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India-inspired table decor ideas from Fabienne Spahn

I am a long-standing fan of Fabienne Spahn, and was delighted to see some Indian-inspired table styling ideas by this designer. Created with Nathalie Duquenne the Indian-themed tablescape which (in my limited French) j’adore is aptly titled ‘News from Delhi’ The styling is simple, pretty and elegant. Best of all, […]

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Happy New Year dear readers

Another year is here. May Twenty Ten bring you all that you wish for, all that is good for you, and the best of the best, each day! In keeping with our fascination with wall art, benches, rustic interiors et al, here are some lovely inspirational images. Nothing like some […]

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Want Indian decor? Avoid these mistakes!

Too much has been written about Bollywood and Indian décor…and too many people (living overseas) have tried it, often with disastrous results. Carrying off a desi interior look is not easy. Because you are working with so many colors, you have to balance them out, or you are bound to […]

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How creative can you get with plants?

Green thumbs don’t need really conventional pots to grow plants; they always find ways to source containers in and around them. My father is like that, he grows plants in cut shampoo bottles, old tins, buckets, tires and what not. I did not appreciate them when I was young as […]

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Wall decor ideas

I am always charmed by wall motifs, especially the ones that don’t come preset in wallpaper but are hand made, block printed or even stuck on creatively. Recently, a friend wanted something interesting on her wall. So we set about googling for some inspiration. Here’s what we found. Beautiful wall […]

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House Tour: Mathanki Kodavasal

Aqua texture wall, custom made low bed in dark wood & aqua cushion from Good Earth   After a long month of anniversary celebrations, it’s back to business again. This week, we feature the house tour of Mumbai based art director, Mathanki Kodavasal. Mathanki’s décor ideas came from design sites […]

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A great month gone by…

It’s been a brilliant anniversary month for us, entirely due to the efforts of our talented guest bloggers who really made our blog look great! Thanks also to Kalyani for her great giveaway, and to all our viewers who encouraged the bloggers with their feedback and comments. Now, down to […]

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Guest post by Sridhar – Courtyards in Urban Spaces

On behalf of the two wonderful men who are behind us with their unstinting support, Sridhar (Rekha’s husband), is here with our concluding anniversary post. Sridhar is a practicing architect in Bangalore and uses trademark design elements, usually stone cladding, courtyards and architectural columns in most of his projects. So […]