Fab Finds: Vintage Speaker

With so much modern technology taking over our homes, it's nice to see a little vintage style that fits our contemporary needs. How chic to listen to your favorite iPod playlists via this little beauty!

Vintage Loud Speaker, $725, AustinModern via Etsy

Fab Finds: New Angela Adams Rug

Little that comes from Angela Adams fails to snag my attention -- colorful and retro-chic? Two of my favorite descriptors. Check out the just-released Dahlia rug. Love it.

Domino Magazine "is back"? Save yourself the hassle...

I got my official start in design almost 10 years via shelter magazines. Domino magazine was always my favorite, my golden egg -- the one magazine I respected for true originality, style and accessibility. When they folded, it was an insecure time for print magazines in general. I was working at another magazine at the time and thought my job was secure (they can't all fold, I figured) -- until we lost Domino. If they can't make it, who can? Eventually, my magazine did fold, and I did lose my job. Which brought me to where I am now (so I suppose I shouldn't complain...)

Not too long ago, I saw this post in my Facebook feed:

And I was SO EXCITED. Until I saw the actual issue. Sadly, it is yet another (don't get me started on magazines these days) representation of the corporate takeover of the creative industry -- someone somewhere realized the popularity and the beloved following (still, to this day) of the inspired publication and thought "easy money" to bring it back to life, without regard for soul or integrity. Instead of doing the Domino name justice, they recycled once-original (i.e. old) content as if the general consumer were dumb enough to fall for it (just as most mass-produced, large-corporation-based shelter magazines do to this day; start paying attention).

Don't. Hold your breath (and your money) and hope that someone with pure intentions brings the true Domino name -- and all that it ignites in our design-loving bones -- back to the masses. Until then, keep procrastinating from work, and scour the internet until you find your own true inspiration... Because in the end, that's what matters most.

-x, Allie

Five Points: When Styles Collide

Here's what happens when a client loves industrial modern and a more traditional/antique look. (Thanks Restoration Hardware.)

1 - Swedish Demi Lune Chair, $299 (x2)
2 - Foucault's Orb Crystal Chandelier, $2595
3 - Metal Schoolhouse Collection Chair, $169 (x4)
4 - Grand Baluster Rectangle Dining Table, 72", $1395
5 - Circa 1900s Cast-Metal Bulls Head, $595

Buzzed Decorating: Part One

Here are some inspirational ideas that got my decorative juices flowing [pun intended] after two glasses of wine. As some famous person somewhere once said, "creativity can be found in a bottle."

[OK, admittedly, some are better than others.]

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Photo: Zoe Murphy