Breathing space

Set your sights on this gorgeous (and modernized) Hamptons home, spotlighted in the latest issue of Architectural Digest. Don’t you love all the windows? There are so many different ways to let the summer light in. My favorite part is the view from the pool. Serenity now, indeed!

(Via Mimi + Meg)

The weekend is here!

Happy Friday! I love a four-day week, don’t you? With today’s inclement weather in New York, take your cue from the French and learn how to stay chic in the rain. I wish I had a bright red umbrella like the ladies above! So, what’s on tap for your weekend? Any fun plans? I’m going to a friend’s baby shower in Hoboken and looking forward to toasting her baby-to-be! Here, to get your weekend started right, a few happy posts from around the web:

The only way to prevent me from hitting snooze.

Be gorgeous and tie one on.

A new way to work the runway.

A romantic pause in Beacon Hill.

Stylish pups!

The joys of being a bridesmaid.

A statement piece.

Let them eat cake!

Sweet dreams of summer.

How to take a leap of faith.

Rock a ponytail.

A floral love note.

Stand out in red.

The happiness formula.

The feminist perspective at an early age.

(Photos via Hip Paris)

Gorgeous Lady Kate

A windy day didn’t stop Kate Middleton from looking her royal best alongside Prince William today in Anglesey at Trearddur Bay Lifeboat Station. One of their first official appearances as a couple post-engagement, Kate helped William christen a new lifeboat in style. I love her champagne-colored coat by Katherine Hooker and her Vivien Sheriff headpiece. The soon-to-be princess definitely knows how to dress the part!

(Photos via The Huffington Post)

Behold BHLDN from Anthropologie

What do you think of BHLDN, the new wedding line from Anthropologie? I think the designs are so wistful and pretty and romantic. There is an airiness about each one — a dream-like quality that captures exactly how a bride should feel on her wedding day. I also love the bright pops of color sprinkled throughout, especially the raspberry dress pictured above. Something tells me if you choose that for your bridesmaids, they really will wear it again!

(Via Twig & Thistle, Apartment 34, and Oh Joy!)