watch

Time seems to be flying by faster than ever. For a casual weekend I can't imagine a better way to tell time.

What is it about vintage watches?  They are just so fun to look at!

Howard Slatkin

My talented, charming and creative friend Howard is having a sale on One Kings Lane today!  He has lots of beautiful finds.  These are just a few of my favorites.

I hope that your Saturday is a sweet one.

summer blues

I am loving summer! My youngest turned 8 and my oldest turned 20 and summer feels much easier than it has in a long time.

I am also loving these summer feeling interiors featured on Habitually Chic.

I hope that your summer is off to a great start!

children's chairs

I am loving these images of children's chairs from the collection of Patrick Parrish of MONDO CANE via Partners & Spade.

vintage jewelry

This is the 3rd day this week that felt like a Friday! But tomorrow it is really here.  Saturday night is the perfect time for the beautiful jewelry created by Lizzy Couture.  It feels old and new at the same time.

I love wearing three of these cuffs on the same wrist.

P.S. Valentines day will be here before we know it.

christmas wrapping paper by ella doran

We are busy wrapping things up over here at the Hughes house.  Our oldest is home from NY and I am looking forward to some down time over the next week.

Here is my plan..... stay in my PJ's till after noon...eat lots of peppermint ice-cream before the stores stop stocking candy canes...stay up way too late and watch movies with my older kids...get out the messy paints with my younger kids...get all of the laundry done (for at least a few minutes), make some yummy dinners and brunches that keep us at the table long after the eating is done, drink hot coco next to a roaring fire, knit the stockings for next Christmas, read, sleep, laugh and enjoy the people that make my life full.

I hope that all of you have a wonderful holiday.

Flamingo

I am loving this space by Bunny Williams found via Shorely Chic.

room....love

I am in love with this room in Sabine de Gunzburg's Paris apartment. (via Elle Decor)

shopping

I am doing a little ebay shopping for a new store that we are planning to open in October.  Wishing that this glamorous pair were not so pricey!

Do you love bamboo as much as I do?
Is it just me or are great finds harder to find?  Two of my favorite Salvation Army stores have closed and I am still in mourning.

vintage friday lusterware

With everyone home I was not expecting to get to do a "vintage Friday" post. I was pleasantly surprised to pass a garage sale this morning after picking up Sophie from ballet.  I couldn't resist these lusterware dishes.

I hope that you all have a wonderful weekend!

Hillary Thomas

I am loving these chic vintage finds of Hillary's via One Kings Lane.



Don't they make you want to have a party?

valentines day

Money can't buy love but it can buy this fabulous watch on first dibs.
I wonder if some lucky person will get this beauty for Valentine's Day.

pink

My tuesday of loading all of the furniture into the new store has turned into Friday. At first I was disappointed but I am excited to have a few more days of painting etc. I have had fun looking for great chairs. When I spotted these two tonight I was wishing I had room for two more!
How perfect are these beauties from Furbish Studio?

palm beach

I did a little shopping this morning as I waited for my bread to cook. Well it was actually pretend shopping. These are some of my favorite things from One Kings Lane Hillary Thomas tag sale.

This is the feeling that I want for the women's part of my new store. I hope that you are all having a great Saturday.

GONE

I am captivated by these images from Nell Dickerson's new book, Gone:A Photographic Plea for Preservation.
Found via Garden and Gun, which seems to have a hand in all things that are cool and fabulous in the South.

I do believe that a picture is worth a thousand words but Dickerson says it well, “Do whatever it takes to keep the stories alive. Our personal history is part of our national history, and we should pass it to our children with great reverence, because it is not just who we were, but who we are.”

hand me downs

At the age of 10 our family moved from Miami to Long Island. I loved it. Even now as much as I love Nashville and don't want to move, when I find myself up North I feel at home.

Growing up a girl named Cornelia Guest would give me some of her hand me down clothes because she was a couple years older than I was. I can still remember a camel cashmere sweater that I loved.

Well zoom ahead 35 years and Cornelia is selling her home.

The home, Templeton, that also belonged to her mother C.Z. Guest.
I am not too old for hand-me-downs.
I totally understand if she doesn't want to give me the whole house.
I would be happy with some of the lettuce leaf porcelain.
All of the photos are from Habitually Chic. All or most were taken by Douglas Friedman for Harper's Bazaar.

gift giving friend

The other day I peeked into my mail box and this is what I found...

This picture does not even convey how beautiful this suede envelope and velvet ribbon are. How about the silver intaglio with Evy stamped on the back? Makes me think I might not be creative after all.
Inside was this beautiful necklace with a "7" for my seven children. She hand braids these herself. Makes me think I have no patience. And the beautiful card is her business card with her info on one side and the beautiful antique statue on the other. One of her treasures no doubt.
If you want to give someone something totally unique to make them feel very special one of Evy's treasures will do it.

I like to name my clothing after friends. This is the Evy top. It reminds me of her.

evy

I posted about my talented friend Evy a few months ago. I just received an email that she has joined Taigan. Please take a peek at her beautiful finds. They are sure to inspire.