Originally this London home, was composed of seven bedsits. (ed note: Following World War II, bedsits were a way of subdividing larger homes. Occupants would get a single room and share a bathroom). So the first order of business was to strip everything out and return the home to a single family dwelling – one…
Alexandra Grablewski is a photographer specializing in food, still life and lifestyle photography, and she is fortunate enough to work from her home about 50% of the time. Alexandra wanted to create a place where she’d enjoy working and that could double as a location for cookbook shoots and other projects. Her partner, Todd Bonné, is…
Designer Megan Price (of Mr.PS) and illustrator Robert Shadbolt have lived in 4 cities, and 5 different houses over the past 5 years so they were thrilled to find this Victorian home which is walking distance from the vibrant, cultural city of Manchester, England. They bought it two years ago in an empty, neglected state, so it’s…
Two years ago, Australian chef Adrian Richardson and his family moved into this Victorian cottage in North Fitzroy, a suburb of Melbourne. They needed a suitable home for raising an active, noisy young family that also felt warm and inviting. Within that short length of time, Adrian and his wife created an inspiring space that…
Professional photographers Cody Cloud and Julia Galdo form the two halves of JUCO, based in Eagle Rock, California. Their Tudor-style home dates back to the 1920s and has seen a fair amount of wear and tear over the years, but it all fits with Julia and Cody’s thrift-meets-mid-century style for a home that is clean, simple and…
Since we last visited stylist/photographer Elisabeth Dunker’s Swedish home, she’s been busy working on the new Fine Little Day shop that just launched, as well as a range of freelance projects, including a photo exhibition currently going on in Gothenburg, Sweden. Today we have a special look into her country home, a calm and peaceful…
Three years ago, Nancy and Dana moved with their four dogs from a 1,000-square-foot 1920s bungalow into this 3,000-square-foot modern mountain farmhouse in the Santa Cruz Mountains that was designed and built by Greg Heitzler. Their furniture was California bungalow-sized — too diminutive for the new place — so they scoured Craigslist and worked with…
today i thought it would be fun to round our our holiday week of posts with a sneak peek into designer/skin therapist ruthie sayles’ east nashville home. ruthie and and her husband will share this beautiful 100 year old victorian home, which stretches over 1600 square feet. working on a tight budget, ruthie and will…
after completing a double masters degree in visual arts and literature from bennington college, artist, writer, and designer erica-lynn huberty and her computer programmer/muscian husband alex moved from vermont to the hamptons – which was where erica grew up. initially the couple moved into a big new house, but they quickly traded it in for…
how amy osaba is able to create such a serene and elegant home with three boys under the age of 5, i will never know! she must have learned some sort of grace under pressure during her 10 years as a professional ballet dancer. now amy applies that love of beauty and movement to her…
growing up I always had aspirations to be a national geographic photographer. well, today’s sneak peek comes from penny de los santos, who does just that, but she also shoots for saveur and most recently, martha stewart living. she bought her 1938 austin bungalow in 2003 and along with her partner did a 14 month…
husband and wife artist team valerie lueth and paul roden make up tugboat printshop. the couple calls pittsburgh, pa home and their printshop operates out of the first floor of the brick rowhouse (talk about an easy commute!). i love how the space so easily jives to serve both purposes, yet feels so liveable. not…
lesson of the day: never buy any one item for over $100. the result is what you see below, and it’s seriously amazing! everything in the home of morgan satterfield has been thrifted, bartered, from a flea market, from craigslist, and the occasional piece from the “as is” section of ikea, not to mention a…
it’s always hard for me to pick out my favorite element in each sneak peek, because they’re all full of tons of wonderful inspiration. but i think for the home of basak aydin notz of the beautiful letterpress company small square design, the winning element (for me at least) is the chalk board art piece…
today i’m thrilled to share a sneak peek into the beautiful raleigh, north carolina home of michelle smith. you may know michelle from her beautiful design work, her indieNC shop, or the fantastic indie design show she produces, rock & shop market. she is a wonderful supporter of indie design in north carolina and i’m…
today’s last sneak peek belongs to janet morales and stu eli, the husband and wife team behind three potato four, an online shop devoted to housewares, accessories, vintage finds and 3P4 originals. based in reston, virginia (go, VA!), janet and stu have a stong love of collections and classic modern design. their home is a…
you may remember andy beers’ beautiful bedroom from the the sparkability rocker giveaway this october. andy is a recent graduate of the interior architecture master’s program at the university of oregon in eugene. this fall, andy and his wife moved to portland where he now works for interior designer jessica helgerson (who specializes in sustainably-focused…
