A day in a designer's life ...

Last 21 yrs. as an Interior designer ... 11 yrs as a design blogger ... 7 yrs. as a design retailer ... and almost 2 yrs as a design boutique store owner. And almost always  ... the joy of this journey ... are the stories of our collaborations ... :)

 It thrills me no end when artists ... artisans ... master craftsmen and designers reach out to explore new projects with us.Our first tryst with shooting jewellry ... and yes, we are cooking a special something ... that we hope to share in a few weeks time.This particular shoot took us two days ... oh ! yes ... I learnt my lesson about gems and jewelry and that  slightest shift of light ... ;) Have been shooting homes and home accents since 1999 ... but jewelry is so much of interest packed in so tiny an area that it is unbelievable how light can throw all your plans for a toss. Especially for photographers like me who love to shoot in natural light.
Hope I have you intrigued enough to look forward to this interesting shoot and even more interesting story of the designer ...coming soon.

Client Stories ... Styling with Rajee Sood Home ... products ... :)

 At Rajee Sood Home ... we are always building on interesting stories that our customers share with us. Styling with our products has always earned us happy feedback.
Studio Fiore ... all the way from Roorkee adds another lovely story to our repertoire.

Interesting details from this very glamourous renovation project undertaken by the Studio Fiore team. Seen in the image are the woven linen throw cushions from our newest Summer range ... along with our cutsie - tootsie owls in distress finish ... the ammonite replica in wood ... adding so much character to this classy space.
Truly appreciate their sharing these lovely pictures with us. Look forward to a long and interesting design journey with yet another design studio. May the tribe grow.

Cow Head ... art pieces and good luck charms ... :)

 Arrived at the boutique today these beautiful ... collectible pieces. As I unwrap and  lay them on the bench to figure out our display. Couldn't help calling up our supplier to get all the stories behind these. Aaah ! and what do I hear ... :)))))) ...

 ... apparently these painted cattle heads are auspicious pieces ... part of the Pongal or more specifically Mattu Pongal ... celebrations. Well ! the whole story is that ... during Pongal, the harvest festival ... these decorated pieces are part of the procession of the Kochira temple. As a thanksgiving to the cattle that are part of a good harvest ( day being marked as Mattu Pongal) ... not only are the cattle decorated ... but these wooden pieces are made in amazing colours and designs.

After the end of festivities ... these pieces find places at home ... as a good luck charm. Now if animals are good luck charm and revered for that ... I am all sold to those thoughts ... :) and so glad my curiosity about why these pieces are created finally lead to a beautiful story being uncovered. Hope many of you who also may have wondered about them ... are as fascinated as I am ... :))
If you are looking for a closer peak ... want to get a good luck charm for your home this coming festive season ... come right over ... we do have a limited stock before the rest of them arrive ... do drop by at  our boutique.
                                  Rajee Sood Home
                                 C- 42,Nirvana Courtyard,
                                 Sec- 50, Gurgaon -122018
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