Smart Design

Oh, the internet can take you so many places. Look at this brilliant design from MarKHed Design on Etsy. I think the capturing of motion on both of these pieces is fantastic. Kudos to you good sir! 

Buzzed off color

This Design Sponge sneak preview of Kelly Teasley's place included a lot of inspiring looks. Love her bold, aggressive use of color. 

This pink is a perfect highlighter shade.

These are bathrooms I can get behind.

*Images courtesy of Design Sponge.

Wallpapered Secrets

When I was little, I had a fascinating habit of demanding I visit every possible bathroom in any location. I would just go and take a little visit to the loo to scope out the scene. We would go on vacation in Michigan or Georgia or Bonaire and my parents would tease that I had seen every bathroom possible.

I don't know why, perhaps it was an early fascination with design--you can do some interesting stuff in washrooms.

My mom sent this photo of a bathroom wallpapered in old telegrams and letters. I find it very intriguing. I fear I would get lost in a telegram and spend too. stop. much. stop. time in the ladies reading!


Though I've outgrown the habit, I would definitely sneak away to this ladies room and do a little light reading.

Maybe you've heard...

...2009 was a bit rough for magazines. Probably one you liked didn't make it: Gourmet, Blender, Domino. This list goes on. In fact, in a quick Google check I read 367 magazines shut their publishing doors last year.

What this creates is an opportunity. There is a new market opening for online magazines. And Lonny jumped right in to fill that gap for decor and design magazines. The third issue came out last week.

It's strange to read a magazine online, but the layout is fairly user friendly. Conveniently, if you fall in love with something on one of the pages, chances are it's linked and you can find both the source (+) and the price (-). Also, it's almost impossible to not find new sources of inspiration on Lonny's pages since it's packed.

Here are a taste of my favorites:
This teal wingback caught my attention. It must be the lines. Or the color.

This blue settee is gorgeous. Then, BAM! you see the back. What a delightful pop!

This dining room, with it's deep shade of blue and casual charm, is such a departure from my dining room growing up. And yet, I love it.

This floral headboard juxtaposed with glossy black paint makes me want to jump up and say "YESSS!!!" But then, I return to my headboard-less, white-walled room and I realize there's nary a headboard around these days to which I would say "no".

And, one last one for good measure, this sweet scalloped side table. It was snatched up and resuscitated at a flea market. (This is an area in which I do not excel).

The variety of rooms (decor styles, colors, and layout) I stumble upon and think "I could live there" makes me a little nervous for the day I'm tasked with designing a cohesive place to live. But, I guess I have time to explore & discover my favorites now.

*All images courtesy of Lonny, issue 3.