Newest Sponsor - Conde Nast Art Prints..

{Arthur Elgort}

{Knight Russell}

I'm very excited to share with you, my latest sponsor here at Shelter!

It's the amazing Conde Nast online art store!! Their edited selection of prints and gifts are directly from the pages of Vogue, House + Garden, Glamour, Vanity Fair + a number of other fabulous publications.. They organize the prints very well, so finding what you need is extremely efficient, or simply browse their vast selection for inspirational pieces!! The possibilities are endless.. I once purchased a number of fashion photographs and had them framed for a teenage girl's room. I've included a small sampling of their prints..

{Vogue 1947 - Constantine Joffe}

{Toni Rissell}

{how great and relevant is this lucite accessorized closet? - top right}

{John Rawlings}

{Leombruno-Boni}

{Henry Clarke}

images: Giraffe: Shelia Metzner, Flower: Robin Broadbnet, Lucite closet: Dana Merrill, John Rawlings.

Pretty Little Somethings +

Details... {random bits}

{penny tiles make this tiny kitchen sparkle}

{a weekend sentiment}

images: my life my loves, Canadian House and Home {I can't remember where I found this?}, Lonny, Vintage and Chic, Mary Ruffle, Poppy and Leo

are YOU ready?

I've been thoroughly enjoying this long summer {heat and all}. In Boston June is usually an extension of a chilly Spring, so I actually feel like I'll be ready for Fall this year... and of course the Autumn fashion! I'm drawn to "layered, classic styles with an edge". I'm loving the mix of classic and edgy in Tory Burch's Pre-Fall + Fall line..If you ask me, I'd say invest in camel, cream, warms reds, a bit of metallic gold, some textured pieces and a pair of studded clogs for the Fall season. {I'm guessing you already own black + maybe a fur (or faux fur) piece from last year?}

+ Fall

do you have a favorite?

Images: Tory Burch

Nantucket Love - Part Two - Random Shots

Here are some random shots from my trip..I've come to the conclusion, I need a new camera desperately, a nice 35 mm digital would work just fine! {on the wish list}

AT THE BEACH

We started off the weekend on Nobadeer Beach..it's a bit close to the airport but other then that, it's perfect! The best part is driving on with the over sand vehicle permit, no parking or schlepping your kids, chairs, food and "stuff" to this beach! {thanks Liz! - lucky for me my good friend lives on Nantucket}. The surf was great that day..we had fun watching the surfers do their thing..

Nobadeer Beach

My little surfer!

AROUND TOWN

{we had lunch at Queegueg's - yum {photo on our way there}}

Another amazing thing about Nantucket is the shopping {although with four kids in tow{I have two}, we couldn't do much - but I tried to sneak in a shop here and there}

Jewelry store on Center St. {forgot the name}

Jessica Hick's jewelry at Posh. {she's a good friend of my friend + an amazingly talented jeweler, I wear a custom made necklace with my children's initials from her line everyday}

I could have dropped a few thousand dollars at Anderson's of Nantucket, they had a fabulous selection of furniture and art. How great is that lucite base stool? and the mermaid andirons?

Love the over sized hanging clocks at Freedman's on Center St.

View from the departing ferry! (farewell until next year, My husband and I have decided to rent a house for a week)

Nantucket Love - Collage - Part One

Ahh, I just returned from a long {but too short} weekend in Nantucket! It is one of my favorite places to visit! The picturesque town, homes, gardens and beaches are perfect, {seriously flawless}. I'll be posting a few of my snapshots tomorrow {I didn't have time this morning}..so I'll leave you with a "mood-board" collage today! My wish is to own a small cottage there one day!

so many people own vintage jeeps and land cruisers on the island - i love the one pictured above!

The exterior of Jeffrey Bilhuber's cottage {I posted the interior before and after's last year here}

Make sure to visit Cheryl Fudge's (a friend of a friend) "fashion camp" when you visit!

images: 2 + 3 via Urban Grace, from her trip there last year!