From My Stack of Magazines: April 2010

Not many favorites this month. Elle Decor featured a beautiful feminine drawing room with a huge navy blue upholstered ottoman, a bold pink damask sofa, and pale pink walls. Pastel perfect for spring were featured in Elle Decor including lacquer boxes that were also in the December 2009 issue of Real Simple.



Photograph courtesy of the April 2010 issue of Elle Decor.








Photographs courtesy of the April 2010 issue of Elle Decor.



This scanned page from the April issue of Real Simple doesn't do the color of these green chairs justice. Simply gorgeous.


Photographs courtesy of the April 2010 issue of Real Simple.



Country Living had instructions for creating decoupaged office accessories; I especially like the little dish for scissors.


Photograph courtesy of the April 2010 issue of Country Living.



House Beautiful was by far my favorite magazine this month. I liked the white terrycloth bath vanity tool from Ballard. However, my favorite was the new Houston home with the look of a rustic Italian villa which included 1850s Italian oak front doors, rustic stone hallway and brick arches, wood beams, warm terracotta colored walls in the dining room, and an antique Italian iron window grille over mirror in the powder room.







Photographs courtesy of the April 2010 issue of House Beautiful.














Photographs courtesy of the April 2010 issue of House Beautiful.



I loved the luxurious dining room with striped drapes, striped chair backs, and massive amounts of moulding in Better Homes and Gardens this month. It was so elegant and bright.



Photographs courtesy of the April 2010 issue of Better Homes and Gardens.



The anklet heel trend was prominent in the April issue of Elle including pale pink Lanvin heels that also appeared in the March 2010 issue of Elle.






Photographs courtesy of the April 2010 issue of Elle.