Filipa de Abreu is a design consultant and brand ambassador for Tory Burch in New York. When she is not there, she spends her time in Lisbon, in this century-old four-bedroom rental with an ocean view in the city's Lapa neigh­bourhood ...
Recently, had told you about our trip from Spain to the south of France, Scotland and the English countryside in late May, early June. It was during this trip that we fell in love (again) with the countryside and thought it might be time to do something completely different than we've done before.
It's the first of October and there's nothing left to do but to finally (and wistfully) let go of summer and welcome autumn's moody skies and blustery, windblown mornings. What better way to do it than to plan cosy autumn soirée's? When we came across Maximilian Sinsteden's table setting for dinner at home with friends on Instagram, we knew it was the perfect inspiration for this time of year...
OFFICIALLY SUMMERTIME and from ruffled mules in summer's favourite colour to natural rattan cane serving trays for drinks en plein air; linen wrap mini dresses and drop earrings made of the most romantic South Sea pearls; broderie anglaise and layers of tulle in a pleated day skirt, here are a few things on our shopping list lately...
Artfully woven chairs for breezy terraces on sunlit afternoons, charming top-handle baskets for trips to the market and pebbled leather totes with bamboo rings; chic leather & rattan slides and Old Fashioned Glass tumblrs, these are a few of our favourite wicker and rattan items for summertime and anytime...
THIS INSTALMENT OF At Home With features Westerly, Tory Burch's massive 1929 Georgian summer home in Southampton. Burch purchased the 15,000 square foot home in 2008, at the time of the financial crisis, when no one was buying much of anything. It has always been one of the largest homes in Southampton, and the fashion designer has spent the past nine or so years decorating it with interior designer and architect Daniel Romualdez. The seven acres of gardens were designed by landscape architect Perry Guillot.
One of the key spaces in Peter Marino’s recently unveiled Dior store in London (above) is a magnificent light-filled double height space known as the winter garden. Adorning its walls is treillage or latticework which makes the space feel romantic and playful and gives that sense of being in a garden while being indoors.