Noted: State Department gets shelter mag makeover

Folio reports: "The Magazine Publishers of America announced today that the U.S. State Department has enlisted the magazine industry to help decorate 17 rooms for the holiday season at the U.S. State Department buildings in Washington, D.C."

Participating titles include Better Homes and Gardens, Martha Stewart Living, Mother Earth News, Natural Home, This Old House and Traditional Home.

Of especial note, given the woes of the magazine industry: "The magazines are funding the makeovers themselves."