{photographer: per gunnarsson}

. . . friday afternoons always seem to be the time when things begin to slow down a little for the weekend, and so it follows that it is also the time for floods of inspiration and happy discoveries, such as swedish photographer per gunnarsson's beautiful portfolio, filled with light and airy scandinavian style, and an impressive client list that includes hus & hem, sköna hem, ikea, elle interiör, and livingetc . . . of course, most drawn to the slate greys and smokey violets, in glass, velvet and lucite . . .

{p.s.} also interesting to compare these to the slightly more formal rooms in photographer andy liffner's portfolio & more smokey violet rooms here

{images: photography by per gunnarsson via ephemerette}

{photographer: andy liffner}

. . . crazy in love with the french doors and herringbone floors, marble staircases and velvet armchairs, crystal and murano chandeliers and soft floods of light captured in these beautiful spaces by photographer andy liffner, but most of all, irresistibly drawn to the perfectly elegant touches of smokey violet in petals and throw cushions and strewn about the walls on wonderfully charming floral paper . . .

{images: photography by andy liffner via desire to inspire}

{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: moody & atmospheric}

. . . have always dreamed of spring in shades of sunny whites and whispered greens, but recently the skies have been dark at turns and golden at others and during the cloudy moments, imagine spring as dusk and deep violet -- moody and atmospheric -- the colour of thundershowers . . .

{images: 1 - scan, josé picayo for martha stewart living february 2005; 2 - aubrey road via fondly seen}

{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}

{morning light + smokey violet}

good monday morning! must confess that it still feels like the weekend as sun-drenched memories still linger and things are moving along at a perfectly leisurely pace . . .

beautiful things and exciting news for this week and the next, but for now, hope your week is off is to a wonderful start,
xo

{images: 1 - shabby chic interiors: my rooms, treasures, and trinkets via brabourne farm; 2 - a perfect gray; 3 & 4 - photography by amy neunsinger for shabby chic interiors: my rooms, treasures, and trinkets by rachel ashwell via haute design}