it’s been a fantastic week here at d*s, things are finally running smoothly and it looks like (knock on wood!) the new server is functioning properly. i hope you all have a great weekend, i’ll be back on monday with more sneak peeks, diy projects from the curiosity gang and another designer recipe from kristina. until then here’s a wrap up of this week’s highlights and a gorgeous chest of drawers by wis design of sweden that i couldn’t resist [via jan, via emma]:

• sneak peek: sarah blanchard
• new design guide: washington, d.c.!
• diy wednesdays: office chair upgrade
• sneak peek: blake dollahite (don’t miss this one)
• my favorite yellow room divider
• wall mural, ala maragaret kilgallen
• shop happy: wall clock roundup
• alyson fox’s guest blog: it was such an honor to have alyson with us this week. be sure to check out her posts right here
• h&g’s nyc shopping guide
• portrait of an icon: matte stephens’ article on irving harper
• in the kitchen with: julia rothman and her favorite crêpes
• chiquita chandelier: that light is bananas, b-a-n-a-n-a-s
• susy jack: gorgeous new crafty accessories you never knew you needed
• the biz ladies hit philly: what a great start to the tour!