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 Every room in your house tells a story about who you are and what defines your personality. And everything you put in that room, from the art on your walls to the cups you drink your morning tea in, are building blocks that help craft that story.This is what Room Story.com has to tell you. To help you build our own story,there are  available a wide selection of quality products at competitive prices.

The RoomStory.com team,  is led by Prerak Sethi and Nipun Virmani, who recently moved back from the US to setup RoomStory.com. The various brands available are Artd inox, Bohemian You, Happily Unmarried, Bianca, Basement Bazaar, Magpie, Ocean, Philips, Sorogeeka, BlackPepperdessin etc.

cushion covers from BlackPepper dessin

Potpourri

beautiful ikat mugs

Read this Article by me at RoomStory.com

Marigold Yellows and Vermillion Cushions...for Deepavali

The festivities,excitement and fun that awaited at all corners at our home this Deepavali. Marigold yellows for walls,the  vermillion cushions stitched at home,some lotuses, the  Tanjore paintings and the new tea light holders.As my little one is a year old,and running all around ,we had to compromise on the South Indian Oil lamps which usually gets lit on Deepavali.I am sure all of you had a great time..

marigold yellows and vermillion cushions

beautifully framed 

we framed a five rupees poster rangoli and kept it on the centre table along with flowers,some sparklers in a brass Nazhi

rangoli  posters used as placemats...what an idea:)-

 holy symbols on  pebbles(an inspired idea from Geninne)

  

magical light

then it was flowerpot time...these also got arranged on the centre table

Hope you all enjoyed glimpses of our Deepavali..May this year bring all the prosperity and life's blessings for all my dear and near friends.


Images and Ideas Lakshmi Arvind,Please do not use without permission

the Golden Shimmer of Diwali..

The festival of lights approaching,the festive spirit was bound to catch up with me too.The idea is how different can it be from the last years.How many new lamps  can we buy this time,how do we decorate the home this time...

This time ,For Rich backgrounds we have tried colour and  embossed gold papers on the tables and the centre tables .. a rich festive feel,dont you all think.

all in pink an gold backdrop...

definitely many...

a setting on the side table

the shadows just took my mind away ...far away

place a bowl of gold polished balls on the centre table,surely give a festive look

place roses in small tea glasses and  gold balls in between an arrangement on a thali

 All Images and Ideas copyright Lakshmi Arvind..please ask for permission before you use these images...

Simple Decoration..

Decorations at home can be simple too .Hang flowers upside down can help brighten the area of your home.A change of decoration can be a nice decorative element.. Hanging flowers will create a colorful overhead canopy in a room or just create a special touch to brighten the festival feel.

Marigolds can be inserted into the midribs of the coconut fronds.Select small flower and medium in length for the midrib.The flowers beautifully bend their heads and sit perfectly on them.Select wine bottles and you can insert them into these as shown..As the flowers are slightly heavy they can be kept at intervals in the midrib and do not easily dislocate from their position.

All pictures copyright:Lakshmi Arvind

Arts and Crafts of India-Madhubani

So much has been heard and told about Madhubani,that it doesn't need an introduction

Madhubani or Mithila painting is a style of Indian painting, practiced in the Mithila region of Bihar state, India and the adjoining parts of Terai in Nepal. Painting is done with fingers, twigs, brushes, nib-pens, and matchsticks, using natural dyes and pigments, and is characterized by eye-catching geometrical patterns. There are paintings for each occasion and festival. 

Madhubani painting has been done traditionally by the women of villages around the present town of Madhubani (the literal meaning of which is forests of honey) and other areas of Mithila. The painting was traditionally done on freshly plastered mud walls and floors of huts, but now they are also done on cloth, handmade paper and canvas. Madhubani paintings are made from the paste of powdered rice.  and the colors used are derived from plants. Ochre and lampblack are also used for reddish brown and black respectively. and the colors used are derived from plants. Ochre and lampblack are also used for reddish brown and black respectively.(Read more here..)

Last Surajkund mela,I found some craft persons from Bihar with some simple and basic and rustic drawings on some piece of cushion cover sized cloths.The sheer simplicity of the people and the designs just captured me and i thought one or two would make a big difference to these craft persons and also to my living room..Look into it here below..

oranges paired beautifully

browns that matched perfect

wood,yellows and browns

designs hand  drawn

indian designs ,truly

on the palette,the living room...

The traditional designs of Madhubani has been given a new life by the Color Caravan founded by Swati Seth.The traditional designs have been modified keeping in mind the modern spaces and today's lifestyle.These designs easily blend into the modern and traditional homes. Their beautiful  Madhubani Kettles and their mind blowing colours are a rage these days.Color caravan turning two today ..I wish them many more happy days to come..Support the crafts,buy their products and love them and make their life better.

a gorgeous Madhubani painted kettle in Anuradha Varma's Dream home..check her here,from Color Caravan

image copyright to Color Caravan

image copyright to Color Caravan

Images exclusively copyrighted to Color Caravan,Anuradha Varma and Lakshmi Arvind

Published-The Traditional touch

An article about the Traditional Decor elements and about how the home could be decorated traditionally.Recently got published In Deccan Herald.I thank Savitha Karthik and the entire team for giving me the opportunity to write an article.All images shot at my home..

Warm wishes on Vinayaka Chaturthi..my daughters way

Wishing all loved ones and my dear readers a Happy Ganesh Chaturthi.
Wishing you moments as sweet as his Laddus..
Interest,love ,dedication and concentration of my seven year old ,with my help she makes a small beautiful white clay Ganeshji..and some violets from the garden .

a painting drawn by my daughter(form the archives)

an attempt by her in making ganeshji with white clay

Thanks to Shalini,my dearest friend  who gifted me some clay and we were waiting for a good opportunity to open the packet.