Magazines have been the heartbeat of my work life. It has also been my friend Ki Nassauer’s. So when so many publishers stopped publishing our issues we both had to find another medium to share our love of homes and anything home related.
This week I am sharing and celebrating Ki’s new endeavor: her beautiful digital magazine LIVED-IN STYLE. If you love vintage you will love this colorful, nostalgic, endearing, and informative publication.
If you are not familiar with KI, allow me to introduce her and all her accomplishments. I promise you will soon become a fan of LIVED-IN STYLE (Lived-In Style Magazine) and Ki!
Ki Nassauer has been dubbed the "Martha Stewart of vintage" in media coverage from varied sources such as the Wall Street Journal, NBC's "Today" and HGTV. She has gained a loyal and engaged audience, with nearly 250,000 followers on social media. Ki has crafted a career from vintage since 1999, scouring flea markets, salvage yards and the occasional street-side pile of castoffs for materials to create inventive furniture and accessories.
One of Ki’s joys is connecting with a vast national network of vintage and antiques aficionados—dealers, artisans and people who simply love junk and repurposing. She was able to nurture and broaden that connection in her nine years as editor of Flea Market Style magazine. In 2006, Ki started her vintage shopping extravaganza, Junk Bonanza, held two times a year in Minneapolis. Junk Bonanza showcases wares from hand-picked dealers nationwide.
Now, as creator of Lived-In Style magazine, Ki continues to share her passion for all things old and authentic while chronicling the beauty and utility of the vintage-inspired life.
For nine years FLEA MARKET STYLE magazine has been the must-have publication for vintage lovers
As with many businesses, COVID put a (temporary) stop to JUNK BONANZA but keep checking their website (www.junkbonanza.com) and other social media outlets as Ki plans to resume the beloved vintage market as soon as the virus is defeated once and for all.
How LIVED-IN STYLE came to be. “I wasn’t ready to retire! When Flea Market Style magazine’s publisher made the decision to close their decorating division, “ Ki recalls. “I knew our readers would be terribly disappointed. I know I was! I decided it was now or never! Starting a new magazine at this point in my life was a bit scary, but if the vintage loving, junking and antiquing world could find me, I believed Lived-In Style would be a success. I am a lived-in style kind of gal. I have always loved vintage and antiques with a nod to the fun factor and I insist that my surroundings feel comfortable, totally me and lived-in. Do what you love, right? “
“As I personally turned to reading digital magazines when the pandemic began (and realized that I was having to navigate multiple busy and distracting websites to find articles to enjoy) it became obvious that the content was only there to support the ads. The pop-up ads were making me crazy! I felt it was about quantity of content not quality. I yearned for uninterrupted articles and beautiful images. I wanted someone to create and curate it for me. So, that is what Lived-In Style does for its members.”
Lived-In Style online membership magazine indulges a wide range of vintage-inspired spaces—primitive, midcentury modern, European, modern farmhouse, cottage and industrial. Each month, Lived-In Style showcases stunning homes, style makers, quick and easy DIY projects, antiquing trips, approachable decorating, expert tips on collecting and fresh entertaining ideas.
From COLLECTIONS for all seasons and all reasons to unique HOME TOURS and so much more, LIVED-IN STYLE is feast for the eye and a never ending source of inspiration.. “The website saves and catalogues all of our features so not only do we publish new stories weekly,” explains Ki. “ All past stories remain on the site for easy reference. And you can revisit past stories easily, anytime! I love that we can provide readers with links to advice, businesses, products, people and places. I think you call that added value!”
If you love vintage and authenticity you are in for a treat. LIVED-IN STYLE membership is only $6/month and you get plenty of new features every week! Can’t beat that,!! And it’s so easy to subscribe. Just click on https://www.lived-instyle.com/membership-info and start binging!! Make LIVED-IN STYLE yourValentine gift to yourself! You deserve it!
Thanks Ki for having the courage, determination and vision to embark on this new adventure! xoxoxoxo
