{spring things: kelly green bicycles}

. . . must confess, save for a few sunday afternoon trips a few summers ago, and only when lured with the romance of a picnic for two {complete with baguettes & brie and pink champagne}, am not often found on two wheels despite a fondness for bicycles . . . and yet, perhaps, this perfectly preppy kelly green handmade italian one, complete with a classic english leather seat and an ultra-chic essex scout bag {for holding fuchsia lipstick a few hairpins in the event of blustery spring breezes} may have just changed everything . . .


{kate spade for adeline adeline via apartment therapy's marketplace}

{a beautiful spring weekend + late-sunday links}

. . . the weather has been so astonishingly lovely, it is nearly impossibly not to be swept away by the blossom-scented breezes and glittering rays of sunlight . . . and this weekend was out-of-town guests and charming dinner conversations, luxuriously late mornings and sunday brunch {smoked salmon & scrambled eggs with chives, rosti, creamed horseradish & caviar} and time to fall in love all over again with every last moment along the way . . .

happy april! hope you've had a spectacular spring weekend & that it's beautiful where you are, roséline xo

{a few lovely links:}
* lovely, lovely: lilacs
* painterly palette: decorating with art
* collection: thonet chairs
* for breakfast: fresh bread & french jam
* colour inspiration: mint madness
* vintage: brass pendant
* before & after: a tufted sofa & a campaign dresser
* online shopping: this dress with these shoes
* at the movies: pure decadence
* diy: silver-leaf cabinet
* colour inspiration: coral & seafoam
* spring things: love and lilacs & beautiful bouquets

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{as always, a few things you may have missed:}
* décor: french chic
* inspiration: pinkish lavender, pleats & tulle
* travel: springtime in munich
* all in a day's work: classic neutrals
* at the shops: florence & florence
* at this moment: musings & romantic florals
* two lovely things: books & bouquets
* table for two: le petit déjeuner
* style inspiration: spring's sexy brights

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{& new for the weekend:}
* spring things: bar carts & blossoms
* décor inspiration: luxurious elegance
* favourite five: rent the runway


{images: 1; 2; 3; 4 - bhldn via raina dawn; 5; 6 - style me pretty; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12 - french bedroom company via lynn; 13}

{happy monday}

. . . hello again! . . . monday, monday, and after a perfect weekend of astonishingly spectacular autumn days -- romantic lunch dates and sun-soaked and golden trees, the still-lingering and intoxicating scent of freshly fallen leaves intermingled with warm apple crumble, it's back to work, although must confess quite adore the start of a new week, and this morning it's french coffee and sesame bagels fresh from the oven and many more beautifully inspiring things to come later in the day, but for now, dashing out the door, a little too chilly for leather shorts and heels, but perfect for a belted trench and high-heeled boots the colour of silver-lined clouds . . .

lovely to see you again & hope your week is off to a brilliant start,
xo

{p.s.} thanks so much for all the wonderful comments & e-mails over the weekend xoxo


{& one last thing:} if you've only just arrived, this week's give-away: the always stylish modern classic louis ghost armchair

{image: a glamorous little side project}

{colour inspiration: late-summer pink}

. . . the last day of august and how it has arrived so quickly is a mystery, and while the early morning air has become a little cooler, the sun still shines warmly and whether it's ribbons or tulle, stripes on a chair or a soft cashmere sweater, whether in shades of monticello or azalea, somehow, the last days of summer always feels like pink . . .

{p.s.} today is also p's birthday and we're off to lose ourselves in beautiful things . . . à bientôt & hope your week is off to a perfect start xo

{images: photography by jose villa via follow studio; absolutely beautiful things; t.i.g. scan, martha stewart weddings; peonies: photography by sarah tucker via ada & darcy; t.i.g. scan, photography by tom leighton, styling by ali brown and kate french for homes & gardens july 2010; t.i.g. scan, j.crew august 2009}

{a new week + late weekend links}

. . . another perfect summer weekend and it's been dinners in charming and candle-lit french restaurants, filet de saint pierre de fond au basilic avec roti en ecailles de courgettes et tomate, a glass of red wine and always, always crème brulée to finish . . . and before long, the beginning of a new week and guests from out of town, a little redecorating {from boulder grey to shades of white}, and here, a give-away so stunningly and impossibly exciting, can hardly, hardly wait . . .

hope it's beautiful where you are,
xo

{a few lovely links:}
* from the garden: harvesting lavender
* wedding inspiration: marchesa fall 2010
* beautiful new book: the double life of celebrities
* storage: jewelry displays
* fashion inspiration: sophia loren
* work of art: pas encore mon histoire
* design: butterfly chairs by damien hirst
* lovely, lovely: légèrement
* work of art: sewing illustrations {work of miyuki sakai}
* editorial: noir et blanc
* fun, fun: a disco bicycle

{as always, a few things you may have missed:}
* colour inspiration: buttercream
*late summer nights in: valentino
* two lovely things: eames
* runway: stella mccartney, new york
* décor inspiration: balloon shades
* most of all: a charming mix of things - four

{& for fun, three new:}
* two lovely things: let's celebrate
* runway inspiration: preen, new york
* inspiration: summer solstice

{images: photography by olivia graham via dustjacket attic}

{a charming mix of things - two}

. . . had such fun composing the last mix that was utterly inspired to create another and perhaps shall even be a regular occurence here on {this is glamorous} . . . and so, a lovely new collection of the things that are drifting prettily through thoughts on this perfect thursday afternoon . . .


. . . chevron & herringbone floors

. . . rock & refined {by maniamania}

. . . ombré

. . . perfectly ornate

. . . pashley's princess sovereign {via all the mountains}

. . . barrister bookcases {via apartment therapy}

. . . bare shoulders

. . . working

. . . daydreaming

. . . butterflies

. . . artful arrangement

. . . always & forever this bejeweled top {by miu miu}

. . . valentino's velvet sofa

. . . stacked rings

. . . this moment

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{p.s.} past charming mixes: here & here

{top image via shelter}

{spring things: bicycles}

. . . must confess am not much of a bicycle girl {petrified of the traffic and would most likely try to ride in heels}, but after coming across this pretty city bicycle in the most spectacular shade of smokey violet, suddenly dreaming of careening down side-streets with reckless abandon . . .

{bicycle design by note + abici, discovered via design*sponge}