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Rang Decor Readers Creative Spaces: VIII

<div style="text-align: left;">Wishing all you lovely readers a very Happy New Year, 2010! It's going to be a great year with lots to share with all of you. We just got back from a beautiful trip to Rajasthan, so stay tuned for loads on havelis, palaces, forts and sand dunes:-)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div>Lets get the ball rolling with a brand new post on  <b>Rang Decor Readers Creative Spaces.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b>Karthik Vaidhyanathan</b></div><div><b></b>Karthik Vaidhyanathan is from Chettinad in Tamil Nadu and having grown up in a typical Chettinad house with loads of kitsch and colours, he wanted to incorporate these elements in his 1420 sqft new apartment home in Bangalore.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423090264530665970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDqxB9kgq4PtN4oE2HG4F8Y34n84qGHIAf4pp4zt5FWH4A6L7qF-GiXW0ZFttrPNs-_L5UhzBoGZTdqN6Yw6tcydc577bUcONo1A5fWpi9GtbE7azchfDbFgbnHl0gBMmY0VI_Ur065Xw/s400/sitout+2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;">The Chettinad influences are the 7ft </span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1262662268_1"  style="cursor: pointer; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom- background-position: initial initial; color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;">arched wind<span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1262662268_1"  style="cursor: pointer; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom- background-position: initial initial; color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;">ows, that he </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;">found when St. Josephs college on Brigade road, Bangalore was being demolished. They fitted in perfectly into what was once a balcony cum utility area. He also made a small <i><b>tinnai</b> (</i>seating besides the windows). </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1262662268_1"  style="cursor: pointer; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom- background-position: initial initial; color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><b>Karthik</b> continues, '<i>I converted this to become a loungy relaxing sit-out kinda space for entertaining friends and family.'</i></span></span></span></span></div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423090230870617858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgoF7HipPeuXVNbGB-8pSwwpxn5cvp6XVr9-3pSMh6xAgbGVPd1epSGcZ6KGsNSJYQMzIziv1AmOFL5BdKGbcrpXU8O2lTzumKNWXU3r6XYLi5S3AtztHWyjgL0ReG-JFkYzxnUi86rdM/s400/CHETTINAD+TILES+TABLE+2.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" ;font-family:georgia, serif;"><b>Karthik</b> picked up these ceramic chettinad tiles from a shop in Pondicherry and has used it for a coffee table. This is inspired by the traditional <i>'Mannai' </i>which is used during wedding</span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"> ceremonies.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9ivh_doaQ1vNRRaRJSqKIC21N-igSGnDHtQK8bPGnyEZEdyu11pug2HAZ52VXP7BDuQBW_bbQ2eS_8WQBe9r5aKxhr2BHuHynyXaBMWt5kBpWNAQhoOsn5sFyfyVEwcoT87b__dfmgQ/s1600-h/kitchen+table+corner.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423088389237702370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJPkLyVUhnh7YfPBjg9RMSFpH-wvsFBzn-jLcvmQ5at2Gm3xCNJalc8d-9FdpA1i_YXQ5ANvyaS07TkniHcaOxxt_KNbIelH8DwDS-vem_ZDwyH9RH-RjnIWlDpRhKQQulj9ZA91XObf0/s400/dining+n+study+view.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" /><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Karthik</b> explains, <i>"I wanted to convert the open dining space into a study cum work area and wanted to isolate it through the use of two pillars. Did the rounds of antique markets and shops but found them too expensive or too elaborate for a flat. Finally landed up at </i><b><a href="http://rangdecor.blogspot.com/2009/09/vermillion-house.html">Vermilion House</a></b><i> in Bangalore, wherein I saw two pillars with </i><b><i>Yaali</i></b><i> sculpted motif at the top</i></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423090238342896466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSmRVTa7cOh-ZdZTpp0M51VQ80Us15md9H5eeFDOxNb3KTndtPoNyhEMNKRQVHrfP8LXFJA87nF3do6Jh-ovB7Mc-om07IJPZ1O21Fpp0R-qztQ-Kg7lpSi0cTpwMN9otHTh1oMfaLmjU/s400/dining+area+2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:medium;">(Yaali is a mythical creature, that with the face of a lion, the tusks of an elephant and the body of a serpent or ‘makara’ another mythical creature. The Yaalis are prominent in many a south Indian temple as sculptures on the walls or pillars, since the 16th century and they are believed to guard the temple. They are supposed to be more powerful than a lion or elephant) </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>"I also saw two pillars in teak with a floral pattern at the top; these are typically found in Kerala Home. These again really appealed to me. I picked up all four. The remaining two ‘floral’ pillars became the entrance to my kitchen, right opposite to the study."</i></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423100153213980242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCaxaQif3LXSmDmw08iu3x6qdJiAxXbEf1o_eIibpBarrzJ8DNy1Lzjj_jPb_8g9FQ4i6b79xvdYvogzmluc4tXuKxbPntwuMS2m6Ll5H9REOCHOMVD5mjcCBG0gv1DqrUWcUMCE9eQU/s400/KITCHEN+1.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" /><div style="text-align: left;"><i>"I have opened up the kitchen on all sides. As a result one can see through the entire length of the house. Have kept the kitchen in contemporary white and steel to break away the colour all around.</i> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9ivh_doaQ1vNRRaRJSqKIC21N-igSGnDHtQK8bPGnyEZEdyu11pug2HAZ52VXP7BDuQBW_bbQ2eS_8WQBe9r5aKxhr2BHuHynyXaBMWt5kBpWNAQhoOsn5sFyfyVEwcoT87b__dfmgQ/s1600-h/kitchen+table+corner.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423090252877354578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9ivh_doaQ1vNRRaRJSqKIC21N-igSGnDHtQK8bPGnyEZEdyu11pug2HAZ52VXP7BDuQBW_bbQ2eS_8WQBe9r5aKxhr2BHuHynyXaBMWt5kBpWNAQhoOsn5sFyfyVEwcoT87b__dfmgQ/s400/kitchen+table+corner.jpg" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Have converted one of the corners of the kitchen into a 'work' area with a table and a white bar stool from ikea. Helps me work on my laptop as I catch some T.V. "</i></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423090246769599682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1t0e4_Ye4K1tlujjE9zk_y50F9K2bgU7jRuf5EdezrvdnPrri6UQEsrF1KRnUGQBua0OkKBA5bup1fSgau03iOybKkjyM1vUrSaynYxZYTURNKyu92pI6ZznqXbPP-bdmf4h-KcG6nG0/s400/dining+area.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" />The low-rise square dining table with a low hanging light is one of the first pieces of furniture that <b>Karthik</b> got custom-made around 6 years ago at <b>100ft boutique</b> in Indiranagar. The installation on top is the ‘<i>people tree’</i> from Mukul Goyal in Delhi.<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423088400446264514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl2b0Q6nE-bdiWQL0JHfcj9dkSFC_1Oq4iHgr4Jn-Wu6vaRAyFVqK0kgJT6wcCDA6WQk4N5xFiAgqa_1w5LgmssjY7Nl7TJQN8q0bq8fVeUWB1aaZ7r9fuQjYixrtWycHPu_8aTeRbEDs/s400/dining.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" /><div style="text-align: left;">The showcase near the dining table houses lovely antique enamelware tiffin carrier, teapot etc and some very precious family heirlooms.</div><div style="text-align: left;">The whole house has lovely handmade <b>Athangudi</b> tile flooring.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423088408748284690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKsrXUpwyPtYlBwQCNSBaZNpJatXxKyA3fEDpERf7ptHGWnCGwoYBz1ca5IqhZuiLt_rrE56avBkfk-Nn_QKcUF7mZzUCFVKaDWse2TLwnEloY_RqC-fnK9W5TlmTEpambAB7sj58ulZM/s400/DSC_1363.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" /><div style="text-align: left;"><i>View from the living room</i></div></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423103814004820978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTGbr_BylMABleWI9g-iCpGKUBvQeV5ZVZ4O1e55ZFwBsPZCYBXUjwzFCEgTkl1ZqDjVh6NukH0ng4ZKoqOHEtKgOB7ODbBRbTOaB6hMsuVMEb5DHjHuVnakbyjIOzHxFTEt1ieTLJhOU/s400/restored+rosewood+chairs+in+sitout.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px; " /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">The two chairs in the ‘sit-out’ are of rosewood and were picked up from <i>Bamboo Market</i> in Bangalore, a place where one often gets to see old antique stuff of houses that have been demolished. All it took to restore them was some cane-work and polish. A dash of colour through the pillows from <b>Good Earth</b> and one in a similar <i>‘Rajasthan’</i> theme from <b>Rattan</b> stores in Delhi.</div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423103816881673650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tUF0AuPoTWVs4BFIBGgJzpWnj8Vj35yutX8j8eslUxwu1RnWAzPfsPX_bAKu67_nF-RjM_ZrFIgJTTP7lfP-jMKjsL4dnXyGS_oLGJnZVQyDUtw-3PAKuldidPx0krmwGA5dwxmR544/s400/study.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The workspace cabinets and shelves have been made by <b>Karthik's</b>  local carpenter. The knobs on them in various shapes and colours are antiques.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423088382463771602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw4IbEIckapks5mqWIlpZtwWJbRbI0uFDgOLANwwCV0Xw_NqoWU_5YLNmTU8SXF8HVSW5PHSnfCuaeNPkTTrK3OELCJCbf60AQljiV4BunQ5rUnH857RaBmjpunfAzWJedmGEv1RjCv8g/s400/bedroom.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>A peek into his bedroom:-)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Karthik's love and passion for his home comes across so beautifully through these pictures.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">All the best Karthik, enjoy your new home. Thanks for sharing these creative corners of your home with readers of Rang Decor.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" ;font-size:small;">P.S. If you have any questions for Karthik, do mail it to myvarnam@gmail.com.</span></i></div></div>

Rang Decor Readers Creative Spaces: VIII

Wishing all you lovely readers a very Happy New Year, 2010! It's going to be a great year with lots to share with all of you. We just go...

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Rang Decor Readers' Creative Spaces: IV

<span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  >Rajee Sood</span>  <span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://rajeesood.blogspot.com/" style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;"><br /><br />Rajee Sood</a></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  > is a very talented blogger and a home-maker who lives with her husband and two lovely girls Aimee and Sarah in Navi Mumbai. Today she shares a few corners from her very elegant home with us.</span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipi41X6fnrHL_-XyoHCOHwsdq586DHxp7xFzgufHqIN0gHTN-UtXW0bjj7Dxe-5nfCEvpRHSmQ07lfSkdLecF69XErH0H0txmV-SdVbb-8gLf0t__JBT65B3ydeLVxPi3HrKpoGqmlvHfE/s1600-h/NRI+Home-1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: georgia;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308498186530338754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipi41X6fnrHL_-XyoHCOHwsdq586DHxp7xFzgufHqIN0gHTN-UtXW0bjj7Dxe-5nfCEvpRHSmQ07lfSkdLecF69XErH0H0txmV-SdVbb-8gLf0t__JBT65B3ydeLVxPi3HrKpoGqmlvHfE/s400/NRI+Home-1.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a></span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link style="font-family: georgia;" rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CArchana%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><style>  </style>  <p  style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">The </span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" id="lw_1235981140_0"  ><span class="yshortcuts">drawing room corner</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">  where Rajee sits and works on the laptop while enjoying the whole house with just the light from the </span></span><span style="cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; background-attachment: scroll;font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" id="lw_1235981140_1"  ><span class="yshortcuts">table lamps</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">.</span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  >Rajee</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"> describes her home as very urbane.</span></span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link style="font-family: georgia;" rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CArchana%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><style>  </style><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;"  > The style throughout is an eclectic mix of European, ethnic Indian and a bit of orientalia. </span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2CXp_NTropc1wK24nN6xsDML_iRahWhBzkRN77X9KRDgtyYEi6pXqfR8xl8aQ199Z4dq1ThPdUsZvdG5q4rlfF4nQDCImZ14odlHSaYSw4XAprceBStW47hMRlQgOdw3UAS0sPDG-XVH/s1600-h/06.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: georgia;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308501408333568546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2CXp_NTropc1wK24nN6xsDML_iRahWhBzkRN77X9KRDgtyYEi6pXqfR8xl8aQ199Z4dq1ThPdUsZvdG5q4rlfF4nQDCImZ14odlHSaYSw4XAprceBStW47hMRlQgOdw3UAS0sPDG-XVH/s400/06.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a></span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link style="font-family: georgia;" rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CArchana%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><style>  </style>  <p  style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"  >Her </span><span style="cursor: pointer;font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" id="lw_1235981140_5"  ><span class="yshortcuts">coffee table</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">, the center of her life in the house, always has flowers on it.</span></span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span></p><p  style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"  >Rajee </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">adds "It has to have some of my candles. Almost as if to say my coffee table reflects my moods"</span></span><br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></p>  <span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrS9pbG78qheASpRllApDBranDuUsRf7Ux8NAqOHkdwJzoR6owJOAe9ikImIbn5vy57fw6wbQQp8QhyztILiLEgsafakVdXDSDGwJPWFMqJ5koJjYnbkqLgVNk1Qcn4sneRomW9aErayhz/s1600-h/11.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: georgia;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308500564899580034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrS9pbG78qheASpRllApDBranDuUsRf7Ux8NAqOHkdwJzoR6owJOAe9ikImIbn5vy57fw6wbQQp8QhyztILiLEgsafakVdXDSDGwJPWFMqJ5koJjYnbkqLgVNk1Qcn4sneRomW9aErayhz/s400/11.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgruK1m3a82QbsA8OdlUxaHf4nHKAzWU9bA3BP9XPQwEUAyhVZD5M3QRH54qc73BUGAL7QiPar6IGnX1SGMP_fRuWoBZnhaJJwUK2lJSX2GwOTWozeC0jV9jBedk6URFZK4yGAT81WHKm-1/s1600-h/12.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: georgia;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308498205144063570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgruK1m3a82QbsA8OdlUxaHf4nHKAzWU9bA3BP9XPQwEUAyhVZD5M3QRH54qc73BUGAL7QiPar6IGnX1SGMP_fRuWoBZnhaJJwUK2lJSX2GwOTWozeC0jV9jBedk6URFZK4yGAT81WHKm-1/s400/12.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  >Latest edition of Architectural digest and some recent books picked by the family.  </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  ><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><style>  </style><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia;font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;"  >She believes that her home is very subtly evolving with the comfort they look for in their home, with the things they collect, places they've lived, and the family as it grows.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9zWHIu6X5hmISRe36ugU0nR61WdRzggr_vLor_Pfppy3YXjojxyrYc9Ki6z7Fxt0dkMV6ss1fI7Dk0I2l7pUpMGdMYWHK3wPOztpWREsl1KX_xI_zIvLpd_zxHDZaXbd_tbAXPe7bD8zI/s1600-h/08.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: georgia;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308500581611320898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9zWHIu6X5hmISRe36ugU0nR61WdRzggr_vLor_Pfppy3YXjojxyrYc9Ki6z7Fxt0dkMV6ss1fI7Dk0I2l7pUpMGdMYWHK3wPOztpWREsl1KX_xI_zIvLpd_zxHDZaXbd_tbAXPe7bD8zI/s400/08.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggS9PUKEXzgPrH-RIQP2L2uhOV9r9hqcylUjkaCsYLB_-QzeWxE1_TVk9YYaXuvY8Q9IbozfvnhoQhaa6dAGpoCrKlHhv4Kr2ZpdmwJVSY5Ff5eKs4bKDpfXYRMe_lXk59yRwX8cXVa97V/s1600-h/13.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: georgia;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308498198997412370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggS9PUKEXzgPrH-RIQP2L2uhOV9r9hqcylUjkaCsYLB_-QzeWxE1_TVk9YYaXuvY8Q9IbozfvnhoQhaa6dAGpoCrKlHhv4Kr2ZpdmwJVSY5Ff5eKs4bKDpfXYRMe_lXk59yRwX8cXVa97V/s400/13.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a></span>  <meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link style="font-family: georgia;" rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CArchana%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><style>  </style>  <p  style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"  >One of the side tables in the drawing room , a lovely </span><span style="cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; background-attachment: scroll;font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" id="lw_1235981140_6"  ><span class="yshortcuts">little flower arrangement</span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"  > of the latest blooms from her pots, the </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" id="lw_1235981140_7"  ><span class="yshortcuts">floribunda roses</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"> and hydrangea leaves.</span></span><br /><br /></span></p><p  style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class="MsoBodyText"  style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"  ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rajee</span> says<span style="font-style: italic;">, "The strongest influence for my home and me has been </span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"  ><st1:state style="font-style: italic;"><st1:place><span class="yshortcuts"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="cursor: pointer;" id="lw_1235981023_0">California</span></span></span></st1:place></st1:state></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"  > …a few years stint in San Francisco, opened me to a whole new aesthetics of designing with my eastern influences and western sensibilities.  It gives me the calm and satisfaction I look for in my space."</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEs15XsDTFpnnS5gcKgfzj3lsunzuvNNn1VWyZAkzOI98_DjSAbMHcK_9pdGyjv4vEftB-r7T1qrc3rNJLzfwTl7ZiV9DTRCl5WabJufyX7GUCtgy_XPYd1OGCG4h5ST9IyDeOVnF2Ua3/s1600-h/Home09-1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308498194252500914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEs15XsDTFpnnS5gcKgfzj3lsunzuvNNn1VWyZAkzOI98_DjSAbMHcK_9pdGyjv4vEftB-r7T1qrc3rNJLzfwTl7ZiV9DTRCl5WabJufyX7GUCtgy_XPYd1OGCG4h5ST9IyDeOVnF2Ua3/s400/Home09-1.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText"  style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Rajee's older girl Aimee snoozing with her teddy in the dining- drawing area.</span></span><br /><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"  style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIh5kCR-y14OdRhDTQeLTeaESIck8Tly_M-Jt9Jic66vCPJr4hhZqh40Dsi0L4E3khrQwXL96K2li8gj2Bc-iddhqaYcP6F8Nh-Fet6Z5PucQoxOs8WwwxyD4JtR0r1EEcRm8jhl9_3oJ-/s1600-h/10.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308500575942419234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIh5kCR-y14OdRhDTQeLTeaESIck8Tly_M-Jt9Jic66vCPJr4hhZqh40Dsi0L4E3khrQwXL96K2li8gj2Bc-iddhqaYcP6F8Nh-Fet6Z5PucQoxOs8WwwxyD4JtR0r1EEcRm8jhl9_3oJ-/s400/10.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"  style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:georgia;"><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CArchana%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><style>  </style>  </p><p  style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Old project still underway, photos of three generations of her family.</span></p><p class="MsoBodyText"  style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAoHOOrEoLK5-Ra1SsCWMhLaqqdAOyAxtptuH_YA0crKTTrqz1mYakDpUm3aTBfzn8Ix2ExJMI6wTl0jjuv_bIvkYK3P_gwjyV9bYJkzfDOvQnLrMBTIDXOlVzmXxMpgvH234dlFrsS31/s1600-h/P1091813.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308498189626002562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAoHOOrEoLK5-Ra1SsCWMhLaqqdAOyAxtptuH_YA0crKTTrqz1mYakDpUm3aTBfzn8Ix2ExJMI6wTl0jjuv_bIvkYK3P_gwjyV9bYJkzfDOvQnLrMBTIDXOlVzmXxMpgvH234dlFrsS31/s400/P1091813.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"  style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:georgia;">  </p><p class="MsoBodyText"  style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"  >The crockery unit. Rajee had this made centered around the carved panel from </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" id="lw_1235981140_2"  ><span class="yshortcuts">Rajasthan</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">, it now houses her complete glassware, barware and crockery.</span></span><o:p></o:p></span>  </p><p class="MsoBodyText"  style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChxIymOhCPqjXvKEP9GPDHXPUqAMDhxX9agAhuUiRtSZKkKtwy2XpyYickiFqI1qBOYiNyyw1Uoyznj6Ghu_GTaGCl-6vEVoR7HUH_0JyhK919_gTNoDWoZDnUT26BXE9FuroCLpl5kKN/s1600-h/09.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308500576994652082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChxIymOhCPqjXvKEP9GPDHXPUqAMDhxX9agAhuUiRtSZKkKtwy2XpyYickiFqI1qBOYiNyyw1Uoyznj6Ghu_GTaGCl-6vEVoR7HUH_0JyhK919_gTNoDWoZDnUT26BXE9FuroCLpl5kKN/s400/09.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText"  style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Dining area</span></span><br /><br /></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" face="georgia" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXvYdUF_SI02Zr0BCYyHm3TP2Xjlw065Rv6Mzqrt2ZHdvkMixLl5H5A64IfMyBcP72oBApvZe-c5PTd5mf9phFww1K6FS0rgbE1BoQiSpnjA1riNauOVMbRqLNmgDTxiLgbvk6_MvBBlqj/s1600-h/07.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308500590564497138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXvYdUF_SI02Zr0BCYyHm3TP2Xjlw065Rv6Mzqrt2ZHdvkMixLl5H5A64IfMyBcP72oBApvZe-c5PTd5mf9phFww1K6FS0rgbE1BoQiSpnjA1riNauOVMbRqLNmgDTxiLgbvk6_MvBBlqj/s400/07.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" face="georgia" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">A lovely corner with blue and white pottery.</span></span><br /><br /></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirs410YxA1EFF-nSdKPAxIDbvKL7C38w6iF8_cUFYCuRWXQuWl5s20eXQRvSxeijR-MVyNOB4Gg8ToTIMWVfcrZsD0zwoLapvjqeVnW3Kp-59rh96LbQQH8ON_n1uYMugX3f8u35oBV_oL/s1600-h/04.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308501993489224402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirs410YxA1EFF-nSdKPAxIDbvKL7C38w6iF8_cUFYCuRWXQuWl5s20eXQRvSxeijR-MVyNOB4Gg8ToTIMWVfcrZsD0zwoLapvjqeVnW3Kp-59rh96LbQQH8ON_n1uYMugX3f8u35oBV_oL/s400/04.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: georgia;"><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CArchana%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><style>  </style><span style="font-size:85%;">Rajee, <span style="font-style: italic;">"My bedside~ another oriental table in my collection, with a Buddha, blue and white pottery piece from Rajasthan filled in with my husbands </span><span style="cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; background-attachment: scroll; font-style: italic;" id="lw_1235981140_3"><span class="yshortcuts">coin collection</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">. I especially love the Chinese jar I bought at a San Francisco </span><span style="cursor: pointer; font-style: italic;" id="lw_1235981140_4"><span class="yshortcuts">flea market</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">, while antiquing one lazy weekend. A print of  Thakur Singh's work."</span></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheTQcho0t4VOJocunvFO-RRp-eoHaUI2SegMGgPHccbkRvr0TMBTF1A3z5IRaZ6CmgfyLxFovLvhR10o1KNlrQbMfFhhpbjL4t2jhiNc0S1vtzga5XYfssDEjyjQ_Bu-62PcvjFdx8aI-k/s1600-h/05.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308501412015378946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheTQcho0t4VOJocunvFO-RRp-eoHaUI2SegMGgPHccbkRvr0TMBTF1A3z5IRaZ6CmgfyLxFovLvhR10o1KNlrQbMfFhhpbjL4t2jhiNc0S1vtzga5XYfssDEjyjQ_Bu-62PcvjFdx8aI-k/s400/05.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: georgia;"><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CArchana%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><style>  </style>  </p><p  style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Red crewelwork pillows and one of Rajee's own artwork in the back ground.<br /><br /><br /><br />The antique silverware, the gerberas, the gorgeous furnishings and blue pottery blend so well into her unique urbane space.</span></p><p  style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span></p><p  style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Thanks for sharing these lovely corners from your home, your world, Rajee!</span></p><p  style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span></p><p  style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Do visit her stylish blog <a href="http://rajeesood.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rajee Sood</span></a>.</span></p><p  style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span></p><p  style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em><strong>P.S</strong>~ If you have any questions for Rajee about her home, please ask in the comments section so she can reply to you.</em></span></p>  <p style="font-family: georgia;"></p>

Rang Decor Readers' Creative Spaces: IV

Rajee Sood Rajee Sood is a very talented blogger and a home-maker who lives with her husband and two lovely girls Aimee and Sarah in Navi...

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Rang Decor Readers' Creative Spaces: II

<strong>Shalini Bahadur</strong><br /><div><div>Shalini is a freelance writer and researcher. Today she shares a few creative corners from her serene oasis in Dubai. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293221088057396274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGj6x0qYEr20ghOK9hN-V3b50RTx2koV7MEn372Ibh1lUcU6Jj0IGvcBgfkhtBzKEzAURpc6BBi_IiZxmf7Wd1opfIYrMGBMkRnUByuvzwdh2IopK84MXzH0aJW5ptZWHM2uS-mICcEOQY/s400/Living+room+close-up.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 300px; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; text-align: center;" />She describes her home as contemporary but also individualistic. Modern lines but with a sense of warmth and comfort. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293222519669605922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DM_m5tMAhjnxKxUOABFDqzfDnOsNesKfinyucxSYSE_nNpEQamftdUI1SPw564q-CpRQRQy90p2ixHwr5jNNi3JuYSh8a6mXeDToul1KRZFpzCim6nQp7Lr2DkaMg82dWbOXTPjnNfEA/s400/Living+room+corner.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 300px; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; text-align: center;" />Her philosophy, that truly reflects in her home, is that one need not spend loads of money to buy paintings by famous artists to make one's home beautiful. Being creative and inventive is the key. <span style="font-style: italic;">(She has been extremely inventive given the fact that she left most of her art & paintings back in India, when she moved to Dubai with her husband.)</span> <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293295755508491858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Qh2IoXpOOQXvRSVmM1LwSzibp9omvB7MmxiHcGnYYPy8qPxpYbzaUnlKhTly1VG785gty7NN-0Rwvt_kwIBH6jQjDc70rcCcRgnjY2cYs99o3jHtcIwakBKsSgUSvtwTvRNdwmFmMQOJ/s400/paisley1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 306px; height: 400px; text-align: center;" /><em>This simple paisley design artwork has been handmade by Shalini.</em><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293295757741577538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipE6_H-1c1FtulPJz0V0iFIPgohdPYqkwTDDJceX_8-c7yAhUQmRlKPzV-MBFu2JWoZfasuDcoMR9P-NDOirJBgvLiJxi44aBgqu8CZ6CSo5aFirPd4aZ9AsSbXfUjYGU9S669lDoaVJtG/s400/paisley2.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 305px; text-align: center;" /><em>A close-up of the paisley design.</em><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293222523820931138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRkbFCeXLO29qz2bn8lB8q0njZEK3qrScaZAltR-vy00FHjN4StpyJywGApiiRvPkmYsPBngl92eXEuWsh7Jynr4cFyT-PoTr7hHN0109fXi0l4XlK6Ct3LRIIPV0qarsbEMmJ8TSE15E/s400/art1.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; text-align: center;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">The horse and the rider print in her bedroom is actually a newspaper cutting that Shalini really liked.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293297828648547042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzMEDiIzYPAXtjyDAxSDhnZv5xUppp6u5RazepoW6tPRnh1ypamUut_6C-VanGCCuDBXr4CATVaFUSz_zAYwCIgBSlExqqFH9e-yrAgAxP-avXwdaDw0D5C0k-HwjIX6PjWZW_o_lvRcO/s400/borders.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 345px; height: 400px; text-align: center;" /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">The black and white framed artwork is a wrapping paper from Borders</span>! <em>Teamed with beautiful cushions from Ikea, makes it a relaxing corner in her living room.</em>* Very creative*<br /><br />Shalini continues<em>,"I like symmetry and pairing things, but not to the extreme. I definitely don't like the <strong>magazine perfect </strong>look".<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293220152861939170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUULnCe4BsSYObktxCkCvJMYSk4uh97ZXBxMI8fpO89dW9g7AevwvhrEvRmSVbEn_3gxVphavKdwaJWDIf12GpVCEkwRX2n5YTL__NbPXpwbF3CM3fyDpYkVdA-k2NBKSLlbk2-_vQtJy/s400/art2.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 300px; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; text-align: center;" />Mr & Mrs. as she calls them were picked up from a garage sale in Kansas City.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293222523592128930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLzBXSMLu2Z2fIsDKmntQOCp641iwBxd1X36LinY-21fZFuokZU1StN5qUSAES1XPKykX_od6pf1wWxDhmE-FNaJeM8QjnufR2GfGaZTYsEL_mxAwM9ozZhEmOoDAfCEyH_s1QCZCn0wNn/s400/color+with+art.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; cursor: pointer; height: 328px; text-align: center;" />A cotton durrie hangs on the wall was a gift from her mother-in-law.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293220155946377922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoeEGXwg6odJs0RAqttE9gu7dmdhJkdE4fsqXgkPAwqXMm51fmytFnHkhp8OG5Iy8283v18XjEdo2gKI4C3LsdWzmBRPkdeIquJnu88Fy0y3K7_SKFtR4KPzuHVKkRca29lQFqH7PnCk31/s400/Bedroom+corner.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 300px; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; text-align: center;" />This bedroom corner has simple elements of nature. A set of four framed leaves picked up during her morning walks. The delicate leaf pattern on the table lamp goes really well with the frames.<br /><br /></em>Shalini loves surrounding herself with things with personal history, mementos from travels, arts & crafts and loads of books.<br /><em><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293220596710517058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtdE3DGVJQyrGamIvbOXZ7ioaxgx1HZMKwPxUmvf7-CSRxY3rbwvRcdQ2rDgWcJppWZ32jM6m2ra3oJJ18qt0fAiN7Nql-dUIF5H7HrD61-RaTvy7m4AhOkzEcmYBj1PhzrW9jsj4J8VzZ/s400/naniji.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 300px; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; text-align: center;" />This photograph in the silver frame is of Shalini's maternal grandmother.</em> * So beautiful*<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293220164676458178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGYioTOipdKX3jowRfOHVqFiU-vIHx49LyDx15hceI9hyIFfOqSAw87wbAy5-A-NP6GxMMLi4lB0r-VcfVaY12p21SbgFHcrTWRtUS73euteae_talmxm459FtzOEfjOuEf6gLd5yWvY5/s400/coffee+table+close-up.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; text-align: center;" /><em>Books form an intergral part of Shalini's home space.</em> Another very important thing in her home is nature's treasures brought back from morning walks:-)<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293220159152018098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHxX6gFt2UPtd83XtFbA-810ldiiPR-A1oUoHuSdBeIQ3didw9sNRjs1-fLTz48gJu8fmHcDmtz6Xz8Bpmaxi1fgwo28labg94cwVC9MCA7yHx8tU8Xd1k52ng5ubBrKnYm6qyRwfBhNVJ/s400/Coffee+table.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; cursor: pointer; height: 268px; text-align: center;" /><em>Delicate Neem flowers, Frangipani or even few stems of fresh neem leaves add that extra cheer to her space.</em><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293220589873476402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPikqW0nq5dXoLf9bQ8_hgv1HjlqIgfuIJ2-ZwIHS10VIrO4tjub2fkxAE_WpywLItNrokPtJof5OEF4VM0o-959yT0LrcB5ihv87tshW84borhd3tLxcxSJUuPEtBRhau2-W3yqe5egan/s400/glowing+neem+leaves.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; cursor: pointer; height: 268px; text-align: center;" /><em><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293307789241751234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEJ58EjOVVyLEFIA1wgSB3Y6IeWH5mU23TQU0PgimAhY37qBGoUQ4WoTpGzk0dqhgR7CGmctYQDnbPWDOB0XRuWnz2p6sRjJFsl5DS-v9n18Ql2CxiWNljYVm_dMPT1UuvVvKBlXqotoY/s400/sunny+coffee+table.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center;" />"My home is a place where you can put your feet up, curl up on the couch and simply feel at ease."</em> says Shalini.<br />I completely agree.<br />Thanks for sharing some beautiful corners from your home Shalini!<br />She blogs at <strong><a href="http://oftravelsandtravails.blogspot.com/">of travels and travails </a></strong>and shares her beautiful photographs on flickr as <strong><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ganobristol/">ganobristol</a><br /><br /></strong></div><div></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><em></em></div><div><em><strong>P.S</strong>~ If you have any question for Shalini about her home, please ask in the comments section so she can reply to you.</em> </div></div>

Rang Decor Readers' Creative Spaces: II

Shalini Bahadur Shalini is a freelance writer and researcher. Today she shares a few creative corners from her serene oasis in Dubai. She de...

7:54 PM

New Feature~ Rang Decor Readers' Creative Spaces: I

<span style="font-family:georgia;">New Year brings with it a fresh new feature on <strong>Rang Decor</strong>.<br /><br /><strong>Rang Decor</strong> has been a medium through which I have <span style="font-style: italic;">'met'</span> so many creative and talented people from around the world.<br />For the next couple of weeks I will be featuring amazing home spaces of some of the readers of <strong>Rang Decor.</strong><br />Yes, <strong>real</strong> people and their <strong>real</strong> homes.<br /><br /></span><strong><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Megha Punater<br /></span></strong><div><span style="font-family:georgia;"><strong><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291095904452846210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih-V2RLPmL_KgTMR3llhu5hN8eJqbADbQny7yz9uZ9L7QtdID3U0sOHAxhfCynsisGTIJrPE7WEhQpCA1RwEjuY2zwEgBKS7MkGQwkQmW8eTDD5_cA_hK3QIs7s8esKs6bFi0ccewyb4lo/s400/DPP_0018.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 267px; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; text-align: center;" /></strong></span><strong></strong></div><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em>Ganesha Idol in her temple in the living room</em><br /><strong>Megha</strong> is one of the</span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> most talented people I have met online. She is a potter, an artist and a designer who studied design in NID and now lives with her Belgian husband Steven and two lovely children Arth and Nitya in Belgium.<br /><br />The colours in her home are vibrant. She says, </span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em>"The philosophy behind our home is warmth. Belgium being so cold and grey, we wanted colours in our home."<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291097287033692162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_bVTHYch7TEyvKSa7bfVWRIkP62v5BWGjvE31yUeMv7-rBfdo5bsKd1A55CT5BxjSBeXO3WrE1Ev5PDewtLQl2jPxAhM-cLUEhGv-vMIbt3UPTWtSs4tmb1n_6h9JIDI4lLL5KRju2D_/s400/IMG_0274.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; cursor: pointer; height: 267px; text-align: center;" /></em><em>Bright pink pooja plate in her temple.</em><br />There is a lot of Indian influence, given that she is from India and also her husband's love for India.<br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291095908917286002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdvQAUioj1AaHurhsjghX_jWuGy9nIXStZp36CUEQFL7LW8J5t7YaR-qjD_4_XPZI84UrVN4dgkgX-WaZ-xXtGc6HTldOHIWG5W6idjjg9Y4Rc5S_vGrUUrX-IOMGz9w09xiHV0AJaMY-i/s400/DPP_0022.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 267px; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; text-align: center;" /> </span><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">Megha loves handmade & hand embroidered textiles.<br /></span></div><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291097285842179970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKYF2iWJZU5eUSfY58PO9oqeLCUxgdlS-djkhzxER9aUmITyHGPvzg5g14RVTupFYCiTopxFTwEmB_mqN9mhCa1Ivx1JZu_hGWwZCXmol05O5Kj_abjh1F7nj4PjWRAMd0ItRO9qNSXi2/s400/IMG_0446.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; cursor: pointer; height: 267px; text-align: center;" />Sitting area with sofa covered with brightly coloured textiles.</em> ( She descibes the colours as Kitschy Indian Bazaar)<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291116478550448978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFvp3v8AcWF2a_aBGxZJjRopeveq33Kt8LrA75qcz-lAXl4AvXONa4wiLZf1MC5rNUTuTkWAAjdvo3jN2jXxEfLvru7xNMxiZQLy1Ved-jcSbMdwLoeJy4vbKOsthsAlGcg4BJYov3hVV/s400/DPP_0042.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center;" /><em><strong>Popat green</strong> wall is a perfect backdrop for these antique casts. </em><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291096710737446322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPWQKAE-j1Rnwpv-KtbWXFZIWjaX8wWkJQSCAiCcrrXNObGecJ_GPUkF5CyIC4_ZKfg2REWdNTUfgZHvY_n2rD33EJXTCZ3JNoUEwqWiFNhl4c-L_7ibXfW4Of7RvZV6Tb92zm5tJ0uo-/s400/DPP_0043.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; cursor: pointer; height: 267px; text-align: center;" /><em>Coffee table with books & treasures picked up during various travels.</em><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291097289726601986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4JBW0RLZk1YPG4uWzLkeaz4Pokd9uJFqj3ojql9joeLZ_wvPkz6HDHWLJWfg5oRwbVTjiuH8kwe-ng48fo2pE_ZVURWzalWv0Sfsh1otZF68k7ddpS5KsO9GhP87qqcoFfnJ94DS1NFs6/s400/IMG_0460.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; cursor: pointer; height: 267px; text-align: center;" /><em>Hand painted Ganesha jacket cupboard.</em><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291097288368714802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw35jAltt8LjRCU43AptM5oDCmshX1ztHd9NTCaJ9mI-Iq7Vu40UmDc4kmDO187K7wPUj48edoKq0zANqFDeL9RDzEItI77lDu3eCN3P7sJtQo0tejJGsUEUW6Jp-8QX3mHfvI0gQoKhV8/s400/IMG_0449.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; cursor: pointer; height: 267px; text-align: center;" />Megha continues, <em>" There is a lot of wooden furniture and especially European ones bought in flea markets and restored by me."</em><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291095912248087042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcXMwdcLGqTtgXd7UqEjaAYRChVXbWde5-8AdiGFRnMgbv-WTJImyQSanUKNKuyt960Cgxq62b0ceqj3_JJF1G1M5P5ySqysECKceTViTxTWY5Sz389i-en4wPyhjbLvSPyir5VL8BiQVn/s400/DPP_0024.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 267px; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; text-align: center;" /><em>Kitchen shelf with books, vases and her grand collection of mugs.</em> *Sigh*<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291096713339729970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpxSokQd5jZBAunbfvpWUxJdgNYOa4bLIu_kjKzySrUVCe64omaoevIHv-czWOiWU4Zo_npw_VT8xWMxAqc2JHC2eFp6NjoYyU2v3PDsq00Apy3qZKSZUhnlm-Xx9C6r-Y1DnqHZCu5uy1/s400/IMG_0271.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; cursor: pointer; height: 266px; text-align: center;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291097293179967298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4EuaWENceflhI_S2UD8ASHKndOlB_QOG6cHm1tz-7611BlHq4CAnvX9ZVDo_n7EVZ8VVGJ3h60KJJ8-F0Vc6J1BfuOoIMqqOO5d05TygUaYgVS4T9HizMhvC8kYKJMnPihQVy48GWG11i/s400/IMG_0477.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; cursor: pointer; height: 267px; text-align: center;" /><em>Megha's ancestral kitchenware and mesh egg holder, now a cookie holder displayed against a green wall.</em><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291096703381431298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidht-12CyW9_omvPMBEXoo7aNs_-Eq6b80S-M-l8MMytGRdbWaLX0MsrJ_rVKTfFXo0hNC0Es_MDFj0_a93EbPE4INYBaruA-VXs0-Fg1zV5bElhEjGspM5_9DlfFtdeMWwQHnBTTCU9x2/s400/DPP_0034.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; cursor: pointer; height: 267px; text-align: center;" /><em>Her room is painted in two colours inspired by Indian village homes and here you see some of her handbags displayed on hooks.</em><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291096703243048370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRpo-1Mh76PAxwb81wtFQsQ5cKLbxbDrUwYlyztNeh1tPGPzxD4RgUdDEb4Z9hQpHzw9_qEccMxpGETnCkJXsMp16L0n3041QMI2DrzgXjtI8oSKSjs5h0vgZdWn50Kyakoko512rG3rNT/s400/DPP_0031.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 267px; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; text-align: center;" /><em>These frames were picked up from Rajasthan in India.</em> *Love that peacock feather*<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291095915211852786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRAWG-US9kb7vKA2gr821lzBjEU6_09UoK6QhlsXDY3yr41Yp1il55ZUXuInufb3SjIQqEPfP07YVPYtLAvfpf5c3wUuvUN9R5R8h0WWWxvp240toevd3_oieGplahxuKYRNgiwLvl4vmX/s400/DPP_0029.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 267px; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; text-align: center;" /></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em>Her verandah wall painted in bright yellow. A paint called <strong>'Delhi Bazaar'</strong> by Dulux.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291096710722468226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivtyZJEP7nxeeWlPfxX4Sx-EFASD-ls_0xnvTI8JuPm6lX8sQB4PT-kM1ki6jF30Oew5P1GRgDg0qU6l1Xj08RPqAB2so8eNoim67jJ2zaTjW5yLz9gTlI6DA1YsckVZqvwsF4jI3OS_ZL/s400/DPP_0047.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; cursor: pointer; height: 267px; text-align: center;" />This is Megha's workspace. Her latest works and inspirations hang on this gorgeous yellow wall. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291114095456082802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63hIJLiX4fQyLliw3rGvoBuLxzAp8-U96klegIaNiDv6FlCO-AR_bjtemgCOlV2dIng2WMotoGWmwgJSPN380ZwzUsyezlLDXQqZe8_CxJcMreXj1CLppItEgrc2p7_ZQasbbrn3U18xs/s400/IMG_0448.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center;" />Last but not the least, this Ikea cast in her children's room has been hand painted by Megha!</em><br />I end this post, with my eyes hungry for more colours and my heart greatly inspired by this very humble and hugely talented lady~ <strong>Megha. </strong><br />Thanks for sharing your space with us.<br /><br />Her blog, </span><a href="http://arthandnitya.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><strong>arth and nitya</strong> </span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;">is a glimpse into her creative world. Do say hello:-)<br /><br /><em><strong>P.S</strong>~ If you have any question for Megha about her home, please ask in the comments section so she can reply to you.</em></span>

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