CRAZY FOR COLOR

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><pre style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ADD A LITTLE DRAMA</span></pre><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><pre><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"></span></strong> </pre><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1XqQD19oY4rD1oRaXH5hzp3TJJ4_vRayOCdWm-jMIzbb0rXJ43hwN9_PfgRVqnOZ0gesJyAmuwjlgb5stAlPedAvEpBVHLTTXtA5mTjxb4o909JEqC0XFnt00Q7tJUVPGSmDPYljaK9Dm/s1600/110685848_uXupMT79_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1XqQD19oY4rD1oRaXH5hzp3TJJ4_vRayOCdWm-jMIzbb0rXJ43hwN9_PfgRVqnOZ0gesJyAmuwjlgb5stAlPedAvEpBVHLTTXtA5mTjxb4o909JEqC0XFnt00Q7tJUVPGSmDPYljaK9Dm/s640/110685848_uXupMT79_c.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.welke.nl/lookbook/santje/Inspirerend/CiskadeGraaf/Mooie-haard-op-tafehoogte-in-muur-met-krijtverf">Home Unique</a><br><br /><br><br /><br></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><pre style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>In decorating its not the objects as much as the contrasts that make a room interesting.  </i></span></pre><br /><pre style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>There are a million and one ways to decorate a room, but unless you have a little drama - a </i></span></pre><br /><pre style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>strong contrast - it can still be boring.</i></span></pre></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/07/crazy-for-color.html#more">Read more »</a>

CRAZY FOR COLOR

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Indian Architecture and Art-Ajmer Town

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Villa Shanthi,Puducherry

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">Villa Shanthi is a new hostelry set in the French town of Puducherry and it fuses the contemporary with the colonial  style.It also has the chic and the street smartness.the tables you see here are by Tina Trigala and chairs by Martine Mallard(a French carpenter in Puducherry).All made locally.There you can see large calligraphic illustration in tamil  by Murugan a painter.The head boards and side slabs re covered with chettinad tiles ,while the fabric lamp is from Paris.The smaller bundle of vetiver acts a freshener in the room.Rattan furniture is from Weavercraft,New Delhi.The entrance to the hotel has a brass knocker from Paris flea market and an old kerala carving.The tropical vertical garden has been designed by Jan Duclos,a French botanist working in Asia for the past 30 years.Circular mirrors found in Chennai Bazaar makes an arresting mural art on the wall.The courtyard also has a mural done by Murugan based on a work by a French graphic designer Elizabeth May.You can also see a detail of a flower drawn by Murugan.Crockery from Ocean,Lungis into curtains,Laundry basket from Livelihoods,pondi and handmade soap from Auroville...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tina Trigala says,"my idea was to blend street fashion in a smart contemporary setting"</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I think way too smart and chic..what do you all think?Let me know</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"></div>Information courtesy:Elle Decor April May 2012<br />Photos courtesy:Elle Decor</div>

Villa Shanthi,Puducherry

Villa Shanthi is a new hostelry set in the French town of Puducherry and it fuses the contemporary with the colonial  style.It also has the ...

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COLOR CHALLENGED

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br><br /><span style="font-size: large;">PERSONAL COLOR PALETTES</span></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><br><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqSemX8f3a3p-X_uRgdsJZrRtKebqo8MbmPRNxXss-nbFi-jTNbeKKgYM-ne5A7VCsBEPg8ONFhxTlqMiiGDHxV8XcCLUPSXnky2sZA57uNHhMjYow92iZhTWLSxcZBOZ3n91aNNDEv8M/s1600/aquieterstorm+tumbllr+com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqSemX8f3a3p-X_uRgdsJZrRtKebqo8MbmPRNxXss-nbFi-jTNbeKKgYM-ne5A7VCsBEPg8ONFhxTlqMiiGDHxV8XcCLUPSXnky2sZA57uNHhMjYow92iZhTWLSxcZBOZ3n91aNNDEv8M/s400/aquieterstorm+tumbllr+com.jpg" width="400"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://aquieterstorm.tumblr.com/">Source</a></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><em>Are you a green person or a blue person? </em><br><br /><em> Do you like neutrals or whites?  </em><br><br /><em>Do reds make you happy?  </em><br><br /><em>Do you love pink?</em><br><br /><br><br /><em>Color is personal -  </em><em>It is individual</em><br><br /><em>A look in your closet </em><em style="background-color: white;">will reveal colors</em><br><br /><em style="background-color: white;"> you know you look your best in</em><br><br /><em>and colors that make you feel good.</em><br><br /><br><br /><em>Why should decorating your home be any different?</em><br><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/07/color-challenged.html#more">Read more »</a>

COLOR CHALLENGED

PERSONAL COLOR PALETTES  Source Are you a green person or a blue person?   Do you like neutrals or whites?  Do reds make you happy?  Do you...

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REPETITION

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ITS A GOOD THING</span></div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEingxIQSlUYpTBSIcBQFaGE0Bmu8gijsdjbJQlETri1oqhXZSgG5_55k5wsyGpKTGsQYlRjQROqspMSNafz5PimQBK9msDvOdBWRHpiB7pefDuCiqwhu0En5YAgtdlue2mqS4noVMfjow-q/s1600/Screen-shot-2010-04-27-at-10_38_14-PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEingxIQSlUYpTBSIcBQFaGE0Bmu8gijsdjbJQlETri1oqhXZSgG5_55k5wsyGpKTGsQYlRjQROqspMSNafz5PimQBK9msDvOdBWRHpiB7pefDuCiqwhu0En5YAgtdlue2mqS4noVMfjow-q/s640/Screen-shot-2010-04-27-at-10_38_14-PM.png" width="610"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://ceceandco.blogspot.com/2010_05_01_archive.html">Cece & Co.</a><br><br />(repeated shells, chairs, wood finishes)</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In design, repetition is a good thing</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Repetition of architectural details</span></div><br /><br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />bring balance and beauty to a house<br><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJg1QklBaua1Pvw6NqTzJj9vGEXUysi3aUpuyo4WgZMhyAKOOrDQ32_DSE1gKsSnAP56e_3JZ3kMaKY98BbIIw82-1ruM1NDXY5Uo9zy7HxOBA0eGClfPBqICHPfrY-SIaRnspp8bNcZf/s1600/4893034761_7d27c5eeec_b%5B1%5D%5B3%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJg1QklBaua1Pvw6NqTzJj9vGEXUysi3aUpuyo4WgZMhyAKOOrDQ32_DSE1gKsSnAP56e_3JZ3kMaKY98BbIIw82-1ruM1NDXY5Uo9zy7HxOBA0eGClfPBqICHPfrY-SIaRnspp8bNcZf/s640/4893034761_7d27c5eeec_b%5B1%5D%5B3%5D.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.atlantahomesmag.com/">Atlanta Homes Mag</a><br><br />(symmetrical home with repeated elements equally on each side)</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><br><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/07/repetition.html#more">Read more »</a>

REPETITION

ITS A GOOD THING Cece & Co. (repeated shells, chairs, wood finishes) In design, repetition is a good thing Repetition of architectural d...

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WARM GREY

<div class="ReadMsgBody" id="mpf0_readMsgBodyContainer"><br /><div class="SandboxScopeClass ExternalClass" id="mpf0_MsgContainer"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">SO MANY GREYS</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fvwR4lWpSnjPiwvErlFZ5AlrsQ_GNjKByhXQA947v82AeEY9Zfgqc453_-OAArRQH_YkzcU9WpPZ15Wqm3RgFo3egBDhcjSGRrHaNtkzjMCsFQgJ8FS7Y-Cm4XzhtAaSKZi88VosaqYJ/s1600/English+Manor+House.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="465" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fvwR4lWpSnjPiwvErlFZ5AlrsQ_GNjKByhXQA947v82AeEY9Zfgqc453_-OAArRQH_YkzcU9WpPZ15Wqm3RgFo3egBDhcjSGRrHaNtkzjMCsFQgJ8FS7Y-Cm4XzhtAaSKZi88VosaqYJ/s640/English+Manor+House.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />I read that this particular hue is spelled G-R-A-Y in America and G-R-E-Y in the UK.    Looking at this manor house, I can see so many shades of gray in the stonework - warm griege, light gray, medium, charcoal and even a little bluish or greenish tint now and then - they all look perfectly beautiful together.</div><br /><br><br /></div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/07/warm-grey.html#more">Read more »</a>

WARM GREY

SO MANY GREYS I read that this particular hue is spelled G-R-A-Y in America and G-R-E-Y in the UK.    Looking at this manor house, I can see...

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TODAY'S INSPIRATION: WALL ARRANGEMENTS

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div closure_uid_qnmxoo="894"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />INSPIRED BY WALLS</div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><div closure_uid_qnmxoo="894" style="text-align: center;"><br />A good wall arrangement goes beyond a pretty design<br><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBKcOi9Hg5FTLzFT-34eu9VuX2Dg-CMiUH9C7g2-NfOBmGo2OJx3osf5lPzNuTQOQEMgxdS1np42H7D485U4fgeX3Av3nicM4sQMUaYWF2hP5DcAUFXrkRViZt-Bk0gDtlGU9QqG-ep_rs/s1600/481d3191bc8a06bf4abb6f1dc8cb82d9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBKcOi9Hg5FTLzFT-34eu9VuX2Dg-CMiUH9C7g2-NfOBmGo2OJx3osf5lPzNuTQOQEMgxdS1np42H7D485U4fgeX3Av3nicM4sQMUaYWF2hP5DcAUFXrkRViZt-Bk0gDtlGU9QqG-ep_rs/s640/481d3191bc8a06bf4abb6f1dc8cb82d9.jpg" width="400"></a><br><br />a good arrangement reflects the homeowner's personality<br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ35jjJE-V_R_LE-qtxyTI7PnGQnvlS2LHV3mpDqDqNVsORLe3cX2tU2iIVuwXCSc1gaLmVDjf4L9ZX5z4bfNCPPmLFqbFx7HZ7DPVwyEDtzO9HsTdHKGtWbZu1MpLfd3PhnGeuwyDvxU2/s1600/DIY-Plank-Wall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ35jjJE-V_R_LE-qtxyTI7PnGQnvlS2LHV3mpDqDqNVsORLe3cX2tU2iIVuwXCSc1gaLmVDjf4L9ZX5z4bfNCPPmLFqbFx7HZ7DPVwyEDtzO9HsTdHKGtWbZu1MpLfd3PhnGeuwyDvxU2/s640/DIY-Plank-Wall.jpg" width="426"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />brings in their life, loves, and interests</div><br /><br><br /></div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/07/todays-inspiration-wall-arrangements.html#more">Read more »</a>

TODAY'S INSPIRATION: WALL ARRANGEMENTS

INSPIRED BY WALLS A good wall arrangement goes beyond a pretty design a good arrangement reflects the homeowner's personality brings in ...

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CHARCOAL GRAY MASTER SUITE

<br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />LISA'S BEAUTIFUL BEDROOM SUITE</div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEjzJkVbe3mkEUrO10ceTah7Hm7Dykdb3TG9Rp8snV8HZTvimUeyvKy99d9geML6hOemhc1HRR3FcdYHMPzBrdnADUSl_cO-DO_Ra7t4Zc9IkVgx7qsoT-wxmxHPeOMEjwrgVzDLNdwDF1/s1600/IMG2566+edited.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEjzJkVbe3mkEUrO10ceTah7Hm7Dykdb3TG9Rp8snV8HZTvimUeyvKy99d9geML6hOemhc1HRR3FcdYHMPzBrdnADUSl_cO-DO_Ra7t4Zc9IkVgx7qsoT-wxmxHPeOMEjwrgVzDLNdwDF1/s640/IMG2566+edited.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br /><br><br />I am way behind on posting on the projects I currently have in the works, but here are some photos to catch you up on Lisa's Master Suite....<br><br /><br><br />I posted about it first here:<br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2011/12/in-process-current-projects.html">http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2011/12/in-process-current-projects.html</a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br />We chose a palette of charcoal gray, white, pale gray and beige with deep dark woods - a very soothing, serene color scheme.<br><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/07/charcoal-gray-master-suite.html#more">Read more »</a>

CHARCOAL GRAY MASTER SUITE

LISA'S BEAUTIFUL BEDROOM SUITE I am way behind on posting on the projects I currently have in the works, but here are some photos to ca...

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And the Lotus Bloomed on our Wall

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">On a lazy afternoon,my brother and I had a heated discussion over home makeovers and how to give our home a personal touch. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Just to prove a point we started doodling on the wall slowly by slowly our scribbles gave way to lines,line to curves and eventually beautiful blossoms became apparent on the walls. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Here is a photo essay trip down the memory lane..over to the lotus pond.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSF5ZajZbjmJEysFqsoJRRBJ9QgkGNeR0wli3tbv95HCrgXFEQ_f_8ie3uLj982-ePv0DnrREvusSwXgINOHkdo6qEkB6Z0uucZ3NHT2fCdfHTr6MsV8c1izSOZEYK5xVT-mxSpTQByiI/s1600/lakshmi,september+124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSF5ZajZbjmJEysFqsoJRRBJ9QgkGNeR0wli3tbv95HCrgXFEQ_f_8ie3uLj982-ePv0DnrREvusSwXgINOHkdo6qEkB6Z0uucZ3NHT2fCdfHTr6MsV8c1izSOZEYK5xVT-mxSpTQByiI/s640/lakshmi,september+124.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The very first Lotus Flower blooms</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhal9EFLe02rgRBpEJnZmFWFuqItGbIKb956XJXbDqoybcNt2QnXB4rAhiVmfnBRYhQRKp0E17WixrknLQ_f6wBkRQxFlUDIaG6-0YIZtAVzgPY1-mC9Y3L-pHA3oCX2Q27PH1Nj3a0FF8/s1600/lakshmi+OCtober+663+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="465" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhal9EFLe02rgRBpEJnZmFWFuqItGbIKb956XJXbDqoybcNt2QnXB4rAhiVmfnBRYhQRKp0E17WixrknLQ_f6wBkRQxFlUDIaG6-0YIZtAVzgPY1-mC9Y3L-pHA3oCX2Q27PH1Nj3a0FF8/s640/lakshmi+OCtober+663+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Soon, the wall is covered with a cluster of them</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRCTvKjXUcNwffz0O-wdgPREvIfJihUy5IenfqDX1K-tA1zRBOZMLR5VjdNJdNnemoROQgj3RBJ0jvVFvn1fPl3WMl9fYgdoCaVjX4nAN-DptbIdYHkmeBvXydAY8FRjEyz85VKxHgi1E/s1600/lakshmi+OCtober+655+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRCTvKjXUcNwffz0O-wdgPREvIfJihUy5IenfqDX1K-tA1zRBOZMLR5VjdNJdNnemoROQgj3RBJ0jvVFvn1fPl3WMl9fYgdoCaVjX4nAN-DptbIdYHkmeBvXydAY8FRjEyz85VKxHgi1E/s640/lakshmi+OCtober+655+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Slowly, each one is given a tint and hue</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6C_ojRpyj6EnEhdNdoJG9TAs15ibHfD1Fkiic14DVW-uQ42LvZsnbpxLrbgBfE-qZLoVRbqlBj0IOMc2e9aSWD21nqJF_Hu7tz8SkHaw4CAxQEvKGh_7yNvdsQolzignmI5qIIVtj2WA/s1600/lakshmi+OCtober+649+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6C_ojRpyj6EnEhdNdoJG9TAs15ibHfD1Fkiic14DVW-uQ42LvZsnbpxLrbgBfE-qZLoVRbqlBj0IOMc2e9aSWD21nqJF_Hu7tz8SkHaw4CAxQEvKGh_7yNvdsQolzignmI5qIIVtj2WA/s640/lakshmi+OCtober+649+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Soon more, flowers start blushing</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYp2H_gJFTsoBEWs_fhG-2LPNJYhLPqO7rt7GkvPJc25AMx3H0UHkFQEcEWtDJ9IUw94ApqF8kUMZgMkHkFdt4A14RWURiCuLglHh8nceKWpvZ33JJIfIltDm67KeFQbofAjvR4U-pJI/s1600/lakshmi+OCtober+652+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYp2H_gJFTsoBEWs_fhG-2LPNJYhLPqO7rt7GkvPJc25AMx3H0UHkFQEcEWtDJ9IUw94ApqF8kUMZgMkHkFdt4A14RWURiCuLglHh8nceKWpvZ33JJIfIltDm67KeFQbofAjvR4U-pJI/s640/lakshmi+OCtober+652+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The work in progress, notice the shy leaves hiding below the flowers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8R8jd8sUV__ZyQmr6CpIaR28KRuoqw9uqlhUGBjUbkmIRVHrlJOL6LILwfnR2dAi8yqk7nWyNQNas27on-O7lnlKbFY0M93dgGR36PVw9KoROOMqIFcr-x2pzdVSzx0xLCdVUfifAnUQ/s1600/IMG_7464+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8R8jd8sUV__ZyQmr6CpIaR28KRuoqw9uqlhUGBjUbkmIRVHrlJOL6LILwfnR2dAi8yqk7nWyNQNas27on-O7lnlKbFY0M93dgGR36PVw9KoROOMqIFcr-x2pzdVSzx0xLCdVUfifAnUQ/s640/IMG_7464+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's how it finally looked once completed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMWUxx-YOGrQ8nCz3nE-O20zU3RvNHkI58eIXG1nEDbhVSCVX5qERZwCI9-48m0l8NzgHEEIRzMc2A0PAOTYsff_eDFlSWeSKC1Ca5zlDDbAp8PpPeHnNlCkhx9hC-JSfg-Jqn7iUcog/s1600/IMG_7768+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMWUxx-YOGrQ8nCz3nE-O20zU3RvNHkI58eIXG1nEDbhVSCVX5qERZwCI9-48m0l8NzgHEEIRzMc2A0PAOTYsff_eDFlSWeSKC1Ca5zlDDbAp8PpPeHnNlCkhx9hC-JSfg-Jqn7iUcog/s640/IMG_7768+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My summer afternoon chair on the edge of the 'lotus pool'. I've read many a book in this chair.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1yNNlGVfWkbTzC4jsaId9qL6gZJyZC21kKU6mgQCJTPuhhWygReIOnpPvOf7hO3LuxTC0ZyIjBJ3ZL6yxNnjFTL3151Czk_pf0ReTvewb2HoaLqYS1MCk7VTVwDyksXt4MPhd-EKMUM/s1600/lakshmi+OCtober+685+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1yNNlGVfWkbTzC4jsaId9qL6gZJyZC21kKU6mgQCJTPuhhWygReIOnpPvOf7hO3LuxTC0ZyIjBJ3ZL6yxNnjFTL3151Czk_pf0ReTvewb2HoaLqYS1MCk7VTVwDyksXt4MPhd-EKMUM/s640/lakshmi+OCtober+685+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our 'personal touch Wall' did liven up our living room</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5COs4FZqzZO-Ym-d-L8j6Lhah8fausoIGq1riUr8D01s3xff5zEIZPq1VUEZbABxPntx8IdD32cjVFMfNg4J9DiFm38bPHNk75iq2EIaxZ6zNxUBg2UkVKpCH39X5ze-assPWJ9hwtm0/s1600/lakshmi,september+146.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5COs4FZqzZO-Ym-d-L8j6Lhah8fausoIGq1riUr8D01s3xff5zEIZPq1VUEZbABxPntx8IdD32cjVFMfNg4J9DiFm38bPHNk75iq2EIaxZ6zNxUBg2UkVKpCH39X5ze-assPWJ9hwtm0/s640/lakshmi,september+146.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Detail of a Lotus bud</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZMH3eVlLusaOWdmwCQZ1APD4Gfq0Zs8XNNZoaF6JqJSloksN2BsRg_8sk9aFajg2GWSyC-8qmflZjAfKuCEGbgsxeDf45DSpqusP9EciUzlreNlERhv98Ug5euES4ibY4zBnKgmhn_E/s1600/lakshmi,september+159.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZMH3eVlLusaOWdmwCQZ1APD4Gfq0Zs8XNNZoaF6JqJSloksN2BsRg_8sk9aFajg2GWSyC-8qmflZjAfKuCEGbgsxeDf45DSpqusP9EciUzlreNlERhv98Ug5euES4ibY4zBnKgmhn_E/s640/lakshmi,september+159.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Flowers blossoming out of thin air</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4sPY6q1fNZ1-Rjf0C9UT1CWqMGQ7EhRILnKSZBONi-DC-mVddt6O2wWKEim00oK6go-BiLjA_D7SvQOTBMbWFj78qsx9NyR873I3tG_ZOcdRUBqEBMBnIFLX6W9OcFts9aFMHE3inwI/s1600/lakshmi,september+162.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4sPY6q1fNZ1-Rjf0C9UT1CWqMGQ7EhRILnKSZBONi-DC-mVddt6O2wWKEim00oK6go-BiLjA_D7SvQOTBMbWFj78qsx9NyR873I3tG_ZOcdRUBqEBMBnIFLX6W9OcFts9aFMHE3inwI/s640/lakshmi,september+162.jpg" width="585" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Deft hands carving out the lines on the wall</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCvPbL_vKHighCWa9ar0qYzhTgDNQJ0hl9gcQuyNMd5kxgmh_HHFVy5c53re8KNB6vqARsvcbBg7rHuUkLHJPUBowcfYfBMTrABLE7wLZqxmalniK7xv6ZKD0g6vCYVQwdx72X9AcvpTE/s1600/lakshmi,september+169.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="545" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCvPbL_vKHighCWa9ar0qYzhTgDNQJ0hl9gcQuyNMd5kxgmh_HHFVy5c53re8KNB6vqARsvcbBg7rHuUkLHJPUBowcfYfBMTrABLE7wLZqxmalniK7xv6ZKD0g6vCYVQwdx72X9AcvpTE/s640/lakshmi,september+169.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dreamy eyed and armed with a permanent marker in his hands, my brother, another creative soul in my family.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MVJxOFtj9Z0XrNWda_l39XgI3iMfJhuDHXS6so9iIOsEC3WKMwnYhyphenhyphenwc4h1Nc93hbHCfLcCUEOzATSqA2A2t98MgbcgPgx3DEgV54L3BzO8E2eu0KaKvFNdHdqCCLV1eckxZWw_SviY/s1600/lakshmi,september+170.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="579" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MVJxOFtj9Z0XrNWda_l39XgI3iMfJhuDHXS6so9iIOsEC3WKMwnYhyphenhyphenwc4h1Nc93hbHCfLcCUEOzATSqA2A2t98MgbcgPgx3DEgV54L3BzO8E2eu0KaKvFNdHdqCCLV1eckxZWw_SviY/s640/lakshmi,september+170.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Little Gaya, who helped us immensely in coloring the art wall smiles proudly in front of our Art Wall. I am sometimes amazed at her refined choice of colors.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Finally, we won our argument and did succeed in giving our home an artistic and personal touch. A weekend and a few cups of tea were all that we needed while we indulged in this passion. I thought of sharing this with you all, just to encourage you to do something creative at your our personal spaces, a splash of color or a stroke of a marker can change the character of the space and speak volumes about the ones living there.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Do try it and share the joy of indulging in a creative pursuit !!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">You can read more about my bro's creative musings at his blog <a href="http://www.alley-of-dreams.blogspot.in/" style="text-align: left;">http://www.alley-of-dreams.blogspot.in/</a><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></div></div>

And the Lotus Bloomed on our Wall

On a lazy afternoon,my brother and I had a heated discussion over home makeovers and how to give our home a personal touch.  Just to prove a...

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