Design Sponge Quarterly Subscription Box Review #DSQ02

I have subbed to Third & Main and I love that box! They seem to have an overall farmhouse theme so that all of the items box to box would style together nicely. Also their style is very up and coming! Their products are all great quality and price is really good for what you get. Top notch customer service.

I loved EVERYTHING about this box, but then my tastes are very pop art/bold. I am very, very happy!

I’m throwing my email up for the heart print too – been asking and waiting for it to list….nothing so far. [email protected]

I would love to buy he heart print or swap for it!! [email protected]

Does anyone else feel like this doesn’t really match the aesthetic on her blog or in her book?

The only things I’m really excited about are the neon heart and the printed cloth, both of which I will frame and place in my 8 year-old daughters room. I think they will add a fun modern vibe to her room.
The mug is nicely made, if a little unexciting. The colors and idea of the crystal poster are cool–I like it overall the more I look at it– but I totally agree with the phallic statement made earlier..first thing that popped out at me when I opened it, so I can’t imagine hanging it, and the $60 value is ludicrous. I have more cards/stationary than I can use, so those didn’t thrill me either. So, I’m left wondering if the heart and fabric square are worth $100 to me…
I so want to love this box and won’t cancel yet, but a little underwhelmed….

no one seems to be trading the heart print 🙁

I’m interested in home decor type subscriptions but this box suffers from the same thing I’ve noticed with all boxes. The box itself is cohesive but not when compared from month to month or box to box. The person who would decorate with box 1 wouldn’t with box 2. It doesn’t make a cohesive design statement. I would want a subscription to slowly add decor pieces to my home that make one over arcing cohesive look.

I’m a Design Sponge fan and was really looking forward to this box. What a disappointing package. I wouldn’t have minded the poster in a smaller size, but at this scale it looks ridiculous and like dorm room decor. Agree with the commenter above that expected more sophisticated items. I like the idea of a one-of-a-kind pottery piece, but the mug I received was uneven and poorly made.

I figured there would be some pink, particularly hot pink, because it’s one of Grace’s favorite colors. And since I like pink, I was fine with that. However, I expected more useful items. Who really needs more notecards, a poster, or another mug? Although I do see why people like the mug, so I’m not complaining there. But assuming you frame the wrapping cloth, that’s three frameables in one box?! And if you frame the small card, then that’s four frameables. But, I don’t know, maybe throw in an office or kitchen item?

I Ioved the first box, but I cancelled after this one. The Crystal poster was a complete miss and I am shocked it is valued at $60. I also thought including a print and poster in one box was a bit much. Loved the mug, though.

Overall, I’m really impressed by the box. The handmade mug is gorgeous…so well done if you appreciate that sort of craft. I also love the heart print – and ecstatic to learn that it fits Ikea frames. I’m always glad to have reusable wrap and the heart card (instead of the love card above) is very cute. This would have made such an awesome Valentines day box!!! However, the crystal print is a miss for me and it’s amazing that it sells for $60. I really want to see how design sponge would frame/style this piece because I am at a huge loss as to how it would add anything to most interiors.

That is a lot of pink! I cancelled based on spoilers although I would had found ways to use everything if I received it. I thought that there would be different colors in it. I did like the first box and will be checking to see what the next theme will be.

the more that I am thinking about this, the more I want the heart (and 2 mugs).

Mine arrived this week. The mug is truly beautiful. I framed the heart print in a 50×50 IKEA square frame and it looks fantastic in my kitchen. The cards are nice but it’s weird that they’re one-sided and not folded.

I was really disappointed by the wrap and the crystal print (which was the one item Quarterly didn’t spoil). The wrap is this stiff, cheap fabric covered with heavy, gummy screenprinting. Washing it didn’t help. The poster is just so far off the mark and TWO wall items feels like she ran out of ideas. I would have loved a bright kitchen item or stationery item instead.

The Pattern box was so great because everything was useful — fantastically beautiful yet practical. I am a fan of pink and of Grace, but I feel like half the box is a complete misfire. The fact that it was three months late is baffling.

I will be putting the crystal poster on swap. I am done with Quarterly.

Total side note I think it’s so funny that your props to keep the print open are…subscription boxes!

I loved the first box they did so I had very high hopes for the second. Have to say, I’m really disappointed! I was excited to hear that the theme was color. Who doesn’t love a great pop of color?! Umm, I don’t, when the only color in the box is PINK! Don’t get me wrong, love pink, but that should have been the theme then. I ended up canceling because I don’t want another $100 mug and note cards (since those are some of the only things I can even use). 🙁 Real bummer.

I look at this and I think “Valentine’s Day.” Except it’s June…

This box is not worth it for me- if anyone is looking for it, I’ll sell it unopened (for what I paid, plus shipping).

I thought the box is well done. Granted, I have been looking something to frame the walls, so I am really excited about the heart print poster. I also receive a smaller heart print card too, instead of the Love card, so it’s like a twin heart in different size.

However, I did not receive the letter. I am somewhat disappointed as I usually read the letter first. I email Quarterly, and hope they email me a softcopy version.

Has anyone heard anything about the next Nina Garcia box? I was thinking about signing up because I loved the looks of the last summer box she did, but some of the boxes seemed a bit off to me…It says it ships in July, so hopefully there will be some spoilers soon?

Poster worth $60? really?

To me this looks like a care package for a college student living in a dorm. It’s fine if that’s what they’re going for, but I was hoping this box would be a little more sophisticated.

OH! they are cards…but still. i think the heart print would be good 🙂

thanks. i will probably buy this box when it is listed in the best of quarterly. i recently decided to switch all my accents to pink. the color wheel would be certainly helpful there too.

So. Many. Paper products. Yikes.