katiedid has tagged me.
It's where I tell you all a bit more about myself:-)
1. I had an arranged marriage.
My now husband/then a prospective groom & I decided to get married exactly two & a half hours after meeting each other. We've been married 8 years now & have a 5 year old daughter.
2. I am a self-confessed chai addict. Well, I use that as an excuse to collect loads of interesting ceramic mugs.
3. I am a fruits person. I get very insecure when the fruit-bowl on my dining table gets empty…
4. I have 4 piercings in each ear and one on my nose.
5. I learnt Bharatnatyam for many years and abandoned it to pursue my love for Hindustani classical music to the disappointment of my mother who is fantastic dancer.
6. My handbag is always filled with small biscuit packets, which I give to beggars on traffic signals since I don’t believe in throwing coins at them.
7. I absolutely love traveling by Indian railways, the crowd, the chai-sellers, crying babies, yelling passengers, the loud whistles of the steam engine…that is ‘the real India’!
8. I can eat any number of ‘Gol Guppas/Pani Puris’ an Indian street food.
I now tag...
My Marrakesh, Indigo Blue, Rochambeau, Smosch, Hei Astrid, Anknel and Burblets, the happy living blog, LotusHaus
It's where I tell you all a bit more about myself:-)
1. I had an arranged marriage.
My now husband/then a prospective groom & I decided to get married exactly two & a half hours after meeting each other. We've been married 8 years now & have a 5 year old daughter.
2. I am a self-confessed chai addict. Well, I use that as an excuse to collect loads of interesting ceramic mugs.
3. I am a fruits person. I get very insecure when the fruit-bowl on my dining table gets empty…
4. I have 4 piercings in each ear and one on my nose.
5. I learnt Bharatnatyam for many years and abandoned it to pursue my love for Hindustani classical music to the disappointment of my mother who is fantastic dancer.
6. My handbag is always filled with small biscuit packets, which I give to beggars on traffic signals since I don’t believe in throwing coins at them.
7. I absolutely love traveling by Indian railways, the crowd, the chai-sellers, crying babies, yelling passengers, the loud whistles of the steam engine…that is ‘the real India’!
8. I can eat any number of ‘Gol Guppas/Pani Puris’ an Indian street food.
I now tag...
My Marrakesh, Indigo Blue, Rochambeau, Smosch, Hei Astrid, Anknel and Burblets, the happy living blog, LotusHaus
This post comes in a bit early, I usually post on Fridays. I'll be away for few days, but I just had to share one of my favourite decorating tips with all of you.
Fresh flowers bring in happiness, positivity & cheer into one's home. I buy flowers from my local florist and keep them in special corners in my home. Most of all I love floating flowers in Urlis, terracotta containers, brass plates and even in my Ikea cup ;-)
Next time try floating some rose petals or even wild flowers picked up from your garden in a bowl and see the beauty it brings in.
Some design ideas from books & travels...
There are various styles of embroidery in India & from different regions and it would be an enormous task to cover all of them in one small post.
Colourful cushion covers from 
Door hanging from 
Hand Embroidery bed cover from 
Amazing cushion covers from 
This white on cream is a dream:-) from 
Love this from 
Silver & Gold from 
Lovely combination from 
My mirrorwork cushion cover picked up from a Crafts Fair:-)
Anuradha's creations
The reception area with a sofa made of natural fibres and a colourful patch-work upholstery. 
Anuradha's workspace, where she creates those rich, colourful clothes.
She has a passion for old chests- she stores her accessories in them.
Her tiny loo is also beautifully designed. Gorgeous greens & yellows..the walls have stencilled flowers. Isn't this truely amazing!!!
India is a country with rich art & craft heritage. I personally love the various art & crafts and try to incorporate them in my home.
'The Owl' occasionally sits on my crockery sideboard.
Animal figures in my daughter's bathroom.
This is Rafia Jacob in her lovely colonial mansion in Kottayam named Casa Kunnenkeril.
Rafia is passionate about antiques, she collects colonial furniture, unusual artefacts, accessories.. which is displayed casually in her home & garden.
Rafia also restores old Kerala houses. Her craftsmen repair and restore these houses and bring them back to their original splendor. Great Job!
Amazing wooden chests, pillars and traditional brass lamps.
Lovely, Lovely furniture, desks, cupboards & chairs.