Wish you all ... A Very Happy Diwali ... :)

From hibe-jibeeees ... to completely ecstatic ... :))

 Hitting the stands tomorrow ... the latest issue of Better Interiors. And as you head out to do that last bit of shopping for the festive weekend ... don't forget to grab your copy.
I do love how it all turned out ... the lovely team I got to meet ... Ridhi, the features editor ... wow, I owe her so much ... seriously, the bundle of nervous that I become ...  but ... its that absolute faith in me that I see in those who I get to work with ... I think it's that what gets me through . Ridhi, thanks for that unshakable faith in me.
Ravi Dhingra, the photographer for so many of India's Shelter magazine's ... I love the way he has captured the styling. Thanks Ravi  and now I need that lens you got ... :)))

I do hope you'll love the looky and the read ... and soon I'll get to share with all of you ... my clicks as the styling prep. progressed ... over days and many sleepless nights... :)

Season to celebrate ... :)

the nip in the early morning air ... makes me happy ... as happy as the morning tea ... and as the cool breeze blows, the excitement of a great time to start preparing for all the celebrations is ... a lovely thought ... :)
Honestly, it is so much more fun to be celebrating in a bit of a chilly weather rather than sweating it out. So I guess, someone figured it out right ... Holi ought to be wet in March ... and ... Diwali with its twinkly lights is much nicer with the cool winter.
If you have ever traveled on road  ... through the small towns of India on a Diwali eve ... believe me  ... you'll forget the celebrations of the big cities ... each house ... each shop ... every possible wall ... twinkles with a little earthen diya. Yes, non of the fairy lights can come close in comparison to that awesomeness ... like completely out of this world awesome... :) And soooo serene ...
Well! on the flip side ... nothing like being home for Diwali ... soooo ... I guess you too must be getting in the swing of things ... at our end ... its the time to polish all the brass and I end up buying tons of candles ... and so far mostly I like the cream ones ... aaaaand flowers ... annnnnnd ...  we are on our way to start of Diwali prep.'s
Over the years ... blogging has helped catalog a lot of my fav. thingies to do for celebrations ... do have a peak at our Archives and as every year ... this year too we'll have a few inspiring shots up ... just below our header of the blog ...  Hope To Inspire You ... this year too ... :))

thanks for asking ...;)) ... it went well ... :)

 Had an absolute fab time shooting with the team from one of India's Shelter magazines ... so let me be honest ... I was soooo freaked out. Its quite one thing to style and shoot my own styling projects and product shoots... quite another story to do it for someone else ... :)

... the house still smells of all the flowers ... and that testifies ... natural fragrances for the home ... sniff... sniff .. :) ... juuust lovely. Am I glad I had a complete free hand at the styling part in this shoot ... and seeing the professionals shoot ... is really something else.

... completely thankful to the team for laughing off my gitters and having total faith in me ... :) Now I am super excited to see how the pictures turn out. Will keep you all posted as to how it turns out and share more about it as I am updated myself. 

In the mean while, this has sure put me in the festive  mood ... so lets head oooon ... :) 

Diwali time ... :))

Its beginning to feel ... the, Diwali feel ... I feel it ... bet you are getting the vibes too ... here in the Gurgaon-Delhi region ... we have a heady mix of Diwali melas ... all lined up ... ;)) ... sorry hubby's ... oh! yeah ...  you can almost hear them scream in unison ... DANGER ... DANGER ... (giggle-giggle )as if the regular trip demands to Dilli Haat are not enough ... :)
But then, you know what I mean right ... gosh ... Dastkar ... Blind School ... I've already covered the Diwali Mela @ Epicentre here in Gurgaon. One down  ... wowwwy ... lovely line up of ... soooo many more to go... :))
I know I have been missing in action for way too long ... well! Dengue got me ... seems like everyother person here is coming down with it ... even though I am not the trend following kinds ... boo-hoo ... this trendy illness got and knocked the wind out of me for a while ... buuuuut ... I am back ... and getting back to things with a vengence. All delayed work ... speeding it up ... new collection ... surely coming up ... delayed a wee-bitty ... but I am working as fast as I can to bring it online  ... and also coming along... is ... our very first show.Will keep you posted soon, about when to look out for us.
In the mean while ... hope you all are getting all excited about my fav. time of the year. Bring on ... its Diwali ... :)))))
 

A very Happy Diwali ... to you ... :)

This Diwali, I have lots and lots to thank you all for. You have helped me from being an Interior Designer blogging about home style and design ... to launching my brand, Rajee Sood Home .Its a mile stone for me and very important one indeed.The network of friends we have formed here, through this blog ... has had such a strong influence in my life, that I often find myself thanking God ... for the blessings I am showered with.
So here's thanking all of you  ... the ones I hear from all the time ... the ones who write in some times ... and all of you who I know are reading and following my blog silently... :). Thankyou all for being there for me and appreciating my work and efforts. I love to hear from you and it sure means the world to me ... :)
There its done ... its Diwali and I believe in letting the ones I love know I love them and never missing an occassion to do that ... :)).
                                                                      LOVE YOU ALL ... :)

Hope you all have a super happy-dappy ... fantafabulous ... Diwali .
We are off for Diwali and will be back with all of you in the 2nd week of Nov., ... till then have a lovely time ... and if you miss us too much ... pop over and check out our Diwali archives for some inspiration.

Our Diwali selections are online ... :)

It has been a crazy few days ... we have been racing against all odds to finish photoshoots of all our products and load them on the website for you. And today morning at 4o' clock ... we went online ... finally ...  phew!never mind that I am pretty foggy headed this morning and that I miss a step or two everynow and then ... ;). But I guess I'll make up for that sleep someday(not that I am much of a sleeper anyways) ... but nothing beats the sheer joy of seeing all our collection online ...
Do drop by www.rajeesood.com  and check out our pieces ... this Diwali we are definitely going to be part of your celebrations ...;))So get inspired ... get excited and lets all have a fantafabulous Diwali.

A sneaky-peaky ... at what more is coming over for Diwali at Rajee Sood Home ... ;)

Dassehra, was lovely ... I got to see ... feel and fall in love with my first collection of home linen and basic essentials for entertaining ... :))
Couldn't help myself ... just had to share a sneaky -peaky with all of you ...  and all of these are ... completely ... fully and lovingly designed and crafted in-house ... :)))).
I just can't decide what color to keep for myself ... this is so much fun ... :)
Hope, Diwali  spirit is beginning to work its magic on you too ... woooo hooo ... it that time of the year ... :))
Do let me know what you think ... of our lil' sneaky-peaky of the pieces ... ;)

Kapoor diyas ... :)

It was these images last Diwali, that my blog went buzz...buzz..buzzzzzzzzz ... ;)... I loved discovering these diyas ... ya! you know one of those Eureka ... moments of mine.... :). They were so well received, by all my readers... that  the disappointment of not being able to share the things I love with many -many more ... of you may possibly have sown the seeds of Rajee Sood Home ... :)

 ... I am all knocked out and drugged up to deal with viral ... but... :)) ... looking at these new diyas on my worktable ... me , is all excited enough, to click a few pictures and share a little more about them.Its just a wee, bit ... but then its fun to know more about the stuff that we rediscover ...

 ... well! as I was selecting my pieces ... couldn't help but chat up with the man who is assigned  to clean up the pieces ...  and so I asked him if he knew what exactly are these. Much to my surprise ... he was more than happy to give me a enlightning talk on how to care for brass (that'll be for another post) ... and that these are actually kapoor lamps.
O.ky ... I was lighting them up last year as exotic diyas ... :)) ... but hey! like we say 'NEVER THE MIND' ... ;)) ... they are beautiful ... and I love them ... both the mini's and the biggies ... ;))
And I promise, you can buy them this year (both ... the mini's and the biggies) at Rajee Sood Home ... moment my drugs wear off and fever is bye-bye ... ;) And hope you enjoyed (incase you didn't already know ) ... this lil' introduction to the kapoor lamps ... ;))

Be inspired ... we are getting ready for Diwali ... :)

... can't believe it ... this year, time sure flew by ... and we are feeling the rush to present our Diwali selections ... I really hope some of the lines we are working on are really loved and appreciated ... and as every year ... you can drop by for some Diwali inspiration ... discover what style you like this year and dig into out Diwali Archives here ...
... what is the bestest part ... well! this time you can shop at our store ... for all that you love and enjoy on this blog ... no more wondering where to pick up those pieces ... if you like them, just e-mail us at rajeesoodhome(at) gmail(dot)com. And before you know, your shopping arrives at your door step ... in case you wonder how our readers have been enjoying shopping, with us ... read all about it in our testimonials section of our website www.rajeesood.com .
Its Diwali time ... we are all up for the fun and riot of colors this year ... are you too ... do drop me a line and share your thoughts ...

A table scape for the holidays ... :)

No celebration is quite so complete, if you haven't done a wee bit more ...  to show them you care to make it special for them ... you care to take that time out ... you poured your heart out for them ... :)

Here's a tablescape to celebrate with those who are very special to us ... those who give us a reason to wake up in the morning ... a reason to get through the day no matter how hard ... for those make you want to shine up ... dust up ...plump up ... and layout the best that you got in your crockery cupboard ... whose smiles mean the world to you and who ... when don't appreciate  or compliment your efforts ... you feel like breaking the pot on their heads ... ;) :) ;b :)

Ladies and gentlemen ... a toast to our family and friends ... thanks for being one of our blessings ...:)

Wising you a Very Happy Diwali ... :)

Its Diwali, finally and here's wishing all my readers and well wishers ... The Happiest and the Bestest and the most Wonderful Diwali ever ... Hope you all have a lovely festive day ... :)

Quick and easy... hang some flower balls... this Diwali .. :)

String some flowers together and pull them real close ... if they fall off the string...well! string them in again ... as simple as that and ... taadaa ... what do we have cutsey lil' balls of flowers ...

... hang them just about anywhere you can think of something hanging ... under your chandelier ... wall lights ... curtain rods ...

... hope you liked this titsy -bitsy ... do-it-yourself idea for your Diwali decor ... now I do wonder what flowers you plan to pick ... :) Do drop me a line and I love to hear what flowers may fascinate you to make your own flower balls this season ... :)

From the Style files ... Oh! for the love of Lanterns ... :)

Call it a laltain or a lantern ... the magic and romance of the flickering light inside  is  ... wooooow ... absolutely undeniable ...

 Indian ... middle eastern or plain simple modern ... they are sure to make you stop in your tracks for a second looky ... Hmmm! I wonder what it is about them  ...

... I had to share some of these pictures from my inspiration files, with all of you  ... original source of most of these are unknown to me ... please feel free if you may know and want to share the original photographer or stylist 's details with me ...
... in the mean while hope you find your Diwali spirits soaring up high with ton loads of ...' things I wanna do this year' ...  ;)

Gearing up for Diwali ... :)

 Its that time of the year ... yeppy ...its Diwali ...Diwali ...Diwali  ... time ... I wanted to start my series about Diwali Decor a month early like last year ... Ah! ... who am I kiddin' ... life does have its own course ... ;) ... and mine has been under fire from ... viral ... Dengue, in the family ... domestic helps being packed off by the local police before the CWG ... leaving me with the broom ... duster and  the spatula all at the same time ... keyboard and camera being a far cry ... :)

 ...well! no harm done ... my Diwali spirits are in top shape and hope yours are too ... :) ... I'm pulling out the brassware ... thinking about the flowers ... candles ... lanterns .. fairy lights ... loads of cleaning ... tons of polishing ...

 ... if you are looking for your Diwali decor inspirations ... hope you'll be stopping by ... pick your color theme ... decide on the flowers ... I love to spread them all around the house in small bunches ... how about one set of glasses for the flowers ... :)

... if you've been all for the traditional Diwali colors all these years ... a slight bend towards a new color might just add that special zing to your decor ...

... talking about colors ... it may be more interesting to note that picking a color as your theme and co-ordinating your complete decor around it ... would bring that clam and classy feel ... which calls for a control on all your urges to buy ... candles and lights and flowers and linen in all shades of the rainbow ... :)

Are you looking forward to creating a special feel in your home this Diwali ... or do you always get stuck with what to do ... mail me and lets share what all there is to explore and go beserk ... having fun doing up the home before Diwali .... ;)

Display your collections ... this Christmas ...

Its that beautiful time of the year ... and no matter what ... the spirit of Christmas is very infectious ... you are sure to get the 'do your home up' ... bug ...

And incase you are biten ... heres something that you might enjoy putting together ... display your collection ...

I put together a collection of my cream color candles ... and just went with what felt and looked right by me ... cream and green ... with a tone on tone effect ...

No matter what your collection that you may be thinking of displaying ... all you need to do it know you'll do fine ... group them ... stagger the height (actually that would really depend on what your collection is and where you planning to display it) ... but these are basic tips you could keep in mind ...

... add in the greens ... some flowers ... and your holiday decor is sure to spruce up ... hope you have ... a fabulous time decorating for the holidays ... It feels like... 'A Merry Christmas ' ... already ... :)