ah, finally daylight savings time — now can we just leave it alone? i have to admit, it’s been awfully hard to wake up and have instead been sleeping in later than usual which doesn’t feel very productive, but my body knows what it wants and it wants to keep sleeping! i love the additional hours of light at the end of the day though, when we can all start spending more time outside, rather than rushing home to get cozy and warm inside when it’s already dark at only 5’oclock. i always feel like the extra sunlight at the end of the day is much healthier for us — an evening walk, or bike ride, and then a lovely dinner al fresco. so it’s time to spruce up the garden and i’m really drawn to this modern Mediterranean trend, with pea gravel and cement pavers, weathered , and with a mid-century modern twist. it’s simple, yet elegant and very inviting. add some greenery like succulents, cacti, agave, and olive trees and you almost feel like you’re spending time somewhere else entirely, somewhere far away, rather than your very own backyard. and it’s a relatively easy look to achieve and less is more — with minimal that only gets better with age and patina, some , perhaps a few (love that idea!). so here’s to the soon-to-be springtime and more time spent outdoors!
clockwise, l to r: montage hotel laguna beach via ; Les Anges
by Jean Cocteau, 1949 art print from ; clay pottery via ; SANTOS OUTDOOR CHAIR from ; cactus paddles by ; stonework by ; Vintage Cast Stone Urn from ; chair under palm via ; cactus paddles by ; vintage Wooden Garden Chairs from ; vintage oil bottles from ; Vintage French Iron Garden Table from ; jean cocteau, 1966 via ; Vintage Cast Stone Concret Garden Frog Sculpture from ; vintage green bottles via ; MICHELANGELO RATTAN DAYBED from .
clockwise, l to r: patio in greece by ; Jardin Teak Round Dining Table from ; green bottle by ; miami patio project by ; Seashore Urn from ; bicycle via ; artwork by rf. alvarez VIA ; Vintage Outdoor Armchair With Verdigris Patina from ; olive tree patio via ; Bergs Fluted Hanging Wall Pot from ; bench under tree in cyprus via ; Aged Ceramic Moss Drip Vase from ; 1960s Vintage Iron Garden Chair from ; agave plant via ; Cast Stone Modern Classic Figural Head Planter from ; JEAN COCTEAU Pen And Ink Drawing by .
• photography credits: click on the image which will take you to its original source. in the case of my collages, the links are listed just below clockwise from left to right.
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