{travel inspiration: madrid, spain}

. . . if you've been reading for a while, you'll know about a certain fondness for glimpses of the vacation shots of others {paris: one two three, bella italia}, and while this afternoon may have been a flurry of speeding along busy highways, still unpacked carryalls and a million unanswered e-mails, everything seemed to fall away at the sight of perfectly ornate domes, venetian mirrors and chandeliers, soft and pretty pastels and the palest pink roses in marvelous madrid . . .

{all images by alix of the cherry blossom girl}

{inspiration: french phrases & bits of gold, madrid}

. . . had originally been working on two other lovely things for late this morning, but they had been taking such an astonishingly long time to complete, that had become rather sidetracked by this hopelessly lovely space in madrid, and all of the perfect little details that lend it such a wonderful warmth and elegance: the luxuriously bright entryway and paneled wood doors with gold hardware, the extravagantly-sized mirrors and art gallery style displays, and most of all, the beautifully handwritten and framed french phrases . . .

{images: nuevo estilo via the diversion project}

{spanish inspiration: gallery white + tea rose}

. . . quite taken with this bright and sun-drenched home in madrid, with its gallery white walls and alcove bookcases, sweeping windows and juliet balconies, perfectly worn wood floors and soft accents of romantic tea rose . . .

{via deco love}