{travel inspiration: paris, london, italy, new york}

orvieto

"the world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page"

~ saint augustine

. . . a wonderful wednesday afternoon and thoughts are drifting, drifting to far off places -- to romantic canals and glass museums, tiny boulangeries and grand archways, a sweet nostalgia for all the places we have been, and all of the places still in our dreams . . .

{p.s.} unbelievably, all of these beautiful photographs were taken by natasha, a lawyer from sydney, australia







paris



london







new york





florence



assisi







rome











venice

{all photography by .natasha. on flickr, quote via destined to design; special thanks to felicity for always sending along the most lovely things}

{happy september + the countryside}

. . . there's something about the crisp early morning breezes of September that always reminds me of the countryside and although am always a little wistful to see summer's end, Autumn has its own particular loveliness . . .














{images: 1, 2 - record the day; 3 - country living via vt interiors; 4 - pale & interesting; 5 - elle decor via the city sage; 6 - martha stewart via martha moments; 7 - photography by james waddell for domino magazine november 2008; 8 - flickr; 9 - design fragment; 9 - bliss; 10 - mikael dubois via weekend host; 11 - photography by mark scott via four walls and a roof; 12 - simon brown via desire to inspire; 13 - ffffound!; 14 - design lovely; 1 - 3: thank you, felicity!}

{happy weekend + links}

. . . this weekend is open-toed shoes and barbecues, laughing with old friends and endless august nights . . .

Have a beautiful, beautiful weekend, everyone!
xo

{p.s.} a few lovely links:
* fun little totes
* frilly + frothy whites
* beautiful hand-blown glass lights
* congratulations to anna
* a work of art
* pretty DIY: instant moldings
* airy and light-filled

{images: 1 - marcus ohlsson via ffffound!; 2 - alicia bock; 3 - flickr via creature comforts; 4 - pink; 5 - cumbersome; 6 - captivate me}

{hello + brand new things}

. . . hello! has been a while since there was site news and today there are many exciting things . . . under the intoxicating glow of dimly lit chandeliers and candlelight over a late dinner one evening, p. came up with the brilliant idea of creating a beautiful way to browse the {this is glamorous} archives, and while things are only at the beginning, here are the new pages so far . . .

one: features & favourites
browse favourite posts, as well as categories, and soon, weekly features such as two lovely things, at the shops & colour inspiration . . .
{click here} for a peek

two: photography | fashion | travel
browse by category, broken down into photography {in both design & fashion}, fashion editorials & lookbooks, and travel . . .
{click here} for peek; this page is still in progress

. . . still more to come, but for now, it's too many cups of coffee and dashing out the door, a perfectly messy topknot, heels and trench . . .

{this week is going by quickly!} hope it's beautiful where you are,
xo

{images: 1 - style me pretty via follow studio; 2&3 - ~elena; 3- cannelle et vanille via follow studio; 5 - ~elena; 6 - scan by this is glamorous, photography polly wreford for wedding inspirations by margaret caselton}

{have an enchanting weekend + sunday links}

. . . the midst of a lovely weekend filled with long dinners and late nights and a few world cup festivities as well, and holding my own in dresses and heels, a glass of champagne amidst a sea of pints . . . also hoping to find time for the important things -- for handwritten letters on elegant stationery, e-mails to old friends and long distance telephone calls, for bouquets of roses and morning cups of coffee and most of all, a little time together . . .

thanks so much for always taking a few moments to visit and say hello, for all the fun tweets, warm thoughts and wonderful comments -- wishing you a positively enchanting weekend . . .

hope it's beautiful where you are,
xo

{a few lovely links:}
* travel: hotel delos, france
* at the office: light & lucite
* wedding inspiration: french deco
* seaside: summertime scallops
* storage inspiration: on display
* art in the everyday: a beautiful sign
* like a fairytale: matthew williamson
* architecture: room with a view
* editorial: on gilded wing

{as always, a few things you may have missed:}
* two lovely things: champagne & lace
* currently reading: lonny issue five
* runway: erin fetherston one & two
* interior design: pink stripes & yellow pom poms
* hello & valentino peeptoes
* colour inspiration: august sunrise & bits of gold
* blog inspiration: paris in shades of blue

{and new for the weekend:}
* street style: captivating capes
* perfectly ornate: carved mirror & console
* colour inspiration: olive & dusky taupe

{images: 1 - a glamorous little side project; 2 - ~elena}