. . . bright and airy and positively flooded in light, clean lines with an ultra-modern fireplace and avant-garde sky-high bookshelves intermingling perfectly with chandeliers and antique chairs and best of all, on the côte d’azur / french riviera . . .
. . . every year at this time, always and irresistibly drawn to dusky neutrals and rich textures — exposed ceiling beams and washed floorboards, luxe velvet and stacks upon stacks of firewood, always perfectly paired, of course, with glittering chandeliers . . .
{two lovely things:} there is something about wicker that brings back memories of luxuriously beautiful summer afternoons — perhaps a reminder of picnic baskets and sunrooms overflowing with roses and sunlight . . .