What Are Some Small Ways to Romanticize Your Life?

+Walk around your neighborhood listening to the “Pride and Prejudice” soundtrack;

+Plate your lunch and serve it alongside a tall, restaurant-sized bottle of San Pellegrino sparkling water (bonus points: serve with wedges of lime in a little dish);

+Read while soaking in a bath seasoned with a whimsical amount of bubble bath;

+Use china bowls and dishes for mise en place! The degree to which my morning coffee ritual changed once I started measuring out the beans in a tiny floral dish cannot be overstated;

+Wear matching (preferably silk) pajamas and hotel-style slippers;

+Carry groceries and farmer’s market purchases in a straw basket;

+Decant coffee into a silver carafe;

+Invest in a robe you love (cashmere, terry, cotton, silk!) and wear it in the mornings and evenings;

+Organize bathroom essentials — qtips, contact dailies — into vintage silver dishes and bowls ferreted out on Etsy;

+Perform your own “turndown service” before you embark on skincare — fold down the coverlet, dim the lights, turn on your sound machine or calming music;

+Arrange your current-season favorite garments on a garment rack — I keep mine in my studio and it makes me a) feel excited to get dressed and b) feel like a celebrity;

+Spray your favorite perfume on your sweaters, scarves, bags — makes the everyday feel special and glamorous;

+Light candles on a rainy night;

+Try to fall in love with the season you’re in — celebrate its quirks and charms in specific ways, i.e., make a ritual of pulling down all your fall knitwear and arranging it in your closet while enjoying a spiced tea and “You’ve Got Mail”; seek out the hyper-local and in-season at the farmer’s market (scapes! morels!);

+Merchandise your closet — i.e., fold jeans like they’re in a fancy boutique; arrange sweaters or t-shirts by color; put your favorite shoes on display;

+More generally, merchandise your belongings — perfumes on a mirrored tray, skincare on a pretty marble trivet, jewelry in a delicate ring dish;

+Write a letter by hand;

+Buy a proper teacup and saucer and enjoy your afternoon brew in it;

+Eat a croissant for breakfast at least once a month;

+Store cozy blankets in a big, gracious woven basket by the couch;

+Make a point of commenting on the beautiful: “oh my gosh, those roses!”, “the sunset tonight is spectacular,” “the color of your cardigan is stunning!” — even if only to yourself; somehow the saying of it reifies its appeal;

+Curate a mood-setting playlist for mornings, work hours, happy hour, and bedtime;

+Take your time in all things

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Post-Scripts.

+Epic fall drop from Marea. I want it all, but especially this bandana skirt (with matching top), these statement pants, this crochet shawl for layering over a trench coat, and this divine cardigan.

+Loving these pull-on pant and cardigan sets! Imagine with these slip-on sneaks (look for less with these) for fall carpool?!

+Ooh, these looks for less for Call It By Your Name bags are under $70! Also available in this great brown combo.

+LOVE this gingham jacket.

+Pretty wear-til-fall caftan. (Style now with sandals and later with suede ballet flats.). Use code JEN-15.

+Sky blue Colbys!!! (Just released!). Also love their lighter weight Dominick sweater in this color. Use code MAGPIE10.

+On my dreaaaaam wishlist: this Loro Piana bag. I think this is what subtly inspired me to order this bucket bag!

+Other things in my cart at Jenni Kayne r.n.: these perfect-looking tees and this wear-with-everything cardigan.

+Your mini me needs this adorable fall jacket.

+Have heard such good things about these linen pants. Such a cool shape and silhouette!

+Prettiest short sleeved cardigan.

+Swoonworthy linen dress in cherry red, and on sale. Your ticket to an end of summer soiree. CHIC CHIC CHIC.

+Eyeing these bandana print sweats.

+Have heard this blush is insanely good. And the packaging!!! Swoon!

+Hunter Bell’s fall collection dropped and sold out basically immediately. Still available: this gorgeous bandana print dress for fall affairs, or the blouse version!

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