Home sweet home.
While there are plenty of interior design blogs and sites to keep you somewhat satisfied, nothing beats lounging around with a glossy paper copy of your favorite shelter magazine. Luckily, we didn't lose as many titles as we did last year, and we even gained one — the delightful new quarterly, Anthology. What print magazine is your all-time favorite? Did I leave out your favorite shelter Read more
Another one bites the dust. Hachette Filipacchi Media announced today that it will fold Metropolitan Home with its December issue. The company plans to focus its efforts on its other shelter glossy, Elle Decor. HFMUS President and CEO Alain Lemarchand said, "We believe the best strategy in the upscale shelter segment is to boldly focus our resources and investment on Elle Decor, which is the Read more
As shelter magazines fold left and right, some new blood joins the cast. Michelle Adams, former Domino market editor and founder of über-chic eco fabric and bedding shop Rubie Green — read my interview with her here — is launching Lonny magazine, an online-only decorating and lifestyle publication. The magazine, due to launch in October, will follow a traditional magazine format on an Read more
An article in The New York Times on Wednesday, "The Thriving (Online) Shelter Magazine Industry," discussed the influx of online design publications, specifically Lonny, Rue, High Gloss, and Matchbook, since the folding of much-heralded Domino and long-standing magazines like House & Garden and Metropolitan Home. It was interesting to read because I feel I could have written it myself Read more
My friend Blair is an interior designer, and every time I visit her house, I discover another corner that she's styled to ultimate perfection. Most recently, it was her shelter magazines, coiled up beautifully in a vintage milk crate. I've never seen glossies stored this way, and I kind of love it, but I don't know how good it is for the issues. How do you store your magazines? How Do Read more
In the sad continuing saga of shelter magazines closing up shop, one of my personal favorites, ReadyMade, is folding, according to Ad Age. The DIY magazine, which was bought by Meredith and moved to Iowa just two years ago, has been retired due to cost-cutting measures at the publishing company. Sadly, 75 people will be losing their jobs. Meredith CEO Steve Lacy released the following Read more
I'm happy to present a post from one of my favorite sites, Stylelist Home! From the return of Domino to the newly launching Design Hunting title by New York Magazine, shelter magazines in the US are looking strong. And across the pond in London, home design is also getting a whole new focus, thanks to the online lifestyle and shelter magazine Heart Home, which just released its latest Spring Read more
March and April are two of my favorite months, thanks to the return of Spring, but design enthusiasts also have a lot to be happy about, thanks to three exciting updates on the shelter magazine front. In March, I'll be looking forward to Lonny's new March/April issue. It's the first issue the magazine has published since its sabbatical following the November/December issue. More exciting yet, Read more
Los Angeles-based Jeff Andrews has designed homes for Ryan Seacrest and America Ferrera, among other clients, and his timeless, elegant, and inspired designs are a hit with design fans, shelter magazines, and design insiders. One of his most recent projects is featured in the May issue of Traditional Home, which will hit newsstands on April 17. Today, Jeff is sharing a preview of one of the rooms Read more
I'm excited to present a post from Stylelist Home! From home magazine redesigns to shelter web site facelifts, 2012 is looking more and more like a promising year of changes...for the home decor world, at least. Now, the flash sale site One Kings Lane is joining the ranks with a newly expanded editorial section titled Live.Love.Home. The newly launched Live.Love.Home site will complement the Read more
