{at the shops: cinq design}

. . . much like cranberry milk, tokyo-based cinq design not only has beautiful photography & styling, but also happens to be positively filled with charmingly rustic things fit for long summer days in provence: lace tablecloths and straw hats, cheese boards, enamel teapots, cookie cutters and wooden spoons, and wicker baskets perfect for those sunlit afternoons among fields of lavender . . .

{p.s.} more at the shops:
* the society inc.
* crucial trading

{also:} more wicker:
* summertime
* paint-dipped baskets
* afternoons in the park & here & here
* breakfast in paris

{images: cinq design via the style files}

{inspiration: summer solstice}

. . . deep into summer and it's as many wonderfully languorous hours en plein air as possible, an afternoon spent dreaming away or lost in the pages of a beautiful book and breathing the scent of a million blossoms, or idyllically swinging from the boughs of a perfect tree, or best of all, lilting conversations over an early evening dinner under the cover of the most charming canopy in a shade lost somewhere between lilac and lavender . . .

{images: photography by tim evan-cook for elle decoration uk july 2002 via moodboard}

{two lovely things: let's celebrate}

{two lovely things:} in a crisp white cabinet alongside glasses, china, and a crystal candelabra, or atop an ultra-modern & silver steel shelf, whether mixed or exclusively champagne, always lovely to have a place for summertime entertaining . . .

{also:} more ideas here & here & here

{p.s.} and while we're on the topic of champagne, had mentioned on twitter the other day that p had gone out last week to pick up a bottle, and returned {along with the champagne} with an ipad -- how lovely it is to view this site on it, and also looking forward to uploading favourite photographs, books, and the new gourmet magazine when it comes out

{images: belle vivir}

{two lovely things: eames molded plywood chairs}

{two lovely things:} around the dining table or beneath a gallery wall, there is just something about the perfectly graceful lines of eames chairs -- still -- that adds a beautiful elegance to any room and no matter how many times you may come across them, they always remain classic and utterly timeless . . .

{p.s.} and while you may have seen these images before, they are here as a glimpse of very, very exciting things to come xo

{images: 1 - desire to inspire; 2 - david netto, both via a cup of jo}

{hello + happy, happy june}

. . . may still be wondering how we got here so quickly, but must confess that the month of june is an absolute and longtime favourite -- from here until summer's end, it's luxurious long weekends and afternoons on the water, butterflies and fireflies and midnight swims, moonlit kisses and bright mornings, sexy bare shoulders and everything sun-kissed . . .

happy june! hope it's off to a beautiful start,
xo

{images: from a previous post -- isn't it funny how some things we always love?}

{first day of spring}

. . . blossoms and butterflies and open-toed shoes, champagne picnics and blowing kisses, sunshine on bare shoulders and new beginnings . . .

wishing you a happy first day of spring!
xo

{images: martha stewart}

{spring blossoms, indoors & out}

. . . have always adored bringing the outdoors in, especially in the forms of enormously intoxicating bouquets of flowering branches, and on this drizzly mid-march day, happy in the thought of soon bringing the indoors out . . .

{images: 1 - scan by this is glamorous, photography by polly wreford for at home with white by atlanta bartlett; 2 - country homes & interiors magazine via brabourne farm}