interviews · No. 1128 candice luter artist spotlight BY: anastasia foggy Candice Luter is a testament to us all for turning our hobbies into businesses and to mothers that it is possible to do your art and be a mother. As a fellow creative and mother, I am deeply inspired by Candice. Candice is a versatile artist, exploring various medium. Her art has not only been recognized but also commercially successful, with her works being featured and sold at stores like Target, Bloomingdales, Lulu and Georgia, and more. Operating her business, Candice Luter Art + Interiors, from the midwest, Cand ..read more

design · No. 1127 color me happy BY: Sarah Sherman Samuel We love a pop (or a whole lot) of color. In the sss office and showroom, we used a muted periwinkle blue on our kitchen cabinets. I love the softness, yet the spark of energy and surprise it brings to the space.  My favorite bathroom is filled with color from the storybook wallpaper at the sss show house. The colors in it bring together the color pallet of the whole house. All colors are inspired by my forever inspirer: nature and the surrounding forest of the show house.   shop my ..read more

lifestyle · No. 1126 pack your bags: venice beach BY: anastasia foggy Did you see our recent spotlight on Shelley Armistead? She is partner and CEO of our favorite in the world, Gjelina Group. We sat down with her and asked her all about what home means to her and about her design of their most recent addition: Vitorrja, a hotel steps away from Venice Beach. Now, we are traveling to the group’s other space, a cute little 700-foot apartment above their Gjusta bakery and Gjusta goods. And thanks to Shelley, we know exactly what we will be doing! She s ..read more

design · No. 1125 pattern play BY: anastasia foggy We are in our pattern play era here at sss. Give us all the patterned wallpaper, bedding, furniture, objects… and we will show you how to play! One of my top 5 rooms in the #sssshowhouse is the downstairs guest bedroom. It features sarah’s painterly stripe wallpaper and tiger hemp bedding. The wallpaper is one of my favorites. And is an easy starting point for anyone hesitating about mixing patterns. see what pattern play is inspiring us below! my pattern picks: photo credits: The post pattern play appeared first on ..read more

lifestyle · No. 1124 mother’s day round up BY: Sarah Sherman Samuel Sharing some of my wishlist items with you to share with someone asking you 1,000 times what you want for mother’s day.  #1 on my list is a silent hour to myself, right? We purchased these water glasses for a client, and they are even prettier in person! Ayurvedic chocolate? I love the packaging and the flavor combos, maple toffee! rose cardamom! spicy cayenne! Never met an embroidered-apliqué blouse I didn’t like. These levain cookies are an absolute… I’m ordering a box regardless if anyone gifts them to me. this te ..read more

design · No. 1122 inspired by nature BY: anastasia foggy Everything here at the sss studio is inspired by nature. We owe it all to you, Mother Nature! For example, at sss atelier, our kamp chair is inspired by Sarah’s favorite childhood pastime, long days, and sleepovers under the stars. The alba seating design and name is after a Michigan wildflower, Prenanthes alba, with its petal-like box pleated skirt and sculptural form. The trees surrounding Sarah’s home and studio inspired the ledge tables. Our skimming stone tables are a nod to the smooth stones found on Lake Michigan beach w ..read more

sss atelier · No. 1121 gambit coffee table joins the collection BY: Sarah Sherman Samuel They’re here! Meet my newest furniture creation, our gambit coffee tables. You may know my love for natural stone runs deep, and I find a way to incorporate it in some form into pretty much every project. When designing our gambit coffee table, I knew I wanted to add a completely stone monolithic table to the sss atelier assortment. Still, I also wanted it to be a statement piece and incorporate more than one stone. By fusing two juxtaposing colored marble slabs together in a seamless checkerboard pat ..read more

design · No. 1120 fringe details BY: Sarah Sherman Samuel We see all the benefits of a fringe detail. Fringe trim on lamps, chairs, sofas, art, coffee tables—the possibilities are endless. This piece in our dining room is an absolute favorite of mine. The smooth hand carved squiggle maple wood and the olive fringe are pretty to look at and touch! my fringe detail picks: Turn on your JavaScript to view content photo credits: 01// sarah sherman samuel photo nicole franzen 02// amelda wilde 03// bon vivant concept 04// jake arnold 05// elan byrd 06// fernando laposs ..read more

general · No. 1119 spring sss x lulu and georgia BY: Sarah Sherman Samuel I have some spring refreshes for you from my Lulu and Georgia collection! Our wrinkle vase and bowl have a new wrinkle table lamp friend. The shapeshifter bowls have a new finish: toffee. The orb candlestick and candelabra are now in ivory. Ceramic beads are a new decor item for your layering and styling needs. Our cane baskets are now available in a pretty brown russet color. On the fabric front, we added the rest of my fabric by the yard to our ..read more

This one stopped me dead in my scroll. A frosted sunny butter yellow house?! And it’s pretty cute on the inside, too. This one would make me happy to drive up to every day. That could be what’s missing for all of us, some frosted cake details on our homes to lift our spirits. The first thing going in the moving truck for this one is an sss atelier alba sofa shop the look: wallpaper// chandelier// alba sofa// kivi rug// coffee table// ripple chair Turn on your JavaScript to view content see the full listing here The post let’s move in: the wedding cake house appeared ..read more