{details}

{wintry witchy}

{cabin fever}

A garden cabin designed by the clever folks at Retrouvius...

emerald + aqua

Blue + Green - one of my favorite colour combinations to date, especially the emerald and aqua sky variety. Not very wintry or particularly seasonal, but lovely all the same.

{james plumb}

A delicious offering from James Plumb. I love how they re-purpose delightful objects in such surprising inventive ways. Definitely ones to watch...

{snug}

Snug as a pebble in a pocket.

{kenzo}

It's love.

{Carving the Mountains}

They make it look so easy... maybe it is??

No no. I think I'll just catch my thrills from watching these lasses fly through the trees and keep my own feet firmly rooted for now...

Carving the Mountains from Juan Rayos on Vimeo.

{bat woman}

Albert-Joseph Penot, Bat Woman, 1890.

{studio glithero}

I've been keeping a beady eye on the industrious goings-on at Studio Glithero. Their blue-ware collection, a process inspired by the popular Victoran cyanotype process used to capture botanicals, has always been my favorite. However, you'll also discover chandeliers made entirely in wax murals burnt into the walls, not to mention this machine that appears to pour out molten gold! Design at it's most magical, playful and beautiful.

{cheap glitter}

I suppose the thread in this post is treasured things that may have no monetary value - and indeed, don't pretend to - but carry a meaning and significance in the eye of the wearer or owner. One man's rubbish is another's treasure. So here's to your grandma's collection of cheerful synthetic scarves, jewels carved of wood and the joys of sparkly cheap gold glitter!

{people}

{things i heart}

Today's {things i heart} has a shadowy and mood-filled palette. Filled with the natural lace of hair, flowers and the fretwork arches of Moorish architecture, they are a pleasant contrast to the pools of darkness captured in these images. I am all for whimsy, but I often crave an anchor and a drama to show of these delicate vignettes at their best.

{utterly pink + grey}

Here's another big post! It's dedicated to my favorite colour combination - Raspberry Pink + Grey. Yes, it really is great. The film Bright Star is one of the very best sources for this palette, and they have mixed in moody indigos and old whites to make it a truly sumptuous feast for the eyes. Another theme that helped me to edit my many many images for this file was the contrast of coarse textures layered against smooth walls and taught upholstery, another favorite! Below are two sofas - one championing grey in all its many shades, and the other PINK in it's most linen-y best. I simply can't choose which I love best...

I love the stripped window frames and honed pink render. Truly lovely.