Enhance Your Everyday Life with Little Luxuries
Living with luxury is not about spending a lot of money.
It’s about figuring out what’s most important to you and letting go of what matters less, in order to invest in your “first choices”.
It means living your life with intention and purpose, editing out the fluff, and going all-in on the few things you’re passionate about. It means finding those small pleasures that delight your senses and make you feel special, elevating your rituals, uplifting your everyday routines, and adding up to a charmed life.
It’s available to everyone and can be as simple as making time for a walk in nature, driving out of your way for the best coffee in town, or spending a few extra dollars on a favorite scented soap.
This is the essence of what you’ll find on this blog, with ideas for creating a home that supports your vision of a luxurious life.
What can you expect from the blog?
Decorating ideas for showcasing what you love most, inspiration for involving the senses in enjoying each season at home, tips for incorporating small pleasures into your daily routines, and decluttering strategies for getting to the heart of what’s most essential. If you’re looking to elevate your life and find more joy in the everyday, you’ll find it here.
What are little luxuries?
- A luxury is anything that upgrades the way you experience life, adding more comfort and elevating your rituals for maximum joy.
- It’s anything that delights you as you interact with it, pleasing the senses and providing pleasure in the simplest way.
- It’s not just about practicality and convenience. It’s about searching for bliss in the small moments of your day.
Little pleasures can require paying a bit extra for something that’s your top choice, but surprisingly, they can also be free. Consider a walk through a flower-filled meadow, a ray of sunshine coming through a clear window, a gentle breeze on a pretty afternoon, or a tiny rainbow reflecting off a page in your morning book.
What little luxuries are not…
- Little luxuries are not the latest styles or what is trending. The idea is to find what you love.
- Little luxuries are not status symbols meant to impress other people.
- Little luxuries are not items that are super expensive, like sports cars, name brand jewelry or designer handbags.
If you can afford those, and they’ll make you happy, great. Go for it. But we’re looking to uplift the ordinary and your everyday routines
I hope you find inspiration here to upgrade your lifestyle and create more intentional moments in life to enjoy. I hope you allocate your precious resources to your top priorities and give yourself grace to let the rest go. And I wish you ever more contentment in your days!
A bit about me…
I’m Lory and I’m delighted to have you join me here to celebrate life’s small pleasures and a world of beautiful design. Let’s discover together the little attainable luxuries that help create a warm and welcoming home, while adapting them to your evolving lifestyle.
I began this blog in 2014, after a career designing in the fashion industry. My passion for design is laced throughout the blog and touches the various different categories included here. You can read more about me at the link above, or explore all the main categories at the links below.
Categories
The best way to navigate the blog is to start on the home page (click the button below) and peruse the menus at the top of the page. You can find posts by category, and also find some top areas of interest highlighted as you scroll further.
How to Navigate the Blog
For a more in depth look at adding little luxuries into you life, be sure to visit the post below. Ultimately making space for attainable luxury means making tradeoffs and evaluating your current lifestyle for things that no longer fit. Sometimes this can lead us to consider downsizing our homes, and you’ll find ideas for that calculus in the post, as well.
How to Add the Finer Things to Your Home on Any Budget
If you’re looking for ideas for adding some daily pleasures to your usual routines (bamboo toothbrushes, anyone?), check out some of my favorites at the shopping links below.
Shopping for Little Luxuries
While many simple pleasures are completely free, others can be purchased from your favorite shops. For your convenience, I’ve curated a selection of some of my faves, to share the fun.
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Thank you for this, I love that vase with the dots all over it, I am thinking of trying this using clear gel polish.
@tisonlyme143
The first picture of the white Louis chair…. who makes that one? That’s the look I want
Not sure which chair you are referring to. There is no pic with a white chair in this post. Do you mean somewhere else on the blog? Please send me the link to the page you are looking at and I will try to help. Thanks so much!!
I’m enjoying your blog. I’m a faithful reader of Stonegable and it always links me over to you. I really like your updated closet that became a Butler’s pantry it came out so great.
Julie