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Wednesday, May 5, 2010

A Styling story ... color, texture and a coffee table ... :)







I do happen to have a lot of color on my mind these days ... :) Its a wonderful high ... to play around with ... colors ... textures and finishes .... ask any designer ... that's just what you'd get to hear.And if you also happen to be in the thick of things with your projects and make overs... at home or at work ... and I'm pretty sure there are those moments ... where you go ...'gosh now what is not right here' ... try this ... take a camera and go clickty -click ... a camera never lies and what you couldn't quite pin point ... will be, ah! so very there for you to figure out ... :)
Hope you enjoyed this lil' burst of color ... :) And as always ... would love it if you shared your thoughts with me ... :)

36 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Rajee, I love that stunning white cut out tray with the big sea shell that if you listen closely you can hear the waves crashing! I LOVE those stunning scatters with the purple poppies on.. would you know the name of fabric please? thanks for the very colourful post today.. keep blogging.. x Jean from Sydney Au

Bhavna Bhatnagar said...

Looks lovely Rajee! You should seriously consider styling as a profession!

P.S: I have the same tray...picked up from the ever resourceful haunt - DH :)

Rajee Sood said...

Hi Jean,
The fabric is crushed silk ... and the poppies on it are done in applique work ... with more embroidery on it ... :)
Oh! am I glad you enjoyed the post ... thankyou so much for writting in to me ... love to hear from you ... :)

Rajee Sood said...

Hi Bhavna,
:)... we'll talk on that subject soon ... ah! the tray ... it was a steal from those banjaras on MG road ... dying to go for another round of loot collecting ... :)
Will call you ... May be ASAP ... :)

My Dream Canvas said...

Love it a lot...good to have you back Rajee. I agree with Bhavna :-)

the latin sardar said...

Check your mail soon...

Sreelu said...

Rajee, love the play of colors and texture, looks so cozy,warm and inviting :)

Shyla said...

Beautiful Images!!!

Unknown said...

Lovely post, Rajee...and i love the way you have brought out the summer colors...all those delightful cushions, shells...keep blogging and keep showing new styles in home decor...:-)

Te lo vendo ! said...

I love colours ! The coffee table is lovely but what I liked most were the little bowls !

Ananva said...

I loved your picture- the baby pink (lucknowi) kurta looks great! Purchased in Gurgaon?
Your dog and kid don't destroy the beautiful artefacts you collect? Lucky you!!!

Rajee Sood said...

Hi Anu,
My lovely friends and all the lovely compliments I get ... :)I too am very seriously into it ... taking things one step at a time ... :)

Rajee Sood said...

Hi Sree,
I so enjoyed putting the whole thing together ... glad you too love the colors ... :)

Rajee Sood said...

Hi Shyla,
Welcome to my blog ... and thankyou for the lovely comments ... :)

Rajee Sood said...

Hi Anpu,
I can sure do with a lot of encouragement these days ... thankyou ... I do hope to make this blog more interesting over time and add more features as well ... :)

Rajee Sood said...

Hi @ Cultura Guadalupana,
Thankyou for your lovely comments ... Oh! I soooo fell for the lil' bowls ... I think I'll soon share with all of you what they are ... they are most interesting work of a local artist ... :)

Rajee Sood said...

Hi @ Ananva,
The Kurta, is an old buy in Mumbai ... comes in handy quite often ... ;)I am looking to invest in some more traditional Indian wear ...
As for my girls ... the older one the Labrador ... she grew up seeing mommy loving the things around ... often you'll see her pop in while I go about my photo shoot ... I thing she too enjoys it ... especially when I pull everything out during Christmas ...As for the lil one ... I have tried to not make her feel that things around the house need to be pushed away from her ... over time she too has developed that comfort level ... the issue is when she too wants to flex her designing whims ... grrrr !... there can be just one designer in the house ... now that is what is my issue ... ;)

Arti said...

Looks so beautiful Rajee! The pics look awesome.

Good to know that you are back in Gurgaon.

Sujatha said...

Hi Rajee, Loved the distressed tray and the painted copper bowls (or atleast I'm thinking it's copper). The rough and smooth textures work really well...lovely! Sujatha

Iniyaal said...

Love the bowls with colour swirls.. Along with the white ray and big counch shell, the arrangement looks lovely.

Coty Farquhar said...

Wow, wow, wow, Rajee,
You look so beautiful in the photograph at the top of your blog.

(((I really want what you're wearing.!!))))

I have been collectin many vintage Indian gowns and coats for years and I love wearing them out to special occasions

You remind me a little bit of me when I was younger. I have to come to India one day soon, I just love everything that comes out of India.

It is so nice to see that you're settled in your new home and back to blogging.

Where has this year gone??
Wishing you a wonderful week ahead.

xx Coty

Harshika said...

Hi Rajee,

Am a regular here though commenting the first time...love yuor blog and your awesome sense of style. Tres chic and elegant! When we come back to India permanently, I will sooooo copy your style for my house :)

I have quite a few cute lil things lying around my house but am not able to employ most of them cos i have an 18 month old toddler whose sole aim in life is to destroy mamma's decor...its tiring to control him! But when he is a lil older...all my goodies will be out and on display...

I think this post of urs is my favourite so far...and u look lovely in ur chicken kurta...
pretty pretty pretty!

Cheers
harshika
dubai

Casa Florentia said...

That's interesting. The idea of arranging that shell along with those bowls is interesting!!!
New to your blog. Liked it straight away!!!

Casa Florentia

Sanghamitra Bhattacherjee(Mukherjee) said...

Hi Rajee,
Lovely post...feeling very nostalgic about my old place Gurgaon :-)

Pl. visit my very new blog:
http://rainbow-thecoloursofindia.blogspot.com/

Warm regards
Sanghamitra.

Sanghamitra Bhattacherjee(Mukherjee) said...

Hi Rajee,
I'm indeed touched by your lovely comment on my blog :-)

Warm regards
Sanghamitra.

Ever Green Tree said...

Summer colour - White! Beautiful presentation Rajee and good to catch a glimpse of you as well.

Rajee Sood said...

Hi Arti,
Thankyou ... glad you enjoyed the post ... oh! yes, I am all settled in ... it sure feels nice to be back in good ol' Gurgaon... :)

Rajee Sood said...

Hi Sujatha,
Yes, they are copper ...wit enamel work on it ... I just fell in love with the colors.
Love to hear from you... thanks for dropping me your comment ... :)

Rajee Sood said...

Hi Iniyaal,
Am I glad you too enjoyed it ... thankyou so much for appreciating this post ... :)

Rajee Sood said...

Hi Coty,
Thankyou ... (Blush ... Blush) that is the most beautiful compliment I have received in a long while ... and if I reming you of your younger self ... wow I really hope I can look as graceful as you look when my lil' one grows up.
If you love what I am wearing ... you got it ... more in the e-mail .. with you ... :)

Rajee Sood said...

Hi Harshika,
Lil' toddler ... oh! I completely feel what you may be going through ... :) ... been there ... felt that ... ;)
Thank you so much for taking the time to write in to me ... it is very encouraging to hear feed ... :)
And when you move back to India ... drop me a line ... will sure love to help you ... :)

Rajee Sood said...

Hi @Casa Florentia ,
Loved to hear from you ... and I do hope I shall hear more from you in future as well ... thankyou for dropping by ... :)

Rajee Sood said...

Hi Sanghamitra,
Enjoyed peeking through your creative ideas ... :)

Rajee Sood said...

Hi Radhika,
:) ... love to hear from you as always ... :)

Sharon said...

Hi Rajee,

A latecomer to this post, but that's not stopping me from commenting! Lovely styling ideas, and I love your eye for pretty things...


Lookin good too :)

Sharon

Fer said...

Namaste, Your blog is beatiful, I am from Brazil and I love indian food and your fabricas are amazing! Be welcome to browse my blog.

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