fluttering mulmuls...

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">...swaying sheers, & soft cottons to the gentle summer morning breeze is something we all dream of.</span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5557901252/" title="tast by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="tast" height="483" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5269/5557901252_939f7ecd06_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here are some summer curtain options...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5557901260/" title="sum5 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="sum5" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5095/5557901260_c0c3c07752_z.jpg" width="526" /></span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Ocean Breezes Sheer Curtain from</span></span><a href="http://www.saffronmarigold.com/catalog/directory.php?cPath=25"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></a><b><a href="http://www.saffronmarigold.com/catalog/directory.php?cPath=25"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Saffron Marigold</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">,</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> that I had shot sometime back...</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5557901264/" title="sum3 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="sum3" height="486" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5150/5557901264_6ca55773a0_b.jpg" width="648" /></span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Block-printed Sheer Curtain from </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Good Earth</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> sways in <b>Mishta Roy's</b> home...</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5557901256/" title="sum4 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><img alt="sum4" height="510" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5149/5557901256_ecf452b3b2_o.jpg" width="510" /></span></span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Gorgeous sheer curtains from </span></span><b><a href="http://www.bungalow.dk/products/BLOCK.PRINT.TEXTILES/curtains/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Bungalow</span></span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">...</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5557901262/" title="summer1 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="summer1" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5024/5557901262_1c9fd85598_z.jpg" width="473" /></span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Amethyst Bohemian Sheer Curtain from </span></span><b><a href="http://www.leattiser.com/Categories/Sheer_Curtains"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Attiser</span></span></a></b><a href="http://www.leattiser.com/Categories/Sheer_Curtains"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">.</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">..</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5557373153/" title="Dauphinecurtain by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="Dauphinecurtain" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5304/5557373153_5147dc3c50_z.jpg" width="432" /></span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dauphine in Indigo Curtains from</span><a href="http://www.lesindiennesshop.com/curtains.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></a><b><a href="http://www.lesindiennesshop.com/curtains.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Les Indiennes</span></a></b><a href="http://www.lesindiennesshop.com/curtains.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">..</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5557373149/" title="cosette.curtain by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="cosette.curtain" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5070/5557373149_14b1d127ab_z.jpg" width="431" /></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Cosette in Chocolate Curtains from </span><b><a href="http://www.lesindiennesshop.com/curtains.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Les Indiennes</span></a></b><a href="http://www.lesindiennesshop.com/curtains.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">...</span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Do check out </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Fabindia </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">& </span><b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/TheRedRiver?ref=ts"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Red River</span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> for their sheer curtains as well...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(some images by Arch and the rest from the websites)</span></i></div>

fluttering mulmuls...

...swaying sheers, & soft cottons to the gentle summer morning breeze is something we all dream of. Here are some summer curtain options...

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Then followed that beautiful season... Summer.

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;">Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape<br />Lay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood.</span></b><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow</span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Yesterday one of the readers' of Rang Decor suggested that I post about 'Summer Decor Ideas'. Following that I received a lot of suggestions about what readers were looking for and topping the list was simple DIY ideas!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">So here is the deal. Starting today I will be posting simple DIY ideas and styling from my home!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Stay tuned. A wee bit nervous about taking on this project, so please be with me:-)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Peaches & Pinks...</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Bring out your cushion covers in fresh colour palette of peaches, pinks, blush, creams & white. A few sprinkling of copper or gold adds magic...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5531283362/" title="peach1 by archanasr, on Flickr"><img alt="peach1" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5053/5531283362_1b8de4b5ef_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Brass containers are great as vases, but copper too has it's charm and compliments the peach & pink palette so well.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5530699217/" title="peach4 by archanasr, on Flickr"><img alt="peach4" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5014/5530699217_b37dc2c62f_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Carnations come in so many shades and last long too! So have fun and enjoy the season!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5530699933/" title="peach3 by archanasr, on Flickr"><img alt="peach3" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5133/5530699933_8b3fd4bc59_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Look at this curious lovely visitor who flew in to check on my early morning photoshoot!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-style: normal; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5531284086/" title="peach2 by archanasr, on Flickr"><img alt="peach2" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5134/5531284086_84890e5af1_z.jpg" width="501" /></a></span></span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">( Images by Arch)</span></i></b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></i></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Here are few resources for Cushion Covers~</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/anekdesigns?ref=pr_profile"><b>Anek Designs</b></a>, <b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=119935644717374&aid=28458">Varnam</a></b>, <b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photos.php?id=216808472619">The Red River</a></b>, <b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=125305550824356&aid=36520">Neev Home Decor</a></b>, <b><a href="http://www.saffronmarigold.com/catalog/gateway.php?cPath=28">Saffron Marigold</a></b>, <b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=114795635761&aid=199150">Kye</a></b></span></span></div>

Then followed that beautiful season... Summer.

Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape Lay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood. ~Henry Wadswo...

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Summer inspirations...

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xOF3myk-1z09JbyAro6j3YxBo72F8XI1yd6LDpgBx1kIhGPa5lBYSGUQvywMg58aVJHix9ugrSHUzO_J26_qjjhyCICcksIznUa8HqcOs4UDTqTzMrUuC1PXKCxUlls0YVutRUI5NFMq/s1600-h/fisher1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316973420919467298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xOF3myk-1z09JbyAro6j3YxBo72F8XI1yd6LDpgBx1kIhGPa5lBYSGUQvywMg58aVJHix9ugrSHUzO_J26_qjjhyCICcksIznUa8HqcOs4UDTqTzMrUuC1PXKCxUlls0YVutRUI5NFMq/s400/fisher1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>The magical season is here. Summer.<br />Days of alfresco dining. Sheer white curtains fluttering in the cool gentle breeze.<br />Floral tablecloths, tall glasses of lemonade and fresh flowers.<br />Some summer eye candy for all of you:-)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-d843YY8jIpSsxEh1OBt2QtPbLR-BD-DSw-dNcr1MLIH51cDQGC8bxqsYd7ioAGVAci2imcXcMAScPks1y-3S1jPzY1ht3v9LtRPXJFQxiy0U1S9L4EVOBJECqq02WmtQ8u5SMtN47hn/s1600-h/tajsaf5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316972584114971042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-d843YY8jIpSsxEh1OBt2QtPbLR-BD-DSw-dNcr1MLIH51cDQGC8bxqsYd7ioAGVAci2imcXcMAScPks1y-3S1jPzY1ht3v9LtRPXJFQxiy0U1S9L4EVOBJECqq02WmtQ8u5SMtN47hn/s400/tajsaf5.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 373px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUiMQU6m9TbHGuO_gnkh2dZ8ozLta6oc_WFf0o4Vl2skjRmZuly-WU5VCcLNF7t5PA6cB4ZUAr5kpt_jIcFjK8SKmN2moZHL2WQqkOBfuS9T8aHwgUHwicro_kve_6Rz_JwlQdKBKYKgI/s1600-h/tajsaf4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316972585998764018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUiMQU6m9TbHGuO_gnkh2dZ8ozLta6oc_WFf0o4Vl2skjRmZuly-WU5VCcLNF7t5PA6cB4ZUAr5kpt_jIcFjK8SKmN2moZHL2WQqkOBfuS9T8aHwgUHwicro_kve_6Rz_JwlQdKBKYKgI/s400/tajsaf4.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Images from Petersham Nurseries, Taj Safaris, Fisherman's Lodge, Kerala House Boats, Pinakin Patel, Deodar's Guest House, Villa Balquisse and from some old posts.</span>

Summer inspirations...

The magical season is here. Summer. Days of alfresco dining. Sheer white curtains fluttering in the cool gentle breeze. Floral tablecloths, ...

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