{perfectly lovely}

{a perfectly lovely way to spend an afternoon}

Nearly Valentine's Day and feeling a little romantic, despite the crazy busy week resulting in terribly sporadic posts -- hopefully things will be more calm soon, and there's always lovely, languid weekends to look forward to . . .

{p.s.}
* thanks to those of you who left comments about blog awards -- still catching up . . .
* thank you to Kelsey at above the fray for such a lovely mention of the side project
* and of course, thanks so much for the birthday wishes!

{images: Marion Cotillard via tumblr; nectar and light }

{a new week + little luxuries}

Beautiful bed linens, a silk-covered chaise, handpainted wall murals . . . or simply time, the best luxury of all . . . this was supposed to be last week's weekend send-off, but before long, another week had come and gone . . . hope you had a beautiful time and found a few moments to enjoy little luxuries . . .

{hand-painted wall murals by Maria Trimbell}

{Marion Cotillard in Madame Figaro February 2009, shoes by Dior}

{clutch by Sofia Coppola for Louis Vuitton}

{images: 1 - photography by emma lee; 2 maria trimbell murals, via sfgirlbybay; 3 - madame figaro february 2009, marion cotillard photographed by bruno dayan - via tfs; 4 -collaboration between sofia coppola & louis vuitton, via miss at the playa }