Best Kitchen Paint Colors

THE TROUBLE WITH PAINT COLORS....

<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 /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">THE ART OF CHOOSING COLOR</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/AVvXsEgzlgiQKlXTucRjuiznXt0DpsZ8VikqorEpA2ij1vlZ3bMVG97xsVgliMMOYWwwQVUrd0dIxEwKoJLaz3lDd36WLxs5zNAFrp6vJlmmrQFK_PdbOgPeYF0eX0MeSh8Y-rKmOoY2X87pgIsV/s1600/bl-st_pillows_on_settee__southernchateau_bs_com%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzlgiQKlXTucRjuiznXt0DpsZ8VikqorEpA2ij1vlZ3bMVG97xsVgliMMOYWwwQVUrd0dIxEwKoJLaz3lDd36WLxs5zNAFrp6vJlmmrQFK_PdbOgPeYF0eX0MeSh8Y-rKmOoY2X87pgIsV/s640/bl-st_pillows_on_settee__southernchateau_bs_com%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.southernchateau.blogspot.com/">Southern Chateau</a></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Today, I'm addressing a challenge a lot of us have. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Whether we are using a fabric swatch, a photograph, or standing in front of hundreds of little colored squares</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />there is one thing we all face when decorating, or redecorating our homes.... </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />TROUBLE PICKING PAINT</div><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-trouble-with-paint-colors.html#more">Read more »</a>

THE TROUBLE WITH PAINT COLORS....

THE ART OF CHOOSING COLORSouthern ChateauToday, I'm addressing a challenge a lot of us have. Whether we are using a fabric swatch, a photograph, or standing in front of hundreds of little colored squaresthere is one thing we all face when decorating, or redecorating our homes.... TROUBLE PICKING P…

27Sep2012

DRIFTWOOD

<br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />GRAY AND BEIGE ARE FRIENDS</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/AVvXsEh9ZMdLKKrHUgJd2JLLjymjiliU2WR70a_QeTzeC46-iZpzsfRa173qkk6f-_1tzoumQ7vvd7j5DeyyTUNOLf-sKw1JFHGwyNwbIAi6aDf45T_byT4QkN2UIKP4qopOb0AVBbiwt0BH-nbe/s1600/IMG_3614.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ZMdLKKrHUgJd2JLLjymjiliU2WR70a_QeTzeC46-iZpzsfRa173qkk6f-_1tzoumQ7vvd7j5DeyyTUNOLf-sKw1JFHGwyNwbIAi6aDf45T_byT4QkN2UIKP4qopOb0AVBbiwt0BH-nbe/s640/IMG_3614.JPG" width="426"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skagway, Alaska<br><br />Driftwood store front</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br />I took this photo while cruising the beautiful waters of Alaska.  I could blog on and on about the colors of the water, the mountains, the glaciers, the sky....and I probably will, one day.  Alaska - incredible scenery and fun little towns like Ketchikan and Skagway, where I couldn't resist this little building completely covered in lovely, soft gray driftwood.... charming, isn't it?<br><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/09/driftwood.html#more">Read more »</a>

DRIFTWOOD

GRAY AND BEIGE ARE FRIENDSSkagway, AlaskaDriftwood store frontI took this photo while cruising the beautiful waters of Alaska. I could blog on and on about the colors of the water, the mountains, the glaciers, the sky....and I probably will, one day. Alaska - incredible scenery and fun little town…

26Sep2012

Warm wishes on Vinayaka Chaturthi..my daughters way

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wishing all loved ones and my dear readers a Happy Ganesh Chaturthi.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wishing you moments as sweet as his Laddus..</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Interest,love ,dedication and concentration of my seven year old ,with my help she makes a small beautiful white clay Ganeshji..and some violets from the garden .</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx2Sc97376Q5PLwK2FyZizw-MOakgk53v7JpGMfsfVQI3CWNhM_fX34IWFAz4lx_-EpxVnR8lgpkQHLsf3PHtHEmKMjEZd0ZOLwVjWL147L0fhPmOdezYrAHfQ811PG96JeFCVZLNPMcY/s1600/IMG_4794.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx2Sc97376Q5PLwK2FyZizw-MOakgk53v7JpGMfsfVQI3CWNhM_fX34IWFAz4lx_-EpxVnR8lgpkQHLsf3PHtHEmKMjEZd0ZOLwVjWL147L0fhPmOdezYrAHfQ811PG96JeFCVZLNPMcY/s640/IMG_4794.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a painting drawn by my daughter(form the archives)</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCRf11UHTLRscVIKNTsu7wqOljk9TaIbK40xZK3BKXu3XUElT8JQQGmnMqBAa8kB2jgRcQw8FdrLu9Yhp68csiR5a9ryOpCz8CbufjpOZu1aTBieheaXypZx4Iw-4y_MAZZeubv7BIeXw/s1600/IMG_2027+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCRf11UHTLRscVIKNTsu7wqOljk9TaIbK40xZK3BKXu3XUElT8JQQGmnMqBAa8kB2jgRcQw8FdrLu9Yhp68csiR5a9ryOpCz8CbufjpOZu1aTBieheaXypZx4Iw-4y_MAZZeubv7BIeXw/s640/IMG_2027+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">an attempt by her in making ganeshji with white clay</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thanks to <a href="http://oftravelsandtravails.blogspot.in/" target="_blank">Shalini</a>,my dearest friend  who gifted me some clay and we were waiting for a good opportunity to open the packet.</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div></div>

Warm wishes on Vinayaka Chaturthi..my daughters way

Wishing all loved ones and my dear readers a Happy Ganesh Chaturthi.Wishing you moments as sweet as his Laddus..Interest,love ,dedication and concentration of my seven year old ,with my help she makes a small beautiful white clay Ganeshji..and some violets from the garden .a painting drawn by my dau…

19Sep2012

Published-Thank you Prismma!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Thank you Prismma for the wonderful opportunity being given to me for showcasing my small and simple decorations for all your viewers across the world.Here you will find many a decorations with flowers</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOXWi0unL1SwRLWpSg6ZPZkUatbFbibAzCalfUFhl-dCvv3KTr7kyDOeMITlbQ3PtPrPDY3Ubaxz5uKwzNNHpTpOzzsRzHC5bPa5x9cUA3rd8F4M15uuexisWKEnWXMW4kJ4po7YEMtR8/s1600/AnIndianSummer_NeuvoEstilo9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOXWi0unL1SwRLWpSg6ZPZkUatbFbibAzCalfUFhl-dCvv3KTr7kyDOeMITlbQ3PtPrPDY3Ubaxz5uKwzNNHpTpOzzsRzHC5bPa5x9cUA3rd8F4M15uuexisWKEnWXMW4kJ4po7YEMtR8/s1600/AnIndianSummer_NeuvoEstilo9.jpg" /></a></div>Prismma Autumn edition..Sep/Oct 2012 page 82-90<br />Link to the article:<a href="http://www.prismma.in/14030/inspired-home-interior-design-ideas/" target="_blank">here</a><br />All images in the article copyright Lakshmi Arvind</div>

Published-Thank you Prismma!

Thank you Prismma for the wonderful opportunity being given to me for showcasing my small and simple decorations for all your viewers across the world.Here you will find many a decorations with flowersPrismma Autumn edition..Sep/Oct 2012 page 82-90Link to the article:hereAll images in the article co…

18Sep2012

Published-Classic Courtyards

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I really don't know why courtyards fascinated me from childhood and they still..These fascination lead me to a point when I plan my home now,incorporating these spaces at many levels,rooms less and these spaces more..Many thanks to all the great architects who have influenced me like Geoffrey Bawa,Bill Bensley,Laurie Baker,Revathi Kamath .Those amazing spaces have influenced my life in many ways.The dream of starting a decor blog started with the love of courtyards.The Mangalore tiled roofs ,the rain that flowed into the courtyards,the light and shades,the light that fell into the room at various times of the day... I can say so much ,they interest me in various levels and I have seen many a courtyards till now.I have travelled so much in search of courtyards and their spaces </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When Savitha Karthik of Deccan Herald contacted me for an article about the courtyards,I readily agreed.I had researched much about the courtyards and had enough images in hand.As written in the article,courtyards are getting revived these days by architects and they are finding ways to incorporate these spaces and giving different meanings to it at different levels...</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAIZoatMtIjhRtUSQ9bBsSb-JEIz49pLrOeRgpvfNlZTIin8bH8GCwhxkOR-f9OfVDoqzRZk8VfL8v_8uQ7pmDBDwrrXdZhp5Ocy4USVqSAVDngbFVrXh6z7YBTLRppUMqFWCy7Y6sGM/s1600/kerala-traditional+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1OedOuShnph1pbWJw0IBSYEzv8bxxIpyv7WBflBDsmiWzQWovguL3AQ2cBj6-vbLx19DANpsFDydup24TqpJSuiKhyphenhyphenH5Yu2-DIC29IA_fYO3A3am47EsUkQQFV8VFo9msK7-F7RSEpQ/s1600/20120914i_004100001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1OedOuShnph1pbWJw0IBSYEzv8bxxIpyv7WBflBDsmiWzQWovguL3AQ2cBj6-vbLx19DANpsFDydup24TqpJSuiKhyphenhyphenH5Yu2-DIC29IA_fYO3A3am47EsUkQQFV8VFo9msK7-F7RSEpQ/s1600/20120914i_004100001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAIZoatMtIjhRtUSQ9bBsSb-JEIz49pLrOeRgpvfNlZTIin8bH8GCwhxkOR-f9OfVDoqzRZk8VfL8v_8uQ7pmDBDwrrXdZhp5Ocy4USVqSAVDngbFVrXh6z7YBTLRppUMqFWCy7Y6sGM/s640/kerala-traditional+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Traditonal Kerala houses and courtyards within them</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqhgrHhhn0jMHEqHhMbdrG48KyXveqUvAvN-9Fp9a2V4uA3iM8sukGVm6x4XArb4Qd3iv9xY6e_HtZgoC14LRx1dMQEi34A-AK8u7e5bdNpRJ9udFFZY6TE3mzzcbFrts-fDEILnpiiU/s1600/ahm-haveli-pols+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqhgrHhhn0jMHEqHhMbdrG48KyXveqUvAvN-9Fp9a2V4uA3iM8sukGVm6x4XArb4Qd3iv9xY6e_HtZgoC14LRx1dMQEi34A-AK8u7e5bdNpRJ9udFFZY6TE3mzzcbFrts-fDEILnpiiU/s640/ahm-haveli-pols+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">courtyard inside the MG Haveli,Ahmedabad</td></tr></tbody></table></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Cuysgqq9zUPufJHso7eUoymtJ5J2V0tsc6EIqZFmWrZI7CFDqwIprwd8YgGXqh1sZipXIVlq14-yhWuVEGuEOSMioJ8PDkAFRd2Oeu2I4TMz37vjhLApY4vZ5VNnqCCknAgfAUKg6Do/s1600/20120914i_001100002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Cuysgqq9zUPufJHso7eUoymtJ5J2V0tsc6EIqZFmWrZI7CFDqwIprwd8YgGXqh1sZipXIVlq14-yhWuVEGuEOSMioJ8PDkAFRd2Oeu2I4TMz37vjhLApY4vZ5VNnqCCknAgfAUKg6Do/s640/20120914i_001100002.jpg" width="544" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1OedOuShnph1pbWJw0IBSYEzv8bxxIpyv7WBflBDsmiWzQWovguL3AQ2cBj6-vbLx19DANpsFDydup24TqpJSuiKhyphenhyphenH5Yu2-DIC29IA_fYO3A3am47EsUkQQFV8VFo9msK7-F7RSEpQ/s1600/20120914i_004100001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1OedOuShnph1pbWJw0IBSYEzv8bxxIpyv7WBflBDsmiWzQWovguL3AQ2cBj6-vbLx19DANpsFDydup24TqpJSuiKhyphenhyphenH5Yu2-DIC29IA_fYO3A3am47EsUkQQFV8VFo9msK7-F7RSEpQ/s640/20120914i_004100001.jpg" width="544" /></a></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9gkgsC3OmRakIo2xTDojv9Sa-6L-Y0uP6ageKCEbm_HHko0jBC7HCkf6iyM-tyE3hgSMA7Fdep1hYc33h-YktKABeFN6XXT24NdkeqxSyxNq0LuDSJaFi9PpqJhup2sghgjeo6oxsm0/s1600/fatehpur-haveli+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9gkgsC3OmRakIo2xTDojv9Sa-6L-Y0uP6ageKCEbm_HHko0jBC7HCkf6iyM-tyE3hgSMA7Fdep1hYc33h-YktKABeFN6XXT24NdkeqxSyxNq0LuDSJaFi9PpqJhup2sghgjeo6oxsm0/s640/fatehpur-haveli+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">inside the Nadine Le Prince Havei,Fatehpur</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh551JOCddBd5wwkd3JnwsXDgwkeNlJCSz1krYQrjOGMzpiDzcbx_YkaBYGP9Cs9mdgAhDYIoHMgdBxJDhpRK2mbHcCiWbhZYMs1yRkVn6JoryiQJ4iCURsNd6PzXSS0re8wSTXQo4IXRI/s1600/jaipur-haveli+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh551JOCddBd5wwkd3JnwsXDgwkeNlJCSz1krYQrjOGMzpiDzcbx_YkaBYGP9Cs9mdgAhDYIoHMgdBxJDhpRK2mbHcCiWbhZYMs1yRkVn6JoryiQJ4iCURsNd6PzXSS0re8wSTXQo4IXRI/s640/jaipur-haveli+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">inside the Diggi palace,Jaipur</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidwbSchGPe8ygKRQRCcY7SrpjNZPtZdaErt0T1sH6-mGQxkNnaPSfOZSGRMmAtfBjniTtST2kmEPpIBMvSaqdzp86qYHmZHIidk-WPrsHPW4iT0IlG1dMKfhiMFKyaG4aN6ICVYn3GAKw/s1600/mandawa-haveli+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidwbSchGPe8ygKRQRCcY7SrpjNZPtZdaErt0T1sH6-mGQxkNnaPSfOZSGRMmAtfBjniTtST2kmEPpIBMvSaqdzp86qYHmZHIidk-WPrsHPW4iT0IlG1dMKfhiMFKyaG4aN6ICVYn3GAKw/s640/mandawa-haveli+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">inside the twin HAveli in MAndawa</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWrKtAIgdgwziPc3oIy3pyD56vTTezyf5H-odFLCbBFKizkRFBMP8AY5IQMBOnq3E5iOhwam7fSdjmhLq6dlV_eFCXclZQ-CYH6zHf0qgUw3bSLVlT6M7_VRXT6CTn31FHrljaQECoow/s1600/rajasthan-haveli+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWrKtAIgdgwziPc3oIy3pyD56vTTezyf5H-odFLCbBFKizkRFBMP8AY5IQMBOnq3E5iOhwam7fSdjmhLq6dlV_eFCXclZQ-CYH6zHf0qgUw3bSLVlT6M7_VRXT6CTn31FHrljaQECoow/s640/rajasthan-haveli+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">haveli in shekhawati</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu1pAExOd5jzX2u0r9d-vCA9e4sHJ_Y3voifF8jnsGeFtfjetUY48sj-lP-qC1Lc2Dg5jQztYGePtwuI3q_Pl2n9MLHMheLi09mKLMTvPtlty8m-6igESLw2JBl710billN-IXSNGy3Pc/s1600/shekhawati-haveli+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu1pAExOd5jzX2u0r9d-vCA9e4sHJ_Y3voifF8jnsGeFtfjetUY48sj-lP-qC1Lc2Dg5jQztYGePtwuI3q_Pl2n9MLHMheLi09mKLMTvPtlty8m-6igESLw2JBl710billN-IXSNGy3Pc/s640/shekhawati-haveli+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nadine LE Prince HAveli,Fatehpur</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">All images shot by Lakshmi Arvind</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div>

Published-Classic Courtyards

I really don't know why courtyards fascinated me from childhood and they still..These fascination lead me to a point when I plan my home now,incorporating these spaces at many levels,rooms less and these spaces more..Many thanks to all the great architects who have influenced me like Geoffrey Bawa,B…

14Sep2012

Arts and Crafts of India-Blocks,Prints and Patterns

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Journeys into Jaipur always has helped me search for the old blocks used for printing..Each journey has gifted me one or two blocks.An arrangement on the side table where the </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">blocks stood along the fiery Red Hibiscus flowers.This morning waking up to the withered and fallen flowers was a sight. Blockprint cushions and bedsheets always had a soft corner at our home.The Indian touch lended an air of elegance in the rooms...</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ry-OlPwY80xUPYGMxWQxbL3OKGpjqBzGppLvyFiwyCzSfQ-KHrnfn8dvNTnyv4XRlTCvZWOhs58jw6XvGmN0Uga3ZxhpsrAnPbg_G3ZfZlMAx3dl1E6GHikyh6gwul3dyMUmTXqsmDY/s1600/IMG_1703+1+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ry-OlPwY80xUPYGMxWQxbL3OKGpjqBzGppLvyFiwyCzSfQ-KHrnfn8dvNTnyv4XRlTCvZWOhs58jw6XvGmN0Uga3ZxhpsrAnPbg_G3ZfZlMAx3dl1E6GHikyh6gwul3dyMUmTXqsmDY/s640/IMG_1703+1+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Arts and Crafts of India-Blocks,Prints and Patterns

Journeys into Jaipur always has helped me search for the old blocks used for printing..Each journey has gifted me one or two blocks.An arrangement on the side table where the blocks stood along the fiery Red Hibiscus flowers.This morning waking up to the withered and fallen flowers was a sight. Bloc…

12Sep2012

PRIVACY ISSUES

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><em><span style="font-family: Times;"></span></em><br></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />FRENCH DOORS AND SLIDERS<br><br />(for Lynette)</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/AVvXsEhA3VVjGiQcP_tRH48m2zBx_HKXRq94nAB41zZQPiS7imQSh200FDdAI4LidNY66Oe5dCO-zxGxNC8lBKud14ZTqy5x4eHSmOpdZ8CWu9FyojVMRDSE5hIl_nwCrX0ZEXU_CFcnPbcib4tA/s1600/untitled.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA3VVjGiQcP_tRH48m2zBx_HKXRq94nAB41zZQPiS7imQSh200FDdAI4LidNY66Oe5dCO-zxGxNC8lBKud14ZTqy5x4eHSmOpdZ8CWu9FyojVMRDSE5hIl_nwCrX0ZEXU_CFcnPbcib4tA/s640/untitled.png" width="640"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Houzz</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br />I love rooms with french doors.  There is something fresh and appealing about a room filled with open-pane doors, a welcoming to the outdoors and the wonderful light-filled rooms they create.  I love photos of rooms with rows of french doors, like the one above - lovely views - open and unobstructed.  You can see the green of the gardens beyond, the flowers, the sunshine...  the neighbors.<br><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/09/privacy-issues.html#more">Read more »</a>

PRIVACY ISSUES

FRENCH DOORS AND SLIDERS(for Lynette)HouzzI love rooms with french doors. There is something fresh and appealing about a room filled with open-pane doors, a welcoming to the outdoors and the wonderful light-filled rooms they create. I love photos of rooms with rows of french doors, like the one ab…

07Sep2012

GOOD GREIGE CHOICES

<div style="text-align: center;"><br />SUMMER.... WHERE HAVE YOU GONE?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><em>This Summer season has flown by so quickly</em></div><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><em>and I've barely mentioned gardens at all</em></div><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><em>(probably because I have been trying to ignore the awful state my own garden is in)</em><br><br /><em></em><br><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiowBrr0UtDXzupslgZ18iR31TI6J9CZTffMnXlhhfrV_g1SX2DDXUaRHMnLEtXalTogPLwJjQTKLDUR-gvf5yhASJBYAKahbbVHtKAREI94WaBQjaoEPn9_iIldWQ8zMmsAVT_kbXjFkjf/s1600/IMG_2923.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiowBrr0UtDXzupslgZ18iR31TI6J9CZTffMnXlhhfrV_g1SX2DDXUaRHMnLEtXalTogPLwJjQTKLDUR-gvf5yhASJBYAKahbbVHtKAREI94WaBQjaoEPn9_iIldWQ8zMmsAVT_kbXjFkjf/s640/IMG_2923.JPG" width="480"></a></div><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVFvHcXU7OvzEJppvxHAix7QAt9ZXNfYF7PVLhY2lyRCnNgMdky4fXzOusa6bHm0Fg1mmdSF5rLJK6909hNpl8wLkDxSc1fw_s5SzBxdflRZCzymlP2g-Tz4ctzh_cPCa18qDK8PgdaeSQ/s1600/IMG_2923.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><em></em></a><br></div><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><em>But I do have the pictures I took of the garden at </em><a href="http://www.gardenstoresaltlake.com/"><em>Ward and Child</em></a><em>, a rather wonderful home decor and </em><br><br /><em>garden shop I try to stop by when I visit </em></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><em>Salt Lake City, where my mother lives.</em></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5efgjEyREAcfXkHk7akogEQkNQzOP7UwESTXLzxqO2VxEVqcky5lwLShiUhrIguIwP40nqYfMaN7xI7-5sJv0kqIxRr2E4rGTXUDsG0JiSG1zku9V9Mjdqr0dtbV-yh9w-rCuN1Ugiwe6/s1600/IMG_2925.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5efgjEyREAcfXkHk7akogEQkNQzOP7UwESTXLzxqO2VxEVqcky5lwLShiUhrIguIwP40nqYfMaN7xI7-5sJv0kqIxRr2E4rGTXUDsG0JiSG1zku9V9Mjdqr0dtbV-yh9w-rCuN1Ugiwe6/s640/IMG_2925.JPG" width="480"></a></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 /><em>and I really loved this unique and musical water feature there</em></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><em></em></div><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/09/good-greige-choices.html#more">Read more »</a>

GOOD GREIGE CHOICES

SUMMER.... WHERE HAVE YOU GONE?This Summer season has flown by so quicklyand I've barely mentioned gardens at all(probably because I have been trying to ignore the awful state my own garden is in)But I do have the pictures I took of the garden at Ward and Child, a rather wonderful home decor and gar…

02Sep2012