The Quirky and Wordly Apartment of Jean Francois Lesage!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: normal; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black; line-height: normal;">A  marvellous  empire controlled from a sprawling bungalow in Chennai and  that's the story of Vastrakala and Jean -Francois Lesage!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #3d4239; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #3d4239; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Vastrakala, which is Sanskrit for 'the art of textiles', was started in 1993 in Chennai by Frenchman Jean-Francois Lesage.</span></span></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #3d4239; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black; line-height: normal;"> Jean-</span><span style="color: black; line-height: normal;">François Lesage</span><em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #3d4239; font-style: normal;"> a </span><span style="color: #3d4239; font-style: normal;">third-generation embroiderer of the Parisbased House of Lesage, which was acquired by Chanel in 2002. His father, Francois Lesage, was a famous embroiderer, whose work was sought after by the top fashion houses.</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #3d4239; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Vastrakala products are not available off the shelf. They are custom designed for demanding customers who are well-versed in luxury and do not think twice about spending on whatever brings out their individuality. Vastrakala's client roster is spangled with names of the rich and famous. Its works adorn buildings such as the 19th-century Opera de Monte Carlo in Monaco and the 17th-century Chateau Vaux le Vicomte near Paris, venue of steel magnate L.N. Mittal's daughter's wedding in 2004. Closer to home, they embellish the State Dining Room at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi.</span></span></em></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #3d4239; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></em></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #3d4239; font-style: normal;">Vastrakala in Chennai with just six artisans.</span></em><span style="color: #3d4239; font-style: normal;">Then he had to invest in training, where the focus was on quality, discipline and the use of the right tools.</span><span style="color: #3d4239; font-style: normal;">He adds that they also learned various stitching techniques and the use of newer materials.<b>(as reported by business today)</b></span></span></em></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #3d4239; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black; line-height: normal;"> Earlier </span>Jean-François Lesage used to live above the embroidery workshop he runs in an Arts and Crafts–style house in Chennai, India. As the business grew, however, space became an issue. “One day, I found myself with craftsmen embroidering just outside my bedroom door,” he recalls. “I figured it was time to move before they ended up working on my bed!”</span></div></div><div style="border: 0px; color: black; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div style="color: #333333; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The spiral staircase that leads from the mezzanine to the rooftop was installed by the building’s architect, Basu John; an embroidered-velvet panel remains on its original embroidery frame, the Indian model of an English villa is 19th century, a 17th-century bronze oil lamp sits atop a 19th-century table, and the mirror is a Lesage design.(excerpt from Elledecor)</span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">His walls are mainly white, and the floors are a dark green slate from Rajasthan. There is also a certain sobriety in the choice of objects. </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;">The majority of the furnishings he surrounds himself with were acquired in India. He avows a love of portraits, collects votive temple lamps from the 17th to 19th centuries, and has a host of statuettes offered as fertility gifts at religious festivals.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;">Many acquisitions have interesting stories attached. An armchair in the living room originally belonged to the Madras high court, which transported itself to the mountains during the sweltering summer months. “It has screws everywhere so it can be completely dismantled,” he points out. Nearby are a pair of terracotta temple statues, bought from a wellborn antiques dealer who resisted social pressures to open her own gallery, since it is taboo in the state of Tamil Nadu for women from important families to have careers.</span></div><div style="color: #333333; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;"><em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></em></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqIBeL1BLx_gc2-NxiM7ngnFjQRuKfaCDAUSmEsWRj7G6cYq42t4K1epeJLb5XOqXYI1FYQ0RSHbEogXp3s6zzUdSZILwfdh4Z2_cccAQVPhbNvbLaGzuSDSnx493_Wd49bnFtEnFRZ1Y/s1600/8c265df3ba84d4f768c7df9735237c0e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-family: Georgia, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">In the courtyard, a wood cage holds Lesage’s cockatiel, Victor; the granite pillars and large-scale photograph of a Punjabi woman are both 19th century, and the Indian wood wall sculpture dates from the 18th century.</em><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/AVvXsEjEnVVNxZ2tLVyyfyhg9Y-HPWqXPk8STVPeObSD2FehGAv2QjjAE5QpyBB6MVbf1reS1Q4RNNp6a8kTiBPhoybhjJCV4CSXtAQYFAU9toKeU1aM6hoQm3N_mKS-GVjFpjhQKMhg9Cw-3kY/s1600/Lesage05-7820845-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEnVVNxZ2tLVyyfyhg9Y-HPWqXPk8STVPeObSD2FehGAv2QjjAE5QpyBB6MVbf1reS1Q4RNNp6a8kTiBPhoybhjJCV4CSXtAQYFAU9toKeU1aM6hoQm3N_mKS-GVjFpjhQKMhg9Cw-3kY/s1600/Lesage05-7820845-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> <em style="border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">n another bedroom, the rosewood bed and wall behind it are covered with re-embroidered Indian textiles, and the 1960s lamps were designed for film shoots.</em><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/AVvXsEjuJA8KpuXvjKbuGAcrtpgZpTRSprYIFu8U_njbecC6rNg3RsTvIZU2skyrj44Zhig5j_1fXsEtIquxgZTH43zr5IgYkp9rSxSbABYw7vf9943E1ZubbfCSyhjcly6qfwnpQuW33iFBxgs/s1600/Lesage06-24899369-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJA8KpuXvjKbuGAcrtpgZpTRSprYIFu8U_njbecC6rNg3RsTvIZU2skyrj44Zhig5j_1fXsEtIquxgZTH43zr5IgYkp9rSxSbABYw7vf9943E1ZubbfCSyhjcly6qfwnpQuW33iFBxgs/s1600/Lesage06-24899369-lgn.jpg" width="494" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;">An early-20th-century English table and a 1960s rosewood chair with a pillow embroidered with a pattern inspired by Jackson Pollock in a guest room; the photographs are by Sebastian Cortés, and the drawing is by Agathe de Bailliencourt.</em></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JWbpjIecvCjKzMdzsivkXjIjZtf36lK7OAtTF6mVZgbvX8zRCAEEJD4vcmLjuHi3GUizaEmDqT5nJQEUAI67FKxtoqpcZ3zDbNaTJzV-Mpzb-vtymaFL1awU-QKU6hln2VYeyNSIDIA/s1600/Lesage07-26920760-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JWbpjIecvCjKzMdzsivkXjIjZtf36lK7OAtTF6mVZgbvX8zRCAEEJD4vcmLjuHi3GUizaEmDqT5nJQEUAI67FKxtoqpcZ3zDbNaTJzV-Mpzb-vtymaFL1awU-QKU6hln2VYeyNSIDIA/s1600/Lesage07-26920760-lgn.jpg" width="526" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Deepavali and the days leading to them were frenzy at home,cleaning,shining and polishing.There wasn't anything in particular i wanted to buy except the flowers.</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;">Marigolds as usual took the centre stage.It was  sheer beauty and happiness to see the golden orange marigolds shining in all corners on the day of Deepavali.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Kantha bedspreads became table spreads and dull oranges went well with the carnations.Dull golds made another excellent combination on the table and the napkins were small rectangular cloths with golden border.The cheer of the Yellows of the gerberas and the fragrance from the incense holder on the day of dhanteras is still in spirits..Hope all of you enjoyed this year and as the saying goes,the wait for the next year starts!</span></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;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZCcOkAqSvPuDnB_5ZGlUiO4psFi9uQ3Kci1G6YKbGemnfniJyOuftOBc-lty-UDNVbdlZRkpjOM0LxxvdU8KhnCqq1JhQ_1MpUzYArGM1Srdg1XaWwi3sDThyvzPtBjGeFUxuZAdO_eI/s1600/IMG_5677+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">colourful cushions formed the backdrop</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZCcOkAqSvPuDnB_5ZGlUiO4psFi9uQ3Kci1G6YKbGemnfniJyOuftOBc-lty-UDNVbdlZRkpjOM0LxxvdU8KhnCqq1JhQ_1MpUzYArGM1Srdg1XaWwi3sDThyvzPtBjGeFUxuZAdO_eI/s1600/IMG_5677+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;" width="426" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">a view</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ME4APGxb5Rqmkt1VeMSoRC3mr4pDmcN5HdlZZ3u_PKMEEj4PbNOI1pGDOi8NkiA4KcUhBLbx4nX9yrSH4V6vTmU9hdjWnuIRHNOHgtUEd_870C2yyrIW4t00oxRJhyNpShlMfmKeJzE/s1600/IMG_5685.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></a></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;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZrBbc_JQqTbu1foiYwT0zyXMVPI4pHZVSJPeZo78lGNfUa65UFXrljJHCyrnnTEIegMJW_MrCEA-2XDMr-tCmvpXiMkC23MEFYcz8teG4_FKiqWiDt9aDrtBOvTdxPuS7chCPLMAcgSc/s1600/IMG_5683+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">as it was dusk</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZrBbc_JQqTbu1foiYwT0zyXMVPI4pHZVSJPeZo78lGNfUa65UFXrljJHCyrnnTEIegMJW_MrCEA-2XDMr-tCmvpXiMkC23MEFYcz8teG4_FKiqWiDt9aDrtBOvTdxPuS7chCPLMAcgSc/s1600/IMG_5683+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></a></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;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD52xxzABUvWj6-1pe36YJLOy6hyb7ck4ffjbzoAmn4F4DaE0TnUqim9Tt3oNxASmse9twx3jyl-z-n93J7pxS26Gt2eS0VnftVUTHpx_QE_KHRDBdSTJEXYM1po2a7Y3oN6LhCYxV2O0/s1600/IMG_3129.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">paisley prints and carnations</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD52xxzABUvWj6-1pe36YJLOy6hyb7ck4ffjbzoAmn4F4DaE0TnUqim9Tt3oNxASmse9twx3jyl-z-n93J7pxS26Gt2eS0VnftVUTHpx_QE_KHRDBdSTJEXYM1po2a7Y3oN6LhCYxV2O0/s1600/IMG_3129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><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;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUPgJZtZwZ_XBcm9Jxr_h-cHENcuK-pgGkM8pI7b7OKdF1NoGil-Iq2AXVJa4d8-GG-vgPEsX8G3rJd8Y59LdycShVYesJzEXrz0myLn_MSh85ccEPgfFTAy2CMj-NOwJU3zXVK5xd4c/s1600/IMG_3339+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">dull oranges</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUPgJZtZwZ_XBcm9Jxr_h-cHENcuK-pgGkM8pI7b7OKdF1NoGil-Iq2AXVJa4d8-GG-vgPEsX8G3rJd8Y59LdycShVYesJzEXrz0myLn_MSh85ccEPgfFTAy2CMj-NOwJU3zXVK5xd4c/s1600/IMG_3339+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><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;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvvWQHVC6Xq5B0yc-zDUPVDVfvAlMte3bDoKkHc8G6lQ98rwoQZx9-qnHrb4Fp6yhVLalwCkbIIrTcvtrZ_pJRaEjW70pWb240H_2PhnW16rbs4PK7suxIAvNHiPB9MLsh_j57Sfs0X4/s1600/IMG_3138.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">on the table</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvvWQHVC6Xq5B0yc-zDUPVDVfvAlMte3bDoKkHc8G6lQ98rwoQZx9-qnHrb4Fp6yhVLalwCkbIIrTcvtrZ_pJRaEjW70pWb240H_2PhnW16rbs4PK7suxIAvNHiPB9MLsh_j57Sfs0X4/s1600/IMG_3138.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><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;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJfBNzQgztIf02keba9FI0b83ssVazogME3HBvdvBXwXQw78Sm_Ya7DYHQiM5Z669GebulEXjId3YeVVUuutC9OvNYP0i4ZPWHe1TLjk_3FgwUK2zsAhkPgFSVzMq7bUOl8Es3ZrJUWG0/s1600/16.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="426" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">days leading to diwali</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJfBNzQgztIf02keba9FI0b83ssVazogME3HBvdvBXwXQw78Sm_Ya7DYHQiM5Z669GebulEXjId3YeVVUuutC9OvNYP0i4ZPWHe1TLjk_3FgwUK2zsAhkPgFSVzMq7bUOl8Es3ZrJUWG0/s1600/16.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><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;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-iRzP1e6OWkYHFYjvxcFFQH0_UR6IFIzWKuOlkbvSzv9UGH5SSATgLSFjntdxRUM3pIkJcIeuo5Tafo9eV8wgFQdT-51bYAIMndXXP1-B4cI2j4ZSuEC5YRy9GpvfmQlU0nnxZe1XaXc/s1600/IMG_5208.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">fragrance</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-iRzP1e6OWkYHFYjvxcFFQH0_UR6IFIzWKuOlkbvSzv9UGH5SSATgLSFjntdxRUM3pIkJcIeuo5Tafo9eV8wgFQdT-51bYAIMndXXP1-B4cI2j4ZSuEC5YRy9GpvfmQlU0nnxZe1XaXc/s1600/IMG_5208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></a></div><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/AVvXsEji-0Gk3wB6Jw07ku-mCOeyWFGYcbtJHPZLCPZP1XIfixCQ7LGEt1Oe8TCvZXeFG2SCA2nufYuIQ9D66spu5M4EJHEWKJxgc0KUacQA8Ddt3hnYx1Eson7J_KKh9_7Bs5PevtcTBONCmf4/s1600/IMG_5177.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-0Gk3wB6Jw07ku-mCOeyWFGYcbtJHPZLCPZP1XIfixCQ7LGEt1Oe8TCvZXeFG2SCA2nufYuIQ9D66spu5M4EJHEWKJxgc0KUacQA8Ddt3hnYx1Eson7J_KKh9_7Bs5PevtcTBONCmf4/s1600/IMG_5177.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">dhanters in gold shimmer</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><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><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopAhFnyYsBcB5M0u0KW_TeadaIkHVW43cKULApO-EXQs1iFUetnGBUNhSy1P4QvdXrJsvGW32Ylgc5JlRnorcOevxBwycpz8xF71fshUOXilvHCShbOl0EEgGLyG2BlVsAQDvZDF2sEU/s1600/1381773_10203962704361797_7838182706616166031_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopAhFnyYsBcB5M0u0KW_TeadaIkHVW43cKULApO-EXQs1iFUetnGBUNhSy1P4QvdXrJsvGW32Ylgc5JlRnorcOevxBwycpz8xF71fshUOXilvHCShbOl0EEgGLyG2BlVsAQDvZDF2sEU/s1600/1381773_10203962704361797_7838182706616166031_n.jpg" width="510" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">The best that happened this year was an opportunity to feature a diwali article with images from my home in the "Good Homes Magazine"<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Images and Ideas :Lakshmi Arvind.Please dont take images without permission!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /></div>

Wisdom,light and love !

  Deepavali and the days leading to them were frenzy at home,cleaning,shining and polishing.There wasn't anything in particular i wanted...

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Indian Sweets in a traditional decor way!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Its that time of the year again!Song,dance,dinners ,lunches,sweets,and tonnes of festivities that call for an evening.Whatever festivities,it all ends up and sums up at the party table.So why not bow to the tradition and face it.From table covers that could be made with old sarees to flower decor on the table and pretty diyas to amazing sweets on the table and the decoration that goes for them..let everything be traditional.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">There are an awesome bunch of food bloggers out here who cook up a storm,decorate and spread the fragrance of good food.Lets see how dramatically with props they have changed the simple looking food to gorgeous dishes on the table.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sia blogs at <a href="http://www.monsoonspice.com/" target="_blank">Monsoon spice</a> ..Amazingly decorated sweets on the table with soft glowing diyas..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEitzPurJTNRu92f21zP0lwRzVl3Vk9KO03W8iVib08kch4XC-OOfeXmXrbRfUbf8J1cCQ2OsyEZd-2xroKEon9HmJtP-Ew_2CGYJLu9SsTfCeNwYsfHNruesR2FOHIN-KqDFP433XZyoE8/s1600/482955_450475034987611_1197667374_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitzPurJTNRu92f21zP0lwRzVl3Vk9KO03W8iVib08kch4XC-OOfeXmXrbRfUbf8J1cCQ2OsyEZd-2xroKEon9HmJtP-Ew_2CGYJLu9SsTfCeNwYsfHNruesR2FOHIN-KqDFP433XZyoE8/s1600/482955_450475034987611_1197667374_n.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Indian Sweets in a traditional decor way!

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