Engrave And Cherish Your Memories

We don't remember days, we remember moments, we make memories. Memories are timeless treasures of the heart. 

"Memory is a way of holding onto 

the things you Love,

the things you are,

the things you never want to lose."

                                               Kevin Arnold

We make memories with our loved ones but how do you immortalize them, how do you cherish them. Want to know how I immortalize them. I engrave and cherish!! Let me introduce you to an amazing online store that helps you in cherishing memories that last forever, it's Engrave.in. 

Engrave gives you option to personalize and engrave your photos in various ways. Choose your picture, add a message/quote in your choice of fonts, add beautiful corners to enhance the look of engraved plaque (you can even choose different kind of plaques too, wooden, cherry red silver leaf, brown silver leaf and many other options) and you are done!! Just check out their website once and I bet you will be exploring everything you see there. In a few simple steps you can personalize your picture, artwork, quotes and lot more. 

There is everything for everyone. See what I chose from Engrave. This beautiful elephant canvas print is adorning my living room. It's majestic.

Canvas print quality is excellent. Colours and patterns are just beautiful.

Closer look of the canvas print to give you idea how beautiful it is. Click on the picture for better view,

And what else....yes I got one more thing. This is something I am going to cherish all my life. I got my family picture engraved with a message that says our story :) Isn't it beautiful. I know now you can't resist and want to personalize and engrave your picture. Go on dear and get it done. Believe me you will going to love it. 

A closer look. My husband who is not very fond of art and decor :( found this piece amazing and unique. Now he wants to take this plaque to his office to place it on his table because he truly loved it. Message etched on to the wooden plaque is very clear and easily readable.

Text I added on plaque has our (my family members') name hidden in it. Now you got some guessing work here :)
Engrave has a nice collection of plaques, canvas prints, name plates, clocks, vinyl decals, kitchenware, lamps, coasters and what not. I know dear readers now have got a place where you can easily choose gifts for everyone, for every occasion.  

I can't take my eyes off this beauty. It has lovely message, beautiful corners and image of my loved ones. The feeling is inexplicable. Big thanks to Engrave for helping me immortalize my memories.

And to let you all know, this lovely orange watering can is a gift from my dear friend and fellow blogger Vandana. Thanks Vandana, it's beautiful:)

P.S. : All the images and views expressed here are mine though complementary gifts are provided by Engrave.in 

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DIY Square Wreath

I have thought for some time how much I like the look of Square Wreaths. They are different and this is one of those projects that I dragged my feet on.



1) I didn't need yet another wreath to store away when it wasn't season for it to be on display.

2) I must force myself to learn to admire from afar, or risk being called a hoarder.

3) And, how many Fall wreaths can I really find places

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DIY 3-Tier Stand

Who knew

that this pile of 

JUNK 

could turn out

to be a

fun and useful

3-tier stand!






I saw these made by Angie at Knick of Time and knew that I loved them so much, that I would try my hand at making one. Sure enough, it was an easy and fun project. If you don't want to make one, just watch for them on Knick of Time's Etsy account. Angie sells a lot of these.


I went to garage

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Home Tour: Ruma Ghosh

Many of my readers wanted me to showcase beautiful ethnic Indian homes in my blog. So today I am showcasing a very beautiful eclectic home of Ruma Ghosh. You must have seen an image of this home earlier in my Youtube video: Yeh Mera Ghar. Now lets take a tour of this soulful home without any delay. 

In Ruma's own words...

"At present, we live in a 5000sq ft penthouse in Greater Noida. 
I guess people from North-east have some aesthetic DNA, and I am no different. I say so because if you travel through the states of North-east you will find very few houses which do not have flower plants lining their front. You will find blood red begonias growing out of rusted tins & jars yet placed beautifully in front of a thatched house. Its a common sight to see local forest orchids hanging out of trees or stumps of a tree adorning houses in quaint little villages of Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Assam to name a few". 

Below is the image of her living room. The painting in the background depicts The Pushkar Mela done by her friend, Sagarika Sen.

Now take a look of other side of her living room....

"I get inspiration from all sorts of things, it could be a distressed old wooden bench a queer looking pot or a beautiful plant. To me it is immaterial whether I am living in a rented accommodation or a place of my own, the house which shelters me and my family of three boys and a wonderful husband from wind, rain and scorching sun has to be loved and taken care of. Decorating my home is my way of saying " I love you Home".

In below image vintage "Time" Magazines' cover page covers wall in the dining room, photo frame kept near table lamp was a DIY project by one of my sons. I immortalized it by putting a toddler snap of my husband, Arnab & the painting in the last is wedding gift from a very dear friend, painter who is quite a household name in Singapore now. This is one of her initial paintings when she had just started.

Her love for paintings and framed pictures is clearly visible in all these images.
Some more gallery walls....

"Born a midst the pristine green and gentle rolling hills of a tea garden I guess my first vision through the windows of our bungalow was of the well manicured and lovingly laid garden of my mother. Those days furniture were minimalist mostly consists of cane and other beautiful woods procured locally. However, even without the designer furniture,at a glance everything around us was balanced and beautiful. I guess that laid the foundation of my love for decorating home".

"Flowers that I have grown in different point of time".

Marriage boosted this feeling as my hubby Arnab is blessed with a keen sense of art and does a neat job of painting and and fixing a lot of my stuff at home. As luck would have we had to shift home many a times and together we have always ended up creating new look for all the places that we have lived in. I guess that too helped in coming up with new ideas.

Below is a picture collage of this year's Diwali celebration.

I am totally in love with her decor style and beautifully done up home. What about you dear readers, what do you think of this beautiful home...tell me...I am all ears :) I hope you enjoyed this home tour as much as I did.

Stay tuned and I will be showing you something very special. Have a wonderful weekend ahead!!

P.S. All the images are provided by Ruma Ghosh and subject to copyright. Please do not copy any picture without her permission.

Design Decor & Disha: An Indian Decor Blog

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Feed Sack Clothes Pin Holder

I have been hanging on to the feed sack for a while. I thought it looked interesting and my son's last name is Kelly. In the back of my mind, I was going to make it into a pillow for my DIL (Daughter-In-Law) but she hates throw pillows! Is that even possible?

But when we were visiting this summer, she was hanging clothes out on the line and didn't have a clothes pin holder to use! BINGO! I

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Indian Homes

I love everything about our country India. The food, people, festivals, different languages, various art forms and most importantly beautifully done homes that emanate warmth. Recently I was looking for some Indian home decor inspiration on my Venue tab and found some fascinating images. Sharing some of eye candies straight from my Dell Venue tab. 

Isn't this a mesmerizing corner with all the Buddha head in different sizes clubbed together with other statues and idols. 

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I really liked the distressed wood cabinet in this Asian home.

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One more beautiful cabinet. Did you notice how beautifully Ivy is placed here.

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Low seating, carved arches and portraits add the touch of Mughal decor

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The simplicity of this India inspired bedroom is what makes it feast for the eyes. 

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Now who doesn't want a nook like this one. So vibrant and looks so comfy.

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Flooring, seating and picture wall add wow factor in this room. Agree...!!

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Oh I have so many eye candies but will share them later. Giving some rest to my Venue tab as it has worked a lot and helped me in blogging a lot.

• Click here to see images of beautiful Indian home.
• Click here to see images of ethnic Indian home.

See you all very soon with a very special home tour :) Stay tuned!!

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MacKenzie Childs Inspired Christmas Deer

Is it a gift or a curse? And it happens a lot...




I am wondering down the aisle at Hobby Lobby and see this...


It's a Christmas ornament. A harmless plastic deer head with glittered antlers. But my mind is saying...



This could be a much cooler Christmas wall hanging

 with an influence from my favorite Courtly Check

 of MacKenzie Childs!




After purchasing it,
I painted the head

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