{grey skies + crimson leaves}

. . . lovely to be back again after a few days away and a weekend of afternoon drives and old stone houses, arched bridges and horses, leafy footpaths and misty waterfalls . . .

hope you're having a beautiful week so far,
xo

{p.s.} new and captivating things to make up for lost time:
* fall collection: lyell + backstage
* inspiration: paris in black & white








{missed from last week, a few lovely links:}
* before + after: table to desk
* new book: nick knight
* DIY: monogram wreath
* vintage: chiffon + cashmere
* bottega louie: cupcakes in gold foil
* falling falling. . .

{images: elisabeth toll; tori golub interior design for metropolitan home via desire to inspire; lucinda symons via desire to inspire; 4 + 8 - peter margonelli via apartment therapy; trees - ffffound; danske; citrus hearts via scoutie girl + design lovely; remodelista via fondly seen}

{a perfect combination: grey + coral}

. . . still catching up and in the midst of things -- grey and orange -- a perfect autumn combination of grey skies and vibrantly turning leaves . . .

{images: maxmara spring 2010 rtw in milan via style.com; domino}

{on the market: grand victorian, australia}

. . . and on the topic of wool tartan dresses and caramel-coloured suede, early autumn also invokes wonderful thoughts of softly glowing fireplaces and luxurious faux fur throws, the romance of candlelight and evenings spent cozy at home, enveloped in the loveliest things such as in this grand victorian home, filled with marble tables and graceful archways, intricately carved wood mirrors and tufted chaises, and best of all, that inexplicably nostalgic and always welcoming warm & woodsy feeling . . .

{p.s.} a previous on the market: a swedish apartment

{images: realestate.com.au & desire to inspire}

{interior designer: rees roberts}

. . . crème caramel-coloured velvet perfectly paired with lucite, exotic wood and modern classics, sweeps of carerra and ultra-glamorous mirrors, and most of all, beautiful spaces that defer to the elements of views, art, and light . . .

{images: rees roberts + partners llc via the diversion project}

{autumn afternoons}

friday's happy weekend posts have somehow fallen away to weekend plans -- sometimes suitcases to pack or dinner reservations, but always excitement for the days ahead -- this weekend was moments in the still-warm september sun, afternoons in dusky cafés and evenings in candlelight, remembering rustling leaves and starlight and enveloped in the magic of autumn . . .

hope you had a beautiful weekend!
xo




{a wrap-up of the previous week:}
* travel: chicago
* in the post: anna sheffield earrings
* a beautiful day + the winner is
* in the post: the sartorialist
* at home with: marc jacobs
* inspiration: new york fashion week
* at home with: carter smith

{images: stylist Marianne Cotterill's home scanned by Moodboard -- Elle Decoration September 2003, photography by JP Masclet}

{décor inspiration: a sense of grandeur}

. . . adore the idea of enveloping the walls of a small space in deep charcoal hues and positively filling every corner with perfectly ornate and beautifully embellished details -- chandeliers and velvet, walk-in closets and wine cellars, silk curtains and tufted headboards and wonderful french antiques -- to create a certain romance, an old-world charm with a luxurious sense of grandeur . . .

{1,000 square foot bungalow of designer & stylist lizzie carney; photography by bjorn wallander for country living, scans by shelter}

{interior designer: tom scheerer}

. . . early autumn days always bring back thoughts of overwhelmingly cozy and welcoming rooms like the ones by manhattan-based interior designer tom scheerer -- overflowing in natural elements of wood and wicker, and luxurious textures of fur and velvet, a warm & woodsy palette steeped in a wonderfully relaxed modernism, and best of all, always beautiful and classic pieces such as the insanely stylish white and gold four poster bed made for dreaming of september sunsets . . .

{p.s.} reminds me a little of this collection

{images: tom scheerer via domicile interior design}

{a fond farewell to summer}

. . . lovely to be back again after a stunningly beautiful weekend filled with sunny, sunny skies and balmy mid-afternoon breezes fitting for the last long-weekend of the summer -- even as the early mornings turn crisp and it's nearly time for soft scarves, tall boots and elegant trenches, one last look at the perfect loveliness we leave behind . . .







{images: 1 - country style; 2 - collette dinnigan; 3 - Rooms to Inspire in the Country by annie kelly; 4 - Living by Design by john stefanidis; 5 - belinda merrie; 6 - house & garden; 7 - michael graydon; 8 - oberto gill - all images via the ever-inspiring brabourne farm -- thank you, felicity!}

{a beautiful day + the winner . . .}

. . . yesterday was a leisurely lunch date in a secret courtyard and today is late, late and rushing about . . . back soon, but in the meantime . . .

Hope you're having a lovely week so far,
xo

{a few newsy bits:}
* a warm thank you to franki for the lovely mentions
* congratulations to clarice, winner of the gunmetal cuff give-away!

{images: 1 - Elsa Sylvan photographed by Lina Scheynius for Elle September 2009 via lace & tea; 2 - photography by Andreas Einsiedel via Blueprint Bliss}

{late summer, early fall}

. . . intricately panelled walls, juliet balconies and elegant fireplaces, floods of dusky and romantic light and stunning chevron floors -- if one could describe the beautiful and all too fleeting moments between late summer and early fall, perhaps it would as this . . .

{p.s.} more perfectly ornate walls:
* happily ever after
* gilt & chevron

{also:} a corner fireplace

{images: b&b italia via marcus design, haute design & a previous post}