Love the cover, was so excited to buy the issue, and then it seemed like there were only 12 pages of homes. Underwhelming, to say the least.
Sad face.
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Friday, July 22, 2011
Is it just me, or is Canadian House and Home anemic?
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Yes. Agreed. The only answer is more whiskey.
I haven't seen it yet but it seems this is the case with most shelter mags these days...bummer.
-e (modern24seven.blogspot.com)
agreed. after the last couple issues, i let my subscription drop. sad face for sure.
I was amazed at how boring it was while browsing the glossy pages the other night before bed! Sad!
I picked it up at the bookstore last night and thought the same thing.
I totally agree. Really bad issue.
While I was a subscriber for many years, keeping each copy, I let my subscription lapse after Cobi Ladner left. Loved her, don't like Suzanne Dimma (too preachy and smiles like the cat that ate the mouse). Dimma also should find new words to replace her “pop of colour” and “on trend” descriptives.
One of the things I came to dislike about this magazine was that they kept featuring the same designers all the time...kinda like an incestuous nepotism...hello!!! we have over 35 million people in Canada, surely some of them are designers. Also they started featuring too few homes or ones too similar in style and colourway (beige, brown, white and coffee neutral hell) or now just trying too hard to remake its image into another American shelter mag featuring American designer gods (albeit terrific designer gods) instead of showcasing new talent.
As for Linda Reeves, she should focus on her merchandizing empire and leave her magazine to a self-sufficient editor with balls. Actually, come to think of it, is Drucker available?....I have no qualms about taking an American editor!!! Give us Drucker!!! We have clean water up here and we're a friendly lot!
B
While I was a subscriber for many years, keeping each copy, I let my subscription lapse after Cobi Ladner left. Loved her, don't like Suzanne Dimma (too preachy and smiles like the cat that ate the mouse). Dimma also should find new words to replace her “pop of colour” and “on trend” descriptives.
One of the things I came to dislike about this magazine was that they kept featuring the same designers all the time...kinda like an incestuous nepotism thingy...hello!!! we have over 35 million people in Canada, surely some of them are designers. Also they started featuring too few homes or ones too similar in style and colourway (beige, brown, white and coffee neutrals hell) or now just trying too hard to remake its image into another American shelter mag featuring American designer gods (albeit terrific designer gods) instead of showcasing new talent.
As for Linda Reeves, she should focus on her H&H merchandizing empire and leave her magazine to a self-sufficient editor with balls. Actually, come to think of it, is Drucker available?....I have no qualms about taking an American editor!!! Give us Drucker!!! We have clean water up here and we're a friendly lot!
B
blowin' it for the last two months
After Domino arrived, I realized how boring and "safe" House & Home was. I haven't bought a copy since.
How can it be anemic when they are cooking up In-N-Out burgers in there!?
H&H is all about how to follow trends, as if that were a good thing. For people who really follow design and read blogs, most of the stuff in H&H feels like, "Oh, that again."
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