France is finally easing out of its third lockdown and like everyone else I am looking forward to "the adventure of resuming normal life".
Parts of the stay-at-home year have been lovely and I hope they will remain once we are back to usual. I've come to associate the walks with my dogs with a sense of freedom and having spent more time outside than before, my appreciation of nature has only deepened. And while cooking with DH has always been a joy and such fun, since lockdown our dinner preparations have also become a much-anticipated highlight of the day.
As for so many, more time on hand has started me on a few home decoration projects. I've always had a love for fabrics and a fascination for the stories that various combinations of textures, colours and patterns can tell. In a way, fabrics and decoratives objects are to a house what scarves and accessories are for an outfit.
I can not wait to go back to the Paris showrooms and feel the textures and weights of the fabrics I am contemplating, and I look forward to sharing the outcomes here. In the meantime, I thought it would be fun to create a few textile mood boards for today's post that show how decorating can be inspired by nature in the same way as choosing scarves for an outfit.
In other exciting news, I found an app that identifies flowers and plants (called Picture This*). I am so thrilled to be able to learn the names of the little wonders that I encounter on my walks and will include these in the blogs. *no affiliation
Hope you enjoy the post!
Black locust
Aux Pays des Epices 90 scarf (design by Annie Faivre, Hermes Autumn/Winter 2008 collection) in a reverse basic bias fold with ends secured behind the neck in a small double knot
Foxtail Barley
Belles du Mexique 90 Mousseline (design by Virginie Jamin, Hermes Spring/Summer 2008) in a Friendship knot. Clic-Clac H bracelet in Bourgogne.
Common Salsify
Here another archive pic, but I don't think I could have taken a better picture to reflect the mood board above Index Palmarum 90 scarf (design by Katie Scott, Hermes AW 2019 collection) in a Chemisier knot.
This beautiful horse is a new addition to our household. I love it so much that it has found a place in my atelier, on a shelf right across from my desk.
Accessories: Lena necklace and Clic H bracelet in Marron Glacé, both by Hermes.
This is one of my favourite pictures of recent times. The Salsify is such a humble plant but looks so glamorous up close.
Archive pic: Parures des Samourais 90 scarf (design by Aline Honoré, Hermes Spring/Summer 2017 collection) in a Bib knot
Red Valerian
