tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81652594091539339722024-03-14T02:24:52.622-07:00The Design EnthusiastSudhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02987412242044006509noreply@blogger.comBlogger225125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8165259409153933972.post-60076177151202147222017-05-23T08:24:00.000-07:002017-05-23T20:48:36.190-07:00House Beautiful: At Home With Disha<div>
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I bring to you a refreshing Pune home filled with amazing DIYs and cosy corners carefully done up to perfection. The lovely home of Disha. This beautiful place reflects her passion for decor and design. And her blog is aptly called <b> <a href="http://designdecoranddisha.blogspot.in/" target="_blank">Design, Decor and Disha</a></b></div>
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The blogging journey has helped me make wonderful friends and Disha is among them. A self taught artist who have been featured among the most popular bloggers around the globe.<br />
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She has recently started writing for the Tribune. Such an honour to know her. On to the pictures of her beautiful home and a chat with this sweet human being. </div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">It's 1125 sq ft well lit and airy apartment</span><br />
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<b>Decor and Style inspirations</b></div>
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I don't stick to a particular style of decorating. I love to mix and match and hence I call it my own style of decorating. I am decor enthusiast and love everything that is aesthetically pleasing. I like my home to be unique to me it is a place that has been evolving with my decor aesthetics each passing day. I put my heart and soul to decorate my home and totally love the fact that it looks lived in and not like the designer homes that we see in magazines. </div>
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<b>Living room</b><br />
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My favorite space in my home is my work-space. It's a place where new ideas are born and creative juices flow. I spend hours painting, writing, creating stuff and reading here. I have decorated this space with some of my favourite and close to my heart accessories. My home studio is full of positivity and warmth. For me, it is a little piece of heaven.<br />
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<b>Your favourite piece of furniture or accessory</b></div>
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My favourite piece of furniture is the magnificent dresser that I totally adore for its size, color, beautiful patterns and sleek design. It has sufficient storage space and houses a vanity stool too. Dresser top is quite wide that makes it a versatile piece of furniture.<br />
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<b>Proudest DIY (I know you have many :))</b></div>
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No artefact in the world can equate the charm and satisfaction that a handmade stuff brings and hence I love to create stuff especially to adorn my abode. Most of the decor accessories in my home are handmade and handpainted and I love all my DIYs. I create the stuff with equal enthusiasm and love so choosing one out of so many would be really hard for me.<br />
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<b>Favourite shopping (for design and decor) destinations</b></div>
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I don't shop often instead I create stuff myself. But if I find something extraordinary that can not be created then I go ahead and bring it home. I love to shop at Dastkari haat, flea markets, @Home and antique stores.</div>
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<b>Priced possession(s)</b></div>
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Recently I have created an Indian art gallery wall in my living room. I have created around eight different Indian art forms like mud-mirror work of Rajasthan, Madhubani painting of Bihar, Mural of Kerala, Warli of Maharashtra, Bengal painting of West Bengal, Gond of MP, Pattachitra of Odisha, Kalamkari of Andhra Pradesh while Tanjore of Tamilnadu and Ganjifa card of Mysore are gifted to me by dear friends. So this wall in my living room that depicts rich cultural heritage of India is definitely my prized possession.</div>
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<b>That's simply amazing :)</b></div>
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<b>Anything you would add or change in design(layout) or decor</b></div>
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I just hate the sofa in my living room though it is a teak wood sofa and I recently gave it a makeover then too I just don't like the look of it. I wish I could buy a new one but because we keep moving from one city to another after every few years the idea doesn't seem feasible.<br />
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Keep your home clean and de-cluttered. Don't follow the rules instead, make your own so that your home reflects your personality. A home should be decorated in a way that it should never allow the eye to settle in one place. So add lots of character and drama with accessories. Put your soul into it and stamp it with your personality.<br />
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<b>A peek into the kitchen</b><br />
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<b>Thanks a Ton Disha for letting us into your haven. </b></div>
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Thanks a lot Sudha for featuring my ever evolving home on your lovely blog. </div>
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Do check out her blog and social media links for regular updates. And be inpsired. </div>
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Blog Design Decor & Disha: http://designdecoranddisha.blogspot.in/</div>
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Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/designdecoranddisha</div>
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Instagram: https://instagram.com/designdecoranddisha</div>
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<b>Thank you Disha for taking time out to share your beautiful home on the Design enthusiast</b></div>
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</span>Sudhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02987412242044006509noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8165259409153933972.post-78427586557787636472017-04-27T05:52:00.001-07:002017-04-27T05:52:55.974-07:00Vintage love: Teak love...Danish Teak birds by Jacob Hermann<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Teak and rosewood birds, with brass feet, designed by Jacob Hermann and produced in Denmark in the 1950's. Photo: Wright, Chicago</span><div>
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Ihave been contemplating wood carving for a while now. These are a major motivation :)</div>
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Material: Teak</div>
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Period: 1960</div>
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Details: custom made by a local carpenter</div>
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Dimensions: 66" x 31" x 12"<span style="color: #414141; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px;"> </span></span></div>
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"The set of three nesting tables were designed by Severin Hansen during the 1960s, and were manufactured by Haslev Mobelsnedkeri in Denmark. The tables are made from Brazilian Rosewood and feature sleek tapered legs."<br />
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Designer: Severin Hansen<br />
Manufacturer/Maker: Haslev Møbelsnedkeri<br />
Design Period:1960 to 1969<br />
Country of Manufacture:Denmark<br />
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The vintage Gindi (water jug/spout) used in hindu rituals gives company to my serene sleeping buddha. The gindi is used for daily and ceremonial rituals performed for the reigning deity in temples in kerala. </div>
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A miniature antique brass vilakku and my son's etikopaka wooden god figurines.My little one loves to do his daily pooja to these gods :)</div>
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An antique Tara paired with antique brass vilakku set.</div>
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My mid century modern lamp, dancing ganehsa lamp and a vintage flower vase adorns my side table.<br />
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</span>Sudhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02987412242044006509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8165259409153933972.post-38292525273594318652016-12-08T06:13:00.000-08:002016-12-08T08:58:47.756-08:00Vintage Love: Safari ChairsI have been asked about the rosewood and strap chairs I have at home. They, like all other pieces of lovely furniture, found me on craigslist. My set is made of rosewood and leather. and the seller told me that he picked them from Bombay Store in the late 1970s.<br />
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These chairs are very similar to safari chairs designed by Arne Norell. </div>
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"Designer: Arne Norell (Designer), Norell Möbel AB (Manufacturer)</div>
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Origin: Sweden</div>
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Materials: Leather, Rosewood" <i>Pic and information Source: 1stdibs</i></div>
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My set is not the original, but are super comfortable. The backrest has a swing action which makes the chair very ergonomic. Best part is they can be disassembled for storage and transport. </div>
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<b>The front door and entryway. </b><br />
We had a shoes and jackets closet on the left and a Jack and jill bathroom on the right.<br />
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Living and dining room all in one :)</div>
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we bought a mid century piece initially and then brought home a Drexel's Declaration dining set designed by Kipp Stewart and Stuart Macdougall. Thats the dining area with the accent wall and a peek into our tiny kitchen.<br />
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A peek into the kitchen...The cabinets were very neat and very clean line..the way I like :)<br />
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And back to the living area- a glance at how our furniture collection evolved. I picked up some lovely lamps and accessories from the 50-60s and tried to remain true to the vintage vibe with an addition of our Crosley radio :). Though we let go a lot over time, my husband and I have fond memories of all the lovely pieces we had. </div>
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Mantle decked up with my set of Maparachi dolls and a frame of the embroidered elephant and a few other curios :)</div>
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The mantle decked up for Diwali, our festival of lights</div>
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clicked from while on the rocking chair. Oh yes I have a thing for rocking chairs :). Read more about the rockers I owned over time > <a href="http://adesignenthusiast.blogspot.in/2009/10/brumby-rocker_22.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Here</a> and <a href="http://adesignenthusiast.blogspot.in/2009/11/bentwood-furniture.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Here</a> </div>
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A few tablescapes :) with our priced possessions</div>
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How much I admire his designs :). I feel like a starry eyed fan right now.Sudhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02987412242044006509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8165259409153933972.post-48414234415372279032016-11-13T04:43:00.000-08:002016-11-13T05:12:18.003-08:00Friday Finds: Aranmula Kannadi ~ Kerala's best kept secret :)<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;">Anpu has been a constant source of inspiration for me. This lady is a bundle of talent - an excellent cook, keeps a perfect home, an avid gardener, an amazing painter and most of all, a great human being. She juggles all this while being a busy IT professional. <span class="fullpost"></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;">Her home has an amazing collection of antiques, her artwork and DIYs. I had previously featured her <a href="http://adesignenthusiast.blogspot.in/2016/07/antique-fire-blower-bellow.html" target="_blank">antique air blower</a> she picked from her travel to the middle east. This time, she spoke about her Aranmula kannadi and I had to share it on the blog :)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: inherit;">Hi, My name is Meena Sriram, and I</span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: inherit;"> live in a three bedroom home in Ottawa, I have moved two homes now, and this is my third.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fefefe;">I would say my decor has become more simplified than it seems in the pictures or maybe it comes across that way too. </span><span style="background-color: #fefefe;">Its hard to use one word to describe my decor style, since I go mostly by instinct and don't follow any particular style,.I ruthlessly edit, and prefer </span><span style="background-color: #fefefe;">an airy laid back feel to the room with pops of color through textiles. </span><span style="background-color: #fefefe;">I was hugely inspired by Archana Srinivas who run the decor blog Rang decor, I think she was one of the reason's I</span><span style="background-color: #fefefe;"> was inspired to try my hand at photography as well. My mother is an amazingly talented person when it comes to design and decor, and I learn a lot from her.</span><span style="background-color: #fefefe;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: inherit;">My favourite accessories would be chalk boards, and cork boards. I find these very versatile, you can change what you have on them seasonally or even otherwise, I</span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: inherit;"> do like to have inspiring quotes all over my home, and I like reflecting on them every time I glance at them .. sometimes I even just tape my own art or daughter's art to </span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: inherit;">the wall directly..it works in an odd way. I like pretty tea and coffee mugs but am careful not to let my collection grow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fefefe;">My secret mantra and tips for a cozy home,.. Have a few accent colours that you could repeat a few times over, this ties the room together easily, plants, and try your hand at art,</span><span style="background-color: #fefefe;">its easier than it looks, and anything handmade has its own special charm.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: inherit;">Try to bring in colour and creativity with storage so this contributes to your decor and you don't have to pick up pieces that are only </span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: inherit;">purely decorative. And its easier to work with less than more, .. just a few well thought out pieces and accessories, and there's </span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: inherit;">a lot of inspiration when it comes to colour and ideas on various decor blogs, just be careful to balance it out with who you are. Your decor does not have to be perfect, it just needs to </span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: inherit;">feel happy and be home.. a place to express yourself creatively, but more importantly to nurture all the loving bonds in your life..</span><br />
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Have been a great fan of her clicks and loved her and her mothers home. So delighted to have featured her lovely home. :)<br />
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Time/era: 1960s<br />
Material: Wood and glass<br />
Use: media cabinet, book shelf and curio cabinet<br />
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Clean line modernism influenced designers and consumers all over the world. India is where many such pieces were custom made for home owners. And i am glad we can still afford such custom made luxury (if we find the right artisan)<br />
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I was in awe when I saw the piece in person. A lovely piece of art!!!<br />
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Sudhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02987412242044006509noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8165259409153933972.post-65286279784440899602016-08-08T22:14:00.000-07:002016-08-09T02:32:56.075-07:00Weekend Wrapup: World Breastfeeding WeekI would like to share another aspect of my life. My volunteering and activism. People who know me are aware of my staunch green living ethos and Vegan lifestyle. I am proud to raise a vegan three year old who is very kind and loving. He is a breastfed, cloth diapered baby who was introduced to solids via baby led weaning. All this came with its set of challenges but I am glad I did not give up when the going was tough.<br />
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This weekend went quite well, attended a workshop on nutrition and then met up with my Breastfeeding support group. This first week of August was declared World Breastfeeding Week. And I, being a part of the worldwide Breastfeeding network, would not miss my city based meetup.<br />
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I felt the need to be a part of this amazing peer networking support group due ot all the misinformation floating around the whole concept of breastfeeding. New mothers are fed a lot of myth and end up in a formula trap. My involvement in the network is to promote breastfeeding as nothing out of ordinary but as a natural and normal method to keep the baby fed. WHO recommends exclusive breastfeeding until the baby is 6 months old and then introduction of solids while breastmilk remains the primary source of nutrition in the first year. Breastfeeding comes naturally to a baby while it takes some learning for the mother. I highly recommend two books to every new mother/parent. My child wont eat by Dr Carlos Gonzales and womanly art of breastfeeding by La Leche League international.<br />
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Pic: mineSudhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02987412242044006509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8165259409153933972.post-37224243970575494492016-08-06T02:33:00.000-07:002016-08-06T02:34:54.861-07:00Vintage love: An MCM Corner shelfI am all in for utilizing corners and making the most of the available space. Found this very sleek and well made corner shelving. True Mid century modern, wooden and classy, completely my kind of piece :)<br />
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A simple DIY bird feeder very organic and sleek<br />
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Clean line pencil legged furniture, geometric shapes appealed to me even before I knew the era and design timeline these design styles belonged to. Most homes in India got such furniture custom made by local carpenters and were inspired by what was seen in movies.<a href="http://adesignenthusiast.blogspot.in/search/label/movie%20masti%20magic" target="_blank"><b> (Do check out my series on art direction in Movies - Movies, Masti and Magic)</b></a>. It was only a blessing when I moved to Graduate School and was exposed to the whole array of garage sale finds, flea market and charity store treasures. The next few posts would be a peek into my living spaces over the last few years. So stay tuned :)<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's a 3BHK flat, 1750 sq feet. I love the space because it's an open plan, and it allows me to move things around especially for my styling shots!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I am very inspired by the desi global style of decorating mainly because it is a great way to mix anything Indian and still have a modern home. I am also on a mission to repurpose old things and re-using them in décor, so this style lets me do that without the home looking oddly mixed with the old and the new.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For all the styling and interior decoration I am obsessed with, I don’t have one favorite place. It’s wherever I am interacting with someone, or doing something I love – like playing a board game with my daughter, listening to my husband playing the guitar, or reading a bedtime story to my son.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I think my Bhavnagari jhoola - she’s my drama queen, and can keep changing her persona – from casual to formal, romantic to staid, quite effortlessly.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I couldn’t be prouder of my upholstered coffee table. I was hesitant to take it on, plagued with doubt; but from selecting and sourcing the fabric to working with a carpenter, it turned out simply beautiful. I would some day love to add upholstered furniture to my product line.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As a rule, I never buy extravagantly expensive stuff, because as a family we are not materialistic, and almost border on minimalism. We have the same stuff from the time we got married, and some of it handed down by our respective families. We are perfectly content. That said, being the décor lover I am, I do like to buy things that catch my eye, occasionally. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Just yesterday I was at a store signing up space to display my product. I saw the staff removing an owl from their display. It was a beautiful piece, and when I asked them why they were taking it down, they said it was damaged. So I bought it at a steal! It’s these little purchases that make me ridiculously happy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It’s your home, so decorate the way you want it – wildly pretty, heart-stoppingly beautiful and most of all comfortable. I know my family puts up a lot with all my décor madness, and I think I owe it to them to make the home as comfortable as possible. In fact, they sometimes play cricket inside the home,and I have left a little rectangular ‘pitch’ for them. Of course, I also have to make sure there are no breakables around.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Thank you Sharon for the lovely tour. Do stop by her blog - <a href="http://thekeybunch.com/" target="_blank">The Key Bunch</a> and check <span style="font-family: inherit;">out her new venture<span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span> <a href="http://www.engrave.in/style-radha" target="_blank">Style Radha</a>, with products that she envisioned and designed. She is also working on a line of home furnishings using indigenous fabrics.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 1.4;">I often get emails and messages for a tour of my house. Loads of motivation from blogger friends and I decided to show case my abode and the curios I have collected over the years. Nothing better than starting the feature with my Ganesha. *</span></h3>
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My Love for brass has been there forever now. Vacations with parents in Tamil Nad n kerala (Southern States in India) meant trips to temples and a compulsory detour to old markets laden with beautiful handmade brass and bronze artifacts. I am quite blessed to have found pieces I love. My collection has grown over the years. Do enjoy the vignettes :)<br />
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My love for music prompted me to pick this up. It has been there with me for over a decade. I fondly call the set<br />
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<b>The relaxing ganesha </b>enjoying a quite evening</div>
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And ending this post with my ultra modern <b>singing ganapathy</b> (a.k.a. ganesha) the lord is holds a sitar (musical instrument) and seems to enjoy the outdoors a lot :)<br />
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A few friends tease me about this idol and call it Organic pillayaar Ganesha). The reason behind this is Lord Ganesha is known for his love for food. Its very rare to find an idol with out a belly :). This idol was a gift from a dear friend and is lean and unconventional.<br />
<a href="http://adesignenthusiast.blogspot.in/search/label/indian%20festivals" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><br /></a><a href="http://adesignenthusiast.blogspot.in/search/label/indian%20festivals" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Also read about my handmade Ganeshas for the Ganesh Chathurthi festival. </a>Loved doing the post. Thanks for stopping by :).<br />
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PS: Coming up with a wonderful home tour. So stay tuned<br />
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*<i>In Hinduism, Lord Ganesha is considered the remover of obstacles :)</i></div>
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Type of furniture: Retro, clean line</div>
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Sudhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02987412242044006509noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8165259409153933972.post-36529657072541238542016-07-16T03:17:00.002-07:002016-07-16T05:09:12.010-07:00Antique Fire blower - Bellow<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; line-height: 19.32px;">A dear friend Anpu was fascinated by this vintage find in Dubai and bought it. It is a fireplace bellow blower or the आग धौंकनी. It is used for strong blasts of air and used in the Bedouin households while cooking..the 3 holes at the back of the tool let's the air in. The </span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #4b4f56; line-height: 15.36px; white-space: pre-wrap;">tribe used this device for rekindling the kitchen hearth when they settled in the evening.</span></span><br />
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Type of furniture:<b> Laundry Bin</b><br />
Country of origin: <b>India </b><br />
Year/era: <b>most over 100- 60 years old</b><br />
Wood: <b>rosewood </b><i>or</i><b> teak </b><br />
Design era: <b>Art deco/mid century style clean lines / colonial with cane or carvings</b><br />
Dimensions: <b>3' x 1' x 1' </b>(generally)<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">"It was just a matter of cutting the wires to 3 different length, attaching the holder and passing it through the fan blades. The wire manager holds the wire tightly in place and conceals the wires connections. Since the connections to be made to the existing building wiring, it needed an electrician for installation. And it was done! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I think it turned out pretty cool, and I am quite proud of it. It sort of fit perfectly into the theme and looks very impressive."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I had to feature this as it works so well and it goes so well with my green design ethos :). Need to see more of her awesome DIYs? Hop over to her space... <a href="http://preethiprabhu.com/">preethiprabhu.com</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Thanks a ton for sharing the DIY with me Preethi. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">She is an entrepreneur and deals in Indian handicrafts and exclusive textiles. I hope to do a tour of her awesome office space she did recently... :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">" Anna Brumby has left a new comment on your post "Brumby Rocker ~ and my Rex Rocker":</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">I know this was a few years ago, but I just came across your blog and really enjoy it. Thank you for your comments on The Brumby Chair Company. While Rex has gone out of business, we are still rocking along. We have relauched our new website (www.brumbyrocker.com) and have added a company video on the history of the chairs, Brumby Chair historical catalogues dating back to 1912 and now offer online ordering. We have also expanded our offering to refurbishing all Brumby Chair Company products so that our customers can enjoy their Brumby Chair products for another 140 years. Thank you again for the mention and hope you'll visit us and follow us on all our new social media accounts. Thanks again, Anna Brumby"</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I come across such amazing teak and jute piece, that I seriously wished for a store room :P. (As if i did not have enough stuff already!!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The ad mentions them as antique Teak chairs. The moment I saw them I knew they looked so similar to the <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 23.3334484100342px;"> iconic </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 23.3334484100342px;">Harp chairs. </span></span><br />
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<b>country of origin</b>: Denmark<br />
<b>Year</b>: 1968<br />
<b>Designer</b>: Jorgen Hovelskov<br />
<b>Manufacturer</b>: Christensen & Larsen<br />
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<b>Dimensions</b>: h 127 cm, d 117 cm, w 104 cm, height of seat 40 cm. Details:<br />
machine-age.com: "The curved shapes of the legs are reminiscent of Viking boats. These and the tightened ropes provide this chair with an impressive sculptural quality. "<br />
Architonic.com adds "its flag halyard seat provides a unique optical effect."<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Vintage Gunlocke chairs from the 60's. A very stylish Mad Men/ retro addition to your decor. The set was in perfect condition. </span><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Walnut solid wood and original blue fabric were in excellent condition with no rips or tears or stains. </span></span></div>
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