{stylist: glen proebstel, melbourne}

. . . at turns bright and sun-lit, and at others, dark and blustery, as the days fade to winter, particularly drawn to the moody and atmospheric work of australian stylist glen proebstel, enveloped in the beautiful play of golden light and dusky shadow, a perfect reflection of these, the last autumn days . . .











{previously featured stylists:}
sibella court | faye toogood | lotta agaton | petra ruud

{previously featured australians:}
* billy bride | katie quinn davies, one & two | mrs. press | natasha

{images: styling by glen proebstel, discovered via little things, also, the design files & prop.d, some photography by sharyn cairns for inside out magazine}

{croissants on a friday morning}

. . . and as we reluctantly bid summer the fondest of farewells, farewell, also, to magical mornings like these, until the warm summer sun shines again . . .

{p.s.} breakfast in paris

{image: maisons côté sud 2006 via linen & lavender}

{a fond farewell . . . }

. . . one last, longing look at the things we leave behind . . .

{images: 1 & 2 - atlanta homes and lifestyles via greige; 3 - côté sud aout - sept 06 via linen & lavender; 4, 7 & 8 - michael trapp via desire to inspire; 5 - atlanta homes and lifestyles via greige; 6 - côté maisons via linen & lavender; 9 - photo by joanna henderson via oliveaux}

{croissants on a friday morning}

. . . has only been a little while since our last breakfast in paris, but any time away from paris is far too long and while we may not be having our croissants and café au lait in the jardin du luxembourg this beautiful summer morning, we will be packing our weekend carryalls for a little time away . . .

{p.s.} don' you just adore the rhinestone detail against the wicker?

{one last thing:} weekend wishes & links to follow xo

{images:1 - taverne agency via living art interiors; 2 - heather bullard via everything fabulous; 3 - oliveaux}

{inspiration: summer solstice}

. . . deep into summer and it's as many wonderfully languorous hours en plein air as possible, an afternoon spent dreaming away or lost in the pages of a beautiful book and breathing the scent of a million blossoms, or idyllically swinging from the boughs of a perfect tree, or best of all, lilting conversations over an early evening dinner under the cover of the most charming canopy in a shade lost somewhere between lilac and lavender . . .

{images: photography by tim evan-cook for elle decoration uk july 2002 via moodboard}

{colour inspiration: august sunrise + bits of gold}

. . . hello! monday, monday and things are off to beautiful start -- early morning at the gym, plans & projects and a brand new week, and couldn't dream of a lovelier way to begin than with shades of pink -- tea rose and cherry blossom, bermuda and august sunrise -- all intermingled with summer wicker and lace, and always elegant with bits of gold . . .

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{a few things from late last week:}
* give-away: until wednesday
* guest post: at home in arkansas magazine
* scandinavian style: photographer per gunnarsson

{& new today:}
* two lovely things: champagne & lace

{images: 1 - sköna hem; 2 - photography by jory cordy for southern weddings, tumblr via felicity -- thank you!; 3 - martha stewart via the city sage; 4 - photography by jolijn snijders via studded hearts}

{one late october afternoon}

. . . and after all the shades of mustard, wheat, and honey from recent photographs of our weekends away, was reminded again how warm yellow can be this time of year, especially when intermingled with deep wood tones and gold . . .

{images: martha stewart, emily nathan via bash eco-events; alec hemer via brabourne farm}

{scrapbook: a weekend in the country}

{a few photographs of our weekends away}

. . . while evenings in the city may be spent in heels and cocktail dresses, weekends away in the country are laid-back in a quilted Barbour and a pair of wellies, and after the apple orchards and pumpkin patches, the golden fields of wheat and rustling yellow leaves, a perfect afternoon for an autumn picnic for two . . .





{p.s.} and to p, thank you for making every moment feel like a dream, and for taking the most beautiful photographs

{all images by p + this is glamorous}

{happy weekend!}

Off to find sunshine & spontaneity and to celebrate being crazy in love and perfectly carefree. . .

Have a beautiful, beautiful weekend everyone!

{p.s.}
* still time to enter the nantaka joy stationery give-away

{images: 1 - house beautiful; 2 - domino}

{summer afternoon}

"Summer afternoon - summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language."

~Henry James

{images: 1 - Veer via Homegrown; 2 - ffffound}

{happy may + weekend!}

It's the first day of May and the weekend! Excited about the Spring sunshine, open-toed shoes!, and the luxury of a lazy Sunday morning . . .

Have a beautiful, beautiful weekend, everyone!
xo

{guest posts this week:}
* brand new blog: listed
* the city sage: fashionable rooms

{p.s.} the winners of the interior design give-away are:
* in NYC: Lynn Andriani
* outside of NYC: Melisa Russo + Melanie Tolan

{image: flickr}

{a perfect place}

"Then followed that beautiful season... Summer....Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light . . ."

~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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A perfect place for daydreaming on a midsummer's afternoon . . .

{image: daisy pink cupcake}

{a new week + the winner is . . .}

Hope you had a beautiful and relaxing weekend. Finally catching up on e-mail {somewhat}, and have discovered more fun and exciting give-aways, so much so, that there will be two this week: one later today, and another on Wednesday . . .

And while we're on the topic, completely delighted to announce that the winner of Mindy Wilson's lovely Spring print is . . . Blair!

** Congratulations, Blair! **

{images: 1 - Harper'sBazaar - NT's Cape Tribulation via follow studio; 2 - nirrimi photography}