Speaking of magazines I love — coughHGTVMagazinecough — Rue Magazine recently celebrated its first anniversary. I was lucky enough to meet Editor in Chief Crystal Gentilello and Market Editor Cassandra LaValle at Las Vegas Market where they were panelists for a WithIt talk about digital magazines, and they offered some great insights (get the scoop here). So, naturally, I was excited to see what the Anniversary Issue had in store, but even more so when I saw our own Sabrina Soto of The High/Low Project in its pages.
Photo by Emily Johnston-Anderson for Rue Magazine
Get a load of the living room in Sabrina’s Manhattan apartment, will you? As someone living in a New York City apartment, this is pretty darn inspirational. It has the clean mid-century modern vibe I love (that lamp!) while still feeling cozy (that couch!). Plus, you know Sabrina knows how to shop, so I’m betting a bunch of the pieces are budget-friendly. Congrats, Rue, on your anniversary! And congrats, Sabrina, on your oh-so-enviable apartment!
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I'm dying for one of those lamps!
[...] Daily Delight: Sabrina Soto’s Living Room [...]
love the earthtones and it seems well-balanced…but what is up in the upper left of the room?
That's a pendant lamp over her dining table! You can find it at Future Perfect in Brooklyn …
Love Sabrina-you go girl!
I just adore you Sabrina. So happy to see you with your new show and doing so well at it. I wish I could see some cabin decor, Adarondack, and all combined with country(rustic). Would love to see your views on it. Your livingroom is you and wonderful. Keep up the good work.
I thought it would be more warm and inviting with touches of her happy personality. It looks pretty generic and boring. Sorry Sabrina, I will still watch what you do on your shows!
I agree, Irene
Sabrina has such a bubbly, and warm personality, this is a little stiff and formal….almost cold for her. But, she DOES excellent work on her shows!!!
sabrina
your latest target ad featured a "chic french small stool"
i have been unable to find it in target online
love your new show
M
I too love wathing what Sabrina does-yet if I had to choose her living space out of a line up I never would have guessed this as hers. I would've envisioned more softness, and original homey type of accent pieces. That being said, as I look at my own space my highly visible areas are homey and match my personality, but my bathrooms have good colors yet I keep it sleeker and minimum in those rooms. Maybe she does that too-and has other rooms we percieve her personalty to match. Whatever, her space seems to work well for her as far as creativity in designing for the show goes! I never get tired of watching her.
Ms. Soto, I am such a fan of you and your talents, but I must say there are others as well. I watch so much of HGTV I am now seeing programs for the 2nd 3rd and 4th time and really never get tired of it. I now however have had a great idea. I have retired from a Marketing and Sales career of 40 years. I find myself downsizing out of a house into a condo. I think a segment for we seniors, to help us find what we need, decorate with our precious items we must keep and get new ones would be great. We are all on fixed budgets but usually have money from the sale of a house to do this decorating. I just purchased an older condo and it needs help and I need you. The other thing a lot of us "Baby Boomers" aren't as fortunate as you to live in NY and have the vintage stores. You know there are a lot of us HELP. HGTV keep up the fabulous work. Warmest Regards.
I hate to be a downer, but I am not a fan of this space….it is very cold and missing a lot of warmth and softness.
Ms Soto, I wish you could help my wife with decorating. We love your creative talent! Our neighbor is a decorator and promised to help my wife. Unfortunately, that has not happened for the last year and a half. We will contine to enjoy watching your show and HGTV.
I adore her but I must confess this isnt what I expected. Its very nice,but that looks been done to death.
I see nothing from target in here. LOL!!! Looks good.
I like it! But also would have thought the living room would be different. Maybe the space is very small and that's why it's set up as it is. A little more bright color like her personality would do the trick, but as an ex-NYer I can say everything in it's place is the rule is tight spaces such as a livingroom….. Any word on more shows, for Sabrina? I miss her happy go lucky way and great tips. I don't know what is going on with HGTV but the shows are stinky lately -it's like all the good people left, same with the DIY channel….
Hey Sabrina show us more of your place!
This is not what I might have expected but it does make me very curious. I love your show. Your personality is welcoming. It's inspiring and very motivating.
Does HGTV ever do over condo rooms? I am so stuck I live in a small condo with a pass- through galley kitchen and I HATE my cabinets. I cringe when I look at the oak cabinets that are so out of wack!
They say – "country" when nothing else is. The living room showcases a white leather sofa and two chairs. with a buttercream yellow wall, soft blue wall to wall carpet and a red lacquer oriental coffee table and black lacquer corner cabinet.. On a side wall I painted a large oval design that frames an oriental cabinet I would love to go modern with shades of a silvery-gray and have it complement my open blue- lavender dining area that looks like a sunroom with long windows and french doors and a brazilian wood floor furnished with round glass table and (silver-green metal chairs with black suede seats. I can't even decide on a color for the kitchen– try though I might. Should you ever get the urge….I am spinning my wheels.
I NEED that lamp! Where can I get one, please?
Chris in Arizona
It's full price at MomaStore.org — but City Furniture in Greenpoint, Brooklyn has some affordable, high-quality knockoffs …
I love you, girl. You are one of the most talented designers on the planet. I'm going to make a magnet bar to hold my scissors. I'm going to paint my coffee table yellow and I just put a tray on a small end table and it has yellow in it and I have a silver lamp with a yellow shade that will fit perfectly. Years ago I would never have painted anything yellow. Everything was brown. Now I have slip covers and pillows. And my slip cover for the love seat has a small geometric pattern with a slight yellow color in it. So does the painting above the love seat and so do the pillows. So exciting. Please don't ever leave HGTV even though I've taped your shows. Love you, Mary Kelly
Sabrina,
I love your designs and the simple way your group things. I am amazed at how you can use such a small budget to create so much.
My husband is just recovering this past year from esophageal cancer. So now, we have decided to redo and make our small country home " upgraded".
But I am having some problems deciding on colors for the living room. I was a light gray and white while my husband would like a light and dark gray together divided by a chair rail.
I have found two beautiful lamps but they are a gray base with black and white shade, will they work in the room?
Changing things up in Chickamauga, Ga.
Dayle
Wow. That is one amazing living room. It's definitely something to take real good care of. I'm definitely only getting the best vacuum, a/c, ventilation, and dehumidifyer.
Where can I find carpet like yours? FAB!
Flor.com … they are carpet tiles
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Hi Sabrina love your shows all your designs fab. question? have a fireplace that is Palisverde stone rock would it be in the best interest of painting it? white?