You were my favorite. Ever, actually. I knew things were not going well for you, and I was bracing myself for the day when you would no longer greet me at my mailbox. All the other recent shelter magazines who've shuttered, Country Home, Cottage Living, House and Garden, O at Home, told the story of a struggling economy and changing reading styles. Design bloggers* have been gossiping for some time about your expected demise. And you did stumble a little with all the celebrity stuff, although we know it was just to help the magazine survive (and actually, Drew Barrymore's office was great, but the Katie Joel spread was tasteless). But still, to have this month's be the last, to shut down your website? So sad. Thank you to everyone who worked on the magazine, and to everyone whose homes were profiled. I am saving all my copies, and your vision(s) will be missed.*People were really pissed at the March issue, which I never quite figured out. Was it the guilt of not being green enough? I dunno.
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