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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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Chris and Stephen Harris-Smith have lived in this Joseph Eichler-designed home in San Rafael, California for nearly four years. Joseph Eichler built airy and modern homes in Northern California between 1950 and 1974, and his close relationship between th... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Image above: Illustration by Julia Rothman Happy March! Living in New York this winter has felt a bit like being caught inside a snow globe held by some angry child who just won’t stop shaking the darn thing. But now it’s March, and I’... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Good morning! Grace hopped on the red eye from LA back to New York last night. So while she gets a little more shut eye, I thought I’d share these ceramics from Elephant Props that have been sitting on my desktop for a couple days. I’m a suck... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Theresa and Elias Carlson have lived in this small Seattle apartment for three and a half years. The couple’s day jobs don’t allow them to be quite as creative as they’d like, so they started this super cute joint blog and developed a g... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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This bright and playful Copenhagen home that artist Sarah Hvass shares with her husband and two children certainly reflects her whimsical illustrations. The home is located in Østerbro, Copenhagen, in an area called “the potato rows” — a small netw... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Ever since my first childhood viewing of My Fair Lady, I’ve been enamored with Henry Higgins’ library. My Brooklyn railroad apartment might not have much space for a spiral staircase, but I do have a middle room between the living room and th... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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From collecting vintage embroidered maps to using them as project inspiration, maps certainly are a favorite around here! I can’t wait to fill my new library space with vintage maps. It’s such a great way to bring something personal into your... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Benjamin Luddy and Makoto Mizutani run their multitasking design studio, Scout Regalia, out of their home in Los Angeles’ Echo Park. Their home is their design laboratory — they have an unclad teepee in their backyard, and their new line of garden ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Prior to getting married, this home in Rivermarket — Kansas City, Missouri’s historic district — had been illustrator Tad Carpenter’s bachelor pad for several years. Before designer Jessica moved in, the couple renovated the apartment, which ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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And today (Happy Friday!) brings me to my final day of reflection on the Stockholm Design Fair. It was such an amazing experience to see so much talent in one place. I’ve spent most of this week focusing on student and indie design (Part 1, Part ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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It certainly says something about Sweden’s support for student designers that first-year design students were given the latitude to festoon chandeliers from the 1860s with mops. I’ve been raving about the student designers in Stockholm at the... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Image above: Linda Vännström Yesterday I began my look back at the Stockholm Design Fair with a nosedive into the student/indie work in the Greenhouse section of the fair. One of my favorite sections, in this, my favorite part of the fair, was by the stu... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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This morning I wanted to take a moment to share some news that means more to me than I can truly put into words. After a year of planning and preparing, Amy Azzarito is joining Aaron and I at Design*Sponge as our first full-time team member. Before I mo... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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From BabyBjörns to Acne jeans, Ikea and H&M, Sweden is pretty much the modern design Mecca (and I’m saying that without an ounce of hyperbole). So when we were invited by the Swedish Institute to check out the scene at the Stockholm Design Fair... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Sarah Bedford is a painter who grew up on a ranch in Montana with dusty antiques and family heirlooms stashed in trunks. Her sensibility leans toward “more is more.” Alan Hill grew up in a 70s Los Angeles contemporary with Herman Miller and D... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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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 on... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Almost immediately after graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design, Lizzy Janssen moved to the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia. During the day, she works as a designer for Free People, and she spends her free time working out of this jewel-... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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When Gwendolyn Mason and Earnest Merritt started Dear Hancock last year, they had to choose between dining space and work space. It was no contest. The couple put two drawing tables on the ends of their dining room table, and in the evenings, when Earnes... 1 Published 100+ days ago in
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Image above: Illustration by Julia Rothman, inspired by a 1920s photo of Syrie Maugham Syrie Maugham was the leading British interior decorator of the 1920s and ’30s, and yet she didn’t even launch her business until she was 42, a detail tha... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Christina Weber has lived in this apartment in the Cow Hollow neighborhood of San Francisco for 12 years. And it’s no wonder she hasn’t wanted to leave — she’s just a block from the Presidio and a short walk to the Crissy Field beach. H... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Image above: Fireplace from Sneak Peek: Anne Lise Kjaer It has been cold in New York! And more snow is predicted for tomorrow! Not that I’m complaining (well, not totally complaining!) — it’s certainly pretty, but I’ve been chugging vat... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Lara Collins and her husband, Tim, have always called Fredericksburg, Texas, home. The couple had a short stint in Dallas but moved back to Fredericksburg shortly after getting married so that they could have a bit of land for gardening and for their pet... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Image above: Illustration by Julia Rothman Madame de Pompadour once said, “Champagne is the only drink that leaves a woman still beautiful after drinking it.” As Louis XV’s royal mistress, she must have known a thing or two about beauty... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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When Grace asked me to wrap up the 2010 Design*Sponge gift guide marathon (This is number 24! Whew!) with the ultimate last-minute gift — books — I nearly jumped for joy! After all, I am a librarian, so I have that love of books thing down, but honestly,... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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When I saw the amazing sculptural wood-turned objects that Josh Vogel creates for Blackcreek Mercantile, I knew I wanted to see the inside of his home. I wasn’t disappointed — get a look at those floors!!! Josh and his girlfriend, Kelly Zaneto, liv... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Photographer Erin Austen Abbott lives with her husband, Sean Kirkpatrick of the band Color Revolt, (plus dog Ida and two cats, Harriett and Louise) in Water Valley, Mississippi, just outside of Oxford in this home built in 1890. The town of 3,600 has a v... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Pet toys share a common trait with children’s toys — the big plastic monstrosities are often the real crowd-pleasers. But I’ve rounded up my favorite items that are sure to please pets and design-conscious owners alike. And if you have a pet-... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Image above: illustration by Julia Rothman When I emailed Grace and told her that I was thinking of devoting this week’s Past & Present to Vera Neumann, her response was (and I’m quoting here), “VVVVVEEEERRRRRAAA.” So yeah, we... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Scarlett Reed’s cottage in Santa Cruz county used to be part of a chicken ranch. It’s a little bit country, but situated only two miles from the ocean, it’s a little bit beachy, too! It’s an aesthetic that has carried over into he... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Illustration by Julia Rothman Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays — no gifts to worry about, just lots of good food. I love that the pieces on the table are just as traditional as the food they hold. Here’s a little tableware history — if t... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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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 r... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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This is one busy couple. Mike and Emma have only lived in this home in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, for a little over a year. Michael Fusco runs a design studio out of the house, where he designs book jackets, record covers and identities. Togeth... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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With Thanksgiving right around the corner here in the States, this seemed the perfect time to take a look at the original table for feasting: the trestle table. The trestle table was the medieval dining table form — simply a loose board placed over trest... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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In 2005 while living in Brooklyn, Anne McClain became so inspired by the creativity and enthusiasm surrounding her that she decided to follow her own budding passion — perfumery! It was difficult to find courses on the topic, so after studying on her own... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Industrial designer Brian Everett, who also created a line of wall art for CB2, 2Modern and Design Public, and his wife Lori, an architect, found this mid-century modern home in Shawnee, Kansas, three years ago with the help of a local realtor who specia... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Eric Teng is a managing partner and creative director at DMD, a marketing agency in New York City’s Financial District. While he might wear many hats during the day, Eric is passionate about design. Eric works long, hard hours in the city. This hom... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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A little over a year ago, Stacey Sargent moved with her husband from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Ladera Ranch, California, which is just east of Laguna Beach. The couple’s apartment building overlooks Ladera Ranch and they can even see the ocean from ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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I just finished painting my apartment various shades of gray, but these peeks make me want to head back to the paint store to play with the whites. If our sneak peeks are any indication, white seems to be a favorite choice for artists and designers, eith... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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One of my favorite things about looking through the sneak peek archives is spotting similarities in some very different homes, such as books, gallery walls and type! Whether three-dimensional letters or prints with a typographical emphasis, there are a l... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Wallpaper is always a favorite topic and in the past five years, the number of beautiful papers available has simply exploded. Searching through the sneak peek archives, it was pretty tough narrowing down my favorites to only 30, but I thought these choi... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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When associate designer for M. Design Interiors Kate Schintzius moved into this West Hollywood apartment, she was after a “Palm Beach in the ’70s” vibe. The apartment building is a Streamline Moderne Art Deco style, so it features great... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Many people claim their abode is small, but designer Christen Maxwell’s West Village apartment is positively tiny — it measures only 7-ft. wide by 53-ft. long. Christen describes it as “the size of a semi-truck container!” It is two bed... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Whitney and Dustin are the amazing wedding- and lifestyle-photography duo behind Oh, Darling. I met Whitney and Dustin this summer after they moved in January from Savannah so that Whitney, who also writes Darling Dexter, could return to school to study ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Jason Roskey, Maggie Goudsmit and one-year-old Beatrice (whom you’ll spot running around in a few photos below!) live in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Jason has a background in visual arts — collage, sculpture and drawing — but he became more interested ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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On what must have been the hottest day during one of the hottest NYC summers ever, my industrial pipe bed broke. (That statement makes me feel a little self-conscious and I’m compelled to note here that it didn’t break in a dramatic fashion; ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Jen Jafarzadeh L’Italien and husband Dan moved to Williamsburg, Brooklyn, only a year ago. The couple outgrew their last apartment and while this 825-sq. ft. loft isn’t technically more space, the high ceilings and unique layout make it work.... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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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... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Artist Gunilla Holm Platou and her husband, movie poster designer Eivind Stoud Platou, live with their two children, Pelle and Thelma, and two cats, Shampi and Geisha, in Sande, Norway — just 40 minutes south of Oslo. Their home was originally the town&#... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Born in Havana, Cuba, and raised in Miami, photographer Roland Bello has called New York City home for the past 20 years. He currently lives in the Financial District and regularly shoots for magazines like Dwell and Martha Stewart Living. If you find yo... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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