I am now back from my stay in Italy, quick-stopping at home before further travel to (even) colder latitudes in northern Sweden! The pretty seaside village we stayed in had those winding cobbled streets with those charmig pastel coloured houses that look just like a dream. Pastels in home decor is always rediscovered and revived in Springtime, like a fresh sunny greeting. But mild softish pastels, I like all year round. When it’s not too sweet, and preferably combined with rawer materials and well, unpolished. So this I bring back home, summer’s last gasp!

[ pics via trine thorsen & coastal living ]