today is my mom’s birthday [happy birthday mom!] and my dad is in town for work so i’m heading out early to catch up with him. i hope you all have a wonderful labor day weekend and enjoy the extra day off. i’ll be back on tuesday with new sneak peeks and information on the biz lady meet ups. until then i hope you all enjoy the holiday! [photo above: new pillows from mibo uk, coming this fall]

• under $100 and things we love: colorful new products for all price ranges
• mimou wallpaper and textiles
• biz lady date updates
• interiors by fuse id
• dunford wood wallpapers
• sandberg textiles and wallpaper
• artwork by clare grill
• shop nyc without leaving your home, at shelterrific
• gorgeous textile art at asog
• molly briggs artwork at dear ada
• great tour of the meatpacking district at housemartin
• awesome weekend read at bloesem: bloggers’ wish list
• potato crouton recipe at 101cookbooks: yum
• fun fabric pushpin board project at at:chicago

i love seeing how people choose to personalize their home. d*s reader jenny lives in north carolina and was kind enough to share a little peek into her kitchen with us. jenny hired her friend and local artist (and rock poster king) ron liberti to silkscreen this silhouette print onto their kitchen cabinets. it’s definitely not something you’ll see in everyone’s kitchen and i love all of the possibilities you could have with this medium. i’d love to silkscreen a simplified version of my favorite wallpaper pattens on cabinets. how fun. click here to see larger pictures of jenny’s cabinets. [thanks, jenny!]

beautiful green glass from sköna hem, via jan at poppytalk.

i’ve come a long way since my first reading of martha stewart’s blueprint magazine. it’s gone from a magazine i barely read to probably my favorite book on the market right now. and this month’s spread of beds and bedding is a perfect example of why. they mixed together a wide range of options for every price range and of course, shot them beautifully. i think when i die heaven to me will be decorated by martha stewart’s stylists. you can read the bed story online right here but i suggest picking up the sept/oct 2007 issue for the full sized photos. the spread on “living with a guy” is fantastic if, like me, you really have to avoid girlyville. [thanks, katy!]

gorgeous wallpaper from romo fabrics and fabrics and papers, via design milk.

for the last year or so i’ve been looking to invest in artwork (mainly paintings), but haven’t quite found the perfect fit yet. there are many artists i love but i still seem to be on the search for the perfect combination of texture and color. but thanks to d*s reader emily i may have found my perfect match. brooklyn based artist clare grill creates these stunning paintings using gauche and oils; her use of color is really spot on for me. i love the vivid splashes of hot pink, yellow and purple. clare’s mission statement says that she “juxtapose[s] structural and gestural marks, bold and neutral color, and varying surfaces to contain and protect painted areas [she] thinks look real in their unmediated directnessuses. [her] current work uses forms found both intuitively through my painting process, and from ephemeral and permanent structures found in nature, specifically camping tents and geological cross-sections, that reference this act of protection and containment.” i love the geological references and her extensive series of tent paintings. clare is currently showing at real art ways in new haven hartford, ct but you can click here to see more of her work and contact her online. [thanks, emily!]

our friends jon and mindy are putting together a nursery and pointed me in the direction of dash and albert rugs. they’ve got a huge collection of hooked, hand loomed, wool, braided, tufted and indoor/outdoor rugs- some of which might even be good for our dining room. i was drawn to the “rain or shine” diamond pattern, which is online at lavender fields for some pretty decent prices. just wanted to share in case anyone else was on a rug hunt like i am. [thanks, jon!]

i have mixed feelings on urban outfitters (and their new site) but something about these little accessories is hard to resist. eleanor grosch’s owley clock ($28) and the vintage-inspired norwegian squirrel lamp base ($36) are fun ways to add some character to a room without dropping too much money.

d*s reader hannah and i are totally stumped. does anyone know who makes the beautiful wallpaper shown in the back of these miu miu ads? i’m drawing a blank but i thought someone out there might know?

[FOUND IT: thanks anon! looks like “anemone” in a different colorway]