It’s Friday afternoon, which means it’s time to play Name That Mountain! Here’s this week’s spectacular peak:
Post your best guess in the comments section, or over on the ML Facebook page. We’ll reveal the correct answer (and the source of this gorgeous photo) on Monday morning. Have fun guessing, and have a great weekend!
Tags: Name that mountain
National Park Week kicks off tomorrow, April 21, and to celebrate, the nation’s 397 national parks are offering free admission through April 29. We thought we’d get in on the fun too, so we’re celebrating with a National Park Photo Contest.
Sunrise over St. Mary Lake, Glacier National Park. Photo by David Restivo, NPS
Simply post your best photo taken in any national park around the West on our Facebook page (don’t forget to include a quick caption telling us where you took the pic) and we’ll choose a winner on Monday, April 30. The winning photo will be featured on the ML blog, and the winning photographer will receive a free one-year subscription to Mountain Living!
Photo via FlickrTags: free admission, Glacier National Park, National Park Week, photo contest
We’re moving offices (you can read about our progress here and here), and in our mission to create a space that’s as organized as it is stylish, we’ve gotten to the good part: choosing furnishings and accessories, those building blocks and finishing touches that will make the space come to life.
With the help of IKEA, who’s partnering with us to outfit our space, we’re shopping for some big pieces—new desks and shelving to pair with some of our existing office furniture—as well as smaller ones, like lamps, magazine holders and picture frames. Staff members are getting the chance to pick the pieces they want for their individual offices, so each workspace will have its own unique feel.
We thought you might like to see what’s on our wish list…
Stay tuned to see how we put it all together in the weeks to come, and visit ikea.com to browse more sleek furnishings.
Tags: IKEA home furnishings
Today’s guest contributor is hardly a guest! Our very own art director Loneta Showell shares the items and thoughts she gathered for her recent “tools of the trade” guest blog post at Flotsam & Jetsam.
As of two weeks ago, I have been the art director at Mountain Living magazine for 18 years. This is my first job out of college and all these years later I still believe I hit the lottery the day they hired me. It has been a good fit with lots of amazing experiences and great memories. These are the “tools of the trade” that I’ve carried with me along the way.
BACK IN THE DAY
SPEED RACER
I still edit a large quantity of images for each issue, but now we work solely in digital so most of my days are spent behind my computer. In addition to art direction, one of my other passions is cars—fast, red, European sports models, in particular—and my mother bought this mouse for me as a birthday present years ago. It still brings a smile to my face when I walk into the office every morning, and it makes the designing go faster… baaadum dum.
GRANDPA’S TOOLBOX
Every year, we get excited to start the search for that special home that we award “Home of the Year,” a one-of-a-kind dwelling that combines top-notch design with feel-good livability, distinctive touches with a sense of place.
We consider homes from all over the West—some rustic and traditional, others modern and edgy, some big and some small.
So whether you’re a homeowner, interior designer, architect or builder, we hope you’ll share your home with us through Mountain Living’s 2012 Home of the Year contest. The winning home will be featured in our November/December 2012 issue.
For complete contest rules and to learn how to enter, click here. Entries must be sent by July 15, 2012.
Above photo by Gibeon Photography.
Tags: best high-country homes, high country architecture, high country design, Home of the Year, Mountain Living Home of the Year, western design
