we’ve all been anxiously awaiting the arrival of this design book to hit the shelves, but it’s finally here! for two long years, grace bonney has put her heart and soul into her new book, design*sponge at home and we can finally get our hands on the 400-page, 3.4 pound design*sponge book with over 700 photographs to inspire and delight us! grace has provided me with a few of the west coast homes featured in the book to share with you. sigh. i cannot wait for my copy to arrive and a free afternoon to indulge myself!

to enter to win a copy of design*sponge at home, simply comment below, and share with us what you’re most looking forward to in the book — is it the DIY projects? the home tours? the over 50 before & afters? do tell! comment by september 16th, and as always please make sure there’s a way to contact you. in the meantime, check out grace’s introductory trailer video to design*sponge — adorable.

• Home tours of 70 real-life interiors featuring artists and designers

• Fifty DIY projects, with detailed instructions for personalizing your space

• Step-by-step tutorials on everything from stripping and painting furniture to hanging wallpaper and doing your own upholstery

• Fifty Before & After makeovers submitted by readers of Design*Sponge—real people with limited time and realistic budgets

• Essential tips on modern flower arranging, with 20 arrangements

‘deep south in the northeast’ is a new show at artstream gallery, curated by none other than that charming southern girl at heart, grace bonney of design*sponge. the show opens tomorrow, july 11th from 5-8pm and celebrates grace’s love affair with the deep south. she’s invited 9 of her favorite southern artists to take part in the group show. if you’re in the rochester, new hampshire area be sure to drop in, or have a look online. ‘deep south’ runs 7/11-8/31 2009.

and i do hope you all have a weekend filled with genteel, southern hospitality! have a great weekend ya’ll and i’ll see you here on monday.