i’m heading out to meet my family for a weekend full of wedding dress shopping (whoopee!) but i’ll be back on monday with tons of bklyn designs coverage, more pre-show coverage from the other trade shows and all of our regular weekly content. i hope you all have a wonderful weekend and i’ll see you on monday! until then here’s a summary of this week’s highlights.

[images above and below are part of cul de sac’s newest series, which will be on display in the designboom mart at icff next week!]

• random aside: i got to meet my favorite blogger of all time! dooce rules.
• thank you to victoria of sfgirlbybay for her incredible posts on the d*s guest blog this week!
• new product guide: patterned rugs part 1 (of 2)
• anne’s new regional roundup: iceland part three!
• new sneak peeks: andrew + heather wagner, robin lester of clinton hill blog
• new diy projects: vintage elevated dog feeder, wallpaper fireplace makeover, kate’s canister makeover
• new before & afters: anna’s rocking toy, jessica’s shoetopia chair, pia’s french apartment makeover
• icff pre-show coverage: rugs from thomas paul, wallpaper from graham & brown, lisa bengtsson ceiling designs, furniture from studio cochineal, rugs from ruckstuhl,
• national stationery pre-show coverage: yellow owl workshop, the lovely ladies of mixed co., urban bark papers,
• bklyn designs pre-show coverage: wall decals from dvider, new furniture from wud design
• surtex pre-show coverage: samantha hahn
• custom laptop stickers
• my dream work station: the quattro millimetri table in bright yellow
• new: metallic dove journals from pushmepullyou
• new: debranded home stickers
• new: destination japan products at moma
• new: ‘loves saves the day’ print from good shape design
• new in the kitchen with: hoping for happy accidents

Kelly from Hoping For Happy Accidents was at the top of our list months ago when we put together the names of Grace’s and your favorite voices in the internet design mix. Her recipe for chickpea salad with arugula and roasted garlic is simple and easy, following a very Italian culinary philosophy of few ingredients – big flavors. These types of dishes should never be underestimated as they are easy to put together, the ingredients are easy to pull together, and go well with just about everything. Just don’t serve too many other bean dishes at the same meal! Click here for the full recipe or just click “read more” below -Have a great Weekend, Kristina

About Kelly: Kelly Cooper Kordylewski works as an artist, freelance writer, and also in funding for the performing arts. hoping for happy accidents is her attempt at documenting how her brain stumbles. She’s very interested in the simple, the beautiful, the useful and the “quietly extraordinary.”

i’m absolutely loving these new furniture designs from bart niswonger of studio cochineal. based in holyoke, massachusetts, bart will be showing in booth #2172 at icff next week. i’ll be sure to cover his booth but in the meantime you can click here for more of bart’s work.

i’m writing this particular post as i get organized for tomorrow’s (well, today’s) bklyn designs. i only have a few hours to walk the whole show so i’m trying to plan out my walking route with serious precision. so i apologize for the short posts today- i figured i’d let the pictures do the talking today because i’m out of time to write. these beautiful wallpaper designs are all new designs from graham and brown- which will be shown at next week’s icff. click here for more info on graham and brown.

thomas paul is launching a lovely new collection of lighting and rounded rugs at this year’s icff- here is a little sneak peek of what’s to come next week….

i’m off to bklyn designs but i’ve got a full day of posts lined up and ready to go! i wanted to kick things off with two beautiful new prints from wayne pate at good shape design. wayne’s new ‘love saves the day’ print measures 16″x20″ and is available for pre-order (via email right hereo) for $30.

tgif eye candy: new products from the moma design store’s “destination: japan” collection. the new series will highlight lifestyle products found only in japan and produced by both established and emerging japanese designers. click here to check out and shop the new collection…