{a new week & the last month of the year . . . }

. . . summer feels like a beautiful dream and the last of the autumn leaves have fluttered away, and now, it's waking up to mornings of romantically swirling snowflakes, wreaths of holly and towers of meringue, ruffled bed canopies and gold satin slipcovers, gingerbread with icing and the warmth of crackling fires, fairy lights and candlelight and the most beautifully decorated trees, and most of all, a feeling of magic in the air . . .

{images: 1 - domino magazine via pinterest; 2 - homes & gardens; 3 - toast; 4 - photography by chris everard; 5 & 8 - simple home by mark & sally bailey via linen & lavender; 6 - at home via 1st dibs & delight by design; 7 - homes & gardens; 8 - style at home, both via delight by design}

{at the shops: crucial trading}

. . . back after a spontaneously extended and beautiful weekend away and always delighted to discover new shops with great products, but even more so with equally lovely photography -- two current favourites being Plumo {and here}and Toast, and now have happily discovered the very British Crucial Trading, a creative floorcoverings and rugs company whose gorgeous photography is a captivating mix of a fashion editorial and a brisk and blustery afternoon curled up beside a warm and romantic fire . . .












. . . more at a glamorous little side project

{calm & cheerful}

{Heath Ceramics via Simply Lovely and d*s}

Completely intrigued by the combination of yellow & gray. Part calming and part energetic, it's always sophisticated with a certain elegance.

{Marais AC Chair, Design Within Reach}

{Karin Akesson via another shade of grey}

{serene by danske on flickr}

{Photo by Paul Costello May 2006 via dominomag.com}

{Flower Beaded Bib Necklace
by Miriam Haskell - 24K goldplated leaves adorned with natural bone, European glass, and mother-of-pearl}

{Photo by Paul Costello May 2006 via dominomag.com}

{spring dresses Junko Shimada printemps/été 2008 via Oh Joy!}

{milkandsuch by danske on flickr}

{dwell studio}

{© Anders Schonnemann}

{jimmypickles via another shade of grey}

{jute picnic cushions by Toast}

{via purple area}

{at Jenni Kayne}




































































{last 3 images: style.com; photography by Marcio Madeira}