{décor inspiration: unapologetically pretty}

. . . whether a perfectly pink & gracefully gilded chair, a gold & glamorous tray of be-ribboned silverware or a delicate bouquet of the palest roses, unapologetically pretty details add beautiful layers of luxurious elegance and refinement to any room, and -- best of all -- a little romance to the everyday . . .

{p.s.} isn't that the most wonderful chair ever? quite obsessed with it and tempted to paint all the walls that very shade of pink . . .

{also} more unapologetically pretty {pink} things:
* petal pink & french grey
* glimpses of pink
* ruffles & lace
* bits of gold & palest pink
* endless possibilites
* tea rose & roman coffee
* glamorous gold
* monday, monday
* the colour of cherry blossoms
* august sunrise & bits of gold
* a london flat
* floods of sunlight
* of cultured pearls & marble

{images: photography by dusty lu via dreamy whites}

{colour inspiration: gold}

. . . always in love with all things gold, and after covering a cocktail table in gold-leaf in early spring, even more drawn to its elegant shimmer, especially as gilded accents on walls and along ceilings, and on luxuriously beautiful carved sofas . . .

{p.s.} the fourth guest post for lucky magazine can be viewed here

{images: 1 - fendi ad, elle decoration uk march 2010; kate moss by mario testino, vogue paris january 2006 via fashion gone rogue}

{at home: fresh flowers + golden light}

. . . always lovely to have a saturday afternoon to spend at the market, and recently did just that: he, picking up ingredients for a new paella recipe, and i, happening upon the most charming bouquets of ranunculus and roses in stunning shades of sunset and cerise and -- once home -- utterly enchanted by each perfect petal caught in the golden rays of late afternoon light . . .

{photography by p for this is glamorous + this is glamorous}

{inspiration: gracefully gilded}

. . . whether silver or paper or scalloped, what it's made of makes no difference, as long as it is swept with gold . . .

{1 - britannia silver tumblers with gilded interior by william & son; 2 - gold paper bowls from a previous post; 3 - golden pumpkin bowls by manos discovered via design*sponge}

{spring things: glamorous gold leaf}

. . . in the midst of a beautiful gold leaf project and seem to have an affinity for the lovely, shimmery and delicate sheets -- whether encased in glass & on display, or lining light-as-air papier-mâché bowls -- and now have fallen for this quietly perfect reminder of spring . . .

{image: the inglenook decor via dilly dallas}