An Ordinary Sunday, Bronte Taton-Boulet

7:00AM | WAKING

I’m a 7am person, particularly at the moment if I’ve been up with the baby during the night. Mornings tend to be my husband Josh’s shift with the kids, so if I can sneak in a little extra sleep, I absolutely will.

Weekends feel quite sacred to me. I really try not to reach for my phone first thing or check emails and work. With a business and two children, there is always something I could be doing, so I’ve become much more conscious of protecting that time.

Usually everyone ends up in bed together for lots of cuddles before the day really begins. Then, very importantly, an oat latte. Always.

8:00AM | GETTING READY

I love vintage in my wardrobe in the same way I love vintage in my home. Some of my favourite pieces have come from Vestiaire and Vinted. I love the hunt and knowing I’m probably not going to see the exact same thing on someone else.

At the moment, post baby and in the middle of winter, I’m very much dressing for comfort. But come summer I love colour and having a bit more fun with clothes.

I tend to invest in key pieces and then mix everything together. A good blazer, jeans, Maison Margiela Tabi flats, Salomon sneakers, a bit of Acne Studios or Miu Miu. Jewellery and bags are probably where I really have a weakness.

I recently bought a vintage Hermès Kelly, which I absolutely adore. I take it to school pickup, which is completely ridiculous and extra, but I also think beautiful things should actually be used. I don’t want to own things that are too precious to become part of everyday life.

I spent my teenage years in France, and I think the French approach to style has really stayed with me, probably just as much in interiors as in fashion.

There is such an appreciation for history and mixing old with new. Things don’t need to be pristine or from the same period to work together. I love storied spaces, old furniture sitting alongside something contemporary, and homes where artworks and sculpture are given real importance.

There’s also an inherent sustainability to that way of living. Beautiful things are kept, repaired, passed down and used again rather than constantly replaced. That philosophy has really shaped the way I buy, both for my wardrobe and my home.

French style can be very pared back and natural, but it’s also not afraid of a bold moment. I think that’s probably where I sit too. I love restraint, but I always need something unexpected in there.

I think that extends to the children too. I love seeing them develop their own sense of style rather than everything being perfectly coordinated. There is something so lovely about children dressing instinctively and creatively before they become conscious of what everyone else is doing.

10:00AM | THE THINGS WE KEEP

It’s character more than anything. I want something to make me feel something.

I love an interesting conversational piece, something a little unusual or unexpected. I’m an Aquarius, and I think with that territory comes this need to be totally unique and different and probably a little strange!

I don’t think something has to be valuable to deserve a place in your home. Sometimes the pieces I love most are the odd things we’ve picked up travelling, found vintage or had for years. It’s about the story, the character and how it makes you feel when you walk past it.

12:00PM | LUNCH

It's the middle of the day.

As someone whose business centres around collecting beautiful things, I'm curious about your relationship with "enough." What does enough feel like to you today?

Or perhaps, how do you know when a home - or even a room - feels "finished" enough to handover to a client?

I don’t really believe a home should ever be completely “finished.”

The most interesting homes evolve. They collect layers as the people living in them travel, have children, find things, inherit things and change. If you buy everything at once, you lose some of that significance.

I think about that with our interiors clients too. There needs to be room for life to continue after we’ve left. Not every wall needs something on it and not every corner needs to be resolved. Sometimes “enough” is simply when a space feels like the person who lives there.

2:00PM | QUALITY OF LIFE