Yea...LONNY is Finally Here!

Lonny, the online decor magazine has finally launched. I am so excited!!!! Congrats to founders Michelle Adams, former Domino staffer, designer and fabric designer for Rubie Green and Patrick Cline, photographer. They did a brilliant job creating a place to find great decorating ideas.

(Excerpt take from M.A.Belle) In a time when shelter publications are turning their last pages... OUR MISSION is to reopen the doors of accessible design. By embracing an oniline platform we provide inspiration at the click of a finger, directly connecting our readers to their favorite products and resources. Our freedom from pages limits means that we can share more content in each issue, delivering an intimate look into the way people really live. At Lonny, we value independent thinking and believe not in following trends, but rather in making choices that lead to happiness. We believe that good design and affordable design can coexist and that true inspiration can be found in the teeniest of homes or in the grandest of spaces.

Here is a peek inside Michelle Adams's East Harlem apartment brought to you by Real Living. She created her home on a low budget makeover featuring eco-friendly paints, vintage finds and sustainable materials. She truly is a brilliant designer.

(Photos by Patrick Cline)

Baby Boy Nursery

I have finally uploaded pictures of my baby boy's nursery. I started designing his room around his crib bedding passed down from my sister. I was trying to stay away from colors that were too gender specific because we kept the sex a surprise, so using her bedding worked out perfectly because it has a mixture of bright colors that could be used for both a boy and a girl's nursery. My father-in-law gave us this gorgeous antique rocking chair given to him by his mother. It is sweet to think he was rocked in this chair as a baby. The seat is needle pointed, so in order to keep it from getting destroyed by spit up and such, I draped a blanket over it. For artwork above the bed, my mother-in-law brought me an old and used Mother Goose nursery rhymn book to cut from. I had so many black frames I was not using, so to save money I spray painted them white instead of purchasing new ones. To create the skirted bed side table I bought the base from Target and draped blue and white gingham fabric over it from Hancock Fabrics. Another DIY project were the letters above his crib. I purchased the plaques, letters and ribbon from Michaels and painted them myself.

Black & White Tile Bathroom Floor

I love vintage black and white tile pattern bathroom floors. When I came across this image I fell in love with these pastel blue walls. It makes the room feel fresh and modern. In the early 1900s, this black and white tile pattern became a popular choice for bathroom floors. Of course now a days you can order these tiles in several different colors.