{it's all about the slacks}

{i've fallen head over heels}

Renée Perle by Jacques Henri Lartigue.

{bright autumn}

{details}

{loving ochre}

I've rather fallen in love with Ochre. Not the colour mind you, but the homewares company that produces beautifully crafted British-made furniture, upholstery and unique lighting design. Originally based in London, the company has seen great success in the States and have opened a beautifully styled shop in New York. Harriet Maxwell Macdonald, a co-owner of the enterprise, has had her various homes with husband Andrew Corrie photographed repeatedly, and they don't disappoint...

I love the soft palette against the matt black walls. So calming somehow.

Below you can see an inspiration moodboard for their design work, and I can't help but spot the Farrow & Ball paint chart and an image from the home of Jenna Lyons (black walls with striped ceiling) that was painted for her son...!

The husband and wife team have also conjured up a secondary, more affordable line named Canvas. Following in a similar vein to Ochre, the furnishings are made by American craftspeople or sourced from ethnic minorities in order to support dying arts. However, somewhat realistically and in the spirit of honesty, they do not claim to be 100% eco, and suggest that any companies who claim as such are worth close inspection. Either way, their efforts are to be applauded and the creations appreciated!

{collecting}

{bathroom love}

I thought I would share with you a moodboard I've created to inspire me in a bathroom design I am putting together. Some of my keywords: Charcoal grey, warm white, maidenhair ferns, bright nickel and unvarnished brass, slabs of soap, coarse wood, old bottles, chunky tiles and smooth slate. I'm in love with the soft white bleached floor in one of the images above, and the simple but thoughtful styling. Very peaceful.

The collage above is assmbled from the catalogues of Toast, Waterworks and Remodelista.

{wintry toasty cosy}

It's that time of year again - it's Toast time. Even more, it's WINTER Toast time, a season at which they have always excelled. I myself have been dreaming of a all-in-one cashmere suit in which I might snuggle. My bedside mug of tea has been freezing solid in the mornings, camping as I am in a canvas wall tent in a very chilly desert. So this snowy white outfit is looking ever so tempting. I'm also thoroughly enjoying these toasty vignettes {above}. You just know - you just know - the Toast styling team carefully chose warm, tanned looking eggs for this warm, woody, bright layout.

I have been busily, no, MANICALLY, researching cosy bathrooms for a project, so I was very pleased when I came across this sink photo. Isn't it lovely? Though I do feel like a sinks primary concern should be to contain water when you're splashing your face and whatnot, and somehow, I think this particular lovely would require a bath mat underneath.

Princess and the Pea! Gorgeous. Anyone feel like baking a crusty, buttery pie?

*tasty*

Another costume fantasy, this time made and designed by Elizabeth Richards based on the given title "taste". It was paraded at the National Gallery last summer, but Lizzie decided to have a little shoot this afternoon at my place which was a little more in keeping with the character... and these are some of my photos, stolen inbetween Lizzie's far more professional ones with a film camera and tripod. It was so much fun to arrange all the cakes and strawberries, and Alice Speak, the lovely model, did a wonderful job at embodying her inner buxom beauty. Let the feast begin!