1) I’m so happy to be working with Lindsay, Jen and other bloggers to transform a garden for George Herman House in Toronto. You can read Lindsay’s post here and feel free to contact any of us if you would like to be involved.
2) I’m looking forward to the upcoming release of two interior design books – one can never have enough!
Decorate by Holly Becker (of the immensely popular blog Decor8 ) and Joanna Copestick will be available in May in North America. Top designers and decorators “share over 1,000 professional tips, ideas, and solutions for every room and every budget.” Over 500 photos, how-to’s and floor plans will inspire you to create a home that you love. This is the UK cover which I absolutely adore and the lucky folks over there will get their hands on the book this month.
Funnily enough the other book is titled Undecorate, the No-rules Approach to Interior Design by Christiane Lemieux, founder of Dwell Studio. It will be released tomorrow (March 8) and Christiane shared a sneak peek on her blog today.
The rooms have a casual, collected-over-time look . You may recognize the room on the cover as it was featured on the cover of House Beautiful last year.
Two books with opposite names but similar goals: to inspire you to have a home that speaks to you and is filled with items that you love. You will definitely want both of these on your bookshelf.
3) Chelsea at Frolic wrote an informative post on her thoughts on crediting photos on blogs. Whether you are new to blogging or have been doing it awhile, it is a great read and reminder. Read the comments as well.
I always try to credit photos but have been remiss in linking back to the photographer as it is usually unknown. It is definitely a time consuming process but one that needs to be done. In this post I list and link to 50 sources. Not only should you be identifying the source but linking to it as well, like this:
Interior Design by Melissa Rufty via House Beautiful.
In this case, the photographer’s name wasn’t mentioned but I would link to all three sites if known. I love when bloggers link to the designer so that you can peruse their portfolio online and perhaps discover someone new.
4) In case you haven’t heard, Elte now has a warehouse location. I can’t wait to check it out. Oh, and their upholstery and lighting sale is on.
5) And last but certainly not least, the latest online magazine to hit the virtual newsstands is Dabble – design, travel, food. It is the brainchild of Canadian designer and Editor in Chief Kimberley Seldon. So happy for everyone that worked on their first issue – they knocked the ball out of the park. The photography is stellar and after reading, I have a real need to travel and visit places as diverse as Prague and Nashville.
Also want to add that I will be attending the Dabble launch party on March 24th at Elte. Here is the invite if you would like to attend. Everyone is welcome. Let me know if you are attending – would love to meet some readers!
Hope you have an incredible week!
If you require decorating advice, please contact me at vanessa@vanessafrancis.com.
christine {bijouandboheme}
March 7, 2011So happy to be helping with Lindsay’s project as well- so awesome! Can’t wait for the books and on the sourcing, totally agree- it’s so hard to find the photographer though…I wish there was a site that you could upload a photo so that it would tell you who originally took it. Tineye works for finding the first blog to post it but not for finding who actually took the shot- so hard!!
Designwali
March 7, 2011crediting the photographers is sometimes hard…agreed something that should be done…something I need to work on for sure.
chelsea
March 8, 2011Thanks so much for the link. Your blog is lovely.
Style Attic
March 8, 2011Loving the name of that book UNdecorate, how clever and I already get a fresh and chic vibe from it 🙂 XO
Marcus Design
March 8, 2011Ooh, I want these two books as well! And I so agree with you that crediting is important, I hate it when I can’t find a source! I will be hopping over to read that blog post on the topic now.
Nancy xo
Cecilia
March 8, 2011We have the same taste! I blogged about these books too!
Also wanted to mention that Grace Bonney @ Design Sponge was on a panel at the Alt Summit conference and has a great post in her Biz Ladies series re: Online Ethics and Etiquette as it relates to Copying/Stealing and Crediting. See here:
http://www.designspongeonline.com/2011/01/biz-ladies-online-ethics-etiquette-part-1.html
Thanks for the Frolic link. I did read the post AND all of the comments as you had suggested!
Maureen @ Modecor
March 8, 2011Have ordered ‘DECORATE’ and now want to get my hands on ‘UNDECORATE’
and your ‘Bloggers Give Back’ project sounds wonderful….good luck to all who are involved.
Rambling Renovators
March 8, 2011Yes to everything in this post! I went to the Elte Outlet on Friday. Its huge and there are some good deals to be found and some things that are still way over my budget. I’m still debating this gorgeous girl’s bed I saw there for $450.
Kelly @ JAX does design
March 8, 2011The Bloggers Give Back project sounds exciting. I’m sure you’ll have a great time working on it with the other ladies 🙂
I totally agree about crediting photos – it can be time-consuming, but it’s important to give credit where it’s due. Although that being said, it just isn’t always possible to link back to the original source (designer, photographer, etc.) if a picture has been reposted a lot of times without proper credits along the way.
{Yep, you got TBBs right! :-)}
Andrew Metrick
March 9, 2011Hey Vanessa! Andrew Metrick from Elte here. Had to say thank you for not only the sale mention but also the new Outlet. I’m the worst person for an honest review but I happen to think it’s spectacular! It’s a beautiful 30,000 square foot space and it’s already off to a great start. Anyway, the real reason for my comment is in reference to your mention of Dabble Magazine. Dabble’s holding their Launch Party at Elte on March 24th. I’ll be there so I really hope you and your readers can come. It’s going to be a great event. Details below.
http://dabblelaunchparty.eventbrite.com/
All the best,
Andrew.
Wendy
March 9, 2011thanks for sharing here… i didn’t hear about ELTE’s warehouse location. are you planning on going to the Dabble launch party later this month? have a great week Vanessa!
Vanessa@decor happy
March 9, 2011Cecilia – Yes we are two peas in a pod aren’t we? I will check out the link – thanks!
Andrew and Wendy – yes I RSVP’d to the Dabble launch party. I will add a link to the post. Sounds like there is going to be a huge crowd!