{travel inspiration: the gilded ceilings & chandeliers of hungary}

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. . . sometimes the most inspiration comes from things we have never before seen, or places we have never before been, and so it is with these gauzy, dream-like and light-filled photographs of intricately carved wood and gilded ceilings, chandeliers, floral wallpaper and velvet, in hungary [budapest & keszthely] a place had never before considered, until now . . .

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{snow & mistletoe}

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. . . at this moment, red lipstick and a long sweep of silk taffeta, and excitement uncontained for a few days away . . . and there will be lingering soirées and champagne, laughter by firelight and snow and mistletoe . . . but first, hello & farewell and thank you so very much for reading all this time, for wonderfully thoughtful comments and beautifully written emails {& all the lovely holiday cards!} and for spending a part of your mornings & days caught up in the thoughts & musings here . . . wishing you holidays enveloped in warmth & laughter, family & friends, and most of all, love, love, love and arms to hold you tight on these late december nights . . .

a very merry christmas to you &
the most happiest of holidays,
~ roséline xo

{images: thesteward; sofia; alina gozin'a
via desire to inspire; kurt geiger shoes via selina lake; kate spade via inside the loop; thesteward, photo-editing by this is glamorous}

{bits of gold & chic chignons}

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. . . a graceful archway and inlaid floors, a grand piano and classic chignons -- a few beautiful thoughts floating about on this perfectly clear and ever-so-slightly crisp sunny autumn afternoon . . .

{images: 1 & 3 - david hicks via desire to inspire; 2 - chloé via style.com; 4 - lilac and grey}

{dreaming of a january thaw}




. . . has been snowing all day and still -- and despite fighting a cold {tissues and cough drops and lemon and honey}, looking forward to being cozy by candlelight, even while resisting thoughts of spending the rest of winter on the beaches of sunny spain . . .

{images:1 - tig, photography morten holtum via visual notes - thanks, josephine!; 2 - photography by ellen von unwerth; 3 - fieldandsea via creature comforts; 4 - jannypanns via snippet & ink}