. . . and for today, because it is so very late, an enchanting and intoxicating intermingling of insanely lovely wood floors, chandeliers, waterlilies and topiaries, settees and staircases and one breathtakingly beautiful gold étagère . . .
THE LEAVES HAVE ALL turned golden and billowed off the trees, falling, falling and there is an undeniable crispness in the morning air, and not evening goes by without thought of a fire or candles lit, and there’s just something a little romantic and cosy about the days now.
Meteorologically speaking, we're in the final month of spring, but time has got away from us and we never had the chance to fully appreciate this season that comes before our favourite. For it's at this time of year, that the earth awakens from its deep sleep, shedding the icy weight of winter's discontent.
THE DAYS MAY BE GETTING SHORTER, but the nights are cosy, and the mornings filled with slants of golden light and coffee.
IT MAY BE ONLY TUESDAY, but with all the craziness of the past two days, it feels like much later in the week, and so to make up for lost time...
. . . has been snowing all day and still — and despite fighting a cold {tissues and cough drops and lemon and honey}, looking forward to being cozy by candlelight, even while resisting thoughts of spending the rest of winter on the beaches of sunny spain . . .
IT HAS BEEN amazingly blustery for the past two days and nights, the beginning of two separate storms set to hit England this weekend, we're told, so the desire to stay in and avoid being blown away has been strong this week. To encapsulate the vibe that is this time of year, we've created a moodboard for cosy February days ...
AND WHILE FALL will always fall second place to summer here, there is no denying its astonishing loveliness and romance — there are still the last of the roses in blossom, the leaves have begun to turn and billow off the branches, falling, falling...
WE HAVE LONG been fans of white, for summertime, for wintertime, and of course, for autumn. This season, however, it seems as if everyone else has fallen for it as well, for on the streets of New York, London and Paris, there flashes of eggshell and ecru, glimpses of ivory and cream, flutters of pearl and beige.
WE HAVE BEEN collecting things we like for the past little while and realised that they all looking lovely together and have a sort of running theme: neutral tones and cosiness, soft light and a kind of wintery feel. There are chunky knits with long cashmere scarves, comfy chairs and coffee table books; slipcovered sofas and quilted handbags, warm wood and winter whites ...
. . . and the inspiration folders have been overflowing lately, first for styling inspiration for all of last week’s...
OUR FONDEST FAREWELL to summer is always one of our most popular series, not because everyone is happy to see the most beautiful season go, but because our readers love it so and want to give the proper send-off that it deserves...
. . . and it has been an introspective time, for certain, a time of change and thinking and planning, and for dreaming, of course, and nothing and everything, at once, inspires -- spring blossoms and words, the chic-ness of leopard print and the importance of butterflies; ornate ceilings and waking to fiery may sunrises, and if thoughts at this moment were to fall, they would look something like this . . .
A tumble of beautiful things in shades of pink & leopard print — a medicine cabinet filled with lovely things, hand-lettering and silk curtains and bouquets upon bouquets of peonies...
It's wonderfully sunny today, as it was yesterday, so much so, that we took some time out to wander the hills in the last of the daylight, to climb the peaks and gaze out over the sea . . .