favorite new shelter mag!

I'm sure everyone was as devastated as I was when Domino magazine dissappeared along with other shelter publications. Luckily, Michelle Adams and her crew have come to our rescue with Lonny, a shelter publication exclusively on the web. Lonny has easy to zoom pages with links to products and resources they feature, with one-click one can go directly to sites to purchase items.

The premier issue is such a treat, featuring some of the best design experts in the biz. I could definitely live in Kate Simpson's, former Sr. Market Editor of the late domino mag., beach house, or Eddie Ross, Top Design reality show, and Jaithab Kochar country cottage, or the amazing home of Deborah Needleman, the former domino's Editor In Chief. Please check out Lonny magazine; I promise you will love it as much as I do! I'm so excited for future issues!

Here are some of my favorite pics from the 1st issue:

my home design #1

One of my friends recently asked me what my home/design/decor style was...and I couldn't really articulate it--I feel like it varies based on what space I would be living in.  So I've begun a small series of my home inspirations, basically themes I like for where/how I want to live--once I can afford it.

Dream home pictures #1: Inspiration: Lofts...I love lofts with their huge spaces and vaulted ceilings and the idea of a huge blank canvas to build in walls wherever you want.  I love the huge windows and tons of light...and the juxtaposition of the smooth pillars, wood floors, and white walls verses the rustic brick walls and natural wood beams--I LOVE texture.  I also love the industrial ceilings where you can see all the electrical stuff*(technical word) and vents, etc.  Old town here I come...someday....close enough to the beach and yet, I'll get the NY lofty feel that I love.  In general, I love anything oversized, maybe because of my obsession with Alice in Wonderland, tangent, but anything humungous: a big mirror, huge painting, huge beams, a huge clock--I just think it looks neat, especially in such a vast space.  

Also, in general I have a pretty clean and simple approach to decor.  I don't like a lot of stuff(junk); it makes me feel claustrophobic.  I like pieces that make a statement or have a story (ie. huge/vintage).