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Design*Sponge
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1971
Your home for all things Design. Home Tours, DIY Project, City Guides, Shopping Guides, Before & Afters and much more
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diy project: sling magazine rack

It seems I have a clutter problem. Previously it was piles of mail; this time it’s piles of magazines. Riffing on the form and function of my last post, the mail basket, I thought the same cons...

16 h ago 6 people like this

diy project: cross-stitch cookies

I’ve been dreaming of making a giant cross-stitch project for years now, and when I saw Jessica Decker’s oversized cross-stitched artworks, I became even more excited. It’s an immed...

17 h ago 7 people like this

living in: the pajama game

Leave it to a 1950s musical to turn a factory union labor dispute into a sunshiny love story. The Pajama Game is just that, the story of an employee organizer who enters into negotiations with a paja...

18 h ago 3 people like this

icff 2012: best of the rest

It’s always a little sad to reach the end of my photos from Design Week each year, but here we are again. Today I’m posting the last of my ICFF photos and celebrating some of the beautifu...

19 h ago 1 person likes this

sideshow sign co.

Oh vintage signs, you always steal my heart. It’s impossible for me to resist a good marquee sign, and one day when I have a bigger apartment, I’m going to bite the bullet and get one. Un...

20 h ago 2 people like this

tarot prints from the wild unknown

Kim at The Wild Unknown is always creating beautiful illustrations. Her latest project is a series of 78 tarot card prints that come in antique frames. These limited edition prints (only one of each ...

21 h ago 1 person likes this

Father’s Day Tech Gift Guide

Every year, more than any other holiday, I stress about what to get my dad for Father’s Day. He is the kind of man who doesn’t like a lot of “stuff,” but the stuff he does hav...

22 h ago

biz ladies: The Best Way to Get Your Site Out There Fast

Today’s Biz Ladies post comes from Mariah Danielsen, an award-winning graphic designer and marketer who discovered that she could build a business around what she loves: weddings, stationery an...

1 day ago 6 people like this

wild love: fleur & mike cowles

Image by Mary Kathryn Paynter Today’s Wild Love post is about a couple that was a true tour-de-force, elevating style, art, fashion and taste during a time when it was only just becoming cosmop...

1 day ago 2 people like this

take it with you: travel essentials

Hopefully, I’m not alone in saying that the weekend wasn’t nearly long enough. (I can’t be the only one!) But I’m looking forward to many more summer weekends away, and while ...

1 day ago 4 people like this

Long Beach, CA City Guide

Today’s Long Beach City Guide comes from Sharon Fain, a SoCal native who thrives in sunshine and maneuvering busy freeways. A Long Beach resident for four years, she loves being able work from ...

1 day ago 1 person likes this

national stationery show: best of the rest

Good morning guys! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend and were able to rest up and recover. I’m still adjusting to the heat here (time to break out the AC units), so until I can coo...

1 day ago 3 people like this

weekly wrap up + finch & thistle engagement party

Before I head out for the long weekend (yay!) I wanted to share a gorgeous engagement party that is so full of beautiful color and flowers that I couldn’t resist it. Seattle residents Mark and ...

5 days ago 9 people like this

in the kitchen with: the best of vegan recipes

When I went to Australia earlier this year, I overdosed on egg and bacon rolls. I sent an enthusiastic email to Grace about how I was enjoying recreating my own here at home, and she wrote me back th...

5 days ago 18 people like this

icff 2012: pattern

Even though I covered new wallpaper from ICFF yesterday, there was still plenty of pattern floating around the show. From flat weave rugs to incredible woven seating, designers definitely didn’...

5 days ago 3 people like this

national stationery show: personal favorites

The stationery show is always full of creative design, but it’s impossible for me to not have a few personal favorites that stand out not for trend or design purposes, but because I love them. ...

5 days ago 6 people like this

icff 2012: lighting

ICFF coverage is coming to a close, so I wanted to get a few last minute favorites in before the week is over. There were some really fantastic new lighting designs this year, so I rounded up my favo...

5 days ago 4 people like this

national stationery show: seed house

I feel like this post should be titled, “Shauna and Stephen never sleep”. The incredibly talented duo behind Something’s Hiding in Here and Forage Bowties have done it again, launch...

5 days ago 4 people like this

before & after: atlanta loft transformation

Oh, lofts. Lovely, light-filled lofts. I will always be envious of people who live in big, airy spaces like these, but after watching Grace and Amy setting up the D*S office, I now have a better unde...

6 days ago 8 people like this

before & after: kitchen nook window seat

I love window seats! Not enough homes come with built-in window seats, and I don’t think I’ve ever lived in an apartment that had one :( It’s cool to see such a substantial window s...

6 days ago 9 people like this

before & after: closet makeover

As someone who sleeps in my apartment’s “living room” and watches television in the “dining room,” I have a soft spot for people who use rooms for completely different p...

6 days ago 3 people like this

icff 2012: wallpaper

After yesterday’s shiny metal objects post, I figured it was time to up the ante with some intense patterns. Today’s ICFF coverage is all about wallpaper, something that seemed to pop up ...

6 days ago 7 people like this

national stationery show: sweet bella

I’m only doing solo posts for a few companies at the shows this year. These were companies that just couldn’t be edited down to four or five pictures; they begged for a full-blown post. A...

6 days ago 5 people like this

baggu keychains

I’m a sucker for anything that reminds me of candy, so these colorful new leather keychains and wedge pouches from Baggu are right up my alley. And at only $16 a piece, I might be tempted to ge...

6 days ago 4 people like this

diy project: painted glass tabletop

I try to get my hands on every material I can think of, and sadly, that means I can never make a quick trip to the hardware store. Even when I plan to rush in and grab a packet of bolts or a can of p...

23 may 12 7 people like this

sewing 101: ombre embroidery sampler

There are so many great things happening in the embroidery world these days. Gone are the old-fashioned needlepoint projects of yesteryear, replaced with a new crop of fantastic modern stitchery that...

23 may 12 15 people like this

national stationery show 2012: sweet nothings

For me, cards are almost always about telling someone special that you care about them. I’ve gotten better at sending “just because” cards, but I always prefer to send something swe...

23 may 12 13 people like this

icff 2012: geometric designs

It’s time for ICFF again! This year’s show wasn’t quite as packed as years past (in terms of things I wanted to cover), but I definitely spotted some geometric designs that I not on...

23 may 12 2 people like this

ben fiess jars

Before I dive back into trade show coverage today, I had to share these incredible ceramic vessels from artist Ben Fiess. They are quite possibly the most beautiful vessels I’ve seen in years. ...

23 may 12 2 people like this

living in: cold comfort farm

Cold Comfort Farm is a new-to-me mid-nineties BBC movie suggested by a reader and given a thumbs up by our very own Kate Pruitt. English countryside period piece? Twist my arm. The movie’s hero...

22 may 12 1 person likes this

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