daylight savings time is a single hour of change that has sent my internal clock into hibernation mode. as soon as the sun has set i am thinking about finding the nearest cozy place to curl up for the night.

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interior daybed via the paper mulberry; outdoor daybed via anna truelsen inredningsstylist

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chloe ensemble spotted on leni k pinterest, image from lanordamericaine; interior photo by quentin de briey via quentindebriey; gary graham chicness via thecultofstyle; avant garden by topher delaney via design boom; valentino luxuriousness via vogue; chateau de la ballue garden photo by nic barlow via landscapefocused  

colorful sunsets hold my gaze, marking a tranquil time of day just before twilight. it is one of my favorite times of the day - everything softens and starts to sparkle - a time when closeness and warmness emerge. i don't see it as the end of something but the beginning of a certain closeness with friends or family or the coziness and solitude of one. maybe it's the homebody in me that can relate to that hour when so many go inside or start to settle in for the evening. have a colorful yet tranquil week.

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canvas hotel seen on blood and champagne, sourced via onekindesign; twinned dolomite with hematite inclusions via bijouxetmineraux; salt marsh sunset by bruce crane via elegantiaearbiter; 1930's reverse painted peacock via eriebasin; becca stadtlander card via beccastadtlander; lisa grossman prairie twilight painting via lisagrossmanart

i am easily overwhelmed anytime i need to add something to the usual daily juggle. the funny thing is that the addition of another 'something' to the daily load seems to happen, um, daily. so the title of the book "the simple home: the luxury of enough" by architect sarah nettleton inspired the search for simple and luxurious images as a calming counterpoint to my daily routine. simple is a true luxury. wishing you a luxuriously simple weekend.

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living room via europaconcorsi.com; rooftop garden via dwell

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sonia rykiel ensemble via vogueuk; deer and drought resistant hilltop garden via harmonyinthegarden; aganovich suaveness via coolechicstylefashion; scholl architektenpartnerschaft designed building, frankfurt via bestarchitects; valentino fall 2013 via vogue; photographed by nicolas matheus, elle decor, klavs rosenfalck designed interior via dustjacketattic

the glow of an illuminating moon is an instant mood lifter. it can lure you in, force you to slow down, be in the moment and reflect on the day.  to top it off, it was a rare find, a little treasure, to come across the granville redmond painting of one of my favorite places located almost in my backyard - sultry mt. tam in the moonlight.

be safe in the shadow of the moon this halloween.

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granville redmond oil on canvas, mount tamalpais in moonlight with a moored vessel in the marshes below via paintingbox; nadascorner ceramic dishes from etsy spotted on anabundanceof; 1900s edwardian dragon's breath ring via eriebasin; arthur wesley dow, marsh creek, pencil woodcut printed in colors via wikimediacommons; moonstone and copper set in silver ring via thegoldensmith; arthur wesley dow, august moon, via wikimediacommons

what richness these peter lane pieces bring to the space they occupy, they make me think of skeletal structures or matisse cut outs, a kind of modern antiquity. happy friday

sources: robert couturier designed living room with peter lane sculpture via elle decor; peter lane sculpture as outdoor screen via arkpad

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dries van noten spring 2014 ensemble via fashiongonerogue; candida hofer's photo biblioteca geral da universidade de coimbra IV via libraryscienceexhibitionessays; blue louis vuitton resort 2013 outfit via visualoptimism; jamie parlade's estate, alcuzcuz, photo by ricardo labougle for the world of interiors via markdsikes; derek lam pre-fall 2012 ensemble via vogue; landscape designer louis benech at haras d'heroussard in normandy, photo by eric sander via gardenista