5/30/2023 0 Comments Domino magazine![]() ![]() “I’m feeling like we all just got totally punk’d,” wrote one, Erica Reitman, on Design Blahg, when the first one appeared in 2012. Since its demise, its publisher, Condé Nast, has tried to capitalize on that devotion with special issues that were rehashes of old stories, a tactic that enraged some of Domino’s more vocal fans. One of the many publishing casualties of the recession, the youthful decorating magazine that folded in early 2009 was light on ad revenue but rich with readers: passionate, devoted readers, more than a million of them, according to the Alliance for Audited Media. What they were putting together, however, was not exactly a new publication, but the third iteration of Domino magazine, or Domino 3.0, as Curbed christened it this summer. Ambridge was also responsible for retouching the photos, and Ms. With no real budget for photography, Michelle Adams, the new magazine’s editor in chief Brittany Ambridge, the photo director and Robert Leleux, the creative director, had shot, styled and written nearly every feature. On a wall blackened with chalkboard paint, someone had drawn a medley of picture frames. Elaina Sullivan, the market editor, had painted canvases à la Rothko. There was the eager - and tiny - young staff in a scruffy office on West 38th Street decorated with Blu Dot furniture, a couple of Moroccan rugs and their own artwork. Thank you for being a part of my journey, for allowing me to share my ideas with you and for sharing yours with me! I’m so excited to see what 2019 has in store – we’re just getting started and the best is yet to come.It certainly looked like a magazine start up. I’m not usually one for accolades, but winning this award is a great big feather in my cap – a huge validation of the hard work I’ve put in all these years. I am deeply grateful and acutely aware what a strange and awesome blessing it is to be able to stay home, raise our kids, and still be able to pursue my passions. It’s not lost on me what a unique thing it is to wake up everyday and do what I do for a living. Best International Design Blog: Hygge For Home.Best Interior Design Blog: Studio McGee.Best General Lifestyle Blog: Bright Bazaar.Best DIY Blog: The House of Wood – that’s me!.I’m humbled and honored to be in great company. It was incredibly inspiring to be surrounded by so many other talented, creative bloggers as well as the stellar team at Domino Magazine. Together with Tribute Portfolio, Domino hosted a swanky awards ceremony at Hotel Zachary, right across the street from Wrigley Field. After three hours, a steroid shot, and a hefty dose of ibuprofen, I was as good as new, just in time to catch a flight to Chicago the following Tuesday. It was a fun, whirlwind of a trip that I almost didn’t make! The Sunday before the event, I spent the better part of my morning in the ER after waking up feeling like I’d swallowed a pine cone. I spent a couple of days in Chicago, celebrating with the Domino team and the winners in the other categories. Remember when I got the happy news that this blog was nominated in the Domino Design Blog Awards? Well, I’m thrilled to report that, thanks to YOU, The House of Wood was named Best DIY Blog by Domino Magazine! A great big, heartfelt thank you to everyone who voted for me and cheered me on! Your support has truly meant the world to me. ![]()
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