Hello. I’m Emily Henderson and I like blogs written by individuals with opinions, private anecdotes, and long-form design nerd particulars. I additionally like print magazines, LOL. I can detect AI in below two phrases. I do know when a PR group has employed a author. I, like most of you, reside for a personable individual struggling to resolve issues and beautify an area meaning one thing to them. I hope for a mistake that I can study from and I’ll learn all of the makeovers and divulges – sponsored or not, huge or small. I’m HERE for images content material that doesn’t transfer quick. I don’t thoughts movies and reels, however I largely prefer it when you possibly can inform somebody channeled writing a journal entry whereas plugging in some fairly images as an instance the factors and feelings. However most blogs have died, simply as their former house owners are thriving in numerous methods (ought to I do a “the place are they now?” column – JUST ASK!!). Some publish 2-3 occasions a month, tied to sponsored reveals and there’s nothing fallacious with that. But on the similar time, whenever you put up 6-7 occasions every week like us, you want a 3-5 individual group. It’s an untenable profession for many and the one motive I’m right here is that I received an enormous kick within the profession by HGTV, then an 8-year Goal contract which allowed me to rent and develop a group that helped me create extra and higher content material day-after-day, week, month and yr. So many creators are doing so amazingly with out their blogs, shifting to largely social, product traces, books, design corporations, and consulting. It’s enjoyable to look at and at occasions I want we had a 20-year OG blogger reunion, Romy and Michelle type to see the place all of us landed after the Wild West of the early digital media. I’m so grateful to nonetheless be right here which I credit score to you and my group (together with my love for it which fuels me every day). So at present I believed I’d have fun those that I nonetheless test in with, learn, and suppose are doing a FANTASTIC JOB. In the event you solely put up 3-4 occasions a month don’t be offended that this isn’t your record – you’re seemingly extra of an IG influencer which is superior and a completely completely different muscle. This weblog put up, is for my OG girls and gents. You might discover a development under with husband and spouse groups of which I’m completely not jealous, LOL. I additionally need to be clear that this isn’t a “better of” or a complete record of what’s on the market, it’s simply who I persistently test in with and the entire level is to comply with MORE.
If blogs had a promenade queen and king I feel we all know who we’d vote for. They’re the powerhouse duo that I’m extremely impressed with every day/weekly/month-to-month, watching them as they renovate their very own dwelling and design approachable and good product traces for the plenty. A lot content material. So many hours every week on digicam for tales and reels and an enormous employees that helps (and whom they assist). They’ve been in a position to do all whereas sustaining a every day weblog and a steady household life (and maintaining with social in a remarkably great way). I do know that it’s not straightforward to do what they do and if I’ve to guess they’re each pushing themselves exhausting in direction of unknown limits, so I attempt to thank them for his or her service by participating with each put up by way of likes, shares, and feedback. And I hope you do, too. My solely envy is that my Brian doesn’t share my design/running a blog ardour, which I’d by no means make him faux however doing it collectively could be so fantastic. I’m genuinely pleased for them that they could be a group whereas main a group.
I dare you to seek out one one that can say a nasty factor about what Cathy and Garrett do. They slowly DIY their classic houses with such thought and integrity. Their phrases and houses are heat and welcoming and whereas they don’t write day-after-day, it’s normally usually sufficient that I test 2-3 occasions every week and catch up. I just lately related with them in individual for a protracted lunch and so they had been extremely pretty, as predicted. These are the bloggers who ought to nonetheless be round.
Whereas Joanna just lately launched a substack (which I actually take pleasure in, Massive Salad) the weblog continues to be a stunning nook of the web that feels heat and nonetheless recent. The remark part is at all times a delight (I don’t spend that a lot time in it) and I’m persistently impressed with how briskly she reacts to cultural and political points, in a extremely considerate method. At all times a pleasant solution to spend a couple of minutes with espresso:)
Hear, there are some I simply can’t not test even when they solely put up as soon as every week. Whereas she doesn’t put up that usually and largely has a substack (like quite a lot of former bloggers), I nonetheless like her voyeuristic images and wild use of shade in her dwelling. She, like many bloggers (together with me) overstretched the design content material creation budgets and needed to make some critical life modifications (i.e. design running a blog is dearer than meals and style). At all times rooting for her.
In the event you thought John and Sherry disappeared I’m pleased to say they’re alive and thriving! I’ve the within scoop of what they’re as much as and I don’t test greater than twice a month, however you possibly can take the lady out of Younger Home Love however you possibly can’t take the Younger Home Love out of the lady. I nonetheless test. I at all times will. It wasn’t over for me.
I test Camille’s web site for recipes quite a bit. She is extra within the wellness area with quite a lot of optimistic habit-making, magnificence routines, and definitely an elevated life-style. It’s at all times fairly and calm, and her new model Casa Zuma is filled with fairly, thoughtfully sourced dwelling objects (nice presents, IMHO).
Kim and Scott have been at it for years and so they do an unimaginable job of documenting their tasks (with a lot of considerate DIYS). Primarily based in Chicago they’ve a number of tasks you possibly can comply with together with, and their vibe feels actually calm and simply straightforward to learn and comply with (and I really like their designs a LOT).
Actually, most of my former weblog pals have began Substacks, which clearly individuals pay to learn. Pleasure has one (on psychological well being), and Orlando as you understand has one. And it’s positively one thing I actually actually need to do (I’ve already written a couple of, however I don’t have the bandwidth to launch it with confidence I can sustain with it). It’s exhausting for me to encourage individuals to enter it as a result of there are simply so many extra eyeballs on social (and social is simpler to supply by yourself). I’m really going to New York to talk on a panel in entrance of policymakers about how AI is affecting (negatively) the weblog world (stealing content material clearly). We’ve shifted to writing posts which can be Un-AI-ABLE, however the future is unknown and yeah, I would like rules in place to guard all creators.
ANYWAY, the query is – what BLOGS do you learn (not what IG creators do you comply with)? I would like extra lunchtime pals to test in with.
A few enjoyable weblog follows that don’t replace a lot, however whom we love: Previous Model New, Jungalow (Hello Justina!), Shavonda Gardner, Carmeon Hamilton. I’m positive I’ll add to this all through the day as I keep in mind them (or as you remind me) – however PLEASE add extra within the feedback so these of us who love this media kind can add extra to our every day (or weekly) repertoire. LONG LIVE BLOGS!!
Opening Picture Credit: Photograph by Sara Ligorria-Tramp | From: A Fast Replace: The Modifications I’ve Made to My LA Residing Room
