BEACH HOUSE NEUTRALSSometimes I feel that we are overdone here in the OC. We have the ocean close by, the warm sand between our toes, ocean breezes to cool our summers, palm trees punctuating our neighborhoods and a surf board in every garage - but our homes look like carbon copy Spanish villas with red tile roofs and…
Inbam @VarnamMy love for Varnam and its products are undefinable. Varnam comes with its new range of accessories for women from Women,doesn't it sound interesting and at the same time loving!This product range is called Inbam!I hope all of you will make it and i am sure Karthik is going heights!INBAM means 'happ…
TRUE GRAYNO UNDERTONES IN MY GRAY, PLEASE Gray.Bleak. Gray Day. Stormy Gray. Misty Gray. Cement Gray. Concrete Gray. Gray Hairs. Cold Gray. Plain Gray. You're looking a little Gray. Old and Gray. Gray Matter. Gray Area. Gray Cloud.Gray seldom has positive connotations.Gray alone can be cold, hard, unemot…
BENJAMIN IN THE BEDROOMGOING NUTS....Wall color can drive you nuts.The perfect tan can turn pink or orange. That lovely pastel green suddenly looks minty. The beige you picked is fleshy. The yellow you loved takes on a sickly green tinge. What looks perfect in the paint store often looks quite different in the light o…
Smoke house Deli @ Khan MarketI still remember the day we went to the Smoke House deli. It was a working day and Monday. The children didn't accompany us this time. This was one of the few times that we went without them. We wanted to have breakfast and talk at a secluded place and this seemed to be the best option in town. …
ACCENT WALLSNEWLYWEDSEvery room needs a focal point. There are obvious architectural focal points in some rooms.Other rooms need to have one createdPaint is an excellent way to create a focal accent.Accent walls shouldn't be overdone, but sometimes they are the perfect solutionto make an otherwise architectural…
Modern, Magni & a Giveaway!!Work at my Beach House is nearly complete and we will be moving in by the end of May. I have decided to take a more modern approach to the furniture there. With ocean views from almost every room, I find myself drawn to the more simple lines of modern furniture in neutral tones. I have drawn inspi…
THE COLOR YOU CRAVE: BEIGEWHAT IS YOUR SIGNATURE COLOR?When I first moved to California - many years ago - I worked for the beige lady. Benjamin Moore GRANT BEIGEHouzzShe had beige blond hair, beige tanned skin, beige shoes, beige handbag, she wore her favorite beige always, she even drove a beige car. She was very wealthy.…
WHAT COLOR DO YOU CRAVE?THE COLOR THAT MAKES YOUR HEART SING.....The color of dreams. The one that takes your breath away. The shade that you want to wrap up in. The color that makes you smile.Whatever that color is....If you are passionate about itIf it makes you feel calm at the end of a crazy dayIf your closet is ful…
Kriti Monga@ Turmeric DesignKriti Monga a brilliant illustrator.I sort of bumped in to her work in the commissioned travel dairies for Calcutta which she worked for the Rollcallroll event. Kriti's works are etheral. I love her amazing calligraphy.With her calligraphy and illustrations she loves to draw stories.No wonder she w…
