Another year is here. May Twenty Ten bring you all that you wish for, all that is good for you, and the best of the best, each day! In keeping with our fascination with wall art, benches, rustic interiors et al, here are some lovely inspirational images. Nothing like some […]
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House warming (Griha Pravesham) – South Indian Style!
I always wanted to do a post on griha pravesham for quite some time and happened to get hold of the pictures of grihapravesham of my sister-in-law. Come; join me on a photo-tour of the South Indian grihapravesham. Griha Pravesham is a ceremony that is performed to mark the first […]
DIY Xmas craft idea: Poinsettia themed decoupage on a tissue box
When I think about Xmas decor, the first thing on my mind is poinsettia. I love them because they are the only common piece of decor that the West and East share – apart from candles. Here in India, we don’t have snow (unless you happen to live way up […]
Want Indian decor? Avoid these mistakes!
Too much has been written about Bollywood and Indian décor…and too many people (living overseas) have tried it, often with disastrous results. Carrying off a desi interior look is not easy. Because you are working with so many colors, you have to balance them out, or you are bound to […]
How creative can you get with plants?
Green thumbs don’t need really conventional pots to grow plants; they always find ways to source containers in and around them. My father is like that, he grows plants in cut shampoo bottles, old tins, buckets, tires and what not. I did not appreciate them when I was young as […]
Wall decor ideas
I am always charmed by wall motifs, especially the ones that don’t come preset in wallpaper but are hand made, block printed or even stuck on creatively. Recently, a friend wanted something interesting on her wall. So we set about googling for some inspiration. Here’s what we found. Beautiful wall […]
House Tour: Mathanki Kodavasal
Aqua texture wall, custom made low bed in dark wood & aqua cushion from Good Earth After a long month of anniversary celebrations, it’s back to business again. This week, we feature the house tour of Mumbai based art director, Mathanki Kodavasal. Mathanki’s décor ideas came from design sites […]
A great month gone by…
It’s been a brilliant anniversary month for us, entirely due to the efforts of our talented guest bloggers who really made our blog look great! Thanks also to Kalyani for her great giveaway, and to all our viewers who encouraged the bloggers with their feedback and comments. Now, down to […]
Guest post by Sridhar – Courtyards in Urban Spaces
On behalf of the two wonderful men who are behind us with their unstinting support, Sridhar (Rekha’s husband), is here with our concluding anniversary post. Sridhar is a practicing architect in Bangalore and uses trademark design elements, usually stone cladding, courtyards and architectural columns in most of his projects. So […]
Guest post by Aarohi Singh – Painting Demo
Our guest blogger this week is Aarohi Singh, a self taught artist. What started as an interest in art a couple of years ago is now a full fledged profession for her. Art, for an artist is living their lives through their art and Aarohi transfers her thoughts on to […]