six great online design mags

TGIF! So excited for the weekend. True, every day is kind of like the weekend for me these days, but the weekend means Jordan is home, yay!...In preparation for the weekend, I thought I would round up some great design and lifestyle mags that you can read Saturday morning with a cup of coffee (or 3). I am a magazine hoarder, and I have an assortment of subscriptions I pay for, but these are free and some of them are even better than the ones I buy. Do you read any online mags?

Rue (monthly)
As I mentioned in the post about Rue Daily, this is my fave online magazine. They feature style, design, recipes, entertaining ideas and great blogs...it is chock full of inspiring and beautiful things! 

Adore (bimonthly)
An Australian online mag that "invites you to inspirational homes, looks at the latest products on the market and whisks you away to gorgeous holiday destinations" (taken from their website). Beautiful, bright and modern! 

Lonny (bi-monthly)
One of the very best, if not the best. Lonny was created by a couple of staff members from the late and amazing Domino magazine. It is full of unique and beautiful interiors and lifestyle features. Love love love it! Such high quality it's hard to believe it's free. 

Sweet Paul (quarterly)
A magazine based on the very popular blog of the same name that has beautiful ideas for entertaining, crafts, recipes, travel, etc. 

Est (quarterly)
Another Australian publication that takes "a relaxed and stylish view, showcasing some of the worlds best homes, interiors, fashion, luxury goods, travel and lifestyle" (taken from their website). 

91 Magazine (quarterly)
This UK based mag is new to me, but it has great style tips, design, crafts with a vintage-y twist. 

Hope you have a fabulous weekend!
XO

hello rue daily!

My favourite online magazine Rue made an announcement today - I'm so excited about it and wanted to share if you haven't already heard. Rue mag now has a website full of daily inspiration: Rue Daily. It used to feel like half a year before new issues would be out (in reality it's bimonthly), but now there is a place to go whenever you want a taste of their beautiful finds and features...Decor & Inspiration, Fashion & Style, Trends & Shopping, and Lifestyle & Entertaining - basically all my favourite things! Since this is only day one of the site there is a good starting point for content, but they will obviously be adding more each day. Admittedly the site is a little buggy right this minute, but we will give them some leeway because it has only been live for a few hours...In the meantime, here are a few images from the site...but you should really go check it out to see for yourself.

um, yum. lifestyle & entertaining features this espresso and walnut dark chocolate cake recipe.

love this freestyle wreath DIY in decor & inspiration

style inspiration from the life styled blogger Catherine Sheppard 

(I need all the help I can get in this department)

monochromatic home styling and tips in decor & inspiration

                                          

faux taxidermy fun

We've been in the house for over a year, but we still have a lot of sad bare walls. I want to remedy this as soon as possible, but I'm always scared to buy something and make a decision about "art"...so I endlessly look and never purchase. But we need fun and pretty things to look at in our home. That's why when I was in Marda Loop yesterday and saw some great faux taxidermy busts at Wild About Flowers I got very excited! ...but as usual didn't buy. Instead I decided to look around and see what else is out there. Look what I found! I am not a fan of actual taxidermy, but the resin and papier-mache versions are fun and whimsical. What do you think?

West Elm's papier-mache animal sculpture; $102.41. 

Made in Haiti as part of a Caribbean Craft, a project that works to create jobs for Haitian artisans.

1, 2, 3, 5: 

Mahzer & Vee (Etsy) - Resin animals - Prices range from $40 for a small bust to $110 for a large one. They will make the animals in any colour you would like, or you can just go for flat white. 

6: 

Anthropologie - Smiling Hippo Bust - Papier-mache; $198

4, 7: 

White Faux Taxidermy - Resin animals - Prices range from $30 for a miniature to $170 for more ornate, large busts. 

I think my favourite might be the gold bear, but I can't decide! We will probably end up with white, because it "matches" everything...that is if we can make a decision at all. 

pantry pretty-up

I love January. For the first couple weeks of it anyways, before winter starts to feel like it's dragging and we're feeling cooped up and craving sunshine. This first couple of weeks though is time for a fresh start, and I always feel inspired to begin new things, make goals, and chip away at my mile long to-do list. First on my list was to start a blog - accomplished...really, I feel so productive already I should just stop now. That's enough for me this year, I can sit back and eat those bon bons I was promised on mat leave and then blog about how good they taste and how tight my jeans are. 

But NO! I will carry on (and continue to eat bon bons while checking things off my list). The next thing on said list was to organize the pantry (as well as the office, garage, basement, bonus room, kitchen cupboards, closets, aka every-room-in-the-house). I finished yesterday - the pantry only, the rest will have to wait for another day. I'm sure you're all dying to see the finished product, right? Well you are in luck because I took pictures! Not the best pictures mind you, maybe I will add "learn to take better pictures" to my list, too. 

    * chalkboard labels - Martha Stewart Home Office - $5.99 from Staples for a pkg of six (I love the       look of these, and Jordan assured me that he appreciated the labelling because he had always had a difficult time telling the difference between white and brown sugar...)

    * lazy susans for oil and vinegars - $5.99 from Homesense 

    * can display - $5.99 from Homesense

    * glass cannisters - bought at Ikea forever ago

    * green boxes - from the dishes we got for our wedding, too pretty to throw out!

    * note all the pretty cookbooks I have, aren't they so pretty? One of these days I will have to cook something from them instead of looking up recipes for free on the internet. 

And for fun here is the song that I had on repeat while I was organizing "True Romance" by Citizens! - hadn't watched the racy video until now: