{two lovely things: a paris apartment & hermès}

. . . how we arrived at thursday {or mid-april, for that matter}, is an utter mystery, but the spring sun has been shining and have you ever had amazingly enormous plans that hinged on the completion of a million smaller ones? . . . and in a few months' time, the beginning of one of the grandest adventures, and despite excitement uncontained for the things to come, for now, there are to-do lists and always emails, handwritten thank you notes and long lost friends to be reacquainted with -- and so -- a few moments away to get caught up, leaving you with these two very lovely things . . .

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

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{also} recent two lovely things:
* green & white
* open shelves & elegant black
* bar carts & blossoms

{parisian apartment, coté paris via haute design, click here to view the rest of this amazing home; hermès via fashion in my eyes}

{on the market: stockholm, sweden}

. . . there has been a warm and woodsy victorian in australia, a bright and modern apartment in sweden, and even a look at the differences between magazine and real estate photography for a townhouse in new york, but until now, there has never been such a perfect intermingling of the two . . . swedish real estate firm, fantastic frank, photographs homes for their listings in much the same way as interior design magazines; working with photographers who do not usually shoot houses, but work in fashion, art and architecture, they have developed a beautiful new photographic style that will forever change the way one thinks of real estate listings: for here, a light-filled home in östermalm, an upscale borough in stockholm, sweden, glittering with chandeliers and positively strewn with roses . . .























{images: photography by anders lindén for fantastic frank via trendey story}

{décor inspiration: always herringbone}

. . . can never resist a chevron or herringbone floor, especially when mixed with moulding, elegantly panelled walls and beautiful bits of light . . .

{p.s.} more chevron & herringbone:
* all dressed up
* a paris apartment
* perfectly ornate
* all in a day's work
* enchanted afternoons
* a charming mix

{image: that kind of woman}

{two lovely things: smokey violet & chevron floors}

{two lovely things}: whether in velvet on dining chairs and intermingling with mirrors and chandeliers, or in linen on an elegantly casual sofa and paired with perfectly paneled walls and luxurious gilt french mirrors, there is nothing quite like the stunning combination of smokey violet and always classic chevron floors . . .

{p.s.} utterly enchanted by the mirrored wall with the secret door

{images: head over heels}

{colour inspiration: gold}

. . . always in love with all things gold, and after covering a cocktail table in gold-leaf in early spring, even more drawn to its elegant shimmer, especially as gilded accents on walls and along ceilings, and on luxuriously beautiful carved sofas . . .

{p.s.} the fourth guest post for lucky magazine can be viewed here

{images: 1 - fendi ad, elle decoration uk march 2010; kate moss by mario testino, vogue paris january 2006 via fashion gone rogue}

{the last of the summer whites}

As balmy breezes turn crisp and longer days fall silently into dusk earlier each night, am longingly aware that soon the pretty summer dresses and opened-toed sandals will be set aside for long scarves and soft cardigans . . . {and here: the last of the summer whites}

{images: 2+6 - Vogue Living Australia; 3 - a.n. + follow studio; 4+7 - Marie Claire Maison; 5 - By e*airfuly+follow studio; 8 - model: Linda Evangelista - photographer: Steven Meisel - original image has been cropped and adapted for this post}