Megan Fickling’s one-bedroom apartment in Santa Monica, California, is bright and cheerful, which makes sense considering Megan designs flowers and events for a living! The bright, fun and fresh look directly corresponds to Megan’s floral design style — it’s a happy creative California vibe! Thanks, Megan! And many thanks to Erin Hearts Court for the lovely…
newlyweds rachel thurston and grant porter have set up house in this 520 sq. foot bungalow nestled in los angeles county nestled between sony studios and downtown culver city. rachel is a photographer who takes some seriously gorgeous photographs – lovely wedding and portraits and absolutely amazing birth images! even though it’s not their dream…
photographer nancy neil, her husband, lobster man and filmmaker, ethan and baby ohle live in this 1903 cabin that was built in capinteria, ca. to escape demolition, the cabin was moved to the foothills of santa barbara where it now sits on an 80-acre tropical fruit farm that has been family-owned since 1846. the original…
photographer max wanger, and his lovely fiancee, margaux (who works for giant robot magazine and shoots with max on the weekends) searched for over a year before they found their bright & colorful 1940s art deco apartment in west hollywood. now, after 5 very busy months of work and travel, it’s finally starting to come…
since living in paris, i have a whole new appreciation for what it means to live in small spaces. when i first saw the images from diva‘s berkeley bungalow, i had no idea that it was small at all until i looked at the floor plan (last image in the post). i think she does…
in the past we’ve visit the kitchen of the talented lisa congdon (literally and with a recipe), but today we have a very special look into where all the magic happens: her studio. the wonderful old brick building located near 18th and york in san francisco serves as the work space for lisa and her…
at one time advertising brand strategist, kelly of succulent love designs / yes please blog / cuppielove, was turned onto becoming a designer after putting together all the details of her wedding day. now she’s able to fulfill her creative passions through working with succulents, event/paper design and baking. kelly cites all things modern, lovely,…
today we’re getting a sneak peek into the 1937 garden courtyard apartment of richenda brim, better known as clementine press. the 580 sf studio is slightly smaller that her previous one bedroom, but the charm of the mantel, built-in bookcase and French draws drew her in on first sight. the challenge remains how to organically…
illustrator and letterpress printer anna branning is half of the team behind dutch door press. her san francisco home seamlessly blends styles from near and far, much like their line of prints. in case you missed it, don’t forget to check out the peek into their studio, and stay tuned for mara’s sneak peek up…
in 2006, friends mara murphy (an experienced letterpress printer and lifelong stationery connoisseur) and anna branning (an illustrator and letterpress printer) decided to team up their individual and complimentary talents by launching a unique letterpress line based on their mutual love of pattern, nature, and vivid colors. dutch door press is based in the lower…
today’s beautiful light filled home comes to us from photographer kimberly austin. she shares an upper flat of an old farm style house in potrero hill of san francisco with her husband matt, and kitty fanny. the absolutely love the location at the very top of the hill – which feels a bit like a…
i love when the boundaries of art and life seem to blur, which is totally the case with the home of artist christopher bettig of the mountain label. one look at the LA home of this frenchman (who grew up in nyc and ct and studied at mica), and i was instantly reminded of his…
you may remember this post with showing off the beautiful decoupage ceiling in home of mr. peacock (aka robert hold- check out his blog here!), but today we have a full sneak peek into his place with lots more great little details. typically the owners behind our peeks are on a quest for natural/day light,…
today we’ve got a special peek into the world of sisters sabrina and eunice moyle of hello!lucky. as soon as i received my copy of their fantastic new book, handmade hellos, i was hooked and wanted to see if they had some time to chat with me about their latest project and perhaps share an…
today we’re invited into the home of freelance graphic/publication designer tonya sutfin and her illustrator husband, mike. it’s hard to believe that they’re renters in this fantastic loft in a former furniture factory in emeryville, ca. tonya jokes that most people often think that the only thing that emeryville has to offer is ikea, when in…
many of you will remember christine martinez of lama designs from this post, but today we have a special sneak peek into her oakland, ca apartment that she shares with her boyfriend. they’ve been settled in the place since april, but since it’s larger than anywhere else they’ve lived, they’ve been forced to get creative…
today’s first sneak peek comes to us by way of tianyi wang, owner of tiselle letterpress + design, nestled in atwater village, los angeles between the los angeles river and the dolly madison madison cake factory (supplying the sweet waft of freshly baked hostess twinkies). enjoy her sneak peek below (additional images here), and don’t…
here at d*s i think it’s safe to say we’re all huge fans of lisa congdon (even ac). over the past year it’s been so great to share a sneak peek into her san francisco apartment, and even a peek into what she cooks while she’s in her home kitchen. but we’ve yet to get…
today i’m thrilled to share a sneak peek into the home of paul donald, president and co-founder of branch home. before he was with branch, paul spent 12 years in graphic design and magazine publishing (he worked on some of my favorites like wired and sunset). though he grew up in small-town iowa, paul now…
d*s reader jill danyelle wrote in a while back to suggest a sneak peek into the home of artist tricia royal. tricia recently moved to san francisco and was kind enough to share a peek into her lovely, color filled home. tricia founded wardrobe remix on flickr but you can find more information on her…
