design*sponge book...

Design Sponge at Home (Official Book Trailer) from The Panic Room Videos on Vimeo.

i am dying for this book to come out which is now available for pre-order! and how cute is this video with d*s founder grace bonney???

what's in your toolbox?

i just started a new column today on design*sponge, "what's in your toolbox?". miss deanne cheuk, a new york-based artist, kicks off my series of interviews with a variety of creatives from all different industries. here you will be given a glimpse into the spaces where they create, the tools of their trade, and what inspires them. hope y'all like it! thank you grace and amy merrick!
*be sure to check out hayliebird waring and halligan norris' d.i.y columns as well!

flea market style...

one of my favorite simple pleasures is drinking hot chocolate and perusing the new monthlies at casa magazines, a local business i am always happy to support! by luck and by happenstance i stumbled upon a new insta-favorite... flea market style. hello little magazine, where have you been all my life???

the entire magazine is devoted to upcycling vintage finds and new uses for old things.

also included are snippets of history and care tips and tricks for your careworn treasures.

great. now i want to collect rose paintings. thank god i have gone on a total shopping hiatus( ahem, my husband had to reign in my wild junkin' addiction).

really wonderful glimpses into folks' homes. i fell in love with joe apodaca and jermonne swendell. their ironstone collection of dishes and pitchers... ummm, yes please! i'll have what they're having...

and anyone who has ever had the pleasure of visiting red chair antiques will love the glimpse into miss jocie sinauer's home( which was also featured on design sponge)! i emptied my pockets there when i visited this summer. impeccable, impeccable taste. if there was a train i could take to visit there every weekend, i would hop on it instantly!

selvedge, country living, and martha stewart are my staples, and now i will have to add this to the list! i find it incredibly encouraging to see new magazines popping up in this abysmal time in the editorial world. while i'm still mourning the loss of domino and blueprint, this little brightness gives me hope for the future. one day magazines will flourish again... fingers crossed.