Realistic Chic is Shannon Plante, a budding author - who has had her short-fiction published - and an amateur clothing designer. This blog is started in an effort to chronicle the decorating and renovating of my first condo as well as to share my creative passions and blab about fashion (including the occasional period reproduction), photography, online shopping, art, vintage paraphernalia, DIY, and life. Thanks so much for visiting and feel free to share a comment!
Free Décor Magazines
An easily accessible and hopefully helpful resource, here are links to every lovely online decor and lifestyle magazine I have come across. Oh, and did I mention they're all free? Just click on the images to go to their respective websites! You're welcome.
is an online magazine that approaches weddings and other occasions with a focus on hip, stylish, do-it-yourself projects and inspiration, to awaken the creative side and to help plan a beautiful wedding in a more accessible and financially friendly way.
is a quarterly digital shelter magazine with a website that features online cooking segments, and informational blogs aimed at showing those who are new to nesting how to cook, entertain, and decorate.
focuses on shelter and fashion style. Eclectic and modern classic mixed with a DIY approach. Do you Rue? I do!
My personal favourite, Lonny is a bi-monthly online magazine that focuses on lifestyle and home decor. Founded by designer Michelle Adams and photographer Patrick Cline, Lonny highlights extraordinary interiors, innovative bloggers, and the latest market finds. Lonny is the trailblazer of free online shelter magazines. It has been featured in Vanity Fair, The New York Times, and blogs worldwide, and has highlighted design luminaries ranging from Cath Kidston to Kelly Wearstler. Think Domino v. 2.0.
is an online lifestyle publication celebrating classics - shaken and stirred. Monthly issues cover past and present fashion, decor, the arts, travel and culture. Brimming with intriguing interviews, stately homes, captivating memoirs and swoon-worthy fashion spreads, matchbook seeks to inspire women around the globe to design a life they adore.
is a new Australian home and lifestyle magazine. Founded and created by designer Loni Parker, Adore Home invites readers into inspirational homes, looks at the latest products on the market and whisks them away to gorgeous holiday destinations.
is a bi-monthly and the newest to the group. High Gloss boasts being tailor made for those who love high style but can't resist a good sale, are constantly searching for inspiration, even if it means scouring the globe, who embrace change but love old favourites, and who are all about the mix: high mixed with low, bold mixed with neutral, modern with classic, masculine with feminine.
is based on Paul Lowe's wildly successful blog Sweet Paul, which ranked 22nd in the London Time's Top 50 Best Design Blogs. With over 100,000 hits a month Sweet Paul has become a regular read for editors, stylists and foodies all over the world. Paul's motto is "chasing the sweet things in life" and the magazine sure lives up to that. It will be filled with easy and elegant recipes, fun and stylish crafts, entertaining ideas, shopping tips, up and coming crafters and so much more.
is a lifestyle web site dedicated to decorating, entertaining, travel,and luxury living in New England and beyond. Lifestyle expert, Interior Designer, and Party Stylist, Linda Smith, offers ideas and inspiration as well as customized services to clients, customers, and readers through her retail store and web sites.
is an online lifestyle magazine launched in May of 2011. Collected was founded by Los Angeles-based interior designers and bloggers, Krista Schrock and Jessica Comingore, after the two bonded over a mutual affinity for a simple, well-designed and carefully curated aesthetic.
is an online magazine that approaches weddings and other occasions with a focus on hip, stylish, do-it-yourself projects and inspiration, to awaken the creative side and to help plan a beautiful wedding in a more accessible and financially friendly way.
is a quarterly digital shelter magazine with a website that features online cooking segments, and informational blogs aimed at showing those who are new to nesting how to cook, entertain, and decorate.
focuses on shelter and fashion style. Eclectic and modern classic mixed with a DIY approach. Do you Rue? I do!
My personal favourite, Lonny is a bi-monthly online magazine that focuses on lifestyle and home decor. Founded by designer Michelle Adams and photographer Patrick Cline, Lonny highlights extraordinary interiors, innovative bloggers, and the latest market finds. Lonny is the trailblazer of free online shelter magazines. It has been featured in Vanity Fair, The New York Times, and blogs worldwide, and has highlighted design luminaries ranging from Cath Kidston to Kelly Wearstler. Think Domino v. 2.0.
is an online lifestyle publication celebrating classics - shaken and stirred. Monthly issues cover past and present fashion, decor, the arts, travel and culture. Brimming with intriguing interviews, stately homes, captivating memoirs and swoon-worthy fashion spreads, matchbook seeks to inspire women around the globe to design a life they adore.
is a new Australian home and lifestyle magazine. Founded and created by designer Loni Parker, Adore Home invites readers into inspirational homes, looks at the latest products on the market and whisks them away to gorgeous holiday destinations.
is a bi-monthly and the newest to the group. High Gloss boasts being tailor made for those who love high style but can't resist a good sale, are constantly searching for inspiration, even if it means scouring the globe, who embrace change but love old favourites, and who are all about the mix: high mixed with low, bold mixed with neutral, modern with classic, masculine with feminine.
is based on Paul Lowe's wildly successful blog Sweet Paul, which ranked 22nd in the London Time's Top 50 Best Design Blogs. With over 100,000 hits a month Sweet Paul has become a regular read for editors, stylists and foodies all over the world. Paul's motto is "chasing the sweet things in life" and the magazine sure lives up to that. It will be filled with easy and elegant recipes, fun and stylish crafts, entertaining ideas, shopping tips, up and coming crafters and so much more.
is a lifestyle web site dedicated to decorating, entertaining, travel,and luxury living in New England and beyond. Lifestyle expert, Interior Designer, and Party Stylist, Linda Smith, offers ideas and inspiration as well as customized services to clients, customers, and readers through her retail store and web sites.
is an online lifestyle magazine launched in May of 2011. Collected was founded by Los Angeles-based interior designers and bloggers, Krista Schrock and Jessica Comingore, after the two bonded over a mutual affinity for a simple, well-designed and carefully curated aesthetic.
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