{a brand new month, a brand new season}

"September: it was the most beautiful of words, he’d always felt, evoking orange-flowers, swallows, and regret."

- Alexander Theroux, 1981

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. . . the only fleeting regrets being, perhaps, the end of late dinners on balmy rooftop terraces at sunset and hours dreamily slipping by at the beach -- but september has its own beautiful charms: dusky mornings and french press coffee, soft leather clutches and wide-legged jeans, socks & heels and chic belted trenches, and most of all, wool tartan blankets as the leaves fall . . .



happy september! wishing you sun-drenched days as summer falls away and wonderful things to look forward this autumn, roséline xo





{images: all photography by sarah longworth on flickr, more work here}

{two lovely things: rest & relaxation}

. . . has been one of those weeks, where, despite having a million things to do, thoughts could not help but wander to these last few weeks of summer, and with family to arrive from paris for a few weeks, painting & decorating projects, design work & interviews, it's lovely, lovely to have the weekend to {hopefully} find a few moments to spend in the early-august sun . . .

{p.s.} still to follow, weekend wishes & links x

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recent two lovely things:
* ruggedly refined
* books & blossoms
* gilded chalkboards & garden sheds
* green & white
* open shelves & elegant black
* bar carts & blossoms
* books & bouquets
* a paris apartment & hermès
* secret gardens & on the terrace
* on display


{images: one - nuevo estilo via chapman interiors blog; two - j.crew via chapman interiors blog}

{hello & tuesday musings}

. . . after spending yesterday afternoon at the beach, completely technology-free {as one should be when surrounded by sand, blue skies and magnificently crashing waves} due to a dead iphone battery, have been having a bit of a time getting back into all things work-related, especially since it is {unbelievably} already august and it feels as if, at any moment, summer could slip through our fingers . . .



{image: kim cloutier by leda & st. jacques for elle canada, june 2010, via la maisonette}

{have a romantic [long] weekend + links}

. . . this weekend has been filled with such lovely things -- strong coffee and frothy lattes, chocolate & banana crêpes at sunday brunch, and dinner at a favourite restaurant {for dessert: a warm chocolate brownie with peanut butter mousse and banana ice cream, sprinkled with peanuts, and drizzled with the most decadent caramel sauce}, conversations from oceans away and taxis in the rain, time at the shops {a new shimmery gold top} and long walks in the late-may sun, the strains of opera music in the background and just the two of us . . .

hope you're having a perfectly romantic {long} weekend & that it's beautiful where you are, roséline xo





























a f e w l o v e l y l i n k s
* travel: notes on italy
* sundrenched mornings: but first, coffee
* pretty, pretty: rose gold
* décor: summery kitchen shelves
* at home with: erin fetherston one & two
* at the shops: summer scarves in mauve & cloud
* packaging: takeaway
* perfectly ornate: the stadtpalais, liechtenstein
* diy: wallpapered bathroom cabinet
* pattern inspiration: ziz zag
* at home: light & bright
* recipe: beet cake {via poppytalk}
* colour inspiration: spring greens & preppy stripes
* style inspiration: dazzled by denim
* travel: wörthersee, austria
* still searching for: the perfect ipad case
* party planning: monograms & lace

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{as always, a few things you may have missed}
* a new week & notes from the weekend
* two lovely things: secret gardens & on the terrace
* at the shops: nallik, new york
* colour inspiration: golden coral & morning sky
* looking forward to: summer whites
* favourite five: interior designer & architect nina freudenberger

a n d n e w f o r t h e w e e k e n d :
* décor inspiration: perfect elegance
* office inspiration: everything in its place

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{ model: natassia lindes from vision los angeles, photography & art direction by stephanie williams for the ruche unending love 2011 lookbook; via greedy girl}

{colour inspiration: shades of blush & champagne}

. . . last night, it was cozy by candlelight, but {a snow-covered eiffel tower aside}, there are still many days left of winter, and already, thoughts are drifting to sand between toes, sunlit daydreams and saltwater kisses . . .

{p.s.} more ways to weather winter: bright bouquets & floral jumpers

{images: lace & tea; scan by bluepoolroad, photography by amy neunsinger for blueprint may 2006; patterson maker}