Where your brain starts working ...............

People find peace in so many places, and we all know that a lot of them have said so many times that bathrooms are on of the places. All the brainstorming happens there, be it bath or shower. You are with yourself completely and the thoughts flow in freely. Keeping and decorating this place is to one’s liking becomes very important as we spend some of the most peaceful moments of the day - well if you take away those rush hour wars that happen for it. When I did my old house, although it took time, decorating the bathroom was a very entertaining task. I started with picking a colour scheme. I wanted colours to represent fresh & clean atmosphere. The bathroom itself was very bright and had lot’s of light coming in.

So, considering all this, I went for yellow and grey which worked really well in the small space.

I got rid of the bath which was taking too much space in the small bathroom and went for a power shower.

Kept decorative pieces to a minimum and had lots of shelves so that I can chuck everything inside. Planning the space and organizing the hundreds of shower gels and shampoos is the main aspect. However, putting the finished product together and decorating it is the entertaining bit.The below picture is my old bathroom, we had to move to this new house only after a year I was done with this so that’s a shame and I am back to square one where I have plan and decorate this one :( and thus I go to my rescue crew pinterest to pick up ideas for it :)

I love the mirror:) picked up a white one for 5 pounds in homebase and painted it. It has embossed flowers and I am so proud of the finished product given my patience and painting skills :) 

Again, the laundry basket was painted and the my son's idea to have grey stripes , so we used a masking tape and painted grey stripes on the top 

The tiles are grey which makes the space look bigger and brighter with all that light through the window. 

Really love the patterned tiles !!

Can do with some dark colours now !!

Oh...I love that green - isn't it pretty ??

There are more on the DID pinterest board for you to gaze at :)

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The entryway effect

With all this house hunting taking away a huge chunk of my time, and with us kind of closing in on a house, I am now a bit obsessed with certain aspects that i most certainly want in 'the house.' Much of which the husband disapproves, but who's listening.

An attractive entry way is one of those things and i think it absolutely makes a difference. If not overtly presented, I think a minimalistic, evenly toned entry way makes for a lasting first impression. I mean even using a pretty shoe storage cabinet at the entry way can act as a show piece- the options are endless. 

I strangely notice entry ways in houses and I've started collecting bits and pieces to put on a beautiful console table. Below are some of my favourites, and I'm hoping that they will provide me enough inspiration in the future.

I love the Indian touch here. The cushions, although absolutely gorgeous, I'm not sure what purpose they serve in a basket at the entry way. I will have to come up with another idea. The green recycled glass bottle- swoooon!

This is not really my style but I love how the pop of green from the Maidenhair fern breaks the monotony. Note to self- a pretty plant makes everything look fancy.

Call me boring, but i absolutely love this setting. The colours, the candle, the skeleton branch, the minimalism. I can see myself adapting this style at some point.

This my dear friends is a dream entry way and while we are at it, a dream stairway too. This would be my entryway if i win the lottery and buy a summer house in Palm Springs, California. 

You could go all out and do one like this with a place to sit down and put on your boots, hang coats etc. It would need a wider space i feel, for it to not look cramped and in your face.

Another beautiful Indian setting. I love everything about this image.

Images are all courtesy of Pinterest, original sources linked here

Garden Inspirations: Sissinghurst Gardens

Now that British summer has arrived it's time for the great outdoors. Finally we can use our balconies, gardens, patios, pretty them up, have friends over and talk late into the night, long after the sun has dipped down the horizon and the stars are out. People in the UK are keen gardeners and though I am not one of them {sadly} I love gardens. I mean who doesn't? But I am the type who made husband buy the annual membership of National Trust and drag him every other weekend to some garden or the other.  Recently we went to Sissinghurst Castle gardens. My husband thought it was an okay garden, I loved it. Sharing some photos of garden inspirations.

That view!

And this!

Check out this space! Isn't this absolutely gorgeous? Imagine sitting here with your morning cup of tea or entertaining guests here!

Now I am no flower expert, I tried to keep a track of the names, but soon gave up!

Can't get enough of these windows and the trailing flowers!

Garden Furniture & More

A part of our homes that come to life in summer is our gardens. As we live in the great hope of sunshine, it is only our gardens that enable us to enjoy that 20 minute interval of sunshine :). Jokes apart, if you have a decent garden with a simple furniture like a table and  a chair, one can enjoy that bit of sun even if you are working. we have had a garden in our previous home, but totally unfit for leisure or even strolling. It had an ugly looking garage and even though we did do some planting , we never enjoyed the garden properly because of it’s layout. On the other hand our new garden is so much better in the sense, it has got a decent layout, well grown tropical trees, bushes and climbers. Honestly, I was scared, because I have previously managed to kill cactus:( . My dear old neighbour, on the other hand thinks that the previous owner was too busy to maintain the garden, and so she kept it as a ‘low maintenance’ garden. It does look like my neighbour has high hopes on us :) . So, far apart from planting some lavender and some flower beds, the only thing we could come to a conclusion is that should have a proper seating in the garden. With some house parties to be planned in the summer, I thought it’s a good time to invest in some garden furniture. Having shopping all around the city and online, we finally settled for Homebase which is like 2 mins from my house:). We fell in love with their new ‘Almeria’ range which has a deep and bright colour along with a red parasol and cushions . I have spent some quiet and peaceful afternoons with a cuppa and gazing into the sky in the garden, thanks to this garden set.

Almeria Garden Furniture 

And then we needed some guests in our garden. I have a friend who looks after her garden so well and has a huge bird feeder. Every morning, they are greeted by variety of birds and squirrels. I just loved the sight of it and wanted something similar. But, I went for a small, pretty tea cup bird feeders from notonthehighstreet.com  . So far, there is only frequent visitor, a naughty little squirrel. Birds are hardly showing any interest in these feeders, which got me thinking if I have to get that big birdfeeder with bird bath, and proper space to stock variety of bird food.Maybe then, they will visit us. 

Tea Cup Bird Feeders 

Other inspiring ideas for garden furniture from interest are on the DID board 'Garden Furniture and Accessories'  .Some of my favourites form the board are below. 

Perfect if you have a small deck in the corner. (Pic Source : Pinterest, www.hayneedle.com)

Corner Seating

This is my favourite ... Isn't it cool ? I will definitely work on getting this done in my garden.

Pic Source : Pinterest, Found on indulgy.com

LED lighting in your garden 

Can anyone say no to a party in the garden like this ? Looks so beautiful, even with the washing line in the background :) couldn't help :)
Pic Source: Pinterest , Found on lootvintagerentals.wordpress.com

A Night Garden Party !!

Wishing you a fab time in your garden and enjoy the sunshine while it's there!! 

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