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Instant Birthday Party: Just Add Bunting
When Sabien Engelenburg wanted to create some lasting decor for her daughter's birthday, she whipped out her sewing machine and a trunk full of colorful scraps from her grandmother. Hours later, one...
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The Glow: A Chronicle of Fashionable Motherhood
The Glow began last January when Upper West Side-based friends Violet Gaynor and Kelly Stuart decided to profile the creative mothers in their social circle: "We're surrounded by amazingly stylish...
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DIY: Simple Paper Windmills for Children
Spotted on Le Dans La, a simple DIY project from Nantes-based stylist Aurélie Lécuyer's. Lécuyer DIY paper windmills require just a few materials: metal thumb tacks, wooden dowels, and origami paper;...
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Unveiled: The New PS Collection from Ikea
The seventh (and always eagerly anticipated) Ikea PS capsule collection is finally available in the US. This season's line-up features 46 products by 19 designers, who were challenged to create new...
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5 Quick Fixes: Branches as Children's Room Decor
Branches are a quick and easy decor fix and add instant rustic charm to a child's room; here are five examples we like. N.B.: Smaller branches can be anchored in a pot with stones; for larger ones,...
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Instant Heritage—New Wallpaper from Deborah Bowness
How clever: trompe l'oeil subway tile wallpaper from UK-based designer Deborah Bowness, spotted on today's Decor8. Bowness' tile wallpaper, along with a few other new designs suggesting a slightly...
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Parisian Chic for the Under-Twelve Set
Ever secretly wished your child could pass for a Parisian? California-based Poppy Store is your ally. With two stores on the West coast—one in Marin (shown below) and another in Brentwood Country...
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The Architect Is In: A Ranch-Turned-Farmhouse in Sonoma County
Every remodel has its budget. This week, E. B. Min from Min|Day talks us through spreading a budget effectively while spending it in the right places, as in this conversion of a 1970s ranch house into...
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Beaded Necklaces Inspired by the Greeks
Last year, I was walking through the streets of Athens and noticed the locals carrying strands of beads; constantly running them through their fingers as if counting each one. I later discovered the...
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5 Favorites: Blankets for Cool Summer Nights
Extend your end-of-summer nights outdoors with a lightweight warm blanket; perfect for draping over a chilly guest or to layer on your bed as the weather cools to fall. Above: Swans Island's summer...
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Current Obsessions: What We're Reading, Watching, Coveting
Here's a roundup of what's piquing our interest this week: Above: This summer photography book is a classic. An SF designer at home in P'town. The shop of the summer. Above: At home with an...
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The Architects Are In: Minimal Moves for Maximum Impact in Christine's...
A minimal remodel—as in, doing next to nothing—can this make two architects happy? This weekend, I'm the architect on call along with my husband, Bill Hanway (fun fact: we met at architecture school)....
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Back to School: An Unorthodox Campus in Denmark
An alternative school in Denmark gets a fittingly unorthodox renovation. The democratically run Bernadotte School (Bernadotteskolen in Danish) was founded in 1949 by a group of parents aiming to...
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Present & Correct: Schooled in Stationery
As stationery enthusiasts, we're big fans of the offerings from Present & Correct's online store, featuring finely edited and personality filled items for the stylish desk top. The UK company was...
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5 Favorites: Homework Spaces
Back to school inevitably means back to nights of homework, here are five spaces built to inspire creativity. Above: Photograph from design collective Pubic School, by Shaun Lind; via From Your Desks....
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Frontier-Style Goods for the 21st Century
Peg and Awl is an enterprising workshop that makes use of scrap wood and leather from WWII gun holsters in its household designs. It's the brainchild of Margaux and Walter Kent, neo-homesteaders in...
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Concrete Innovations: New Storage Pieces
Ever since we wrote about their graceful votives last year, we've kept our eyes peeled for new concrete innovations from Obelisk. Once again, this year's fresh crop of rare accessories for the home...
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Far from the Madding Crowds: NAP in Japan
Only in Japan would a workroom be called a "factory" yet sport William Morris wallpaper in its entryway. A former schoolhouse in the mountains of Japan is the workshop for Japanese bag and clothing...
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LA Woman: At Home with Hollywood's Style Guru
LA-based Estee Stanley advises Ashley Olsen and Jessica Biel on style matters and calls Justin Timberlake "the brother I never had." What's the draw? Her aesthetic is subtle and sophisticated; she...
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5 Favorites: Mirror in the Kitchen
Noticed lately: kitchens with mirrored (or stainless) surfaces, good for adding light to otherwise dark spaces. Above: Templeton Architecture used burnished glass tile backsplashes in this South...
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