Beginning Over Again with the Summer

"And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer." 

- Nick Carraway, The Great Gatsby 

It's the start of the Memorial Day weekend here in the US and a bank holiday weekend in England, the unofficial start of summer.  It doesn't really feel like summer though with all the weird weather. Let's just look at these images and pretend shall we?  

Bon weekend! 

Elizabeth Dinkel

 Le Domaine aux Quat Saison

Brigitte Bardot

Aerin Lauder

via House & Home

Kiera Knightley in Atonement

Gabriella Crespi

via Veranda

via ELLE DECOR

Serena & Lily Beach Market

It's been exciting to see the progress of Serena & Lily from when I was first introduced to them in 2010.  It was even more inspiring to hear founders Lily Kanter and Serena Dugan talk about the really early days when they just made crib bedding while standing in their first retail store in the Hamptons.   A group of us were treated to a sneak peek of the space in Wainscott that opens on Saturday,May 25th and it looks amazing!  In addition to their fabulous bed linens, pillowsand upholstery, they will offer an array of products including amazing art, limited edition surfboards, beach bags, pareos, bistro chairs, and hostess gifts galore! I used to joke that I could decorate an entire Hamptons house with one trip to Mecox Gardens but I'll amend that to include a trip to Mecox Gardens and Serena & Lily Beach Market.  

Serena & Lily

332 Montauk Highway

Wainscott, NY

631-537-5544

Monday - Thursday 10:00am - 6:00pm

Friday 10:00am - 8:00pm

Saturday 10:00am - 6:00pm

Sunday 11:00am - 6:00pm

Opening Saturday May 25, 2013

Serena and Lily will both be in the store on opening day so stop by and say hello!

Photos by Heather Clawson for Habitually Chic

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