Prior to finding this home, Matt & Kathy Allison spent a year looking for a place in Claremont, a leafy suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. The house had been built in the ’60s and was a typical mid-century modern ranch house. As soon as the couple stepped over the threshold, they knew it was…
Grace Hsiu is a designer for iTunes with a penchant for cooking (Two Dudes, One Pan style), watching the NBA and concocting the perfect Old Fashioned. These days she’s based in Pasadena, California, but her roots are in Virginia Beach, Virginia (the same as our own Grace Bonney!). Her home is dubbed “Husky Ranch” for…
Steve Soria is a leather craftsman in Santa Barbara, California. He grew up working on DIY projects with his parents in this home. It was a fixer-upper that they purchased from Steve’s grandparents in the early 70s. His parents later bought a ranch house in the nearby Santa Ynez Valley, and Steve inherited this little…
Downtown couple Shayna Kulik and Justin Kalifowitz merge their love of music, deign and travel in Manhattan’s West Village. They moved into this one-bedroom apartment in a former 19th-century paper mill turned pickle factory (and later a co-op) three years ago when they gut-renovated the place to expose hidden details and add their own personal…
Two years ago, Elodie Laleous and her boyfriend bought this 650-square-foot flat in the 18th arrondissement in Paris. It was initially a raw space, and Elodie channeled her childhood in the countryside and love of all things Scandinavian by utilizing wood as the main decorative element. The limited square footage means that Elodie makes sure…
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…
Zoo Studio is a multidisciplinary design studio located near Barcelona, Spain, that is owned by graphic and interior designer Gerard Calm. Today’s sneak peek is into the loft he shares with writer and translator Anna Campà. Located in a quiet village, this loft was formerly an attic where Gerard used to play as a kid…
when i was in amsterdam a few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to meet up with joyce de lange of rosa blu, and her husband andres. i wasn’t in town long enough to see their lovely home, but i’m so pleased to share it will everyone in a sneak peek! it was love at…
our parisian peek of the day takes us to a napoleonic-era townhouse in the marais, which is home to landscape architect gabriel wick and his partner olivier, who works in communications for a cultural foundation. three years ago gabriel fell in love at first sight with the space, and nicely, met olivier the same week,…
justin and michelle demers (formerly of j’m now part of stillmotion) live just outside of toronto, canada. their home is a tiny 604 square foot space that houses the couple and their two kitties (stellar and guinness) and two dogs (emery and drift). their home is located on a quiet street the ends with fields…
sandra haischberger is the talented designer behind feinedinge, a line a beautiful porcelain vases and home accessories. today we’re thrilled to have a look inside her austrian home and studio. she, her husband wolfgang, and their 6-year old daughter lili moved into their flat in vienna’s 5th district in 2007. the building dates back to…
rocío fueyo, an advertising art director in madrid, spain, has always had a love for interior design. longing to decorate a blank space from top to bottom, rocio’s all-white apartment became the perfect opportunity. the neighborhood where rocío lives, malasaña, was originally created as low income housing, but has become the “it” place for creative…
“kucica” in croatian means “small house.” this quaint cottage belongs to iva and vanja and is located in zagorje, croatia (15 miles from the capital of zagreb). the area is known for its preserved idyllic nature, rivers, old castles, and as the excavation site of a 100,000 year old neanderthal man (trivia!). the cottage itself…
living in 700- square foot bungalow in northeast los angeles, prop stylist and decorator emily henson has had to be particularly clever to create a space that can accommodate all 8 bodies who call it home: emily and husband erick, a tv editor; 2 little people – johnny, 7 and ella, 10; 2 french bulldogs…
brad dufton of color theory and his wife kendra amin-dufton, woman’s dept. manager for urban outfitters, were kind enough to share a peek into their boston home last march, and today they’re sharing an updated peek into their new apartment in boston’s south end! brad shared his insight into their decorating process below, so i…
it’s a big treat to get a look into the new york city apartment of interior designer ellen hanson. ellen is well-known for incorporating green design principles into her work – she writes about eco-conscious design in a column for 1st dibs called green scene. it’s always fun to see what the professionals do in…
i am so excited to share this sneak peek! architect turned designer jean pelle as been on our radar since she introduced her line of hand-turned, candleholders with gold-leaf detailing on her etsy store last september. however, it was her bubble chandelier for readymade magazine that really blew my mind! (i still want to do…
besides having a gorgeous home, i was fascinated to learn more about elisa carlucci’s background and see all the influences in her life that have helped shaped her style. everyone on this site has a different story, so it’s always fascinating to me to see how people get where they are now. while studying illustration…
good morning! i’m so thrilled to welcome artist jeana sohn by to the d*s guest blog. the last time jeana was here she shared a peek into her lovely los angeles apartment. and today she’s back- with a special peek into her new west hollywood home. it’s always a pleasure to have jeana’s point on…
our special friday sneak peek comes to us from letterpress designer (and RISD grad) hannah berman of pie bird press and is especially impressive since none of the rooms of her house in albany, ca (just north of berkeley) are larger than 10 x 10 feet. the little house was built was built in 1942…
