As I sit down to write down what might be the last blogpost of Rang Decor{ Interior Ideas predominantly Indian}, dear readers please indulge me. Come take a nostalgic trip down memory lane of the last 13 years of this space.

Do you have your steaming cup of chai ready?

When I started blogging about interior design from India in 2007, little did I know that this blog would take me on a unique creative journey of being able to share my perspective on Indian design and decor. Connect with amazing group of creatives who inspire. Get national and international recognition by being published in blogs and magazines, getting to work on some wonderful photographic and styling projects and most of all the encouragement of readers for more than a decade.

I have deepest gratitude.

Today seems like a perfect day to start writing about our summer garden that lays buried under  a two-feet thick mattress of snow and ice. 

In Minnesota, US we are covered in snow almost five months of the year, but come May the anticipation of the delightful warmer seasons with it's perfumed air, melodious bird calls, bursting tree branches and seedling grows stronger.

Dropping by to document some wonderful moments from 2018.

Home & Design - Mpls.St.Paul Magazine a very popular local design magazine did a beautiful feature on our home, my pottery work and blog on their September 2018 Issue.

It was a great experience working with Kelly Kegans, the wonderful Editor and Caitlin Abrams, their talented Staff Photographer.

I heard the name Warren MacKenzie for the first time five years back as a beginner in studio pottery.

A famous North American Craft potter known to bring the Japanese 'Mingei' folk art style of pottery to Minnesota.

I was super excited when I had an opportunity to visit the legendary potter in his studio in Stillwater, Minnesota.

Warren Mackenzie Studio with the traditional kick wheels

Warren demonstrates the making of a pot.

He was born in 1924 in Illinois, US.

It's taken me more than a year to get here.

Not just to be posting here in my creative space, my blog Rang Decor but to reach this space in my heart to slow down and get back to storytelling through blogging.

So, lets get the ball rolling with a feature on Sparrow Cafe.

One sunny winter morning Heidi Van Heel, a longtime blogger friend and I met over a cup of chai in this quaint little cafe in South Minneapolis.

The name itself conjures up images of chirpy little birds fluttering around.

What is Rang Style?

Earlier this year I shared with all the blog readers that Rang Decor is evolving to encompass all the wonderful designs related to fashion, textiles, jewelry and more.

Today on the inaugural post I am sharing with you all an accessory brand that creates bags distinguished by color, craftsmanship and signature charms.

Pure Ghee Designs.
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In India anywhere you look, you will find Indian Gods & Goddesses showing their omnipresence. Lined close to the ceilings on shops, arranged in shrines in the 'puja' room of homes, propped against seasonal bounty of fruit sellers, blessing the daily commute in buses, trucks and taxis. They are everywhere.

Hello Hello Hello.

6 months of being away from Rang Decor!

Anyway, I thought I'd drop by and share few frames from how we have decorated our humble abode for the arrival of Goddess Lakshmi.

This year's decoration is a tribute to the Terracotta, the red clay from which the 'Diya' or the earth oil lamps are made in India.

It is also dedicated to the artisans who work with the earth. Examples of which you can see in our previous home in Bangalore.

Our trip to Turkey last November started with Cappadocia. Having seen the magical hot air balloons glide silently over a very unique landscape, put Cappadocia on our Turkey travel 'to-do' list.

We took a flight from Istanbul to Kayseri which is in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. Within an hours drive from Kayseri is Sultan Cave Suites in Goreme, Cappadocia.

Tea, Rumi & Ayurveda.

The three words close to my heart.

Connected me to Fehreen Ali.

Fehreen likes to call herself an Ayurvedic Teaologist. She is a Tea Formulater with a formal education in Ayurvedic Medicine.

'Ayurvedic ritual and plant medicine have been a part of my life since the beginning. Born and raised in Fiji, currently living in Brisbane, Australia. I was immersed in the world of Ayurveda through food, herbs, ancestral rituals and storytelling.
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