Painted white floors, flooded with light, and filled to the brim with antique glamour. It’s a wonderfully feminine space. Everything in the room looks a little worn and washed. I also love the idea of hanging a gorgeous dress as part of the room decor. It’s a little girl’s room, all grown-up.
images {via} 1st Option
I found this video on twitter, courtesy of Nate St. Pierre who described it as “achingly beautiful.” {Oh, how I love that term!}
Speaking of achingly beautiful, Nate runs this website that seeks to change the world with 15-minute {or less} a week assignments done by thousands of the site’s followers. Appropriately named, It Starts With Us is simply beautiful. Go, sign-up!
{btw} You can watch some more beautiful videos over at Routines.
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Can you believe one of these pictures was taken by a 7 year old? No, that isn’t a typo. I did actually type the number seven with nothing before or after. In fact, all of these images were created by children, under the age of 14. Isn’t that extraordinary?
They are a few of the past leaders in the National Geographic Kids International Photography Contest. {You can see more on the NatGeo Kids galleries.} Imagine what would happen if we replaced the wii remotes with cameras or art supplies or cooking utensils. I think we underestimate what our kids are capable of, no?
{p.s.} Can you guess which one was the 7 year old?
All images from National Geographic Kids
Coralie Bickford Smith strikes again, leaving me dumbstruck and utterly in lust. I’ve sincerely been rendered desperate for these. I’m an absolute fool for Fitzgerald, so imagine my condition in seeing him wrapped up in metallic, deco perfection. {My eternal gratitude to anyone who can point me to a retailer who will sell these to me.}
UPDATE:
I have found that the books are available for pre-order through Waterstones, so I’ve listed the link and ISBN to each one below. It is my experience that the books become available in Canada for a much better price than the US or UK after being released through Waterstones. You can also type in the ISBN on Amazon and select to be e-mailed as soon as the books become available.
Tender is the Night – 9780141194066
The Great Gatsby – 9780141194059
Flappers & Philosophers – 9780141194103
This Side of Paradise – 9780141194097
The Last Tycoon – 9780141194080
Tales of the Jazz Age – 9780141197470
The Beautiful and the Damned – 9780141194073
It’s been far too long since I did a balloon post…
{a few lovely links}
+ a free simple cookbook
+ remember this? get the mirrored tiles here
+ rather fond of these entomology notebooks
+ francois rachez via lovely clusters
+ loving this dress found by i am a greedy girl
images {via} the cherry blossom girl
Tanya Dziahileva by Danil Golovkin in Ave Maria for Harper’s Bazaar Russia July ’10 {via} Fashion Gone Rogue
On these hazy summer days, we take pleasure in the little things. Is there anything better than sipping ice cold water with a slice of lemon when you’ve just been out in the feverish heat? Summer seems the perfect time to steal a quiet afternoon soaking in a tub until the water cools with a good book and then settling into a plush white towel or into crisp cool sheets.
It’s all about little {and sometimes, big} escapes, isn’t it?
{p.s.} Also, would like to take a quick moment to announce the winner of the Perricone Summer Survival Kit. Congratulations to my dear Linda of Simply Seductive!
images 1 & 3 by gabrielle kai, 2 {via} dress design decor
