MAYFAIR was our last Life Lately, at the beginning of October, and it was all beautifully laid out in wide-screen format⏤best viewed on a desktop⏤but now more of you are here via your phones, so we’ll make this one (which is actually in two parts) a single layout to fit your screens while you’re out and about.
WHEN DESIGNING your kitchen, you might not necessarily think about artwork first, but if you did, you would be surprised how well it works in this space. Many people opt for food-inspired themes such as fruit (lemons, apples) or Still Lifes, but Landscapes, Watercolours, and even Figurative drawings also work. We've rounded up a few of our favourite ways to display art in the kitchen, whether leaning on countertops or picture rails, hanging on subway tile and marble backsplashes, exposed brick and boiserie...
THIS INSTALMENT OF 10 IMAGES features the wonderfully bright and happiness-inducing photos of @alicedetogni. Her use of colour is inspired: from the purple umbrellas of San Fruttuoso, Liguria, Italy to the macarons at Ladurée; to picnics in orange gingham sundresses to fields of wildflowers, it's impossible to look at this interior and graphic designer's feed without feeling that the world is a wonderful place ...
IT HAS BECOME one of these typical British summers, with the weather suddenly turning chilly and rainy and even blustery and stormy at times. We had about three glorious days of summertime last week and made the most of it by spending as much time outside as possible, knowing that it couldn't last.
THERE ARE AT LEAST three more weeks of lockdown here in the UK, so to make the best of it, here are a few cosy images of being at home―homebody inspiration for the introverts and extroverts alike.
It was raining in London on the evening of March 5th, and so only a small crowd had gathered outside Mansion House, the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London, to watch the Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrive for an awards ceremony hosted by the Endeavour Fund, a charity that supports wounded ex-servicemen and women.
Sara Shakeel's bio simply and hilariously says, "I was a Dentist". And it's no wonder that she uses the past tense, for The Original Crystal Artist is enjoying quite a bit of internet notoriety these days.
ROYAL WEDDING fever may have faded a little, but the debate over the bride's gown had us still thinking about the subject, if we might have also gone for simple and modern, or something much more lacy, ethereal and romantic.
Back when I was home in Brasov, December used to always be magical: long walks in the freezing snowy white forest, skating with friends and weekends at the cabin. I miss quite a bit, that Christmasy-Winter feeling.
This year, the streets around Paris have been getting festive since mid-November and I was pretty excited about it, but unfortunately Paris's famous Marché de Noël it won't be held this year.
This week’s links include a home in Le Marais and a neon light art exhibit, a Spring/Summer 2017 Trend Report, How to Add Art Deco Style to Any Room, and much, much more …
IT’S NEARLY THE WEEKEND and the first instalment of the year of our favourite series, Around the World by Instagram, will permeate your daydreams with snowy swans in Prague and striped umbrellas on the beaches of Bermuda, a charming village in ...
PARIS AND PEONIES and Princess Diana, tiaras and winter swans and coffee and Carrara are a few of the magical...
THIS WEEK’S 30 Images of Inspiration is the perfect mix of extravagantly romantic beaches at sunrise, marble & gold kitchens and lacey white dresses, winter...
IT’S THE WEEKEND! and this week’s Five Things to Look Forward include sequins & champagne and other lovely things . . . {p.s.} previous...
ON SUNDAY NIGHT, we made a midnight run to our favourite new place for Buñuelos y chocolate en la calle, only...
