
Lynda Reeves, the doyenne of the highly successful
Canadian House & Home magazine says in
an article for the
Westcoast Homes section of the
Vancouver Sun that the
announced closure of the century-old
House & Garden magazine in the U.S. reflects subsantially changing attitudes to home design and decor.
When Condé Nast announced this week that House & Garden, the venerable magazine of American design and decorating, was being put to bed, friends called to congratulate me and our team at House & Home. To them, it meant one less magazine competing on American and Canadian newsstands, and for many of the same advertising dollars.
In fact, it's sad when a respected competitor dies. But more importantly, to me the announcement just amplified the change in design and decorating that has been coming on strong for several years. "Serious" is out. Overdone, overpriced and, most of all, over-decorated rooms are fast becoming obsolete.
Decorating has changed, she says, and is more eclectic and freewheeling:
You can go into the most expensive homes in Canada and find important art and antiques sitting happily beside a great chair from Ikea. "Stuffy" is out. Witty and wonderful is in. You may be decorating yourself or you may be hiring a designer, but either way, you're involved, hunting down accessories and researching online finds.
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