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Image above: Illustration by Julia Rothman The staple of college dorm rooms and office desks everywhere, the Anglepoise lamp was invented in the 1930s by an English automotive engineer who specialized in the design of vehicle suspension systems. George C... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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I don’t have my own outdoor space (unless a fire escape counts), but I have big plans to spend all summer parked on Grace’s porch with a tall glass of iced tea. Outdoor space in any city comes at a pretty big premium, so we’ve been spen... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Image above: Various English sterling silver napkin rings, ca. 1883, 1910 and 1948, $150; Liberty head cuff links, $500; Destino cuff links, $300; 1920s Dragon’s Breath cuff links, $95; and 1920s Art Deco Greek key cuff links, $350 When Kate, Grace... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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This 1800 house in Portland, Maine, is home to photographer Winky Lewis, her husband Alex, the couple’s three kids and their two dogs. Whew! Luckily, the home is positively huge, so even with such a big bunch, there’s still plenty of room for... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Emma Reddington moved into this 1905 Toronto Victorian just over three years ago. She was instantly attracted to the home’s detailing — like the 12-inch baseboards and original wainscoting, fireplaces and solid wood doors, not mention the 10-foot c... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Good morning! Grace, Kate and I had a fantastic time at Brimfield and we wanted to break down the trends that we came away with – things that we gravitated toward. Confession: I was one of those girls with an extreme horse obsession brought on by ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Image above: Illustration by Julia Rothman After a six-hour drive from New York yesterday (with lots of laughing, gas-station coffee and music mixes), today is our first day at the Brimfield Antique show. While there’s always the serendipity factor... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Textile artist Ashley Helvey (who makes amazing felt area rugs) and Miles Pederson just moved into this apartment in Seattle, Washington, four months ago. Since the apartment is a rental, the couple decided to keep things simple with functional pieces th... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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This home in Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina (just outside of Charleston), is home to interior designer Cortney Bishop, husband Baker and the couple’s two young children — Ryder (5) and Lucy Kohl (18 months) — plus two dogs. That’s a ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Just nine months ago, photographer Allen Hemberger and his girlfriend, Sarah Wilson, moved from New Zealand to the Bay Area with only one week to find a place to live. And even though the space isn’t their dream house, they’ve managed to turn... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Spring is all about inspiration and renewal so for today’s Biz Ladies post we asked ten of our favorite artists, designers and small business owners to tell us how they got their start, what lessons they learned on the way and what they’d go ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Kimberly Ludy of Etsy shops Trampoline and Black Strap is preparing to say goodbye to this house just outside of Boston in Framingham, Massachusetts. It’s been home to her, husband Tom, their eight-year-old Ethan and dog Ollie for the past six year... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Before Jordan Carlson moved from Seattle to New York to pursue a graphic design degree at Parsons, she had a small business staging houses for the real estate market. She’d bring furnishings and accessories into empty spaces to create an environmen... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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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 woo... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Image above: mountain print $22 Happy Friday! Last weekend, I finally had a chance to check out Franny’s, a Brooklyn restaurant I’d been hearing about forever. (Flowering greens pizza with garlic, chilies and Pecorino Romano – YUM!) And... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Meghan McEwen and Kelly Flamos are co-founders of Designtripper, a blog that combines pretty much the two best things ever — design and travel — with an emphasis on places to stay. I totally believe that where you lay your head at night can make or brea... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Image above: Illustration by Julia Rothman I was one of those kids with a pretty extensive collection of scratch-n-sniff and fuzzy stickers. So it’s not surprising that I’m a fan of the new flocked papers on the market. Flocking is the techni... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Illustrator Jutta Rikola of Kootut Murut lives in Oulu, a town in northern Finland. For the last two and a half years, Jutta and her husband have been slowing restoring their 1956 home. We peeked into Jutta’s home two years ago, and since then, the... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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This Williamsburg, Brooklyn, railroad apartment is home to Alison Feldmann, Jeff Bergstrom, and their two cats, Dagmar and Bug. They moved into the 1931 building about a year ago and immediately settled into making it a home. Alison is the writer and edi... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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I’m beginning to think that idiomatic expressions about judging books by their covers must apply to everything but books. (Coralie Bickford-Smith anyone?) The Beekeeper’s Bible is one of the prettiest beekeeping books I’ve come across (... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Happy Friday! Grace is flying home today after a quick 36-hour trip to Minneapolis (Target campus!), so I thought I’d start the day with something beautiful to get my mind off the rain that’s forecasted for the next ten days (and desperately... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Three years ago, when I talked my friend Barry Rice into putting a beehive on the roof of his Brooklyn brownstone (once illegal in NYC, It has since been legalized, thanks to Just Food!), it was only because I had given up on finding a way to keep chicke... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Illustrator Vesa Sammalisto lives with his wife and their 9-month-old daughter in Helsinki, Finland. When it came time to buy their first home three years ago, finding a apartment in original condition with wood floors, high ceilings and thick walls prov... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Breakfast has always been my favorite meal of the day. As a kid, “breakfast for dinner” was my all-time favorite treat. Brunch encompasses all that’s great about breakfast, with the added benefit of being able to have a little drink. On... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Image above: Horse Ribbon DIY. Because you may not have won the contest, but you still deserve a ribbon. It’s been contest central here for the last couple weeks. There have been so many amazing books coming out! We gave away two copies of Lena Co... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Grace is flying home today after a quick trip to Alabama. She’ll be back tomorrow. Since, I’m holding down the home fort, I thought that I’d share this site that I’ve been obsessing about. I could lose myself for hours in this o... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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illustration by Julia Rothman I feel as if I’ve been heralding the arrival of spring for eons. If you live somewhere with a mild climate (or are enjoying an Australian summer), you’re probably sick of hearing about our long, cold winter. But t... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Confession: this year I’ve become a total tax failure. It’s April 12, and I still haven’t filed. I’m only halfway through my receipts and feel like I need to psych myself up. In an attempt to rally, I rounded up just a few things ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Just two years ago, Emily and Andrew de Stefano moved into this home in Kennett Square, PA (aka “The Mushroom Capital of the World”), with their two dogs Maple and Charlie and two cats Malik and Jackson. The home hadn’t been updated in ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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For our first peek of the day, we’re heading to the Malmö, Sweden, home of photographer Maja Atterstig. During the day, Maja photographs apartments for a small real-estate agency, but her passion project is the vegetarian food blog she started just... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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I’m a firm believer in the power of a hanging overhead fixture to change a space. Even as a renter, I’ve called on electricians (or handy friends) to come over and help me swap out the standard rental fixtures for something with a little more... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Photographer Jess Lorass grew up on the Canadian prairies before relocating to Calgary. She moved into this apartment in 2009, after completing a gut renovation to create a more open and seamless flow between the spaces. She hadn’t considered high... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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When prop stylist Lauren Shields started decorating her apartment in Park Slope Brooklyn, the endeavor initially operated as one large testing ground for craft projects. Her job has her constantly pounding the pavement looking for interesting objects and... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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We have a little extra peek this morning! Lena Corwin is giving us a glimpse into her home in Fort Green, Brooklyn. Lena’s been a little busy lately — she has a fantastic new book of hand-drawn Maps (don’t miss the book giveaway) and a new ba... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Good morning and Happy Friday! Grace is feeling a little under-the-weather this morning, so while she rests up so that we can drive down to Philly tomorrow for Brooklyn Day at Terrain (Yup- Because there’s not enough Brooklyn in Brooklyn!) I though... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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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 Califor... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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About this time last year, we peeked into the Brooklyn home that prop stylist, set designer and painter Heather Chontos shared with her two daughters. Since then, Heather has packed everyone up and moved to Missoula, Montana, to join boyfriend Herb Thor... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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In 2006, Caitlin and Samuel Dowe-Sandes moved from LA to Marrakech for what was supposed to be a year-long sabbatical that turned into a life-changing adventure and includes a tile business, a one-year-old named Georgina and a black lab named Cricket. Th... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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We’ve pretty much had moving on the brain over here at Design*Sponge. Just last week, Grace moved from the apartment that she’d lived in for the last five years to a new space in a new neighborhood. And while I completely believe in living in... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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We’re starting off the day with the Los Angeles home of artist, stylist and photographer Sarah Shreves. Sarah moved into this house with three of her best friends just six months ago. Initially the space felt dark, cramped and dirty. Out came the p... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Growing up, I greeted St. Patrick’s Day with more than a bit of apprehension. I was petrified of forgetting to wear green and spending the entire week black and blue from the resulting pinches. I decided to conquer my fear of green by hunting throu... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Lighting has to be one of our all-time favorite topics — we’ve recently held crafting events in honor of lighting, picked out our favorite chandeliers in homes and even delved into the history of chandeliers. You might call it a little obsessive. B... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Happy Wednesday! Grace spent all yesterday moving. (She’s now a 5-minute bike ride away from me, as opposed to a 45-minute one! Woo-hoooo!) So while she’s waiting for her Internet to get hooked up, I’m starting the day with this print b... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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I’m one of those “easily overwhelmed shoppers.” I prefer small boutiques to big stores just because the sheer number of choices in a store larger than my apartment is enough to send me over the edge. So while I love gadgets as much as t... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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It may be a wee bit early for this, but I was recently out with an old friend at Cafe Collette, where I literally spotted this bottle from across the bar and begged the bartender for a look (and maybe a little taste). It was seriously as yummy as it was ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Image above: Illustration by Julia Rothman As all fainting Victorian ladies knew, there is nothing more romantic that a chaise longue. My mom and I had our own little struggle over the vintage chaise longue in her garage (and I’ll use this moment t... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Artist Kate Durkin and her husband Lenny moved to Sunnyside, Queens from San Francisco a year and a half ago with 10 boxes and no furniture. They chose this apartment because of its open kitchen/dinging room/living area, and they love to put on music, co... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Last summer, Grace and I became first-time city-bike owners, and we went a little bike crazy — there were bike accessories, best of bikes in sneak peeks and even a bike video. In spite of last summer’s crazy heat, riding around the city on my cute ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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If you’ve seen Anne M. Cramer’s collection for Spring 2011, you’ll know why Grace instantly demanded that we do a peek with her. Let’s just say I wasn’t kidding when I started the peeks today mentioning that we have a major ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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I think if you took a vote from the d*s team, stripes would rank pretty high on the list of all time favorite patterns. They are so easily incorporated into every style of decor and just add the perfect little pop of color. I searched through the Sneak P... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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