more magazines bite the dust!

October 5, 2009

Condé Nast just announced that they are closing Modern Bride, Elegant Bride, Cookie and Gourmet magazines.
The following is from Perez Hilton, written in his usual snarky, but obscenely fascinating style:
“Despite its loss in ad pages, the folding of Gourmet, a magazine with enormous influence in the food world, comes as a shock!! The culinary bible [...]

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resources ~ ebay seller ~ red barn estates

October 5, 2009

Red Barn Estates is a husband and wife team offering one-of-a-kind shabby chic items for the home and garden. From their Ebay shop, they have an ever changing cornucopia of refinished, as well as, old chippy painted antique furniture including dressers, nightstands, beds, tables, buffets, cabinets, mirrors and other delicious treasures. Several years [...]

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details ~ lonny magazine

October 1, 2009

The premier issue of the much anticipated Lonny Magazine is live. At a time when shelter magazines are shuttering, Lonny’s mission is is to provide design inspiration ~ in a magazine format ~ with the click of a mouse.

As there are no page limits, Lonny can share more content. Their objective is to [...]

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details ~ butterflies from maps

September 30, 2009

I saw these over at Apartment Therapy & thought they were so cool that I wanted to share. Butterflies from maps ~

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resources ~ spruce home

September 30, 2009

Spruce is a design studio based in Austin, TX. Reworking vintage pieces & recovering them with amazing contemporary fabrics, they create updated one-of-a-kind furniture.

If you live in Austin stop by their store at 6607 N. Lamar Boulevard. Spruce has an Etsy shop & a website.

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details ~ etsy seller ~ edart

September 28, 2009

I totally love the retro & whimsical feel of the giclees from Etsy seller, Edart.

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details ~ shabby chic couture

September 24, 2009

Remember this?

Rachael Ashwell’s very first Shabby chic store opened in Santa Monica 20 years ago. Through the intervening years, she wrote 5 books, did a TV show, started a wholesale line, struck a deal with Target & in the past several years, opened a total of 10 more stores. Over-expansion intersected with the [...]

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details ~ etsy seller ~ farouche

September 24, 2009

Here are some of the giclees at Etsy shop, Farouche ~

when was the last time you thanked your heart for beating ~

& “a” is for apple & ‘p” is for pear ~

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resources ~ delia furniture

September 22, 2009

Delia is a furniture producer providing manufacturing, marketing and distribution services to a number of artists with an emphasis on hand made steel furniture and accessories. This allows artists to focus on what they do best ~ create & thus forgo all the responsibilities of operating a small business.

You can purchase Delia Furniture at [...]

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staging ~ the power of paint

September 21, 2009

Paint is literally money in a can. When staging your home to sell, there is no quicker way to update & neutralize a space than a fresh coat of paint. And, there may be instances where wallpaper removal is involved.
New Jersey realtor & stager, Michele Rose, recently posted these before & after shots [...]

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