I received a post card in the mail today informing me that Metropolitan Home Magazine has discontinued publication. The December 2009 issues was the last one.
Another great magazine down the tubes. This closing, of course, follows the venerable Gourmet, which was shuttered after the November issue.
I went online to check out the buzz and found that it had actually been announced back in November. There, linked from the Huffington Post, was an article in the Times. I get the paper every day, but that must have been an edition I didn't get around to reading.
So here I sit in mourning, albeit late.
I've been a subscriber to Met Home for years and years. I can't really tell you why, as the magazine had a focus on modern design and furnishings, which are distinctly not my style. But I got a lot of ideas from it, nonetheless. In fact, I have a whole looseleaf notebook filled with pages ripped from the magazine.
They say print media is dying. Apple has come out with iPad (bad name) which I suspect could become a big hit. But you just can't rip pages off the iPad and stick them in a notebook of ideas for some future date.
As I have written previously, I used to look forward to editor Donna Warner's introductory page. Reading her all these years, I felt like I knew her and followed the renovations of her various homes. I hope she lands at another publication or website so I can continue following her. It's weird, but I feel like she's a friend.
So, RIP Met Home. They're subbing Elle Decor for Met Home until subscriptions run out. Hopefully I will like it.
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