{inspiration: back to black}

. . . had all but abandoned black {in the home, but not the closet} long ago, believing it to be a little overwhelming and sombre for bright and sunny rooms -- and yet -- have recently become enchanted by its bold elegance and dramatic charm . . .













{images: 1 - photography by eric piasecki for martha stewart living, text by this is glamorous; 2 - marie claire maison via absolutely beautiful things; 3 - petra bindel via desire to inspire, extensive photo-editing by this is glamorous; 4 - tom scheerer; 5 - angus fergusson via desire to inspire; 6 - michael bargo's manhattan apartment, photography by douglas friedman for domino magazine; 7 - laura resen; 8 - chloë sevigny by the selby; 9 - via bloomacious; 10 - julia steger photographed by maciek kobielski; 11 - photography by annie schlechter for domino magazine}

{soft greys + dreaming of the sea}

happy monday! still lingering thoughts of the weekend . . . and soft, beachy greys and stripes, light-diffused in swaths of romantic netting and bright linens for afternoons spent dreaming of the sea . . .

{hope you had a lovely weekend}




{images: 1 - domino; 2 - vincente villarin; 3 - nathalie vingot mei via desire to inspire; 4 - photography by laura resen; 5 - domino via apartment therapy; 6 - melanie acevedo}

{tropical elegance}

{photography by Mark Seelen for Elle Decoration UK}

Not normally fond of green plants, preferring numerous bouquets of fresh-cut flowers in vases scattered about, but there is something about these oversized splashes of green against fresh white interiors that seems to exude a relaxed easiness and tropical elegance.

{ photography by Laura Resen for Domino April 2008}

{via classic style in the city}