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)
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/
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
Source: Fantes.comA 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:-))
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
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.
1. More contemporary decor shopping options:
Whatever your style may be, if you like contemporary decor, there are very few large chain retailers to cater to your taste today. It would be lovely to have more options to shop like GoodEarth (a new one opened in Juhu in Mumbai), Pallate (Mahalaxmi, Mumbai) , Turquois (Bandra, Mumbai), all the lovely decor stores dotting the Mehrouli Gurgaon road.
2. More Decorative Wall options:
Dressing up walls is the interiors new style mantra. Textured paints, graffiti, murals, mosaics, your creativity need know no bounds.
Source: Asian Paints
Source: ICIDulux
Source: Blik
3. More Yachts to add luxury to our weekends:
Privada's luxury yacht timeshares in Mumbai has everyone talking. Gorgeous Italian yachts; exotic meals on board and major bragging rights:-)
4. More Terrace Gardens:
This is one concept that is a huge hit in both the open expanse cities in India as well as the crammed matchbox type 'flats are luxury' cities in India. Terraces are just as cool, soothing and freeing either place. Remember the lovely terrace space in 'Cheeni Kum' or the lovely balcony area in Abhishek Bacchan's character's house in 'Bluffmaster'? You might have also loved the terrace garden in the San Francisco apartment that Reese Witherspoon lives in the movie 'Just Like Heaven'. Simply amazing!
See some of our favourite terrace gardens from around the world:
5. More Travel & Living Shows on Beautiful Homes
Come late morning on a Sunday, we just want to sink into the couch and take in the visual feast of beautiful homes, interiors and vacation homes around the world. But somehow, we are seeing less and less of the beautiful homes and far more of cooking and beauty...We want the homes and decor back!!
