If you had told me a few years ago that I would end up being featured in several magazines all in one year, I wouldn’t have believed it. It’s always been a dream to get featured in some of my favorite magazines, but really thinking that might happen. No way! Until I started blogging, that is. It seems that blogging has opened the doors for so many to get their rooms and homes featured in those wonderful shelter magazines that we all love and enjoy thumbing through. I’ve been a magazine junkie for years and wondered what it might be like to actually see one of my rooms in one of them.
So, now that dream is actually coming true. The first of 3 magazine features is out now, Folk magazine, published by some smart and talented college students (soon to be grads) out of Kentucky. This fun magazine is all about stories of real people and I’m so happy to say they did a feature on me in the Spring issue.
How fun to actually open a magazine and see my story in there, along with a picture. My blog friend, Vanessa Hunt, who is one of the sisters At the Picket Fence, wrote the story and I love how she wove my words together in this article. By the way, the picture of me was taken by pro photographer, Nick Burchell, who came to my house to do some photos for his portfolio. I asked him to take a good shot of me and this is the result. I’m very happy with the photo!
You can order copies over there of any issues you might want to buy, including the Spring issue. They offer subscriptions too and I love supporting start-up businesses like this. They feature lots of hand-crafted in the USA shops and people who are artisans.
Next up will be Atlanta magazine in May. The photographer was out at my house 2 weeks ago to shoot my kitchen and office and Atlanta magazine will do a feature on my house makeover showing those 2 rooms in Before and After shots and my blogging journey. That’s SO exciting, to get a feature in my home city’s BIG magazine. I can hardly believe that either!
And today…..today, Better Homes and Gardens will be at my house all day long, photographing my kitchen, dining room, and upstairs hall bath. What a dream come true! Pinch me for sure, how in the world did this happen?!
It’s not going in the BIG Better Homes and Gardens, but my feature will be in the Kitchen and Bath Ideas magazine. I’ll definitely be shouting to the world when it comes out in print, which could be several months.
I can’t tell you how happy this all makes me and how grateful l am for all of you who have faithfully been reading all these years. That just amazes me too, ya’ll have stuck with me through thick and thin and now the celebrations are really happening.
Thank you, friends! I’ll take lots of pics today of all the behind the scenes of a photoshoot and of course, I’ll share everything with ya’ll!
How exciting! Congratulations! You are such an inspiration!
Congratulations Rhoda! I think it’s awesome and I’m so happy for you 🙂
Congratulations! This is awesome! I think this is”good” coming back to you and God smiling your way.
you sad life wasn’t a magazine and look what He did to prove that you have such a wonderful life! so many features! just goes to show how He is always looking out for us. I really love your inspirational story. mom and dad must be so thrilled!
Congrats on the magazine features, well deserved, you are a talented lady!! Your picture is very pretty.
Cynthia
Congrats to you – that is SO exciting!! Can you plz offer any advice on how to get “noticed” by magazines? Really appreciate any direction you can offer! Cheers to you 🙂 !
Hi, Sharon, I’ll do my best to recap that in my post about the magazine shoot. Sure will!
Well done lovely lady! I’ll get my friend in Nova Scotia to post me a copy of BH&Gs bathroom and kitchen edition, so that I can see it “in the life” as it were. Can’t wait!
PS Rhoda – now I can see where you new photograph came from!
I am always buying the kitchen and bath magazines for ideas. It is wonderful to know that they choose real homes done by real people and not always the kitchen and bath pros because as we all can see, your home(s) have a touch of love that just can’t be seen in a design done by someone else. So happy for you…enjoy every minute!
Congrats on all the mag features, Rhoda. You’ve done an amazing job on your home, and deserve the recognition. 🙂
Let me join the throng of well-wishers. None of us are surprised at your success–it is well earned and deserving. You make us all believe it might be possible! Thanks for the inspiration.
That is huge! Huger than huge! You really do deserve it though. You have taken a plain Jane house and turned it into something special!
Congratulations!! That is fabulous! God is good. 🙂
Congratulations on all of the magazine articles!! You are so very talented!
Wow!! That’s some exciting stuff!! So happy for you; I knew God had his hand in good things that were to come your way….The photographer did a great job on the photo….Can’t wait to buy the magazines and see part of your story in print…..
You are a great example of how God blesses, and how hard work pays off!!! CoNgrAtULaTioNs!!!
SO happy for you friend!!
Can’t wait –
Hi Rhoda, How exciting!! Congratulations on your magazine articles and the fabulous work you have done on your home. I’m so looking forward to seeing you in print!
Rhoda, Praise God for he has prospered your diligent hand. Enjoy the fruits of your labor.
You’re becoming such the celebrity!! So happy for this Southern gal!!! You deserve every minute of it!