Husband and wife Alex and Rebekah (or Alex and Bekah, as they’re known to friends) have lived in this Oakland, California, cottage for the past two years. The home was built in the early ’20s and retains much of its original detailing, such as kitchen built-ins, original doorknobs, a working fireplace, octagonal bathroom tiles and…
Jess Lively does everything With Intention. She’s coined herself an intentional designer, as she helps guide people to design their lives, homes and businesses with intention, consulting one-on-one and running workshops across the country (Chicago, Boston, San Fran and Austin are coming up soon!). The same is true for the home she shares with Mr….
Dana and Patrick Worlock and their two children, son Calder (8) and daughter Serra (5), moved to this home in Pound Ridge, NY, nearly three years ago. Dana is a garden and floral designer (this year she did flowers for the Glass House in New Canaan). She usually works on small-scale intimate projects, and she…
After living on a 31-foot sailboat on the Hudson River for five years, fashion designer Lauren Moffatt made the move to a small one-bedroom apartment in Manhattan. At the time, the concept of indoor plumbing alone was enough to turn her into a land lover! Twelve years later, with a husband, a child and another…
To create a home with a clean look that was also comfortable for family living, Joshua and Jodie Steen have spent the last five years cultivating their Williamsburg apartment into a space that they describe as “Brooklyn modern meets mid-century.” Whether it was one of Joshua’s DIY shelving projects or trying 10 different shades of…
Just one year ago, graphic designer and pattern maker Jill Malek moved with her husband, Vram Malek, and their 2 1/2 year-old son to this Brooklyn Heights apartment, which is on the 22nd floor. Although Jill had lived in New York for ten years, her relationship with the city transformed; she had never lived quite…
Artist and design couple Peter Dunham and Linnea Gits run a design company in Chicago called Uusi that focuses on limited edition or one-off prints and objects for the home. They’ve lived in this Chicago home for 10 years. They try to keep the overall look simple, allowing the wood surfaces and collected objects to…
Today we have a special treat: We’re visiting the two homes of NYC-based interior designer, textile designer and painter, Amie Weitzman. We’re starting with her Connecticut home, which is a small cottage on a lake. What Amie thought would be a few quick adjustments turned into almost an entire demo. With a mission to make the…
Recently, we were lucky enough to have Meghan McEwen of Designtripper give us a special report from New Orleans during a design-centric road trip, and today, we’re thrilled to have her back for a sneak peek of her Detroit home. The old Victorian house, built in 1893, is located in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit. There…
Joel Henriques is an artist and toy designer who lives with his wife and their four-year-old twins in Portland, Oregon. Author of the blog Made by Joel, Joel just finished writing a modern toy/craft book, Made to Play, due out fall 2011. This 1950s house has been home to Joel and his family for three…
Custom invitation and stationery designer Kimberly Canale of Inspired Goodness and her husband John, a menswear designer, live in a 635-square foot duplex in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Kimberly’s studio space is located on the second floor and in a small alcove of their bedroom. They purchased the apartment a year and a half ago after…
Floral Art creator and designer Jennifer McGarigle lives in a 1920s Spanish-style bungalow in LA. In the course of the six years she’s lived there, most of the rooms have been renovated. While her Floral Art work aesthetic tends to be polished with clean lines, she likes her home a bit more eclectic with a…
When Grace and I were in Atlanta for Lavish, Wendy Hanson and Lucy Allen Gillis took us to Star Provisions for lunch (yummy!), and then insisted we check out Sid Mashburn. I’ve seen a lot of stores, but I seriously wanted to move right into this one! (I’m determined to find someone to paint a…
If you’ve read Malcolm Gladwell’s The Tipping Point, you’re probably familiar with the man behind this sneak peek without even knowing it. Joel Fitzpatrick appears in the first few pages of the book, cited as a key visionary in helping bring the Hush Puppies brand back to life. Joel is an entrepreneur, artist, fashion designer,…
While randomly driving through a neighborhood in her hometown of Charleston, South Carolina, Angie Hranowsky spotted this home with a “for sale” sign. This modern house was unique for traditional Charleston, and Angie immediately called the realtor, but the home had just sold. After the homeowner moved in, Angie knocked on her door and offered…
When Amie Corley and her husband Rob purchased this 1907 St. Louis home in 2004, Amie was just starting her career as a decorator. Her passion for fashion easily morphed into a love of interiors, and when friends began asking her for help, Amie Corley Interiors was born. Textiles and wallpaper are always her starting…
When Alissa Pulcrano purchased this 1916-built home in Portland’s Williams Street Corridor, the neighborhood had fallen into a state of urban decay, with many of the commercial buildings boarded up and burned out. Initially, Alissa thought that she would turn the home into an investment rental and move back to her condo, but the area grew…
amanda and dan gneiding make quite the creative couple, with amanda working as an apparel designer for anthropologie and dan at urban outfitters as a graphic designer. their home, which is located in one of my favorite philly neighborhoods – liberty heights – is full of great color and fun touches. click here and here…
jen bilik, founder and head honcho of knock knock, a fantastic line of clever and fun stationery products, always dreamed of being an architect. in 2003 she found her dream property in the mar vista oval neighborhood of los angeles. her goal of starting from the ground up would have been too costly, so instead jen…
i love getting a peek at homes above stores or studios. it just seems like the best of both worlds – all the pluses of working at home and of working in an office. zoe van de wiele lives above her clothing boutique, cloth clothing, in fort greene, brooklyn. it’s a full-house with her husband…
