our second sneak peek of the day comes to us from christie chase and her husband tyler. their fantastic 1919 bungalow in the historic heights neighborhood nestled next to downtown houston received an honorable mention in jonathan adler happy chic home contest. lucky for us, christie was kind enough to open up the rest of her home for us today. i’m loving the way she incorporates great pops of color, and the the way textures and patterns weave their way through her home, clearly influenced by her background in fashion and fine arts. thanks so much to christie for opening up her home to us today! you can click here to view more, full-sized images of her place, and here to visit her new etsy shop. -anne

[in christie's words: We have lived here for 5 years and have spent lots of time, elbow grease, (and $) renovating, updating and refurbishing our bungalow. We both love to do home projects and have learned so many different trades while working on this house. It is a never ending project, but we love living here. . . above: Most of the art on this wall are all things that friends and family have made. Included is a needlepoint of Aftrican Violets that my Mom made in the 70's. I reframed everything to update the look. ]

My husband, my Dad and I made this floating dresser. Because of the space under it, it helps make our room feel bigger.

This clock I found at the Goodwill and I painted the frame and added a photo that I took. I love the printed glass, it gives it a three dimensional look

Inspired by the faux bois wood paneling that I saw on d*s sneak peek “something’s hiding in here” a few months ago, I added it to the walls and ceiling of my dining nook. I love it!

This red buffet which displays my Munny collection is the only piece of new furniture we have ever purchased. Pretty much everything else (outside of a few Ikea pieces) I got at a thrift shop and repurposed. The artwork is by me.

There are two central hallways connecting the 6 rooms in our house. This one you can see from almost every room, so I tried to turn it into pop art.

we first got a glimpse into the home life of jacqueline and george schmidt of screech owl design this summer with a charming look into their summer cottage in michigan. it’s great to see the different sytles reflected in each place - summer getaway versus modern, urban living - and it’s no wonder their ideas stay fresh and inspired. in case you missed it, click here for their first sneak peek, and here to view more, full-sized images of their fantastic brooklyn place. stay tuned for a second fabulous sneak peek at 1pm. for tons more inspiration, click here for over 170 sneak peeks! [thanks geroge and jacqueline!] -anne

[Above: Here is the dining room with some pieces that I made for Jacqueline and I. The dining room table is a sort of temporary place holder that I threw together while we've been waiting for some cherry planks that I had milled to season properly. ]

Also in the Kitchen is our collection of books - we’re both certified bibliophiles, and the thing is getting a little overstocked, but we read a lot, and enjoy having them right here were we can reach them. My cousin (who is a welder, among other things) made the shelves for us as a wedding present! Awesome! I helped a little.

This is our bedroom - the two pieces of art are Jacqueline’s - both are collages, a canoe, at left, and a fishing boat, at right.

These are some vignettes of the foyer. The painting is my own, the cabinet and the mirror I also constructed myself. The mirror is inspired by one that I saw downtown at BDDW. It’s got a bentwood frame.

This is the Kitchen, which, like most homes, is where we spend most of our time. The print above the sink is my own, and well, it’s just pretty much the perfect kitchen. Lots of room for friends to hang out, lots of counter space, and plenty of cabinets.

Here is a little vitrine where Jacqueline has collected some bones - one of our favorite places is the Museum of Natural History, so I think we’re trying to recreate it here, just a little bit. Animals and Nature are our abiding interest.

The wall unit is made out of a thrown away piece of particle board - the whole thing is made of one 4 x 8, and has nice drawer pulls I got from a friend at Netto Collection, They really spruce it up and take it to the next level.

when i received my november issue of domino i had to do a double take when i flipped to page 39. to see my own silly mug grinning back at me was definitely one of the most surreal moments of the past 4 years. d*s was featured as part of their story on design blogs- you can click here to read the full-sized text and here for a little site makeover before & after. i just wanted to say a big thank you to domino and to all of you reading, it’s such an honor to have this job and talk to you every day. i don’t want to bug anyone with too much talk about the article (i know that’s not what you’re here to read), so instead i just wanted to welcome any new readers from domino and give them a quick overview of what’s happening at d*s these days.

weekly content: in addition to (4-5) regular daily posts on great new products, shops and designers, we feature at least one original article per day. here is a quick breakdown of the schedule:

• mondays: every monday we feature two “sneak peeks” into the homes of our favorite artists and designers. we try to focus on homes that are a good combination of inspiration and real-world attainability. click here to see the 170 homes we’ve featured so far.
• tuesdays: every tuesday we feature a guide of some sort, whether it’s a product guide or a city guide. we currently have over 36 city guides, 47 product guides (desks, dining chairs, etc.), and 10 misc. guides like a guide to letterpress designers, gift guides and wedding registry ideas (just scroll down to the bottom of the page)
• wednesdays: wednesdays are all about diy projects. our diy editors lauren and derek will post a fantastic new project on the site every wednesday at 1pm. click here for their archives
• thursdays: thursdays are for before & after furniture and home makeovers
• fridays: every friday we feature a recipe, called “in the kitchen with“, from one of our favorite designers or artists. click here to view the recipes we’ve featured over the past year and a half.

• other content: d*s features a weekly guest blog (where we invite our favorite people to talk about their passions), a regularly updated job board (with listings for jobs and job seekers), podcasts, videos, and mini-trend roundups

i was thrilled to post designer bonnee sharp’s debut fabric collection this past march (and her delicious rum cake this august), and i’m even happier to post her new designs today. bonnee just introduced 6 new beautiful patterns that you can check out (and buy) online right here. [thanks, bonnee!]

good morning! i’m a little jet-lagged this morning so i thought i’d kick things off with this fun chalk and acrylic interior drawing from scad graduate darra crosby. you can click here to see more of her work.

last week i started posting roundups of my favorite affordable decorating accessories over at domino. this week the roundup is continuing with 10 great products under $40. click here to view the full roundup. if you missed any of last weeks here are the links: products under $10, under $20, under $30.

[sourcing for the products shown above and below can be found right here]