{a wonderful weekend + sunday links}

. . . hazy, humid skies and petal-laden breezes, and forecasts for rather romantic thundershowers and it's outdoors in wellies and indoors by candlelight . . .

happy may! hope you're having a perfectly lovely weekend,
xo

{a few lovely links:}
* inspiration: the countryside
* storage: bookcase doors
* runway: bright colours & big hair
* at home: lacy lighting
* creative inspiration: an amazing cardboard castle
* insanely stylish: wood veneer
* photography: the place in between

{as always, a few things you may have missed:}
* hello: monday, monday
* hello: a sunny thursday afternoon
* update: a little champagne & the winner
* fashion inspiration: mint velvet
* two lovely things: warm & woodsy
* colour inspiration: spring green

{claudia schiffer for guess ad campaign by ellen von unwerth}

Raleigh 'Twenty' Bicycle Video - So Cute!

(She Rides from Michele Lugaresi)

As you may know by now I have my very own (new to me) vintage Raleigh Twenty Bicycle.
SO imagine my delight when I discovered this too cute video of a 'vintage kind of girl' riding around on her Raleigh Twenty bicycle :)

Enjoy!

4.30.10 // TEL AVIV // Ben Tzion / King George

JUST A LITTLE HORSING AROUND

One of the biggest events in horse racing is today

The Kentucky Derby

Even if you really aren't into horse racing there's
something about this race that is fun to watch
All this talk about horses got me thinking about
all the great ways to decorate with the Equine theme
There are even some great items at Etsy
for all the horse lovers out there
Here's a great Hermes silk scarf

Isn't this room gorgeous?

The horse painted on this barn door style
wall treatment makes such a great statementThe rich dark paneling makes the perfect backdrop
for this over-sized oil painting

or this one for that matterWhat elegant

and cool barn style doors
English Manor style decorating

displaying riding boots

Such casual, elegant

Ralph Lauren style

Wall Art

and Scultpures

Relaxed Furniture

and Accessories

Silver

Vintage

Trophies

and Loving Cups

and Cool Vintage
Prize Ribbons
make a casual yet sophisticated surrounding for horse lovers!
The Kentucky Derby
is a horse racing event held at Churchill Downs in

Louisville, Kentucky every May since 1875

Celebrities can be seen here

and people get all dressed up and

and wear big

or outrageous hats
and drink Mint Juleps

and watch the fastest horse win

the race called "The Run for the Roses"

Has anyone ever gone to this event?

Maybe you have special traditions,
or have or go to a party when you
watch this race on TV that you'd like to share so....

Talk Derby to me

IMAGES FROM: COUNTRY LIVING, RALPH LAUREN, MY SWEET SAVANNAH, BETH LIENTZ, ETSY, HERMES,DERBY ME, ELLE DECOR, PERFECT GRAY, HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, VINTAGE STRAWBERRY,INVITATION CONSULTANTS, BALLARD DESIGNS, SOUTHERN LIVING, LEXINGTON HERALD LEADER

chloe/nude

zimbio

so fab!!

white hot

russh magazine

shopcuffs

-SHOPCUFFS-

shop HERE

loving the cream jumpsuit!
♥

Bicycles in Fashion! Ellen Von Unwerth - Vogue Nippon

(photo: Ellen Von Unwerth for Vogue Nippon)

Ellen Von Unwerth is one of my all time favorite fashion photographers ! - I absolutely love it when she turns her eye to a view with a bicycle included. This is images appears in the June issue of Vogue Nippon. Enjoy!

A Dream That I Call Home - Inspiration Friday

Well My Friends it's Friday!~
YAY! I'm really happy that it is.
This has been a long week!
For example, I definitely fell asleep at my computer while proof reading last night!
My brother was kind enough to proof it, and click post for me, then wake me up! hahah
Yea, needless to say, I'm ready for some sleep this weekend.

So today's Inspiration Friday was inspired by the mix I'm currently listing to...
The playlist is posted up on "Inside My Brain" so you can listen along ;)
But really like how it turned out!
It has a warm intimate feel to it.
It kind of reminds me of the dreams you have that you're really disappointed you had to wake up,
and you wish they could go on forever...
You know what I'm talking about, right???

The Images are from a variety of places... Snorpy, Joe Sorren (my favorite living painter), Vincent Van Gogh, Life Magazine (1950), And the last photo on the bottom right, I took during this last Fashion Week at the Siki Im Fashion Presentation.

P.S. The image of Kate Moss was when she was 14 and it was her first photo shoot, i think... What the heck! She looked like a star from day 1 ;)

P.S.S. I'm working on a story book painting for yawl, i think you will like it! :)