The home and interiors blog
is the biggest - and best - of its kind on the web, attracting an average 250,000 views each day. Its creator is the New York-based writer Grace Bonney, whose tips, ideas and musings on all things decor related mean she has established a kind a of cult status among her devoted readers.
Grace has just published her first book, Design*Sponge at Home,
and it's inevitably causing quite a bit of excitement. And, as decor
books go, it's really quite something.
There's lots of step-by-step tutorials on projects from furniture restoration to wallpapering and upholstery, plus creative tips and ideas on making even the most compact living space something special. There's also several photo features on real-life homes, and inspiring before and after room makeovers submitted by Design*Sponge readers, demonstrating that even on a small budget and with limited time, even amateur enthusiasts can achieve impressive results.
This Grace was the subject of House & Home's Designer Living interview, in which she talks about the book and her own home life. We didn't have space to run all the great photos from the book we wanted to use, so as a taster, here's some more...
