and then there was rue

Another fabulous interiors, fashion & lifestyle magazine straight to your computer screens. View the premiere online issue of Rue. {all images from here}

"print is not dead"

I know many people (me for one) who've been sad since the end of magazines like Domino and Blueprint. So imagine my delight when a friend told me about Anthology, a new shelter & lifestyle magazine by Anh-Minh Le and Meg Mateo Ilasco. From the preview of Anthology magazine's first issue to the cast of amazing talent on the masthead, I am beyond excited. I'm also in love with their premiere cover illustration by Kris Atomic and can't stop watching the genius stop-motion video by Thayer Allyson Gowdy. There will always be something very special about an actual print magazine, that I'll end up holding onto for years. Definitely signing up for my subscription today!

Print Is Not Dead from Anthology Magazine on Vimeo.

summer friday

What could be prettier than hanging all your darling summer dresses out on the line? A fun, colorful and relaxing weekend is right around the corner. {Photos from the latest issue of Lonny magazine}

tiny pretty

What a wonderous & dreamy little cottage. I am deeply enchanted and inspired by Sandra Foster's dream studio. She transformed an old Catskill's cabin into this pretty sanctuary, doing the handiwork herself. The renovation and decor consists mostly of inexpensive flea market finds and recycled wood. The result, a piece of beauty. {Article about this romantic retreat from the New York Times, brought to my attention by my sweet husband who can also appreciate the vintage chic}.

hello lover

I have swooned & raved over pony rider before... and now they are back with a line of wall decals and hangings. Their products, from design to execution, feel like the perfect mix of pretty and clever. So in love.

paper plates

This is it! This is the solution. My husband always cringes when I mention hanging decorative plates on a wall. But now, I just have to put up a wallpaper of plates by studio ditte {via bloesem}. I thought it would be cute to frame a large square of the plate pattern. We'll see how this ongoing decorating debate unfolds...

mellow yellow

We have been in the process of painting our bedroom a lovely shade of yellow plus a grey accent wall. And to our surprise when removing an ugly wallpaper, we discovered a gorgeous vintage pattern underneath, a perfect floral in shades of yellow and grey. So we are also keeping one patterned wall while doing a light yellow wash over the paper. All still a work in progress, but am getting excited to have the bedroom complete. I have found these inspirational photos to go with the colorful visions in my head. Photos (top to bottom): Heavenly headboard photo from here, Vintage rotary phone available at Anthropologie, Yellow dress photo from here, and Stick on lettering by Harmonie-intérieure.

domino effect

The way it was. Vibrant pages & cover from domino magazine.
Photos by Melanie Acevedo

The future online magazine, Lonny. It's first issue features former domino editor-in-chief Deborah Needleman in her garden.

Like many other interior & decorating minded folks, I was heartbroken when domino magazine folded. So the news I saw today via WWD brings me great joy and hope for the future of magazines. The idea is a stellar one, a former domino editor teaming up with other greats in the industry to create an online-only shelter magazine, called Lonny. The name is a combination of New York and London and it's exciting launch is right around the corner on October 1st. Lonny will give similar features, tips and style like the old domino print mag, but with all viewing and shop linking done online...I'm on the edge of my seat in anticipation!