The Surprise revealed!!!!

A set of 3 sheets of Window Stickers for each of the winners of the Mood board contest. Here's a look at the motifs.

Maple Leaves in Fall Colours

Pumpkin themed Stickers

Various types of leaves with a gold line

Congratulations once again to Harshita, Kamini and Nidhi for making this contest a grand success. Hope to host many more such contests in future.

Design Challenge at COMMON GROUND...

Hi Readers !!!!

I am very happy to note that Debra who blogs at common ground, has come up with a new feature of providing home decor solutions through her blog using the blogger community. Here is how it goes...

Anybody looking for some design solutions for their homes can send in pictures of their walls, furniture or rooms to common ground. This will be responded to by the blogger community. They can then decide what is the right solution for their problems. I highly appreciate debra's thought process and the desire to help.

Great Going Debra!!!!

Giveaway at Liven Things Up!!!!

Good Day!!!   

Its raining giveaways!!!!

Check out the giveaway at Emreen's blog Liven Things Up.

Winners of the Mood board Contest !!!!!!!

My sincere thanks to my friend Catherine Turnbull, who was kind enough to judge this contest. Catherine is an interior designer by profession. Although a Mechanical Engineer, her passion for interior designer led her to choose this as her profession. Her extraordinary creativity and sense of style can be seen in all her works. Don't forget to check her website here.

Here is what Catherine says about the contestants and the boards.

"Well, the judging is complete. This was incredibly tough as everyone who entered has done a fabulous job. I had to really study the boards looking for the combination of elements and how they were brought together. Please tell your readers I believe they are all winners. I was incredibly impressed.I arrived at a decision by picturing the rooms. I wanted to understand how they would look and feel. With the top boards, I was able to walk through the room in my imagination".

When I put up this contest, I was not really sure about the response I would receive and so I was only planning for one prize. But now, I have decided to part with 3 prizes as it has been a wonderful experience putting up this contest. 

Winners list:

First Place - Harshita Dakoju Tegi (co-blogs with Patricia at at Coloursdekor)

Second Place - Black Board  - Arabian Night  - Kamini Raghavan (blogs at saffronandsilk) shared by Harshita Dakoju Tegi again

Third Place - Nidhi Hegde (Freelance Interior Designer and a student of mine)

Congrats to all of you ladies. Please mail me your postal address and you would receive your prizes soon!!!

Thanks to all of you especially to you Catherine for the time you spent on this.

Finalist at the Blissful Homes contest...for the Prismma Magazine

Hi Readers,

My Home in Bangalore, India, is featured on Prismma, an online magazine for interior design and decor.  Please take a look at it and vote for me. Click on this link and comment. Your comment is treated as a vote.

 

Thank you once again.

Mood Board Contest....Contestant Boards....Take a look

It was great fun downloading all the mood boards sent by my lovely readers. I am sure you all must have enjoyed doing it as much as I enjoyed putting these together.

So, did you enjoy this contest????? Please do let me know. Your comments are highly appreciated. Thanks so much for this effort.

Landscape and Lighting.....

Having beautiful landscaped gardens around oneself is becoming increasingly important these days. The reasons are many, but one that is my top of mind recall is good health. With good health, follows all other things. I am from Bangalore in India. This place is traditionally known as the Garden City with its beautiful formal public gardens. Unfortunately with the city expanding at a rapid rate, it is making way for a lot of residential and commercial apartment complexes. Although, I am happy to see Bangalore listed as a Global city, it saddens me to see the large gardens vanishing and making way for concrete. 

With all these said, it is important to mention that most of these apartment complexes in Bangalore today are giving a lot of importance to landscaping to whatever extent possible. Landscaping a public place should not only consider aesthetic aspects, but also environmental and socio-behavioural issues as well.

Here is  a post which focuses on landscaping and lighting. A few shots of a beautiful garden near my house which recently hosted a Light Festival.

A garden is naturally beautiful in daylight with its rich natural hues in various colours. The beauty can be totally transformed at night with some beautiful lighting effect.

The leaves look bluish with the special down-lighters that flicker every few seconds

The tower in different colours of  lighting

The complimentary coloured  red and green lighting....a challenge to nature

The rock separator turns fiery red and bright orange

A fairy tale effect

Up-lighters and Down-lighters create a dramatic effect on these green leaves

As the day light faded, safety lighting was provided at all areas for easy movement. This is very important in all public parks.

(All Photographs are shot by me and are solely for Cherishing Spaces, please do not use without permission)

Location: Killesberg Park, Stuttgart, Germany