I was working late last night going through some media contacts and ran across a magazine I haven’t seen in awhile. Country Style is based in Australia (where its balmy and beautiful right now), and as you can see, its lovely. What’s really cool is that it’s offered in a convenient digitalized version so us Yankees and Canucks up here in the freezing cold can get some warm weather inspiration.
The editorial focus is on really stunning photography, and a modern vision of country style that incorporates an eclectic warmth appealing to a wide audience. It certainly appeals to me!
OK – I’ll admit it…I’m a dish-aholic. I just adore tabletop prettiness of all types, vintage, ceramic, fine china, melamine … I can look and be enthralled with patterns for hours. As far as I’m concerned most designs are true works of art suitable for framing or at least hanging. If I had room I’d have dish sets by the hundreds. I’m seriously not exaggerating.
I think the prettiest tables have gobs of different patterns all mixed and matched with just the right touch. I’m indulging my fetish with the virtual table above made up of some of the prettiest autumn themed patterns: clockwise from upper right: Quail Plates – Pottery Barn; from ‘Winter House’ by Charlotte Moss; Tracy Porter ‘Vivre’; Baroque Salad Plates – Pottery Barn; from ‘Winter House’ by Charlotte Moss.
Have you checked out Interiors Magazine lately? I rarely spy the actual book on the stands but the online version is quite spectacular. The Oct/Nov issue features page after page of interesting design – most projects splashed with vibrant color. The issue features a gorgeous residential project by Orlando Diaz-Azcuy, an apartment in Hong Kong by Miles Young, and a home in Portugal designed by Vera Cristo – all extensively photographed and documented. Shown here are some images at random – to see them all check out the digital version of the magazine here>>
Former House & Garden and House Beautiful editor Katie Ridder did more than hone artful sentences and contribute to lovely layouts while on staff. She absorbed as much as she could from top designers.
“I learned who the best decorators were and why. I met them, I saw their work in person, I saw their offices; it was a unique education and I know that when I imagine a room, it’s through the camera’s lens,” she told Connecticut Cottages & Gardens recently. And judging from the luscious rooms shown here she learned well. See more of Ridder’s work here.
