on cold winter days like this nothing beats settling into the couch with a nice hot coffee (or hot chocolate). i usually try not to use the paper sleeves at coffee shops, so i was happy to see this cute reusable coffee sleeve design from megan auman that doubles as a bracelet! megan’s cozy/cuff SNAP is made from laser-cut wool felt and comes in six colors- each one perfect for transitioning from your morning coffee to your rest-of-the-day outfit. you can pick up one of megan’s clever designs right here for $32. thanks, megan!

also, over at the d*s guest blog blair has a fun holiday diy project for making a festive fabric flower. it’s a fun way to spruce up a holiday outfit- or gift wrap. click here for the full how-to on the d*s guest blog!

today i’m thrilled to post our final gift idea/wishlist from some of my favorite people around: design bloggers! every year i invite some of my favorite colleagues to share the gifts they’ll be giving and (hopefully) receiving and this year i’m excited to have over 20 of my favorite bloggers as part of this year’s roundup. it’s always fun to see what people who make a living of hunting down cool things have on their wishlists so i hope you’ll enjoy their picks (and non-product gift ideas!) as much as i did. thanks so much to everyone who participated this year: joanna of a cup of jo, julia rothman of book by its cover, joy of oh joy!, abby of style me pretty, emily of once wed, allan chochinov of core77, victoria of sfgirlbybay, jill of inhabitat, jean of notcot, vane of brooklyn bride, katie runnels of the constant gatherer, jan of poppytalk, rebecca wood of beautyeveryday, birdie of dear ada, lena corwin, maria vettese of 3191, megan of not martha, brooke of inchmark, susan of art esprit, erin and nicole of bird & banner, katy elliott, and julie of LAist.

CLICK HERE to view all 21 bloggers’ gift lists after the jump!

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supermarket sarah is one of my all-time favorite sites! the premise of the site is that you get to actually buy art, clothing and objects right off sarah’s walls! so for this peek, we get to look past the walls, and peek into the london home of sarah bagner and boyfriend henrik delehag. not surprisingly, it’s filled with art!  {thanks sarah and henrik! photographer: james gardiner; stylist: elkie brown} -amy a.

[living room above: The rug is from Buenos Aires when I was there on a shoot. “Calma Chicha". The "Never give up" banner is made by Phoebe Eason. I found the antique chest - now my coffee table - at the Brighton market. I made the figurines on the chest.]

[photo above: The hanging lamp was made in glass by my mother, Susanne Bagner, who is a glass artist.]

[artwork above the mantle: The small paintings of Swedish sauna scenes are by the Swedish artist Ann-Christine Jensmar, the two moustache characters and mason portrait are from Brighton. The Reward poster is made by Henrik Delehag. He lost his sketchbook that he had been working on for years full of beautiful typography spelling my name ‘Sarah’. We were so sad when he lost it. We managed to hunt it down eventually after we fly postered Broadway Market with this £300 reward poster.]

[The silver crown on the toilet is by Fred Butler. The bathroom artwork is all from the Henrik Delehag collection]

CLICK HERE for the rest of sarah’s art-filled peek and all the images on one page.

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this east hampton, new york home of allison julius, husband zachary and brother louis marra has gone to the dogs – literally! the trio named their home ‘casa b’ in honor of their family pets (both living & deceased) – boston, beckham, biana, and blanche. they’ve subsequently monogrammed everything with a letter ‘b’ -  from robes for guests to glasses, linens, cocktail napkins and soaps. the biggest tribute of all is a 44″x44″ neon script ‘b’! when they’re not at the beck and call of their pooches brother louis and sister allison, run the chic hamptons design boutique maison 24. it’s proof positive that you can mix business with pleasure! {thanks louis, allison and zachary! and special thanks to marili forastieri for the beautiful photographs.} -amy a.

[Our home is typical Hamptons modern, built in 1991.  The living room ceiling is open the full height of the two floors and gives the space a wonderful, open, airy appeal.  Although we've re-decorated over the years and re-built the back deck and outdoor kitchen, what we fell in love with initially, still makes the house ideal for us; a large open living room/kitchen/dining area which is great for entertaining but also separates the main floor guest rooms from the main floor master bedroom and the second floor master bedroom and loft.]

[dining room: our vintage dining table is from Gustavo Olivieri.  It is lucite that has been carved to look like a weathered tree trunk with branches to support the glass top. Our dining chairs are from Fornasetti and are part of a collection of Fornasetti furniture and accessories We've amassed over 20 years of collecting. We have white shag area rugs throughout the house, which compliment our vintage furniture and also provide a great contrast to the dark stained wood floors.]

[dining alcove with buffet: The feature here is the Fornasetti black & white Malachite wallpaper]

[The red photograph of the light-box mounted fish is called "Orson Welles" and is by artist Dirk Westphal]

CLICK HERE for the full maison 24 peek and all the photos on one page!

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if you’ve read design*sponge for any length of time, you’re probably pretty familiar with camilla engman.  if not, well then, you’re in for a treat! camilla’s an artist/illustrator living in gothenburg sweden. both her illustrations and her home reflect that airy, clean and light look that is so typical of swedish style. aren’t those white floor are gorgeous? {thanks camilla!} – amy a.

[The armchairs are copies of the Papa Bear armchair by Hans J Wegner. I didn't knew about the original before I bought the copies. I just liked how they looked. The dog is a Danish/Swedish farmdog, Morran. The cloud on the wall is made by Lisa McNamara. I made the table myself. The lamp and plant pedestal are thrift-finds.]

[The lamp is by David Trubridge. The chairs are Arne Jacobsen, Sjuan/seven. The concrete pot wasmade by my brother]

[Above: Bedroom shelf with Sara Paloma pottery. The print is "Kiss and tell", Camilla Engman.]

last week i hopped on the subway to have dinner with my friend llubav in williamsburg. walking up bedford avenue, i decided to indulge in a little window shopping at catbird and found myself walking out with these beautiful cards. i didn’t know anything about the artist, but knew that i had to have them. so when i finished dinner i rushed home to find more information on the cards.

from the late 1950’s through the end of the 1960’s, textile designer walter erhard produced a line of christmas cards under the name imp press. in 2002 vigo cards bought the assets of imp press (along with the rights to erhard’s card lines) and started producing box sets of erhard’s beautiful work. i love the rich washes of color in erhard’s images and the way the spirit and style of the 50’s shines through in each piece. my grandmother’s apartment used to be full of work that looked like this so these pieces tug on my heart strings in a really sweet, sentimental way.

you can pick up a box of 10 cards for around $15 (try vigo for a store near you, or call catbird or terrain to place an order), or, if you’re like me, you can save a few to frame. these cards will definitely be hard to part with for me…

CLICK HERE to see 17 more beautiful walter erhard card designs after the jump!

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today i’m thrilled to welcome a new blogger to the d*s guest blog: blair stocker of wise craft. blair is behind some of my favorite diy projects on the web, so i was ecstatic when she agreed to join us for a week-long celebration of holiday crafts! each day blair will be sharing a project that’s perfect for the holiday season- and for those of you who prefer to make, rather than buy, gifts. today blair is kicking things off with an adorable clothing ornament project. i’m a huge fan of my friend llubav’s clothing ornaments (which used to be sold at my favorite store in the world, the now closed hable construction on perry street. sniff sniff.), so i was excited to see a version of this type of ornament broken down into steps! this seems like the perfect way to spend a cold winter afternoon.

click here to check out the full project steps on the d*s guest blog! and welcome, blair!

*stay tuned for our annual design bloggers’ holiday wishlist today at 1pm! we’ll be featuring over 15 of my favorite design bloggers’ lists of products they’d like to give and receive.

today i’m so thrilled to end the week with a special (digital) gift: a new d*s desktop wallpaper from one of my favorite artists of all time: jen corace. jen was one of the first people i wrote about when i started d*s and i’ll never forget how nervous i was to record a podcast with her in providence. her work continues to captivate me and i’ve already started thinking about saving up to have her do a full room mural when i have kids one day (or my office if that ends up being too long away). today jen was kind enough to create a custom desktop wallpaper for december, which is now AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD HERE. thank you so much to jen for sharing her time and work with us!

i’m heading out to run some errands, until monday, have a wonderful weekend! below is a summary of this week’s highlights:

• 2009 GIFT GUIDES: under $100 gifts, under $50 gifts, under $25 gifts, d*s editors’ wishlists, ac’s gift guide for guys
• past & present: decoupage history + diy project
• new sneak peeks: ombline de kersabiec, lola et moi, elise vaughn
• new city guide: the hudson valley (12 towns!)
• living in: the graduate
• diy projects: kate’s log dome display jar, erica’s holiday wreath, easy advent calendar, alison’s snowflake corkboard
• we like it wild: paperwhites
• before & after: kristen’s yard, michelle’s jewelry board and kristi’s pet center
• small measures with ashley: cookie exchange
• in the kitchen with: alex van buren’s strawberry and mint panna cotta
• behind the bar: wassail punch recipe
• beyond the big day: wedding-inspired holiday decor
• new d*s guest blogger: young artists posts from erin at design for mankind
• misc.: tea towels + pillows from abigail*ryan, french textiles from mademoiselle demanche, village pillows from rachael cole, seasonal food calendar/tea towel, pendant lights from adam brackney, kate forrester papercut adverts, cactus wallpaper and prints from makelike, triangle bags from lina rennell, dan funderburgh print for workingproof, cabin + cub desk calendar