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Above is a photograph, from Habitually Chic, of the new special edition issue of Domino magazine.  I am so delighted that there is a new issue, but moreover I am excited that this one is really great.  I will admit that I was quite underwhelmed with the first Domino special edition.  After such a long wait, I was disappointed that the first new issue didn't really have the feel of the original magazine.  This Best Rooms issue, really improves upon that.  Best of all, this issue featres a look back at some of my favourite home tours - including Rashida Jones, Jenna Lyons, and Laura Vinroot Poole. 

Below are a few images from Domino's facebook page.  I will be shocked if I don't get the urge to get out all the old issues tonight.  It really was the best home decor magazine.

Alexis Stewart's minimalist apartment is featured in this months Martha Stewart Living Magazine.  I was taken aback by how soft and feminine these modern lines are.  If you look through the feature, there are also several pictures of her small children enjoying the living space and in their nursery.  All the photographs show a desirable home for play, relaxation, and entertaining.  It's pretty dreamy.  Check out all the photos here.

I have a beautiful new apartment that I moved into in May.  I am still working my magic and deciding what to add, take away, move around, etc.  I love looking in magazines, both online and in print, to get some inspiration.  I don't always want my place to have the exact same look as the last, even though I keep most of the same furniture.  Today, as the new Matchbook Magazine went live, Katie Armour posted photos, from the issue, on her blog The Neo-Traditionalist.  Katie has great style in my opinion because of the way she mixes things.  The combinations of colours, textures, lines, trends really makes her living space pop.  This apartment is sadly the one she has just left in California, as she moves to New York.  I'm sure her new apartment will be a different twist on her great taste.

The home of Erin Gates and her husband was recently featured on The Everygirl.  It was such a treat to see Erin's personal decor style.   I love her blog The Elements of Style and read it every day. My favourite thing in her house was the elephant table above.  Erin listed some of her sources yesterday, but alas the elephant was a vintage score.  Sigh, I was hoping that there was a bargain fairy on my shoulder and it was miraculously from the American equivalent of HomeSense or something.