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23/03/2024

Did you get this week’s edition of Letters from Eva? Travel by design finds for March—including a fantastic new cookbook, a cozy chateau, stunning art by a longtime friend, a fun food pop up, my favorite Françoise Hardy song, beautiful photos of a couple of magical destinations, a hilarious father/daughter moment, and more. Sign up at the link in profile, if you’re not already. 😘💌

23/02/2024

Do any of these places speak to you? 🌏

1) Côte des Basques, photo by Christophe Dugiad, recommendation by

2) Koyasan, photo by , recommendation by

3) Centro Ceramica Triana, photo by , recommendation by

4) Office of Walter Gropius, Bauhaus founder, photo by , recommendation by

5) The Chichu Art Museum by Tadao Ando, photo via , recommmedaton by .paulsson.neppelberg

6) Musée Nissim de Camondo, photo and recommendation by

7) Storm King Art Center, photo by Jerry L. Thompson, recommmedatoon by

8) Tonarra di Scopello, photo by , recommendation by

Find over a dozen more magical recommendations by creative travelers in tomorrow morning’s edition of Letters from Eva (my newsletter) for paid subscribers. Loved putting this one together—thanks to everyone who made a recommnedation!

Find the link in my stories and profile. 💌

10/01/2024

I was saving the best for last. 😉

Yesterday, I shared photos from Monet’s house to my stories. But you may have noticed that one of the best rooms was missing. The dining room. The famous yellow dining room. 🌻

I was saving it for today to put in an actual grid post because it’s my favorite room in the house. The tone on tone yellow, the blue and white dishes, the Japanese woodcut prints... it’s perfection. Ingrid thinks so, too... That’s why we were inspired to make over her bedroom back in 2017. I think we painted about 2 dozen samples on the wall until we found the right shade—ha!

Since then, her needs have evolved, clutter built up, and before we knew it... it wasn’t such a yellow room anymore. We had lost the vision. Last week she came to me asking if I could help her figure out more storage space. One thing led to another and all of a sudden, we had the whole room turned upside down. I asked her if she wanted to go back to it being more yellow again, more inspired by Monet’s dining room. She didn’t miss a heartbeat. 💛 And we’ve got a fun new-again project to work on. Our tastes might not overlap much, but this is one area where they definitely do.

And how about you? What inspires you about Monet’s home?

25/12/2023

10 favorite holiday albums! 🎶🎄🎶 Which one of these do you like best? And what are some other favorites not pictured?

Trying to decide which one to add to the collection next and would love your input. 😘

Also! I’m sharing links to a couple of holiday playlists in stories today, if you’re looking for more to listen to. One is more fun and upbeat, the other is gentler and a little bittersweet.

And for subscribers to Letters from Eva, you got a cozy resource guide for the holiday break in your inbox on Friday. Hope you enjoy! ✨✨✨

15/12/2023

The Travel by Design Gift Guide went out this morning to all subscribers to my newsletter, Letters from Eva! 🎁🌲❤️

There are recs for travelers, for art and design lovers, for Francophiles, for babies and little kids, AND for tweens and teens. 12 recs per category, so 60 in total. 60 delightful, thoughtful, original ideas… in a range of prices. Lots of small shops, independent makers, women-owned biz, etc. featured, too. I get such a kick out of putting these together. Hope you enjoy!

And in case anyone can relate, I’ve *barely* started thinking about my own gifting this year 🫣 so now I’ve got a good place to start lol.

Oh, and a heads up! This sort of comprehensive newsletter usually only goes out to paid subscribers, but this time, as a holiday gift, I’m sending it to everyone on the list. 😘

If you’re not signed up yet but you’d like to receive it, sign up through the link in my bio and then DM me to let me know and I’ll forward it to you. 👍

Btw, I was thinking it was maybe too late for a gift guide and that there were too many already out there but I put it to a vote in stories and gift guide it is! (But to those who voted for something else, don’t worry, you’ll get it in next week’s edition of Letters from Eva. ✨)

09/12/2023

Love these film photos taken by during the Paris by Design trip this spring! She took them on a Holga, which—for anyone who is unfamiliar— is a plastic toy film camera that allows for interesting/random light leaks. So beautiful getting to see Paris through Ellie’s lens. ✨

Back in my 20’s, I used to take photos with a Holga, too, and seeing these is inspiring me to get it back out again. Thanks Ellie!

07/12/2023

St. George, Utah 🌞

A family reunion down in southern Utah over Thanksgiving. And all of the craziness, crowdedness, fun, and memories that comes with it.

Sometimes it’s good to be reminded of what incredible places (and people 😘) are right in our own backyard, you know?

More of my life lately in stories 👆

05/12/2023

Which of these nooks from ‘s country home is your favorite? (I know, she’s made it all so lovely and creative, it’s hard to choose! 🌻)

More of the hand created goodness of Nathalie’s home in stories today.👆

This was just one of the inspiring experiences we had on the Paris Interiors trip this past September. Can’t wait to go back this coming April! (Now accepting applications, if you’re interested! Link in profile. 😘)

22/11/2023

Which of these things should I have bought? 🤔

(All from a French flea market 🇫🇷 we visited on our . More in stories! (Including a couple of things I actually did buy…😉)

03/11/2023

Standing stones in the Brittany region of France with the kids when they were tiny 🥹. ✨

Before going to Brittany, I’d read about the standing stones and was mildly interested in them, but when I got there and experienced them in person, I was blown away. They have such a magnetic pull—it’s hard to describe. Big, deep, ancient, mysterious, majestic…

And can you believe we were usually the only people there? 🤯 Can’t wait to go back.

Felt appropriate to share this time of year. 🍁Thanks to for the reminder!

30/10/2023

Home! Kirk and I didn’t want to leave France, but now that we’re back, it does feel nice to be here. 😉 More little snippets from our first days home in stories. 👆

Made this bouquet from grocery store flowers using the skills we learned in a workshop with during the Paris by Design trip.

Bravo to , btw, because I was THE most high maintenance student during the workshop 🙄—not understanding how to do it, hating the bouquet I made, asking for more flowers and for help to make it look better 😂… but she was super patient and helpful and really helped me grasp the concept by the end.

And now here I am, back at home, using the French technique she teaches so well. 💐 Thanks !

28/10/2023

Food in France, A Love Story ❤️🥐

I love to eat! And I don’t want to waste my time, money, or energy on a bad meal while in France… So food is a very important part of our guided trips. Some travelers have even told me that I have to do a better job including that in the marketing because they knew they’d love the travel and art/design aspect of these trips, but not how much they’d also really love the food. 😂😋👍

So, just following orders here 😉 and showing you some of the delicious dishes we ate. So much fresh, seasonal, locally grown produce. So much amazing bread, butter, and cheese. I’m getting hungry thinking about it…

ALSO—it’s not just the food itself that’s so special about our meals in France. It’s the aspect of gathering around a table, of taking our time, of talking and connecting with each other… That’s another surprise takeaway from these trips… how magical it is to connect with our fellow travelers, with the local creatives we meet… there’s a special alchemy that happens, and I think a lot of it has to do with the unrushed time spent around the table, breaking bread together.

More in stories. 👆 (Also, trip report from Paris, including my favorite new spots to eat, for paid subscribers to Letters from Eva this month. 💌)

26/10/2023

A peek of the Chateau de Lourmarin, from the first afternoon of the Provence by Design trip. 😍

Can’t believe it’s already over and we’re heading back to the States in the morning! Bittersweet…

Hardly shared anything during the trip itself, so stay tuned for more from Provence this week… 😉

Also, more from the chateau in stories, if you’re interested 👆

19/10/2023

Gordes, with the family a few days ago. 🌻

19/10/2023

Gordes w/ the family the other day 🌻

More in stories 👆

12/10/2023

Cake decorating with the Paris by Design travelers chez 🍰🌷🤍

Always a favorite! We’ve been doing this since the very first Paris by Design trip AND Frank ( ) was featured in . Already looking forward to next time!

More in stories 😘👆

09/10/2023

How is the Paris by Design trip over already?! It went by in the blink of an eye. What a fantastic group! I’ve really lucked out with such open, warm, curious, design-loving people on all these trips… Truly grateful.

These are photos from our second day together, last Thursday. More in stories! 👆

And if you’re possibly interested in joining on a future trip, make sure you’re signed up for the newsletter (link in profile.) We’ll be announcing the spring 2024 trips sometime within the next month, and if it’s anything like the launch for last spring, they’ll sell out quickly. 😘🙏

27/09/2023

The Paris Interiors trip is over but I’ve only shared a small percentage of our week together, so I think I’ll just keep sharing, tyvm. 😘

This is the private apartment tour we did at the home / ceramic showroom of the lovely . Her handmade ceramics are gorgeous. She’s developed this unique process of finding volcanic stones in nature, grinding them into smaller pieces, and then incorporating those into the clay to create these stunning organic variations.

And we all loved how she combined the new with the old so skillfully in her apartment. Really beautiful.

See stories for more of Anna’s apartment, our group of travelers, and also the great restaurant we went to for lunch afterwards. 👆

A big thanks to , to for introducing us, and to the group for an amazing visit!

24/09/2023

One of our stops on Wednesday was at , an antiques prop house that’s been in business for about 200 years, always in the same family.

They rent out their incredible pieces for films, fashion shows, photo shoots, etc. and are normally only open to professionals, but they made an exception for our Paris Interiors group. So special! 🥰😍

For us design junkies, this was like being a kid in a candy shop. 🍭😉

More in stories today if you’re curious. 👆

22/09/2023

Day 2 of the Paris Interiors trip (this Tuesday) was a series of intimate tours of local Parisian apartments and an art studio, thanks to my friend , who is an interior architect here in Paris. She helped me organize it all, and wow, what a day! 🥰😍

These photos are from her parents’ apartment as well as her mother’s studio. (Find her mother at — such a talented artist!)

Creativity and art runs through their veins… Laure’s grandmother and many others in her family have also been artists. So grateful to these amazing women who trusted us and let us peek into their spaces. 💙

Take a look at stories for more from this day, including some of ‘s gorgeous interior architecture.

17/09/2023

Paris Interiors trip starts tomorrow and I can’t wait! More BTS in stories today, if you’re curious. 😘

05/09/2023

📍Marseille, France

Last fall, I took a few days to decompress by myself in Marseille and fell in love with that Mediterranean city. It still doesn’t have the best reputation, even among a lot of French people from other regions, but it’s so beautiful and has AMAZING light and energy and so much to offer. Annie from the Join Us in France podcast ( ) had me on to talk about my trip, share the places I loved, and explain why it’s a great place to visit.

If you’d haven’t been yet but it sounds intriguing, please give the episode a listen! (Linked in profile) And if you’re a fellow Francophile and/or are planning a visit to France soon, check out Annie’s podcast (Join Us in France / ). It’s the first podcast about France I started listening to back in 2015 or 2016 and it’s still a go to for me. ❤️🇫🇷

04/09/2023

📍La Flotte, Île de Ré, France

Hello, I’ve missed you! It’s been quiet here on my IG but not quiet in my life & work. Such a crazy summer. Had to do triage and so took a break from IG for the last 2 months.

But now I’m here on Île de Ré with the family for a little R&R (w/ some work to thrown in 😉) before heading to Paris and Provence for the fall guided trips. So tired, so grateful, so happy to be here. It’s only been a few days, but I feel like I’m about 50% cheese already and also that we’re THAT loud American family (despite our best efforts 😂🫠).

Looking forward to posting regularly again here on IG, but for more meaty Frenchie content and in-depth intel on the places we’ll be going, subscribe to Letters from Eva (link in profile 👆💌 🇫🇷).

Thanks to .film for the pics!

09/07/2023

Hidden gem near Paris: 🎨
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A few things to know about Rosa Bonheur if you're not familiar (with tips for visiting the museum below 👇):

1) She was an incredible 19th century artist who specialized in large scale paintings of animals.

2) She found a way to live life on her own terms while also enjoying tremendous success in her career, which as you know, was quite rare for women at the time. (She openly lived with her partner, Nathalie Micas for 40 years 🌈, wore pants and explored the woods on her own, commanded high prices for her work, showed in important exhibitions, & financially supported herself & her household, etc.)

3) Because she was a woman, she was largely forgotten from history. Fortunately, awareness is growing. For example, you may have seen a cameo of her work on The Queen's Gambit, or seen her paintings in the or the .

Tips for visiting the museum ():

1) Buy your tickets online in advance. This is mandatory because you can only visit the museum as part of a guided tour, there are limited spots, & it is frequently sold out.

2) The tours are in French, but they offer an English audio guide for international visitors. Make sure to being your own headphones because they do not provide them.

3) To get there by train from Paris' Gare de Lyon, take line R towards Montargis, get off at Thomery, then take the 15 min. walk on a trail through the woods, then along a country road. Do not count on being able to take a taxi / Uber, etc. in the tiny town of Thomery.

4) There's a charming tearoom onsite. Make reservations in advance. Other than that, there isn't any other food at the museum, train station, or on the walk in between. (It's in a wooded and residential area.)

07/07/2023

Which of these coastal spots would you visit next week if you could? 🌊 I know, it’s so hard to decide! But please leave your vote below, this is serious business👇😉

1) Italian coast ( via )

2) Ireland ()

3) Big Sur ()

4) Korea ()

5) Venice ()

6) Azores ()

7) Cape Cod ()

8) Greece ( via )

9) Zanzibar ( via )

10) Oaxaca ()

22/06/2023

SALVATION MOUNTAIN 🌸🌞🌈☁️🌲❤️

Created by Leonard Knight over the course of decades with adobe clay and donated paint (without the use of any electricity or running water).

He blushed if you tried to call him an artist, but dedicated his life to creating this monument to universal love. ❤️

It’s out in the middle of the desert, about an hour and a half from Palm Springs. While you’re out there, take a look at the outdoor art museums in nearby East Jesus and Bombay Beach, too. (See glimpses of those in my California highlight. 👆)

Well worth a day trip if you’re in the area. It’s one of those places that’s truly special and feels so much more powerful in person. As we were about to leave, the other visitors had cleared out, my family had walked out to our car, I was left alone to soak it all in… And it hit me in that moment… the way Leonard completely dedicated the final decades of his life to sharing a message of love with the world. He passed away a few years back, but his spirit lives on in this incredible creation. A true NATIONAL TREASURE if there ever was one.

25/05/2023

Tina in Paris ❤️

I’ve loved this iconic photo shoot that Peter Lindbergh did of Tina Turner with Azzedine Alaïa at the Eiffel Tower for a long time. So good! Really captured her incredible energy, the friendship between the two of them, and what a fantastic creative collaboration they had.

If you’ve seen the documentary, TINA, that came out a couple of years ago (highly recommend!) then you’ll know that her career really hit a standstill in the 70’s in the States. But she was always beloved and popular in Europe, and my mom (who lived in Paris throughout the 70’s) confirmed this. “It wasn’t a party if they didn’t play “Proud Mary”. My mom also told me that she was surprised when she’d come back to the States and hardly ever hear Turner’s music or hear anyone talking about her. Of course that all happily changed with Turner’s 1984 comeback album, Private Dancer. ⚡️

But I think Tina always remembered Europe’s loyalty during her harder times and it seems like it went both ways… she ended up marrying a Swiss music producer and living out her last few decades in Switzerland (with a holiday home on the French Riviera 🌞).

I got to see Tina Turner in concert once, in Las Vegas, in the late 90’s. (Thanks Mom & Dad! 😘) She was about 60 at the time, and she still had more energy and charisma than most 20 year olds. I can still picture her whirling and kicking and belting out “rolling, rolling, rolling on the river…” She was amazing. A legend.

RIP Tina ❤️

30/04/2023

Yves Saint Laurent’s Paris atelier 💙

Wow, SUCH an inspiring space. It’s funny, because it reminds me of my own studio, which I created before I’d ever seen photos of YSL’s (obvs his is much better though 😉👍. ) The white cabinets on top and bottom, all the books and mood boards and art supplies and tchotchkes… even the very simple desk on trestle legs.

It also reminds me of the atmospheric, artfully cluttered feeling I’ve always felt from my grandfather’s offices, who also happened to work in Paris throughout the 70’s (coincidence?) and that I’m realizing must have had an influence on my own studio style.

The only thing I’d change to make it my absolute dream studio would be to have the windows look out onto a gorgeous view of the ocean (instead of a sort of nondescript courtyard). Is that too much to ask? 😂

What would your dream studio/office be like?

29/04/2023

Paris, day 2 ❤️

Spent most of the day in the 11th arrondissement, checking in on some of the places that are on the itinerary for the Paris Interiors trip this fall. (It’s really important to me to thoroughly research, plan, and vet the itinerary for each trip 😅 to make sure they’re full of amazing, authentic experiences for everyone who comes along. It’s a ton of work, but also super fun, of course. 😉)

Also I’ve been able to see a couple of Paris friends so far who reached out after my last post! 💙 Feel free to keep reaching out, friends! My schedule is packed while I’m here so I’ve been wanting to reach out but haven’t had a chance to yet. Would love to see you of course, if possible. 🙏

1 & 2) Lunch at .paris , recommended to me by 😘.

3) Jasmine in all the flower shops and it smells SO good.

4) recommended to me by so many people and it lives up to the hype! Beautiful curation of made in Europe goods.

5) Little gift for Ingrid from longtime favorite .

6) Brocantes (flea markets / vintage / antique shops) ALWAYS.

7 & 8) Such a beautiful selection at , and the owners are so friendly and knowledgeable.

9) More beautiful tile.

10) Cute little store dedicated to fermented foods and drinks. I love how you can find pretty much any kind of specialty shop here!

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