The first weeks after birth often center on home. The Forty Days is for the room she rests in: a throw for the chair, water for the bedside, a candle for the afternoon, a tin of chamomile for the cup, and a wash for the shower.
Nothing for the baby. Nothing with a size. The one Edit where she's the one being looked after.
Why we built it
Most of what arrives in the first weeks is for the house or the baby. The Forty Days is for her, sent by the people close enough to understand what those weeks can look like.
The pieces, and why
Maison Deux, Rough Stripe Blanket in Agave
The chair she keeps returning to.
A wide sage and white stripe, jacquard-woven from 100 percent New Zealand wool with fringe on the short sides and the stripe mirrored on the reverse. 51 by 79 inches, Woolmark and OEKO-TEX certified, made in Europe by the Dutch design studio.
Orrefors, Viva Carafe with Small Glass
Water, already there.
A 30-ounce carafe with its own small glass upturned on top, from the Swedish glassworks. Dishwasher safe.
Bohème, Notting Hill Candle, Earl Grey & Moss
Lit in the afternoon.
Bergamot and Earl Grey over honeysuckle, rose and violet, on moss, vetiver and cedarwood. Green and floral without turning sweet. 8 oz soy, about fifty hours, boxed with a drawing of the street.
The Quiet Botanist, Chamomile Tea Gift Set
The cup that gets made for her.
Whole chamomile flowers in a recycled board canister with a gold leaf steeper, from the Hudson, New York botanist. Caffeine-free.
Costa Brazil, Nutrient-Rich Body Wash with Hyaluronic Acid, Sabonete Líquido
The shower, done properly.
A sulfate-free hand and body wash with hyaluronic acid, guaraná, açaí and aloe, in an 11 fl oz pump bottle. From the house Francisco Costa founded after Calvin Klein, with the faint resin and wood that runs through everything they make.
Good to know
- One size throughout. Nothing for the baby
- The candle and the wash are scented. The tea is caffeine-free
- Composed to order. Wrapped in tissue with the handwritten card on top
