Deep violets and a Day bed!

Casual, relaxed, capturing elegant simplicity and the down to earth charm that is what we always wanted to achieve at home. A world of color, textures, unique décor and warm hospitality too. If you are looking for something like that, you've come to the right place. The furniture at home are  quite simple and old! We love the old fragrance and the old wood and the good old  dents in these furniture.

Our style at home has evolved over the years. As the place is rented..much focus goes for the furniture at our home. I love mixing textures and neutrals but adding just a touch of color and mostly  pastel shades. A pop of colour definitely will be there from the flowers.

The  taste for textures change with seasons'too..And the "day bed" at home has helped me to keep my love for cushions and seasons  at home alive. The day bed also has changed with our priorities..It was the first piece of furniture that we got made .. it didn't have legs and was flat earlier .. and then one Diwali we decided to give it legs to give it some height and elegance.. and on goes the story of the day bed!

Bedspreads, cushion covers or an old quilt thrown on the day bed,  gives a cozy effect to the room. Can you all imagine the deep sense of tranquility and contentment that the day bed brings us?

Always having loved the  unique texture of old natural wood and  the simple details, many months ago we saw a wooden patterned screen in one of the dilapidated corners of the furniture market and the decision was impulsive to get it back home and give it a new life. As the decision was impulsive, the thought next was where to place it? And now there it stands behind the day bed!

To sum up, a small space with its furniture and accessories that has a feeling of simplicity and warmth..An eclectic comfortable space surrounded by warm colours..Absolutely simple in design. 

(Not that we had so much space in our small home..but we didn't want that amazing piece to lose its life in the corner of a market:)

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And the Spring comes up slowly this way

The Spring is already at home.It paints my home with flowers,love and laughter.The gentle breeze that flows in,the warm sun that creates magic in some corners of the home.Spring is when life is  alive in everything..Christina Rosetti

I cannot imagine a day without flowers,spring is not an exception either..

an evening in spring

some serious reading happened

an old saree made into a rajai...a spring effect

all pinks together

yes its pot of tea

gladioli buds..yellows together

its all together

upside down

all in one frame

greens and whites

the old day bed is beautiful,its old and its been given a new life at home

my mornings are like this..flowers,books and the magical light

  

flowers are there in every corner of our home..the fragrance at home ..


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Floating lamps

Seasonal colour analysis always happen at home.A Simple change,it may create a huge change in your mind.My home is a haven  for me and a place for all little pretty things.I simply love all the flowers that come floating in my life always.Some days before an evening the home was filled with the subtle fragrance of Bauhinias.

 

At home,these days...

Hello All. I have been so very busy lately that I haven't had the time to blog. And I am missing it.Thanks for all those who have written to me . Just thought I would put in some snaps of the season gone by. The dilli sardi, the burnt oranges and reds of winter giving way to the earthy hues of spring.Each travel we made has been close to heart..Some travels have been just for fun,some for photography and some helped learn a lot... Each travel has associated memories with it and our house has been filled with little memorabilia and those remain as memories for the future .They remain  to shine in all the frames that i photograph..

mellow yellows that brightened our winter

a breezy corner

my favourites and our restored bench

love how the cups matched,a recent buy form the surajkund mela..(later abig post)

a special kind etched lotta from gujarat,loved this decor idea

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a buy from ahmedabad,House of MG,their inhouse design ,boatshaped candle holders,to be hung

Akhanda diya form House of MG,Ahmedabad

an old biscuit tin from the bylanes of Ajmer

the lamps get lit in the evening

ektara from dilli haat,,an old blue pottery cup and floating rose petals

some book always add character to the room

a turban which we bought for my son.,from the lanes of pushkar sits on the centre table

flower come in my way of life.,floating or other ways....the fragrance of my life

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Christmas cheer and loads of wishes

Splashes of red and green make my Christmas world.The bit of the mood at home.My daughter decorated the tree and  i kept telling her the stories of red and green colours of Christmas.The dark lustrous green leaves and the red ,shiny ,luscious berries of christmas season.The evergreens in winter and the fairies that live with them I couldn't help but keep adding the ideas that inspired me this Christmas,those last minute simple festive decor touches.Simple pieces mixed with bright colours make wonderful Christmas Decor.

All images and content Lakshmi Arvind.