Beneath the white

Where the world ends and the soul begins

Welcome. I’m grateful you’re here.

A place where aesthetics becomes a way of my being and my words.

I am an interior stylist who realised she would rather write about spaces than create them.

Nicolette Shirley is my author name. It has become my signature, my identity, and the place from which I write.

You’re very welcome here.

the quiet

why substack, not instagram

I choose a different kind of presence.

Built on weekly letters and real connection.

This is the way I choose to share.

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Beneath the Amber Light

Beneath the amber light, an essay that was meant to [...]

07
Jun

Ladybirds and Unicorns

A ladybird on a sleeve, a unicorn that must stay [...]

31
May

My PhD Took Twenty-Three Years

Twenty-three years, one daughter, one inseparable bond the world keeps [...]

24
May

Beneath the Surface of My Own Skin

A reflection on the body through infertility, illness, and perimenopause, [...]

10
May

This sunday is different

A Sunday afternoon, interrupted by a phone call about a [...]

26
Apr

The Unfinished Floor Plan – Part II

A japandi floor plan, drawn with precision, and the quiet [...]

19
Apr

The Unfinished Floor Plan of a Multipassionate Mind

Returning to interior design school for the third time, at [...]

12
Apr

In Full, Crinkled Beauty

Linen is the only fabric brave enough to crease, and [...]

05
Apr

Ranch Style – An Inspiring and Soulful Way of Living

This was the beginning of my love for ranch style. [...]

29
Mar

Beneath the white

In White

by
Nicolette Shirley

Where the world ends and the soul begins

Where the world ends and the soul begins

Welcome. I’m grateful you’re here.

the quiet

why substack, not instagram

Stay connected

A slow letter, arriving each week. If you’d like them delivered directly to your inbox, enter your email.

the pieces

Beneath the Amber Light

Ladybirds and Unicorns

My PhD Took Twenty-Three Years

Beneath the Surface of My Own Skin

This sunday is different

The Unfinished Floor Plan – Part II

The Unfinished Floor Plan of a Multipassionate Mind

In Full, Crinkled Beauty

Ranch Style – An Inspiring and Soulful Way of Living

Beneath the white

In White

byNicolette Shirley

Where the world ends and the soul begins

Where the world ends and the soul begins

Welcome. I’m grateful you’re here.

the quiet

why substack, not instagram

Stay connected

A slow letter, arriving each week. If you’d like them delivered directly to your inbox, enter your email.

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