today's post was inspired by an afternoon walk alongside a row of gingko trees, the canopy appeared full yet the trees had dropped enough leaves to create a thick carpet of yellow and gold on the sidewalk and street.  i stopped to snap a photo as other people crossed the street to do the same and the passing cars nearly slowed to a stop to take a glance at the spectacular display.

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interior barn door via Southern Living; exterior door via HGTV; living room via Remodelista; patio via Modern Snapshot; dining table and chairs via Apartment Therapy & HGTV Design Happens; cafe table and chairs via West Elm

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celine ensemble, image by marcin tyszka for vogue thailand via thisisglamorous; pierre yovanovitch designed interior via bellevivir; mary katrantzou resort wear via vogue; the friuli house designed by architect michele bonon, landscape designed by nicolo grassi via landscape focused; gary graham layers via fashioning; villa sorra, italy, scanned from world of interiors, photo by bill batten via iiiinspired

dreaming of a mini escape to create and make objects that make people smile and feel good. then imagining the mobile cart and trailer to be mini pop-up shops. it feels good to have this mini dream, although the wares are really mine and can be seen in my actual shop with a click of the button to the right or at kuwatani.com. may your week be filled with mini dreams that come at least partially true.

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one-of-a-kind silent thread chime by kuwatani via kuwatani; perfect mini escape/studio via ivillage; handmade mini lavender-filled sachets by kuwatani via kuwatani; dreamy work space via limilee; charming cart via sleekitone; imagining it to be rustic playful pop up shop for my wares, photo by hilary walker via hilarywalker

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