Baby Nursery Room ...

An expecting mom is always very excited about designing a beautiful room for her baby. All the nine months during the pregnancy, she is busy planning the various colour schemes, the different themes, the most necessary things, the not so necessary things and a whole lot of other aspects.

As a designer, I strongly believe that some major furniture that is to be bought should be a convertible. This means that as the baby outgrows...., the bed, the chair or the cupboards can be conveniently converted to suit the age and the necessity. Some pictures below will be a great source of inspiration for expecting mothers who are in the process of designing a nursery space for their little one.

I dedicate this post to my youngest sister Vidya who is a doting mother of 20 days old Baby Shriyanka.....

(All images via zu hause wohnen)

My sister is no less a designer herself. She has designed a beautiful nursery room in a Bumble Bee / Lady Bug theme for her newbie shriyanka. Here are some pictures of her creation. She purchased the center border from the stores and made some more wall stickers of the lady bug herself using some beautiful art paper.

This is an inspiration board that I made recently......... What is the theme you want to design your baby nursery room on???????

My Current Project.......Rustic Kitchen...

Monday Mornings are too lazy to start off with....but once on the toes....the day passes by too quickly...This is the moodboard I just made and immediately wanted to share it with all my readers. This is a rustic kitchen I would be soon working on. My client wants a totally earthy look to the kitchen and is particular about the colour Green with the feel of country side in the kitchen. This board is my inspiration. Will be working on this look and come up with some more work on this kitchen.....

Talk about Red and White.....

In my previous post of deriving colour schemes from nature, I had promised my readers about the discussion of the psychology of every colour in detail. Today, I observed that everywhere I see and read....its about the entry of a royal combination of plain white and bright red combined with either Silver or Gold for the elegance. White as we all know signifies cleanliness, purity and serenity. This is most opted for in a contemporary setting due to the neat feel of space it portrays. On the other hand, Red is the most prominent colour that we pay attention to. It is the warmest and most energic colour in the spectrum. Some of the associations of red include love,valentines, danger, desire, stop signs and many more. Here are a few pictures (via zu hause wohnen) for your view. ENJOY !!!!

Please share some of your thoughts on this colour scheme......or share a picture on this blog. Please email the picture to my email id vasudha.dilip@hotmail.com

Delicious Decoration...ummmm

When you are inviting some guests over for lunch or dinner...........and are desperate to bring about new looks to your spaces..........try these mouth watering bouquets which not only act as a deco....but can also be eaten....This solves two problems at one shot....a new decoration and a fruit salad.....Here are some pictures for your inspiration.....

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The simplest way to do this is to identify a pot or a vase. Place a bouquet sponge which is readily available at flower shops. Pierce wooden sticks onto this sponge at different heights. Then using different cookie cutters, shape out the fruits and veggies. Add a few salad leaves for the natural leaf look. With a little imagination and creativity, you can turn out beautiful fruit and veggie bouquets. So, Have you already started cutting out your pineapple flowers???????????????

Enjoy your YUMMYyyyyyyyyyy bouquets.......

Stenciling ....

Stenciling in simple terms is the art of using templates to paint or draw a particular design or pattern, number or letters, shapes or symbols on walls, furniture, fabric etc., Almost all surfaces can be stenciled by using the right medium of paint. Here are a few pictures of stenciling on fabric. At the end of this post, I have given a few easy steps to stenciling.....at home....

(All pictures from Marabu home deco)

Steps to doing some stencil work at home.

1. First identify the surface that needs to be stenciled like walls, cupboard surfaces, soft furnishings, headboards, cornices, pelmets, furniture, art pieces....etc., almost everything can be stenciled.

2. Clean this surface neatly.

3. Identify the design that needs to be stenciled. eg: Some roosters, leaves or pictures of vegetables and fruits for a country theme, some floral patterns for a classic theme etc.,

4. Take a thick plastic sheet.....I normally use the Presentation transparencies which are thick and transparent. Keep this sheet on the design and trace it using a thin black permanent marker pen.

5. Now, use a scalpel (sharp surgical knife) or an X-acto knife to cut out the design. The template or stencil is now ready for use.

6. Keep this stencil firmly on the place that needs to be stenciled. Identify the right medium of paint....eg., oil based for wood, fabric paint for textiles and so on.

7. The paints can either be sprayed or painted using a brush. If you are using a brush, ensure that the design is initially stenciled on the surface using a pencil and then painted with a brush.

All these steps will soon become easy after you have attempted the first one. Please write to me for any queries.