Ingredients for a Trendy Kitchen

Kitchens are the hardest room to really 'trendify' in my opinion. This is true both in general and specifically in India. Of course, the market is now flooded with modular kitchen units like Veneta Cucina, etc but below are some of the ingredients of a truly trendy kitchen in our opinion -

An elegant basic wood cupboard ordered from a nearby carpenter could make a lovely foundation to the rest of your kitchen. Mix and match an assortment of crockery, glassesss, plants

Source- www.laminex.com.au

Straddle the old world and the new with these. Black or white - you can choose between a ast iron black pestle below or a cream ceramic pestle.

Source - www.silvernutmeg.com

Source: www.eurocosm.com

And last but not least - No kitchen is largely complete without a large over-sized salad bowl-

Source: www.shoppingessentials.com

Rosy Reds to Chase the Bluesy Blues

Its raining pretty heavily these days. It can be quite romantic at first but then very soon you end up confined to the office or home. So here are some cherry reds and more to surround yourself with to chase away the blues this monsoon.

Add a dash of Red with cushions and bedding from Eucalyptus Boutique in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad

 

Merry  Cherries on a long platter anyone? (Source: Verve)

A cherry red leather box to store sweet nothings? (Source Bungalow Eight- Mumbai)

Cos Kids need chic decor too!

A friend has been thinking about starting her own kids decor and accessories outfit. Admittedly it is a bit hard to find great kids accessories and furniture that combine good design and good quality while making it appealing to kids. Sure, there is Mothercare but for a country with such a vibrant and growing population (and hence many many kids ;-)), sure we should have more choice. In that vein, a bit of searching led me to this cute online store called 'Kids at Home'

Image Source: http://www.kidsathome.in/

Of Cherry Blossoms

The Taj Mansingh Hotel in Delhi had a Japanese food festival going on. They left a lovely little card about the festival in the guest rooms. I could not be bothered about the Fancy chef so and so who had come to the Taj for this festival etc but instead I fell in love with the imagery on the card about the festival. So i quickly scanned it to put it down here -

Image courtesy: Taj Mansingh Hotel

Thinking of the cherry blossoms, I remembered this painting I once saw on www.saffronart.com by an artist called Shabnam Mehra called 'Blossom'. I wondered if the artist got a chance to capture this in Japan. Had she made a trip over in perfect timing in April when the weather was crisp and yet with some sunshine in Tokyo. Did she head to the area where you could see the blossoms? If so, I am so terribly jealous!

Source: www.saffrontart.com

And check out this wedding center piece inspired by cherry blossoms. I'snt it gorgeous??

Source: www.flirtyguide.com

Of Tea and Tea-Pots

A new rage seems to have caught on in Delhi a few months ago - one of tea houses. There aren''t that many contemporary tea houses in Mumbai though....
Imagine all the different kinds of teas there could be and an equal number of chic tea pots. Here are some we found and fell in love with:

A classic Chinese tea pot with a contemporary touch

Source: Fantes.com

A lovely meld of colours:

Source: Marsha Dow's pottery

A contemporary design of the classic turkish double decker tea-pot

Source: eturkuaz.com

The Oh-so-lovely Chinese flower tea in full bloom in the elegant glass tea-pot

Source: fullbloomteas.com

Last but not the least, a lovely Moroccan tea set to transport you into the cozy Moroccan tea houses around the world (which also server amazing desserts typically:-))

Smitten by White

White is generally such a frowned upon colour for interiors and decor in India - what with all the dust and heat and a civilization of careless snackers, noisy messy babies....it wouldn't last a day right? Moreover, we are a colourful country!!! Who wants boring white....?

Well, I think not. Sure it needs a bit more effort maintaining it but certainly doesnt need to be boring. While suddenly feeling the white urges recently, here are some pictures that provided instant gratification :-)

source: Claridges hotel

 

source: Sunrise Furniture, Ebay India

White Fabric Coasters

Source: Elle Decor

Amazing Bathrooms

Bathrooms are generally the most neglected part of the home in India - and what a shame honestly. The time spent in the bathroom can be so relaxing and rejuvenating!

Here are some simple yet amazing bathrooms found in Elle Decor and shootfactory.co.uk!

Enjoy...

 

A small bathroom space get enhanced with mirrors and bright purple fitting!

  

This bathtub makes turns the spartan bathroom into an experiential art piece.

This small landing space is turned into a gorgeous and relaxing bath-space complete with a sunroof.