My Place: Florence Welch

The Florence + the Machine siren guides director Barbara Anastacio around her magical London townhouse for a NOWNESS - Read the full feature on NOWNESS: bit.ly/1FFjMJ3
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[@danie3ashbshm]

the garden just transports you to another place...wow

[@hemagurunh9731]

Daniela UO then you look up, eek ugly council flats...

[@spookymulder9492]

her home is like a ghibli film. i hope to create a space like this someday.

[@maureeen352]

spooky mulder reminds of Howl's room!

[@meganperreault5191]

Your funny.

[@Lily-eg7tj]

Omg you’re so right 😂

[@th3azscorpio]

@@meganperreault5191 you're*

[@aabidamn]

It looks chaotic but somehow I know that every stuffs there have their stories. And that eventhough it looks chaotic Florence would know where things are.

[@sorcellerie]

She's that iconic, eccentric, art loving aunt we desperately wish we could hang out with

[@bellbookcandle3051]

👏😘 I live in hope that I'm that aunt too...

[@o0OAnnamariaO0o]

@@bellbookcandle3051 That's the attitude - BE that aunt!! 😄👍

[@katiebayliss9887]

I want to be that aunt

[@poetry_on_standby6440]

Cousin, I'd say.

[@jigjager7037]

Like aunt betsy trotwood

[@oliversmith5927]

She truly is the epitome of the name “Florence”

[@blurock29]

She totally looks like a florence

[@Origami_Anivia]

She picked a beautiful name, the first person other than Florence in the video that comes up for me is Florence nightingale and she was a truly inspirational person, if you're not from the UK you might not have heard of her but she was probably one of the most selfless and caring woman you could have hope to have met. From what I've heard of her anyway. Of course you have to take history with a pinch of salt, one can hope.

[@myfrequencies1912]

@@Origami_Anivia Interesting that you suggest she may have picked her own name!

[@pauarlandis6273]

She walks into the garden and birds start flying. Coincidence? I dont think so. (edit): i meant that she is MAGICAL. A gold moment

[@bloopdaddy]

witch. witch. witch

[@livaugirard3383]

You deserve way more likes for this comment! Bird remembered what happend to his mate on lungs :D

[@tomsanches517]

they fly away afraid of Florence in Bird Song

[@kamalaharry9514]

It means she doesn't clean her yard lol

[@sapiens2299]

@@kamalaharry9514 Yeah because birds definitely don't belong in a garden right? Wtf.. people nowadays are so obsessed with keeping their gardens "clean and tidy" instead of letting it be a natural place for animals and native plants and just doing a little bit to help it thrive.

[@crystalconfetti1]

You could probably run around her house for hours and always discover something new hidden somewhere..

[@billypilgrim1]

Imagine my surprise when I found a big box of dildos hidden in the cupboard

[@Ryuk45]

DELETE THIS

[@vice.nor.virtue]

FLORENCE AND THE F-MACHINE

[@CharlesCammock]

Dildos are wrong! It's Adam and Eve, not Florence and the Machine

[@billypilgrim1]

Oh shit! Maybe Florence's whole oeuvre is a love letter to her sex toy collection, hence the machine.

[@LoudNTechie]

In a time when minimalism is so trendy, her house feels so much like a soulful home. I just love it!

[@emolicious4now]

You check out Dita Von Tesse' home too... eccentric but in another way. both fabulous, thinking and creative individualistic approaches

[@schoo9256]

You might like the style they call "grandmillenial" now

[@zajaiva5]

@@emolicious4now I loved Dita's house tour sooo much. I imagine its not the most comfortable house to live in but I adored it. So many things to explore in that house and each thing has a story... ahhhh I loved it. Just like I love Florence's house.

[@antoniasandra2064]

Florence: '' I don't actually have any like art" Me: the entire house is art.

[@1lunarin]

as in original paintings of value

[@ameliahigueramesa1704]

I think sameee

[@saintlysiren4072]

she is the art

[@antoniasandra2064]

@@saintlysiren4072 exactly!

[@QUEEN-df1mc]

​@@1lunarinshe does not need that, she's art.

[@Seagirl441]

I don't know but this woman is such a lovely being, she is strange in some way, but she is the reflection of a true artist, she isn't pretentious, she doesn't crave for the fancy or luxurious things, she is just herself, she is one of the best artists out there, I am fascinated by her

[@edgarleon7178]

Completely agree. What a beautiful way to describe her. ♤♡◇♧

[@letsparchmentitupyo7566]

agreed

[@LK-bd5yy]

She does enjoy some gucci from time to time 😊

[@anonymous4142]

Nothing wrong with liking fancy beautiful things.

[@mjj7781]

It's strange that you think a creative, kind person with her own authentic personality is "strange"

[@crushthyflowerss]

I want to be friends with her. She seems like the most interesting and deepest person ever. I love how she has all sorts of 19th century paintings and illustrations hanging on the bedroom walls. She's just incredible.

[@jyahinlee5092]

actually i want to live with her lol

[@alannapreylo8452]

I feel the exact same way.

[@Isabella-jj3bq]

same!

[@rosyposey9523]

she has always reminded me of luna lovegood, she enjoys being intrinsically herself

[@valsummerfield3069]

Agreed. She is lovely.

[@RickRolledArmadill0]

this is exactly how I imagined Florence Welch lived

[@zajaiva5]

It's unhealthy how many times I've watched this.

[@theartgoose]

helr - same lmao

[@user-pz4um9hi1j]

Pop off

[@frozenheartsmelt15]

No darling, it's just the medicine we all need. (What I tell myself as I click to watch again)

[@beck1372]

"I like the past in objects. I'd say, the past in my mind, less." 🌸 She is so brilliant.

[@AngeleDeux1]

yes now thats a Lyric !

[@EmTheFairy_]

samyoung2000paris Are you okay?

[@jessica5497]

@samyoung2000paris the only rude cretin here is you

[@d34dch1n4d0ll]

I could watch a 3 hour long documenary about Florence's house ♥

[@kikipaisley]

Ipek BB exactly!!!I wish they wouldnt have skimmed over everything so quickly!!!

[@Kovukingsrod]

Oh my lord, her speaking voice is so soothing. Also, her house is my dream house, seriously. It seems so calming and peaceful, yet full of so much life- so many things with their own little history.

[@shiny9690]

I would seriously listen to all those old fairy tales if she narrated them

[@foolisnoteighteenyet]

Hearing her in this video made me realise I MUCH prefer her speaking voice to her singing voice

[@bloopdaddy]

@@foolisnoteighteenyet nope

[@augha]

it's the exact opposite of her singing voice but they're both GORGEOUS

[@JenniferPChung]

same! that garden is my dream. Just overgrown enough to feel natural but not enough to feel invasive. Though I would prefer all grass and sand cause I quite like that feeling

[@SugaStarr]

I love that she has the house of everyone’s grandmother. She’s my age but she’s really 459 years old at heart.

[@L_Martin]

Does everyone’s nan have a Frieda Kahlo bathroom??

[@Lisa13245]

her speaking voice is so lovely

[@gilbertconner6478]

Lisa13245 I can imagine making love to her and hearing her voice moaning.god I'm ashamed of myself.

[@kelpjuice5066]

Gilbert Conner what the fuck

[@alextint5987]

Is so relaxing that it produces me ASMR

[@thatb1h855]

Gilbert Conner you should be not even joking. why reduce her to moans?? it’s not like she isn’t a human being or anything

[@yan4207]

she is such a sophisticated angel, please protect this woman at all costs

[@theysprey7777]

She’s an angel alright, just not of the light variety

[@johannefb]

"The whole house just becomes like a giant notebook" ... THIS!!

[@kennal.2780]

She reminds me of Luna Lovegood

[@gsmehmet96]

YeAAAH SHE HAS that eerie air she carries too...her voiiice and looks

[@gsmehmet96]

@2 MD cus it's true, right?

[@odongkaraedgar5206]

Soooo true

[@vampitupmanchesterchrissie1293]

That’s who it is! I was trying to think who she reminded me of and couldn’t place it.

[@nervousbunnygaming]

YES

[@sarahhhkimmm]

This woman's presence through my screen feels so magical and dreamy. My god her voice is so tranquil!

[@gothicpinkk]

I am convinced that she is a fairy.

[@floridakilos2441]

I know she lives in London but she seems like she would live in a quaint little mystical village in Cornwall

[@knittedrachael]

"i like the past in objects. the past in my mind... less" articulated perfectly

[@Indielollita]

ok this is one of the most beautiful things ive seen... I don't listen to her music that much, but her demeanor, her voice, her room, that garden.... everything is so other-wordly and delicate.

[@swift-rk1fx]

Mika then, listen to her music ASAP! High As Hope the new album will be out on June 29th

[@gloomyharlow]

I could live in her garden. It's gorgeous.

[@sarahteter6310]

"I like the past in objects, I'd say the past in my mind, less." ~Florence Welch YEP. Here after watching "Free" recently and having that song hit me especially hard as someone with severe anxiety, Florence often openly writes or says something that hits so close to home.

[@ArtyDarth]

Florence Welch, a woman with an expensive sounding voice, lives in a small, ordinary house in Britain, which is decorated with images of Frida. I love her!

[@danieladams4561]

That house will be worth loads in London. Trust me.

[@kimonaNo1]

To be fair the house is probably a huge detached house somewhere like Notting Hill and worth millions. Did you notice an extra room on the other side of the stairs? Most ordinary houses in Britain only have stairs on one side and the rooms on the other, not both, unless it's detached or very large.

[@MaxxSeemov]

That "small ordinary house in Britain" is a house in South London that costs millions of £.

[@nykkieb9999]

@@kimonaNo1 It is in Kennington, and next door just sold for a million (which is relatively cheap for a property in central London with a garden and parking!). It's not super fancy - a three-bed end terrace. And yes, it looks like this inside :-)

[@TheWhitehorseman1]

That house was used in the "ship to wreck" video. That house is a reflection of her inner self, she is an extreme introvert, common was most genuine artists.

[@meadowrae1491]

I thought I recognized the house from the video. I can't believe that is actually her house and not a set of some kind.

[@SandySass]

Imagine going though something absolutely awful in your life to the point where you can't stop crying, and then packing a bag to go spend the night at Florence's house: it's almost midnight when you arrive, she greets you at the door and you sit down in the kitchen. A cozy light is on, and she just made a pot of tea. You talk over tea, sitting at her kitchen table, and when it's time for bed shes prepared the guestroom with a nightlight and the softest pillows you've ever laid your weary head on. You'd feel so safe and cared for and protected; her home is so warm and soothing. Just like her.

[@tomoliver2112]

Everything about this woman, her name, her image, her music style, her singing voice, speaking voice, form this perfect modern/pre-raphaelite being.

[@thecatholiccorner]

She even lives like her songs: beautiful, enchanting, vintage like, romantic...

[@indigoslife1202]

If they ever made a ''Howl's moving castle'' live action adaptation, I hope Florence's house with be chosen as ideal spot to shot the film

[@innerview6298]

Wow yes ♥️

[@seventhsheaven]

Her home is dream-like and pretty, but I don't know if I could live with that much clutter. Still, it makes a change from some of the near-empty, character-less show homes some people have.

[@gilbertconner6478]

klj788986sbb its England all homes look that way.cluttered

[@kristenhayes8295]

It's actually comes from the Victorian upper middle class. At the time they had small spaces but the collecting of trinkets showed there new wealth. But now it more eclectic. And I love it but there's so much to dust lol

[@wuestion9473]

Kristen Hayes Interesting info. Thanks for sharing.

[@marekjacecko7739]

I'm gonna tell my kids that she is mother nature

[@235azrael]

She is like a modern day Forest goddess.

[@Alice45894]

Everything about this video is perfect even the way those pigeons flew up onto the roof.

[@gilbertconner6478]

xxAlicexxhnp I noticed that too

[@User-bl5cw]

Truly wonderful. Somehow, the most modest of all of these houses is also the most enthralling and, in a way, the most grandiose. Everything is unabashedly homely and human. So intimate and warm. And so many components, yet nothing ostentatious. The aesthetic itself is natural, and even more beautiful when deliberate. What is this? Vintage maximalism? Ironically, minimalism has exhausted me. In a world where banality is exalted, subtlety like this is a candle in the dark. This woman’s taste is outstanding.

[@Caracal379]

Florence is a Witch. 0:23 crystals 0:26 meditation 1:16 ritual place 1:36 cool books 2:45 "WHATEVER WITCHCRAFT THIS IS... IT'S WORKING" 2:55 "CHAOS MAGIC" Florence is one of us, beautiful witches.

[@jennwoods3934]

I'm glad someone else is paying attention ;)

[@JasonUmbrellabird]

@@jennwoods3934 Where does she live? I saw her in Crystal Palace a while ago looking through a 2nd hand market.

[@sweetpeace5]

Jason Umbrellabird She said London when talking about the garden out back

[@jahpedro3971]

Only one way to find out, burn her at the stake, 🤔🤣

[@crystalmcknight_]

Yes 🥺

[@DaniellePioli]

This video should be 2 hours long, I can’t get enough of it ❤️

[@nats6190]

When she goes out into the garden, the scene reminds me so much of Waterhouse's painting "The Soul of the Rose".

[@Mayavibar]

Mermaid In Motion Absolutely, she kinda looks like jump out of one of his paintings and it's amazing!

[@petewilliams9741]

100% spot on , so beautiful

[@gabriellefagan1014]

Mermaid In Motion yes she is a living pre raphaelite painting

[@Em-fz5uh]

@@gabriellefagan1014 I agree, I was about to comment it. She reminds me of a Burn-Jones painting.

[@kawannapenacepeda220]

Cleaning her house must be a nightmare.

[@Rosi_in_space]

Is it garbage or an important little piece of Florence's life? You will never know

[@giriquelme5580]

+turbostewi I'm laughing so hard

[@muellersphilip]

Kawanna Pena Cepeda cleaning it would be destroying it

[@Antiwarsdreamer]

Kawanna Pena Cepeda shes a dreamer

[@isadorareimao7733]

Cleber Petit have you ever heard of dust?

[@senac.9998]

So i realized she actually used her own house for the music video of ship to wreck. I was in love with the house while watching the clip, rightnow knowing it was her own place and decirations it makes it even more special

[@cheleine]

I love this comment section. So much love and compassion here 💕

[@thejukeboxfamily5366]

so true

[@ivanabonacicdoric3448]

Fairy 💓 💪 🥰

[@theoduval1408]

A lot of INFPs are here commenting, that is why.

[@jimjiminyjaroo300]

She’s a spoilt posh girl. Twee af

[@kat.5927]

I love that her inspirations are all to be found in her house, Frida Kahlo's painting What the water gave me is the title of Florence's song, but the lyrics are inspired by Virgina Woolf - her portrait hanging on Flo's wall.

[@theoduval1408]

Virginia Woolf was also INFP.

[@kat.5927]

@@theoduval1408 Is Florence INFP too?

[@theoduval1408]

@@kat.5927 Yes, she is. And the fact that you are drawn to Florence, and to her expression and interpretation of life, (even the way in which you have gently asked me this question) it is likely that you yourself are also an INFP. Look into it. INFPs are gentle souls (Princess Di, Sylvia Plath, Emily Dickinson) and this cruel world of greed and exploitation we inhabit, has a way of pulling the rug out from under their feet. INFP is the personality type most likely to suicide...you must learn to know who your friends are and how to survive the ways of this mined, de-forested, enslaved world that has been created by the weaknesses of our fellow humans. Truly, the world won’t ever see itself the way you see it, so don’t wait around wasting time expecting it to.

[@kat.5927]

@@theoduval1408 You were right, I took the Myers-Briggs test today! Learned a lot about INFPs... Very interesting and so accurate!

[@theoduval1408]

@@kat.5927 That’s great news. Onward and upward - this world needs INFPs.

[@sunshineissexy]

Come back often just to watch this, it’s so comforting

[@User-bl5cw]

Me too. Everything about it is a thing of cosmic perfection; a silken enclave in the dark. I love it.

[@ieatgodmeat]

She's the true definition of an old soul.

[@FS-qi1kj]

this is exactly the kind of house i imagined her living in omg

[@GeraldineKoh]

beautiful! seeing the objects in her home and the themes in her music all connected- unpretentious and totally creative.

[@GreerLindsay]

I love the way she describes a house, her house, as a scrapbook. It's so true for people now that I come to think about it 💕

[@lukethao6828]

Florences talking voice is so soothing. imagine her narrating any nature film

[@zainabmaria6473]

Ok now that needs to happen

[@girlsagainstg0d]

it’s odd, because her songs are so fierce and vibrant and just THERE, and she’s so calm and seems very quiet and balanced, but i love it.

[@natnatureba7229]

She is a princess

[@gilbertconner6478]

Natasha I'm on board

[@XimenaZhao415]

"That's probably why the house is here, is those notebooks. That's why I get to have a house." Spoken like a dream songwriter. Thanks.

[@sylviarippey6488]

She seems so sincere and authentic.

[@lawrencefinch-hatton6231]

I love her. She’s like a pink feather floating around - every now and then she brushes against a book-shelf or a tree leaf - she’s so elegant.

[@amirulhakim9017]

now thats an eccentric house! The Ship to Wreck video was filmed entirely in here btw.

[@superrmrcool]

This was a high, it was dreamy... maybe it was her beautiful voice or her hair, she seems very peaceful and just loving herself I definitely love the way she talks/sounds tho, it's raspy. I really liked this video. I had watch it again. I feel oddly satisfied

[@mysticenoctua]

florence's house is so beautiful, i see this video i million times and i always will be enchanted, all this bohemian/vintage stuff, she's clothes, the garden, the energy of her soul, literally a witch.

[@43535442342]

She has such a delicate sweet voice but when she sings there is so much power in it. UNIQUE.

[@elenamedda5594]

She's someone I thought I only could have met in my dreams. It's nice that reality is able to offer such a dreamy person

[@yuryquintero8289]

She is so calm and passive that makes me feel so relaxed and like feel the love and the beautiful energy she has/spreads just listen to her. Her voice is like heaven.

[@neptune7547]

I’ve watched this so many times over the years. It’s so beautifully shot and edited and Florence is amazing as always. Thank you for this❤

[@nameless.faceless.]

I love her so much. Her songs have walked with me through some of the darkest times, like losing my grandma to Covid last year.

[@nicoler1183]

Same for me except it was my grandpa. I'm so sorry for your loss.

[@falloutgirl902]

I wouldn't expect her house to look any different.

[@fernfernisfernie]

Her place is such a dream!!!!

[@talasumii6234]

her talking voice... it's so dreamy, calm, gentle, youthful i can listen to it all day long

[@Dorypowa]

the bathroom for Frida makes me laugh, smile, cry in the same time. some artists can be very huge fan themselves and their devotion is so beautiful, it makes them so close to us too

[@krissys7481]

I need her to do audio books!!! Her voice is so soothing. P.s. how does she sound like SUCH a sweet ethereal fairy and her singing is like DAYUMMMMMM

[@beanie9040]

Florence looks amazing in every dress and blouse and her artistry is awesome!! It's like a museum that never ends and you always find something even more exciting and interesting than the one before. Wow, how bewildering, how bright, how beautiful...

[@alice-ck8tm]

she talks exactly like this in concert as well it’s so strange but so beautiful. I saw her earlier this year in concert , it was magical

[@unabombertampon]

everyone complains about the clutter but i honestly think it’s what makes her house feel like a home and look so dreamy, it wouldn’t be the same without

[@angstyalien1112]

She's adorable and I honestly love all the thought and heart she puts in her home

[@p4ul1010]

She is so aesthetically pleasing and her surroundings that is ridiculous, im in love with her

[@Kiwiwanderer]

I 💓 this 💕💘💕...her voice her decor...the garden...her attitude ....yes a home should be your sanctuary ✨

[@hanbanan4]

this is my comfort video

[@Alice45894]

The view out into her garden is magical

[@bluecovenalley]

I love florence but my minimalist brain is screaming at this

[@melodrama5764]

shuko sAME

[@online2000.]

Lmao I could never be a minimalist

[@samantahernandez7928]

I am minimalist too but this is tentative to me hahaha

[@kubraulutas3031]

Lmao i never understood minimalism😆

[@aestheticgarbage6671]

Minimalism? I don't know her. I think I'm the opposite of that tbh lol, I love meaningless beautiful junk. Florence's house is just 👌🏽

[@beelzebabe5112]

“I don’t really have any ‘art’...” YOU ARE THE ART, FLO!

[@zajaiva5]

This feels like a perfect place to explore. So much personality, so many stories behind all this stuff.... I would have a blast.

[@sarahjason9171]

She has this powerful loud singing voice, and her speaking voice is so soft and delicate. She's wonderful :)

[@samharris7932]

She seems really spiritual🔮🔮🔮

[@caramel7050]

pretty sure she's said she's 100% agnostic, she just REALLY loves religious symbolism

[@imsteph21]

Ugh, even her speaking voice is beautiful...so breathy and sultry. It contrasts greatly with how powerful her singing voice is.

[@stevealexander7568]

i absolutely adore her style. from the virginia woolf portraits to the mexican style crosses in the bathroom and victorian furniture

[@kaim0nd]

What a charismatic woman * sigh *

[@elizabethnoyb22]

I admire how humble she is. She doesn't brag about her fortune. She lives in just a regular house, but she has made it her own. She is beautiful.

[@th3azscorpio]

Why would she do that in a video, who's primary focus is her home?

[@solar.earthfairy]

She has such a maternal energy, I absolutely adore her ♡

[@th3azscorpio]

Virgo energy for ya!

[@kennethramirez4613]

Nobody deserves to watch this video! I mean she is perfect! I fell in love with this woman since 2010!

[@femke6313]

Kenneth Ramìrez I'm in love with this woman since 2009. she's such a sweetheart

[@gilbertconner6478]

Kenneth Ramìrez I felt like I was spying on her.or to shy to really look at her home.but she can come to my home and do whatever she likes.

[@DelReys]

HOUSE GOALS

[@flora8135]

I swear she is like a character jumped from a novel everything about her is so cozy and magical💛

[@audreyschockett8277]

her house literally looks exactly how you’d expect it to look and i love her for that

[@RafaelSaffiotti]

Such a fairy getaway and she's a virgo, what makes all make sense LOL

[@sycamorus3001]

I could listen to her talking for hours better than all the asmr it's so soothing..

[@andu5360]

Her voice, her laughs, everything she says is just so mesmerising and calming and everlastingly beautiful and hypnotising. I absolutely love this woman.

[@lexhoward2828]

Her voice is so gentle and peaceful, she exhibits that through everything around her.

[@jbt6007]

Beautiful vibe.

[@Veilfire]

Her house looks like how the inside of an INFP's mind must be

[@tinakushner1758]

Yup!

[@lem1738]

I was wondering what her mbti was

[@sunset.orange]

I was wondering if she is ISFP.

[@lem1738]

sunset orange I’d say INFP

[@theoduval1408]

@@sunset.orange she is definitely N, not S.

[@joejoekelly3]

This soothes my anxiety immensely. What a magical human! 💝

[@AelitaUndomiel]

I seriously recommend EVERYONE to stay in a house like this sometime in their life. I actually did in one summer of a hard year, where eventually I disconnected completely from all shit and connected to the ‘real world’. No big cities, no WiFi, no noises, just the beauty of nature and existence. Simply purifying.

[@cierra7246]

am now in love with the idea of my house being "like a big notebook"