{at this moment: bar carts}

It seems that every autumn, we fall in love all over again with all things preppy, equestrian, and ivy-league-inspired -- crested blazers, tartans and plaids, and bar carts, which have become a style staple -- and, since light and flirty summer dresses have {regrettably} been replaced with long cashmere scarves and soft cardigans, shall happily succumb to the wind-rippled days with a glass of autumn wine . . .




{p.s.} a previous round-up here

{images: country living via decorology; 2 + 5 - patrick cline for lonny magazine; domino; style redux}

{two lovely things: lonny + tartan}

{two lovely things:} the brand new issue of Lonny, with a lovely feature on grace of design*sponge, and vivienne westward for cole & son's tartan wallpaper . . .

{colour inspiration: dusky taupe}

. . . afternoons are still wonderfully bright, but evenings are beginning to arrive earlier, and with them, a surprising briskness to unaccustomed summer skin, and already this past weekend, faux fur stoles and soft cashmere scarves and the longing for luxuriously warm textures, velvet and tweed and satin-trimmed coverlets -- and even warmer hues and tones, featherstone and champagne and deliriously lovely shades of dusky taupe . . .

{images: 1 - photography by nastasha; 2 - elle decor via mochatini; 3 - lonny magazine; 4 - simply seductive; 5 - country style magazine (australian) via daily imprint; 6 - a glamorous little side project}

{at home with: rachel ashwell}

. . . a late hazy august morning, sipping coffee and falling in love with the soft, understated elegance of rachel ashwell's london flat, where every room feels like a dreamy and languid late-summer's afternoon enveloped in a soft and delicate light and the warmth of shades of palest pink and bits of gold . . .

{p.s.} also: august sunrise

{images: via lonny}

{inspiration: a little refinement}

. . . keep coming back again and again to this stunning carved mirror and console -- such a beautiful place to keep candles and candelabras and fresh summery bouquets . . .

{image: photography by patrick cline for lonny magazine june/july 2010}

{currently reading: lonny magazine}

. . . hello! an overcast thursday afternoon and how the week has flown, but bright days await, and even brighter dreams & plans . . . dashing out the door, but leaving you with a few favourites from the latest issue of lonny . . .

hope you're having a wonderful week,
xo

{images: photography by patrick cline for lonny magazine; via lynn via twitter}

{monday, monday . . .}

. . . monday, monday & hello! hope you had a perfectly lovely weekend -- it's a two cups of coffee and strewn books and bright bouquets kind of morning after a beautiful weekend, with many splendid things to look forward to in this sunny and brand new week . . .

hope your monday is off to a wonderful start,
xo

{p.s.} a little late, but the winner of the cable & heart bracelet give-away later today . . .

{images: photography by patrick cline for lonny magazine}

{inspiration: holly golightly}

. . . little black dresses and dark sunglasses, be-ribboned necklaces and heady fragrances, upswept hair and elegant heels -- have always adored all the things of ladylike refinement . . .




{p.s.}
* shoes, shoes, shoes + tiffany blue
* more of this collection

{images: victoria beckham a/w 2010 collection & lonny magazine}

{soft neutrals + pale pastels}

. . . as the days become longer, afternoons are infused with a soft, late-winter light laced with nostalgia, casting hazy shadows and moody hues on everything, more beautiful with glimpses and glimmers of lucite, metallics and venetian glass . . .



{p.s.} shades of blue:
* winter blues
* pale october
* electric
* turquoise waters
* tiffany's
* blue-blooded

{images: lonny & marc jacobs via style.com, more of this collection at the side project}

{colour inspiration: glimpses of pink}

. . . one of those weeks with a half a million unfinished projects, back-to-back appointments and invitations every evening -- it's beginning to feel like the holidays {which i adore} . . . slowing things down a little with perfectly pale and pretty glimpses of pink . . .




{p.s.} thanks for the great blog recommendations so far!

{images: elle decor october 2008 via the city sage; mav via oh joy!; lonny magazine; desire to inspire; martha stewart}