Moving my office upstairs. I think Chris is right - the cedar blocking the window has to go. I hate to cut down a tree, but wow - how lucky am I that that is my biggest issue? Much lucky!

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Monday

Hi all. I'm not online much right now, so my posts will continue to be sporadic for a bit. But I do plan to keep sharing lovely things as I come across them—like this lovely garden, the perfect spot to while away a muggy summer afternoon.

(photo: lisa della dora via pinterest)

Simple Pleasures

A beautiful, tranquil space for your Tuesday, created by Brigette Romanek of Romanek Design Studio. Read up on how to support other BIPOC designers over at Julia Miller Interiors here.

(Design by Romanek Design Studio / Photography by Nicki Sebastian for Jenni Kayne)

Still Here

Hi all. Sorry for the long absence—what was going to be a few days away from the blog turned into a month. It's been a strange, stressful time for all of us, and frankly it felt frivolous to post about interiors when so much is going on in the world right now. But I do think we all need beauty, too. Not  just as a way to rest and refresh our minds and senses, but as a reminder of the good that's out there when it is easy to be overwhelmed by the bad. So, hello again.

(photo by carl larsson via vogue uk)

Monday

A groovy, '70's inspired space in New York to start your week. Stay safe out there.

(photo by François Halard. via nyt)

Monday

Quiet minimalism to start your week gently. Stay safe out there.

(photo via pinterest)

Weekend

Have a peaceful weekend. Stay well.

(photo via pinterest)

Sweetness and Light

A Victorian tannery in London, converted into a work space by JamesPlumb studio for PSLabs, a lighting brand. This looks like such a relaxed place—lots of greenery, and bringing your dog to the office is always pretty great, too. More here at Dezeen.

(photo by rory gardiner)

Serenity Now

A shady spot for sultry summer days. This is the Francis Brodi House in Los Angeles, with a Henry Matisse ceramic mural.

(via pinterest)

Weekend

Wishing you a peaceful weekend. Stay well. And, see more of this lovely space here.

(photo by karel balas for milk decoration. via sfgirl)

Sweetness and Light

This beautiful Italian kitchen would make preparing even the simplest meal an event.

(photo by Simon Upton via libertyn interiors)

Moments of Beauty

A peaceful place for Wednesday, from Garnish Island, off the coast of Co. Cork. Hope you're getting some time with nature while quarantined.

(photo by Clare Wilson via pinterest)

Serenity Now

A celestial blue room for your Tuesday. This is in the City Palace in Udaipur. 

(via girl in the park)

Monday

A beautiful and ethereal space, to start your week gently. Be safe out there.

(photo via pinterest)

Weekend

Wishing you a peaceful weekend. Stay well.

(photo: worldarchitenturedesign via pinterest)

Sweetness and Light

The perfect place to quarantine in—the stunning Ibiza home of German designer Peter Schmidt. See more (and do go look) here.

(photo via one kind design)

Moments of Beauty

It's all about the details. See more of interior designer Sara Ruffin Costello's grand 1868 New Orleans home here.

(photo by Nicole LaMotte. via one kings lane)

Serenity Now

Playful modern style by Dimore Studio in Milan. Great eye(s) for colour and form.

(photo via pinterest)

Monday

Elegant minimalism in a Barcelona home, to start your week gently. See more of it here.

(photo: nuevo estilo via lark & linen)

Weekend

Wishing you a restful weekend. Stay well.

(photo via jenni kayne)

Sweetness and Light

Jewel tones and spectacular architecture for your Thursday.

(photo: ad españa via jenny andrews anderson)

Moments of Beauty

Ever a favourite—the luxe Bohemian London home of Danish fashion designer Malene Birger. See more of it here.

(photo: birgitta wolfgang. via trendland)

Serenity Now

Just the most stunning kitchen. That view alone. 

(via interior design addict)

Monday

A little colour therapy to start your week. Stay well.

(photo via pinterest)

Weekend

Wishing you a peaceful weekend. Stay well.

(photo by simon watson via sfgirlbybay)

Sweetness and Light

What an eye. Shabnam Aslani’s stunning dining room. See more of her beautiful home over at Residence magazine here.

(photo by mark karlsson lundgren for residence magazine. via planet of interior)

Moments of Beauty

The pretty, art-filled Brooklyn brownstone home of designer Louisa Roeder. See more of it here at Coco Kelley.

(photo: claire esparros via pinterest)

Serenity Now

Something a bit different for you today—an otherworldly home designed by the French architecture-sculpture movement architect Jacques Couëlle. See more of his work here.

(photo by christophe coënon. via iain claridge)

Monday

A perfect retreat for bibliophiles, to start your week. Stay well.

(photo by douglas friedman via desire to inspire)

Weekend

Wishing you a peaceful week. Stay well.

(photo by tom blachford. see more of this Australian home over at est magazine)

Sweetness and Light

An elegant apartment for you today. See more of Lauren MacLean's Paris-inspired home here.

(via claire heffer design)

Moments of Beauty

Current pandemic mood. Stay safe, all. Beautiful photo by Sarah Moon, Elle Germany, 1994.

(via here)

Serenity Now

A grand entrance to your Tuesday. Those stained glass doors and window are stunning.

(via arch zine)

Monday

A sunny spot to start your week. Be well.

(photo via pinterest)

Weekend

Wishing you a peaceful weekend. Stay positive.

(photo via sabon home)

Sweetness and Light

This 16th century apartment in an Italian palazzo is an intriguing mix of old and new. The disco ball hanging from the centuries-old painted ceiling is a cheeky touch.

(via apartment therapy)

Moments of Beauty

Soothing my quarantine cabin fever with the tranquil view from this Japanese home.

(photo via arch zine)

Serenity Now

The perfect kitchen for a peaceful afternoon of isolation baking.

(photo by amanda marie for rue magazine)

Monday

A beautiful space to start the week. 

(photo of athena calderone's brooklyn townhouse via pinterest)

Weekend

Wishing you all a safe and quiet holiday weekend. I hope you find ways to make it special.

(photo:  architectural digest via pinterest)

Sweetness and Light

This glass-walled library in Germany is the ultimate retreat when the world is a little too much.

(photo by guillaume favre via here)

Moments of Beauty

Quiet moments. A beautiful still life photographed by Siren Lauvdal. See more of her work here.

(via here)

Serenity Now

A sunny space for serious relaxation. 

(photo via verge girl)

Monday

A room that's both glam and easy going—that sofa positively invites lazy afternoon lounging.

(photo by dustin askland; design by elizabeth roberts architecture & design. via house beautiful)

Weekend

Wishing you a peaceful weekend. Stay positive.

(photo via apartment 34)

Sweetness and Light

A sumptuous bathroom to spend hours in, soaking away your worries (for a while, anyway).

(via from the lighthouse)

Moments of Beauty

Pure atmospheric escapism for you today. Model Rianne Van Rompaey was photographed by Tim Walker for Vogue UK, December 2016. 

(via here)

Serenity Now

The glam, jewel toned home of Padma Lakshmi for you today.

(photo via architectural digest india)

Monday

Here's looking at you. A surreal room for what is very much a surreal time. Stay well, all.

(photo via pinterest)

Weekend

Happy weekend. This week has been a rough one for many of us—may you find some calm.

(photo via my domaine)

Sweetness and Light

The most idyllic getaway for you today—a rustic 400 year old villa in Ibiza. See more of it (and do go look, it's wonderful) here.

(photo by belén imaz for ad españa)