GLAMOUR PHOTOGRAFY

. . . palest pink and floods of light, fashion designer jennifer nicholson's santa monica home is an enchanting mix of beautiful things -- jewel-laden mirrors and crystal chandeliers, gilt tables and intricately laid marble floors, glamorous mirrored consoles and luxe floral wallpaper, vintage leopard print velvet and best of all, an impossibly romantic seashell-encrusted fireplace . . .

{previously, at home with:}
* rachel ashwell
* carter smith
* malene birger
* alexander wang

{images: moodboard via absolutely beautiful things}

. . . whether always elegant silk or sumptuous velvet, billowing, pooled, or luxuriously layered, curtains & shades always add a layer of texture, depth and style to a space, and ever since rita konig's neo-english manhattan bedroom and hamish bowles' parisian grande hallway/drawing gallery {center}, have fallen for the elegant ruching of balloon shades, their romantic, old-world charm and the sense of grandeur they lend to any room . . .

{images: 1 - domino magazine via iffer's little nest; 2 - a previous post; 3 - country living}

. . . good morning! hope you had a lovely, lovely weekend; had the wonderful privilege of spending a perfect few days soaking up sunny rays on a terrace in the country, taking breaks only for ice cream at old stone cottages and glasses of chardonnay on wrought iron chairs at quaint cafés by the river . . . and today is so stunningly beautiful and summer-like, abandoning the indoors for a while for a few moments in the sun {such a lovely time of year!}, leaving you with soft and elegant, and always classic, shades of buttercream . . .

à bientôt & hope your week is off to a beautiful start,
xo

{p.s.} two new posts from late last week you may have missed:
* inspiration: summer, summer, summer
* two lovely things: entryways

* & one more day for the diamond give-away . . .


{images: 1&2 - gabrielle kai; 3 - country home may 2005 via greige}