Art by Aarohi...

Nazar Batto Box...

Today, I dropped by at Aarohi Singh's exhibition at Pageturners Bookstore and was completely engulfed into a world of vibrant colours and Indian Kitsch.

Here are few captures of her wonderful work.

Side View of the box...

Horn Ok Please Kettle...

Thayyam Box...

Nimboo Mirchi Series Paintings...

Gorgeous Thalis (psst...that lovely Goddess Saraswati thali will soon be mine;-)

The lovely lady with her stunning work:-)

Aarohi's exhibition is on till 28th November, 2010 at

Pageturners Bookstore,

89 Kannan Building, MG Road, Bangalore

So if you are in Bangalore, do drop by:-)

Freedom Tree Homestore.

Recently I interacted with someone from Freedom Tree Design. To be honest I hadn't heard of them before, so I did my research and landed on their colourful website and subsequently on their Facebook page.

I was amazed to see Freedom Tree Homestore's contemporary home decor collection of furniture, table ware, linen, accessories all made in India.

Freedom Tree range of ceramics

Poochapalam textile range...

Latika Khosla is the design director of Freedom Tree Design, a color and trend studio based in India.

Freedom Tree Homestore is her latest venture, where the focus is on creating colourful, remarkable design & print and also has designed, curated collection with quirky overtones.

The Independence Collection...

Mombaye, The City range...

Kukkiballi Textile Print...

The Independence Collection...

Aranya range...

ceramics...

Dhurries...

'The spirit is to celebrate modern India and as a vibrant design destination – it is a thumbprint against standardization. Loveable and fun products make everyday living beautiful celebrating a freedom of expression, freedom of thought and freedom of being.'

~Freedom Tree Design

What a lovely thought!

The Freedom Tree Homestore is based in Mumbai. They are also on Facebook.

(images from Freedom Tree Design)

photography inspires art...

You might have heard many times, "Oh, that photograph looks like a painting!" or "The painting is so real I thought it was a photograph."

One of Rang Decor's lovely readers Pree pointed me towards this blog, CreationS - The Essence Of Arts by Rachana Saurabh.

What a lovely surprise awaited me. Remember the post 'paint your prayers...' where I had shared photographs of little feet painted on pebbles? Well, Rachana a very talented artist has created a lovely painting inspired by that photograph!

My photograph...

Her painting...

It's wonderful to see readers get inspired by the little ideas I share here on Rang Decor and really appreciate it. Thank you!

P.S. If you have been inspired by any post on Rang Decor, do share your photographs on Rang Decor's Facebook page.

Rang Decor now on Facebook...

Facebook being a great space to interact and share ideas and inspirations, I have finally created a page dedicated to Rang Decor.

Readers will be able to get updates, when I post on the blog and hope to add many more interesting features...

So do drop by at Rang Decor on Facebook

Diwali at home...

Diwali ki Shubhkamnayen!Diwali at home was lot of fun with family and friends, ladoos and chocolates, sparklers and diyas, dinners and laughter...

Few captures from our home during Diwali.

Hope all of you had a fabulous Diwali!

(images by Arch)

Festive goodies to enhance your diwali...

Apart from the traditional brass lamps and the earthy diyas which are evergreen, why not add some zing into your diwali decoration with these creative, innovative and interesting goodies.

Sharing some lovely accessories from some very creative stores...

Tribal Route

Welcome prosperity and good luck by hanging these...Decorate with Lanterns...

Ceramic incense stick holders...

Available at Tribal Route

The Loose Ends Store

I completely fell in love with these 'Truck Art' inspired cushions and lamps...

What vibrant colours and so Indian!

Switch on some colourful festive glow...

Available at The Loose Ends Store

Matsya

Beautifully decorated terracotta lamps...

Available at Matsya

Bliss

A rainbow of tealight holders and lanterns...

Bliss showcases some great brands from across Mumbai and India.

Available at Bliss

The Color Caravan

Patachitra-painted bottles and other goodies...

Available at The Color Caravan

Have a fabulous, colourful and safe Diwali everyone!

Will be away from this space for a couple of days cleaning, decorating, celebrating with family and friends.

(images from Tribal Route, The Loose End Store, Matsya, Bliss, The Color Caravan)

Rang Decor featured in Ideal Home & Garden

Rang Decor has been featured in 'Ideal Home & Garden' November Issue, 2010 article 'Decor Goes Online'

A big thank you to Chandana Banerjee and Ideal Home & Garden Team.

doily patterns...

Tealight candles adorning our entrance...

Tealight candles have become a big part of the Diwali illuminations in many Indian homes. I love using these along with the traditional oil diyas.

I wanted an interesting background to form a base for these candles. Coasters were one option but I zeroed in on traditional 'Kolam' stencils available widely in stores that sell 'pooja articles' or stalls near temples.

The patterns remind me of doilies that my mother used to crochet during my childhood:-)

A lotus shaped kolam stencil...

Some interesting design stencils...

(images by Arch)

glassy illumination...

As the festival of lights approaches, my head is bursting with various ideas to try out at home.

I also love checking out what's new in the market for diyas and lamps...

Recently I picked up these small glass oil lamps. It's a small flower shaped glass container with enough space for two tablespoons of oil. On top of it goes a detachable metal flower-shaped wick holder!

Placing them on a terracotta plate and scattering white rose petals makes it a lovely center of interest.

Love the floral pattern the light and glass together create:-)

You could also place them on small traditional coasters and line them on your window-sill or entrance...

Here I have placed it on small framed 'Patachitra' painting.

(Images by Arch)