great new designs from Oregon-based designers that remind me of bundling up in cold weather. The Winter Cabin Collection is a collaboration with lettering and design by Mary Kate McDevitt, printing by Man vs Ink and sewing by Vanessa…
After last weekend’s Portland Bazaar, I’ve got Oregon on the brain. I’m always looking for great makers, and the team behind The Last Attempt at Greatness in Portland is definitely on my list. They created these gorgeous walnut ornaments for Branch in San Francisco using 100% sustainable Oregon black walnut. Each one is hand turned on…
During my senior year of college, I devoted my final printmaking project to celebrating the incredible gingko trees that lined the path to our campus art studio. The result was a two-part print that looks like cascading gingko leaves, and it now hangs in my parents’ dining room. I’ve had a fondness for gingko leaves…
