pretty things: indoors and out

Today is beautiful and almost warm. The wind is fresh and not bitter. It feels like spring and I’m starting to think of new things, new cities to visit, new plants to grow, new new new! Today’s pretty things are a little mixture of the outdoors, the indoors and a few overlaps of the two.

I always feel a little bit funny posting about TOAST. Isn’t it a bit like saying, “The new Anthropologie catalog is soooo pretty!”? Of course it’s true but it’s not really newsworthy because Anthro has a solid reputation for loveliness, but you know I don’t usually look at an Anthro catalog and think “But I want to live there!” and that is how TOAST always makes me feel.

I want to lounge in that pretty robe (pup in tow!), leisurely make toast with lots of butter and jam and the hardest decision of the day would be which satin-lined pair of slippers to choose.

I love this Dovecote Studio by Haworth Tompkins. It belongs Aldeburgh Music and is used by musicians and artists in residence. I love how the modern building is nesting in the older brick. (via Hindsvik)

One of my favorite Etsy blog features is the There’s No Place Like Here video. The newest video follows Daniel and Valeria of Hindsvik on a video tour of their beautiful, peaceful home.