Thursday, 29 July 2010
Blinds or curtains??
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
Sanvi's room
I love to see real homes. A little bit of clutter and lots and lots of love… The thought behind painting a kids room… the love… that reflects on those walls… mesmerises me!!
I’ve showcased the work of Nirja Desai before…. She blogs at I like kalaa… She helped a friend with baby Sanvi’s room. The mother wanted a nature theme…. So hence the tree…
The Monkey & Elmo were the Sanvi’s dads idea…
Don’t you think baby Sanvi would just love to grow up in this room.
Do you have a room as beautiful as this one?? I'd love to see it... email me at torresp27@hotmail.com
Sunday, 25 July 2010
ABC wall ..
I’m amazed by the artsy – craftsy blogs… There are such inspiring people out there. One such person is Shilpa and she blogs at The Crafts Corner.
Here is a wall she put together for her daughter. This is an inspiration from torn up flash cards that she was going to throw away. Read the instructions.
And guess what... It was her first attempt!! Well done Shilpa!For me, it doesn’t matter if it’s a sticker or a painting… The sheer fact that someone dared to do something with their walls amazes me.. Do you have a wall to show off about?? E-mail me at torresp27@hotmail.com I’d love to see it.. and more importantly show it off here.
This blog wouldn’t have an identity without all YOU inspiring people!! So ‘Thank You’ & ‘a big hug’. I'm just in one of those emotional moods... missing all my dear ones who are far away in other lands... :-)
Saturday, 24 July 2010
Entrance way..
Friday, 23 July 2010
Lantern love …
Thursday, 22 July 2010
Doors intrigue me….
Doors, they tell their own stories- who stay there, what do they do, what they like? The door knobs, rivets, locks, paints, curtains together with the textures of the wall create a poetry that reveals their past. They are indeed a fascinating subject and will tell a great deal more, if only we look at them more closely. Windows and doors are ways to enter into a world.
Tuesday, 20 July 2010
My Home, My Magic - home tour July 10
I simply love seeing what your home looks like… Real peoples, real homes inspire me… Magazines are a great inspiration… But those homes are way tooooooo perfect, way tooooooo photogenic.. I like homes, with a little bit of clutter, lots of love and loads of personality…. Reflections of the beautiful people who live in them… I believe EVERY ONE has an awesome home, the styles may differ…. But who cares?? Its YOUR style… YOUR home, YOUR magic. Now don’t wait, email me pictures of your magic on torresp27@hotmail.com I’m dying to see them…
Now one such character filled home is what I’m peeping into today.. I’m eyeing the home of Artnavy … These are leather paintings from Andhra Pradesh in
A home filled with wall hangings, paintings, curios & knick-knacks… What does that tell you about the awesomely creative person who lives in there???
I simply love this mask-wall.. Do you have a collection as beautiful as hers??
So… you must ask… who is Artnavy??? A loving wife & a working mother of two. When she is not playing the role of wife & mom, she works in the fragrance industry. She also writes serial stories for Chandamama, a children's publication. You must know by now where the inspirations come from??!!
She blogs at About time now and has been here for almost four years. She has recently begun contributing to Saffron Tree- a children's book review site.
This is what she says about herself and her home –
“I was raised all over South India and in Mumbai, turned Chennaite post marraige and am now a Bangalorean, interested in a lot of things- travel, home decor, Indian art, dance, music, films, food, books, photographing children, though I am not even a Jack at most of them.”
As for our style, I think we want it to reflect us and so a no-no to interior decorators/ very modern fat couches and so on. Beds are lower level too... Home is just a comfy place- a lot of colour/ Indian folk art/ handicrafts/ antiques and paintings that we like. It also holds a lot of memories of all the travel we have done
We love collecting Ganeshas, masks, affordable art, puppets and so on.
Her home is a mixture of old world sofas for comfort seating as well – no leather…. Just wood & lovely fabrics.
Oh and guess what… when you visit her blog, don’t miss the link on the side bar – Her Chennai home tour was featured in Times of India Chennai I’m thankful that she is also sharing this baithak, a low level seating area from her home in Chennai.
Now… do you agree with me??? This home has loads of attitude, personality, overflowing love and simply captivating…