Aujourd'hui j'aime: simplicity with a touch of elegant romance ~

hello there :)

 have a great new week!

   how have your weekends been?

   I had some time to get inspired,

  while enjoying a connection that

  runs smoothly

  not needing a really long time to

  load anything involving pictures...

 ...oh hallelujah to that!

 so, thought it would be nice to bring some of these

 pretty pictures to share with you, yes? :)

 and it does seem like

 such a long time since the last "aujourd' hui j' aime" post here, doesn't it?

It seems to be all about the calmness of whites,

some powder pinks,

bluish greys, light blues,

simplicity 

& 

a touch of elegant & modern romance...

{via Bright Bazzar}

... to create a unified mood,

 I often like to combine pictures together.

It feels as if they compliment each other so beautifully,

making a stronger statement about

the style they each carry.

Have a look and join in at the end sharing your thoughts...

Is there a favorite picture or diptych of yours?

{left - right}

Can you also imagine the women portrayed {or partly portrayed anyway} living in such interior environments, tasting sweets like the one below?

{left - right}

I would rather not define myself as a romantic person,

 but there are certainly some qualities in romance, 

 which paired with elegance

 strike a chord familiar and dear to me.

{left - right}

I mostly love finding touches of pastels in modern spaces,

much like the pretty geometrical drawing in the right image,

or that kitchen towel which completely "steals the performance"

in the picture on the left.

{left - right}

... and however a little heavy for my taste this mirror might be,

I can't help but admiring how light and spontaneous it looks painted all white...

and then this wooden horse keeping company to these old books...

kind of makes "modern" life feel less harsh & demanding, doesn't it?

... like saying that it is all right to keep a part of the child inside us alive,

compensating for an adult life that so often

can be a hard thing to pull off...

Any thoughts on that?

... just before I say a temporary good bye

remember to pass by here tomorrow,

cause there is a little surprise you & your girlfriends will like a lot!

yes, indeed if I may say :*)

As for pictures of the renovation progress here 

they' ll be shared too,  in time.

Stay tuned & do come and say hello...

 don't want to feel all quiet and lonely here ; )

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collage & diptych creation: Iro - Ivy Nassopoulos

collage picture credit clockwise from top left: 1. 2. 3. 4.