{colour inspiration: brown & black and bits of gold}

. . . august has always been a bittersweet month with thoughts of summer's fading days lingering in the air, a light and breezy linen dress one afternoon, a cozy camel-coloured cardigan the next, and with each night that falls, the knowledge that soon the days will become shorter and the nights . . . they will be brushed in shades of sable and onyx and scattered with candlelight and bits of gold . . .

{p.s.} more leopard print

{images: 1 - patterson maker; 2 - fashion toast via startdust memories; 3 & 10 - photography by candida höfer via lisa golightly; 4 - absolutely beautiful things; 5 - livingetc via fashionedit; 6 - coralie bickford-smith; 7 - a glamorous little side project; 8 - anna casa via the diversion project}

{colour inspiration: olive & dusky taupe}

. . . summertime always reminds me of warm & woodsy earth tones, shades of chardonnay and riverside moss, mediterranean olive and dusky taupe, and the colour of early morning mist, lush and languid and perfect complements for crashing waves and sunkissed skin . . .

{images: 1 - greige; 2 - photography by chris benton via aubrey road; 3 - photography by peo eriksson for world of interiors via natural history; 4 - definitely golden}

{at home with: elie saab, paris}

. . . completely swept away by this stunningly beautiful bedroom in fashion designer elie saab's paris apartment -- the mirrored screens and four-post bed, the satin-trimmed pillows, and most of all, the spectacularly over-sized blossoming branches that may be just the thing for getting through the winter . . .

{p.s.} more at home with:
* jessica alba
* marc jacobs, paris
* carter smith
* alexander wang

{image: ad via white & wander, interior design by chakib richani architects, photography by marina faust}

{colour inspiration: mahogany + gold}

. . . always fresh whites in springtime, and after that, warm whites in winter, but lately and always at this time of year, drawn to deep and cozy hues of mocha and mahogany, especially when paired with gold and the golden flickers of candlelight and firelight . . .

{1 - four walls and a roof; 2 - ralph lauren home via a previous post; 3 - anson smart}