September always makes me nostalgic for the beginning of another school year, but this year especially, I just can’t shake the feeling. I want to walk to class on a chilly morning, coffee in hand, a fresh batch of school supplies in tow. And now that pre-exam jitters are no longer in the picture I can truly appreciate back to school time for the inspirational, fresh start season that it is. After all, if you learn something new every day you can stay a student for life! In that spirit I will be picking out a new non-fiction book to read, indulging in a more glamorous version of those school day standbys (wouldn’t you have loved looking up SAT words in that golden leather dictionary?), and channeling Kathleen Kelley from You’ve Got Mail with “bouquets of sharpened pencils” and “the smell of Scotch tape”.
1. Metallic Leather Dictionary | 2. Lapis Pencil Case | 3. London A-Z Atlas | 4. General’s Cedar Pencils | 5. Alvin Brass Pencil Sharpener | 6. Tweed iPad Envelope | 7. Map of Europe Thermos | 8. Camp0 Marzio Mini Pen in Blueberry | 9. Moscot Fionah Glasses | 10. Lapis Card Holder | 11. Timex Core Easy Reader Watch
As soon as the weather cools off I am ready to change my home fragrance, and this year I want to steer away from the usual pumpkin fare toward something a bit more sophisticated and maybe even a little bit unexpected! Between these lovely scents and the spiced cider on the stove it is going to be a deliciously fragrant and cozy season.
1. Byredo Parfums Bibliotheque (plum, leather, vanilla)
2. Patch NYC Pipe (vanilla, bourbon, leather)
3. Thymes Wildwood Bitter Orange & Cedar
4. Elizabeth W Leaves
5. Diptyque Feu de Bois (crackling fire)
6. NEST Wild Oats & Bourbon
7. Patch NYC Stag (” a walk in the woods”)
8. Cire Trudon Balmoral (rain, herbs, wet fern)
I’ve found that unless I truly love, love, LOVE my workspace I end up on the sofa with the Mac on my lap making more progress on developing a serious crick in my neck than my work. Right now is one of those times when I am not loving my space, or the (hopefully temporary) crick in my neck, but all that is about to change thanks to this much loved photo of Aerin Lauder in her office. I stumbled upon this little gem a few days ago and now we are full steam ahead on a new, clean yet glamorous, white and gold desk! It’s possible that I am enjoying the process of decorating the office even more than I will enjoy working in it (I mean who doesn’t love having a legitimate excuse to redecorate, am I right?), but I am pretty sure my days on the sofa are just about numbered.
1. Quips and Queries Set - even the simplest note is special on these luxe notecards
2. Josephine Desk – this super stylish white desk is the perfect blank canvas, and is on the way as we speak!
3. Hollander’s Gold Handle Scissors – updating my inspiration boards will be a treat with these beautiful scissors
4. Caprise Table Lamp – gorgeous lucite fades into the background while still adding a stylish touch, take a peek at your local Target, I was able to find a more affordable version of this lamp and love it just as much
5. Iomoi Pencils – a glass full of stylish pencils, as seen on Aerin’s desk, is a must!
6. Creme Tea Roses – flowers make any task better, and these lovely blooms will last forever
7. Lip Tease Tea Cup – many hours of work means many (many) cups of tea
8. Brass Shell Bowl – for the paperclips, rubber bands, and litttle odds and ends that quickly start to clutter your desktop
This gorgeous Egg Cup Box by Jacey Withers is the most glamorous little jewelry and trinket box I’ve seen in a long time! Jewelry boxes tend to be quite frilly, but this little egg is downright sexy. Perfect for the nightstand to catch your rings before bed, don’t you think?
And the Large Square Box will keep your grandma’s pearls and all of that fabulous new fall jewelry safe in style!
Every few months I decide that I hate our sofa pillows and can’t sit here a minute longer without new ones. It’s about that time right now (come to think of it maybe it lines up with the change of seasons? hmm) and I’ve fallen quite madly in love with these pillows from Proud Mary. I’m not going to lie, it does have a great deal to do with those fantastic tassels and pompoms! I want to cover the whole sofa with alternating salmon Diamante and striped Cirque pillows. Aren’t they perfection? Classic patterns with a bit of whimsy thrown in is exactly the mood I want for my living room. Proud Mary is definitely reawakening my lifelong pillow dream, which is this:
Don’t you want to be this girl right now? It looks like heaven.
