charming

In the end.

Detail of Portrait of a Young Sculptor (possibly Baccio Bandinelli) by Agnolo Bronzino (1540-1550)       In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of the things not meant for you.   – Buddha       by Ann Wood , “Iago […]

Charming Tuesday

“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open. “ – Jawaharlal Nehru Ringed Swan By Mister Finch Service with a smile. via:iloverunway “The land of literature is a fairy […]

A certain kind of Charm

  “It is a great mistake for men to give up paying compliments, for when they give up saying what is charming, they give up thinking what is charming.”    ― Oscar Wilde       Sales Book of Sample Buttons, 18th century. Folding envelope: paper. France. Source:collection.cooperhewitt.org via:flaviaeleonoramichelutti   “To what do I attribute our […]

Home Sweet Home: Charm and Charm

FleaingFrance……French home via:frenchlarkspur Fleur de lis Painted Chateau  Beautiful detailed wood engraved tail pieces from an 18th century book. via:michaelmoonsbookshop Kitchen beautiful via:myfairylily Toile Wing Chair Painted Chateau Boutique Dual Tubs, oh so charming. Beautiful detailed wood engraved tail pieces from an 18th century book. via:michaelmoonsbookshop John Saladino. via:diycraftsplusmore.1eko.com Antique French Wooden Name Markers French […]

Home Sweet Home: Oh so Charming

 * *   “We need a home in the psychological sense as much as we need one in the physical: to compensate for a vulnerability.  We need a refuge to shore up our states of mind, because so much of the world is opposed to our allegiances.  We need our rooms to align us to […]

Charming Home

“If my home is indeed a sanctuary, I want to treat everything I bring into it as sacred.”    ― Robyn Griggs Lawrence, The Wabi-Sabi House: The Japanese Art of Imperfect Beauty       my-nata-li.tumblr      photographer Helen Norman     The House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros       Love it     […]

serendipity

  “Vital lives are about action. You can’t feel warmth unless you create it, can’t feel delight until you play, can’t know serendipity unless you risk.” ― Joan Erickson   THE COTSWOLDS     bellisvintage     Elena Dawson     Seredipity     THE COTSWOLDS       Giambattista Valli haute couture fall/winter 2015-2016 […]

House of Charm

    It’s charming and it’s quaint and it’s oh so pretty. Here’s todays dreamy home inspiration, enjoy.       via:defiantely     via:cake-stuff     via:vestidoslindosatelier     via:its-mademoiselle-love     via:melbripley     via::pinterest     via:imintheleaves     via:bungalowclassic     via:its-mademoiselle-love     via::29403gentleman     Montecito Residence, Massucco Warner Miller […]