i’m in the home stretch of my d*s book manuscript writing so i’m going to head back to work now- but i wanted to leave you with another little peek into its pages. this detail shot belongs to one of our editor’s amazing homes. when you see the full shot of this room you’re going to flip- it is the most gorgeous peach color ever. along with this home, all of the other d*s editor homes will be featured in the book, so stay tuned- it’s shaping up so nicely! until monday, i hope you all have a wonderful weekend. below is a summary of this week’s highlights.

[photo above by johnny miller, who has been a dream photographer to work with over the past few weeks]

• must-read post of the week: new free d*s desktop wallpaper for november by camilla engman!
• new city guide: palm springs, california
• new biz ladies 09: trademark 101 for designers
• new sneak peeks: trina dalziel, ally of ‘from the right bank to the left coast’adam and cynthia
• new diy projects: kate’s pipe cleaner garland, lindsay’s wine bottle vases, margie’s crocheted lights
• before & afters: andrea’s bathroom + kim’s mantle, erin’s sink + tanya’s room + allison’s crib, lauren’s kitchen + kevin’s room + j.c.’s home reno
• new we like it wild: hanging hardens of bernal heights (crocheted flower basket how-to)
• small measures with ashley: domestic liquor
• in the kitchen with: a delicious cookie cream sandwich recipe from ‘our kitchen’
• cookbook reviews with kristina: focusing on books with great food photography
• behind the bar: plum and green tea martini recipe!
• new dear d*s q&a: print hanging and floral centerpiece ideas
• misc.: coulson macleod love prints, modern genealogy charts, new wallpaper from isak, nautical prints from brainstorm, leaf prints by jeff friesen, beverly hsu’s letterpress calendar, remedy quarterly food mag

over the next two weeks, the d*s team and i will be working some serious overtime to finish up the text, images and details for our very first d*s book. we’re so excited to see how everything is shaping up (it. looks. SO. good! i can’t wait for you to see it!) but we may need to end the day a bit early a few times between now and november 15th to allow for extra book work. today amy merrick is taking a much needed posting break so “living in” will be taking the day off. in the meantime, you can check out her amazing archive of movie-inspired design roundups right here. i’ll be back tomorrow with a full day of posts, but in the meantime i wanted to leave you with a tiny sneak peek of one of the new homes that will be in the d*s book. this amazing door belongs to my design idol and needless to say, the rest of her home is phenomenal. oh man, wait till you see the whole thing…i can’t wait!

[photo by johnny miller]

the d*s team and i are hard at work pulling together our very first design*sponge book and are looking for a few NEW entries to round things out. we’ve got more homes than we can shake a stick at (thank you!) but we’d love to add some new before & afters to the mix! we’ve chosen our favorites from the archives, but are looking for great new projects to publish. so, if you’ve got a project that will be finished by the last week in october please shoot me an email with your images RIGHT HERE. we’re excited to see before & afters at all levels, from refinishing projects to gut renos. i can’t wait to see all your hard work in print!

*we also have a few spots left for new diy projects, so feel free to email any home-related diy projects as well!

i also wanted to post these cute new ceramic pharmacy bottles from pigeon toe ceramics- the studio choo gals mentioned them in their post for today and i couldn’t resist. click here for more info and to order ($22-$26 each).