SPOTTED IT...

I love seeing items that I sell on O&B show up in the pages of interior design magazines. The latest are these fabulous glasses that the team from Lonny Magazine styled in a portable bar for stylist, Lisa Stasiulewicz. 

Image courtesy of Lonny Magazine July/ August 2011 issue 

I found this set at an estate sale in Massachusetts. Love them!

Set of six silver rimmed glasses

SIMPLY A GREAT WEEKEND...

Okay, I've been basically shouting this from the rooftops since Friday, but Octavia & Brown was featured as a top vintage shop on Etsy in the April issue of Lonny Magazine! A owe a huge thank you to Michelle and Ellie, who I met at the fantastic P.S. I Made This event at Kate Spade back in the Fall. Check out the feature here (as well as some other very cool vintage shops)...

On Saturday, I ventured over the Pier Art & Antiques Show at Pier 94 in NYC. I'd never been before and wasn't sure what to expect. Lucky for me, it was a mix of mid-century modern, art deco, 50s kitsch, as well as more traditional dealers. I ended up with some fantastic finds including a silver plate humidor, a bright yellow enamel bowl and three gorgeous sets of glasses. All will be coming to Octavia & Brown this week! Be sure to check back...

Some other finds from the show...

How Sunny It Is

 Image courtesy of Lonny and artist Caitlin McGauley

I always love Watercolor Wednesday's over at Lonny. Artist Caitlin McGauley creates such fantastic prints each week. This week's sunshine yellow post struck a particular cord with me. After a few days in sunny Belize, I've been looking for ways to bring a little sunshine back to NYC. Good thing I picked up this gorgeous yellow lamp and fantastic yellow ice bucket before leaving. Both are coming to Octavia & Brown soon...

{TAKING IT ONLINE }

Casa Sugar is currently polling their readers asking about their favorite online design magazines. There have been so many that have launched in the past year that it's hard to keep up. Here are my thoughts on the Casa Sugar's top six (and a bonus)...

Rue Magazine
Now on their second issue, Rue Magazine has already become one of my favorites. I love their clean, airy photography and fantastic layouts. Definitely a place to spot inspiration for my apartment.

 Images courtesy of Rue Magazine

Ivy & Piper
A newbie in the online design magazine world, Ivy & Piper has already started to make a name for themselves. Based out of Australia, I hope they continue to feature and showcase international designers.

Images courtesy of Ivy & Piper

Lonny Magazine
My go-to since Domino shuttered it's doors. Rather than just a duplication, Lonny brings a fresh take on interiors and has featured fantastic interviews and home tours with designers like Miles Redd, Eddie Ross and Lulu deKwiatkowski.  Love it!

Images courtesy of Lonny Magazine

Nesting Newbies
In truth I don't know a lot about this online magazine, but checking in checking it out for this post, I already love the range of articles in each issue from entertaining and decorating to recipes and crafts. 

 

Images courtesy of Nesting Newbies

Sweet Paul Derived from the "wildly successful" blog, Sweet Paul, Sweet Paul Magazine is chock full of delicious and beautifully shot food, recipes and crafts. To me it feels like a modernized version of Martha Stewart. I would love to see this online magazine continue on.

Images courtesy of Sweet Paul

Pure Green An online design magazine dedicated to sustainable style. The photos are beautifully shot and I can't get enough of the vintage and industrial chic style thrown in too!

Images courtesy of Pure Green

Matchbook Magazine  While still in the process of launching, I'm already excited about the arrival of Matchbook: Field Guide to a Charmed Life, arriving in January 2011. If the photos I've seen and the pedigree of co-founders: Katie Armour of The Neo-Traditionalist and Jane Lilly Warren of Lox Papers
are any indication of what's to come, it's definitely going to be one to watch.

Images courtesy of Matchbook Magazine

Any new online mags that you love?

GETTING CRAFTY

There are times that I absolutely love living in NYC and last night was definitely one of them.

It started with a trip to Kate Spade's flagship in Soho where Erica Domesek from P.S. I Made This was hosting a DIY party to promote her new book (which is both fabulous and inspiring!) 

Six other style/design bloggers including Grace Bonny from Design*Sponge and Michelle Adams from Lonny Magazine, led the way. Party goers were bedazzling and lettering their own fabric bags amongst Cherry Fizz cocktails and the cutest mini hot dogs and burgers I've ever seen. I was totally inspired by all the great ideas I saw last night.

I ended up with a cute leopard print bag, courtesy of the ladies from Lonny. So easy and fun! (As a bonus, they told me that the directions for printing out your own iron-on leopard spots will be up on the site soon!)

Grace Bonny transformed her Kate Spade London Tote using imitation gold leaf to create big shiny polka dots. Check out how she did her cool bag here.

(Image courtesy of Design*Sponge)

After leaving Kate Spade, my friend and I headed to 'Ino, an adorable wine/ panini bar in the West Village. I was just in the middle of telling my friend about a Apartment Therapy book signing I'm going to on Monday (details here), when who should appear, but Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan, himself. How cool.

Thinking of Wallpaper...

When I was a kid, I remember going to the local paint store with my Mom and taking home the huge wallpaper books. At age nine, I was given the chance to pick out my own wallpaper for my room. While I wanted cartoon elephants, we comprised on light pink and white striped bow wallpaper. Little did I know that this would stay up in my room through high school!

Seeing the ostrich wallpaper in the apartment of editor, Michelle Adams in the April/ May issue of Lonny, has me considering wallpaper again. A tried and true paint girl, I am warming up to the idea of wallpaper for my apartment. As long as I can do it without losing my security deposit, I'm there. Here are a few that I love and the original inspiration from Lonny...

Ostrich wallpaper from Beware The Moon

This would be perfect for an entryway Graham & Brown

Love the dramatic black wallpaper in Rita Konig's entryway

 Grass cloth could be fun for one long wall Designyourownwall.com

Here are some other great wallpaper sources:

Cole & Son

Farrow & Ball

Rapture & Wright

(Photos courtesy of Lonnymag, Graham & Brown, Domino Magazine)