while amy ruppel has certainly made a name for herself as fantastic artist and illustrator, here at design*sponge she holds a special place in our heart as the motivation behind sneak peeks! nearly 3 years ago, this tiny look, at amy’s home was what inspired us to begin doing sneak peeks on the site! amy’s…
proud mary is a wonderful textile company run by molly and harper (you may remember this post from their debut line). their line of home and personal accesories is designed by these talented ladies stateside, and then are each hand-sewn by artisans in guatamala (with the help of nest that helps connect designers to developing…
for today’s sneak peeks we’re venturing to portland, oregon. first up: tess darrow, lead designer and owner of egg press (celebrating 10 years of fine printing this year). her 1950s style ranch home has it’s own built in charm, but tess’s style really brings it to life. and after our mini “heat” wave here on…
portland, oregon has some of the best shops around. one of those is LIFE + LIMB, an indoor plant and modern home accessories shop run by graphic design trained molly quan. luckily for those of us not in portland, molly just opened an online shop, but today is all about her home. i’m just bummed…
we’ve been loving satsuma press‘s letterpressed calendars and cards this season, so today we’re excited to have a special sneak peek into the home of lynn russell in corvallis, oregon. this 1952 home was perfect for their mid-century style, but also ideal as a one story home for their son liam who has neuromuscular disorder called…
today is all about illustrator matte stephens. you can catch a peek into his new work and studio over on our guest blog (with sarah fox), but we wanted to share a bit more of his awesome retro-inspired home right here. isn’t where he lives so indicative of his style of illustration? you can find…
last week kelly at hoping for happy accidents emailed me about a gorgeous home belonging to sulu design artist, susan lutjen. i immediately checked her website and was blown away by her bautiful portland, oregon home. not to mention the fact that they only moved in one month ago- wow (it’s taken us two years…
