CRAZY FOR COLORADD A LITTLE DRAMA Home UniqueIn decorating its not the objects as much as the contrasts that make a room interesting. There are a million and one ways to decorate a room, but unless you have a little drama - a strong contrast - it can still be boring.Read more »…
Indian Architecture and Art-Ajmer TownIndian Architecture always amazed me and something that deeply interested me from childhood.Visit to cities and towns always gave us an opportunity to study the brilliant architecture of the buildings and the history of the town.Parts of Rajasthan are best visited in winter,so we visited Ajmer and …
Villa Shanthi,PuducherryVilla 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…
COLOR CHALLENGEDPERSONAL COLOR PALETTESSourceAre you a green person or a blue person? Do you like neutrals or whites? Do reds make you happy? Do you love pink?Color is personal - It is individualA look in your closet will reveal colors you know you look your best inand colors that make you feel good.Why should…
REPETITIONITS A GOOD THINGCece & Co.(repeated shells, chairs, wood finishes)In design, repetition is a good thingRepetition of architectural detailsbring balance and beauty to a houseAtlanta Homes Mag(symmetrical home with repeated elements equally on each side)Read more »…
WARM GREYSO MANY GREYSI 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 perfe…
TODAY'S INSPIRATION: WALL ARRANGEMENTSINSPIRED BY WALLSA good wall arrangement goes beyond a pretty designa good arrangement reflects the homeowner's personalitybrings in their life, loves, and interestsRead more »…
CHARCOAL GRAY MASTER SUITELISA'S BEAUTIFUL BEDROOM SUITEI 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....I posted about it first here:http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2011/12/in-process-current-projects.htmlWe chose a palette of ch…
And the Lotus Bloomed on our WallOn 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 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 w…
