. valentine inspiration * for the Mr .

... st. valentine's day is but a mere week away,

and if you would like to make your mr.'s heart skip a beat...

it is but a simple bit of lace and some bubbly,

that is sure to do the trick!

wink wink

♥

  (image 1+2 Mimi Holliday at faire frou frou . 3 jacques levine . 4 pink marc de champagne truffles . 5 champagne glasses are vintage . 6 moet . 7 bow tie)

. shoe lust * laraine .

... quite lovely and perfect for spring,

a modern marie antoniette and cinderella

slipper all wrapped into one!

♥

(available here)

. the front door .

in our next home... there will be a colored front door.

not certain of convincing the mr. of pink, but am quite

positive it will be lovely no matter the shade...

♥

(image 1 via greige, 2 via fime, 3-6 pinterest)

. hello & monday .

hello friends... so long since i have been here!
there has been gilding, and white paint, and organizing, and sorting...
plus a birthday celebration and a new horsehair sofa.
so so many things to share, but for now enjoying peonies
blooming in the front yard and a few cups of coffee.

♥

(image via emma cassi)

. just pretty * blushing pink pretty .

quite a lovely combination of blush and 

shocking hot pink... positively pretty!

♥

. hello & a week of pretty .

... a week of gold leafing, and gleaming white paint, and the search for

perfect lamp shades, and yards and yards of fabric being hung ---

a moment of realization that it resembles the most luxurious rough-hewn linen.

with all of that said, still many last minute things to tweak and perfect.

unable to stay away for another second, we will be 

having a week of "just pretty" while finish off the new office 

with a giant bow...

hope your week is off to a fabulous start!

♥

(images via daily dream decor)

. just pretty * poppy pretty .

poppy pretty!

 ♥

(image via the house that lars built)

. hello & bring nature home .

hello... after a long (longer that expected weekend) here

we are again at another week. one that will be filled with many 

many to do lists, things to paint, items to tweak, and overall wrapping up... 

preparing for next week....which is going to be sooooo exciting.

brimming with anticipation!

hope your week is off to a dashing start...

♥

Bringing Nature Home 

available here

(image via Bringing Nature Home {the book}

found on design sponge)

. playing hooky * in flowered heels .

always a bit busy on fridays... usually many things

to wrap up with a pretty bow before the weekend arrives.

... but today it's playing hooky and off to visit peter cottontail.

♥

(image via old fashioned pretty)

. house love * sweet home alabama .

a neutral palate with a kiss of pink...

what's not to swoon over?

♥

(tour at House Beautiful)

. just pretty * mint & pink .

mint walls, antique pink chairs...

and billowy striped yellow curtains.

kiss kiss!

♥

(image via the glitter guide)

. just pretty * tulip tulip .

and spring is so so near...

just around the corner are birds chirping,

crisp mornings and warm sunshine, and of

course a vibrant favorite...

tulips and more tulips!

♥

(image)

. just pretty * tin vase .

happy friday!

rin a tin tin pretty...

♥

(image via lemon and lavender)

. fashion lust * shield by YSL .

sometimes, just sometimes we come across

something so entirely unique and beautiful that

it speaks directly to our soul. i do believe that these

"shield" loafer pumps are fabulous enough for a modern day

marie antoinette...

♥

 (by Yves Saint Laurent . available at nordstrom)

. just pretty * first tulips .

fresh flowers are perhaps the simplest way to 

brighten up ones home...

and my first tulips of the year sit upon the desk,

the most vibrant shade of yellow...

happy wednesday!

♥

. just pretty * a plump rose .

plump and pretty, how wonderous

a single bloom can be...

♥

(image via weheartit)

. color inspiration * fuschia pink .

a  bit more than a little pink

adds drama to almost anything, i do think...

perfect for a shocking shoe

and a bold choice to make an old chair new

pairs well with fur and stripes of black and white

as well as a dash of leopard to delight...

the right shade for a peony bloom

and for you my pink mistress... i am over the moon!

♥

(image one + four via fime, two , three + five via pinterest)

. house love * by The Cross .

 

white on white...black and white stripes...a tufted sofa...

striking art...an ornate mirror... and a crystal chandelier... 

what a lovely mix of beautiful...

♥

 images via decorpad

design by The Cross Design & Decor

. pink roses .

my roses are opening into gigantic blooms in my yard...

i always forget how much i love them until they fully open in their wild beauty. 

the more shocking of pink the better...

 glorious on the bush...

 pretty abstract art all pushed together...

and perfection in a vase...

♥

(image 123 via Pinterest, 4 via myluciouslife)

. weekend wish .

i wish for you...

a good helping of this...

to stop and smell these...

to steal a moment for this... 

and to find sweet dreams here...

happy weekend

♥

(images via the paris apartment)