Some easy to do Decoupage Ideas.....

Last week has been very hectic with a lot of work and travel. I am very happy to note that many of my readers also share a great interest in the art of Decoupaging. I have been constantly getting e-mails requesting some more simple ideas to converting boring spaces into interesting and decorative spaces using decoupaging. Here are a few of them...Please take a look.

A simple home-office set-up....Some flasks and trays converted into decorative accessories...
A simple example of a living room deco......

A theme room.....all using decoupage techniques.....

Some crockery and trays...

A simple chair in a pinnocchio theme...

A simple chair in animal prints....

A deco tray.....in crackled effect...

(Photo Credit: Marabu Home Deco)

Answer to Sravi's Question.....

Sravi from This blog does not have a title as the author's not witty enough to think of a good one. has a question for me.....

Sravi's Question: I have an open terrace in my house..as you do.. and some greenry! I wanted to get some garden furniture,which i can place in there...all that i have found in chennai are some metal/steel ones.. which i feel will get hot and hence cannot be used till it cools down....what kind of furniture would you suggest? also,which material/stuff should I use for a temperary roof ??? thank you for ur time!

Sravi, I have 3 answers for you.........

1. Low Budget Idea: Get some Neel kamal plastic table and chairs which will cost you about Rs. 3000. They are heat resistant and rain proof. So, you dont have to worry about it when you are not at home and it rains all of a sudden. But these do not look very decorative. so, my suggestion is........do some work on it ...like stenciling or give it a base coat of dark green and decoupage it with some pictures of flowers and greenery (if you wait for a couple of days, you can see an example of a chair that i have decoupaged with children chart pictures). A very inexpensive way of converting. In addition to this, you can use rolling sheets which can be rolled out to have some privacy from above or buy a big garden umbrella.

Below are some pictures for your reference.

(Photo Credit: www.netshops.com, www.webdesign-elements.com, www.familycrafts.abouthi, www.indiamart.com)

2. Medium-Budget Idea: Have a rolling sheet fixed at one end of the terrace. Place some cane furniture with a small glass table. Some bright cushions in red and green will look beautiful. but you have to be careful and see to it that when you go out, you roll out the shutter so that even when it rains, the furniture is not damaged...

3. High Budget Idea: Have some kerala tiled roof with pillars. Some log-wood furniture with lovely cushions will be a permanent solution. For interest, you could add some teracotta pots and hangings....

Since you mentioned the word temporary, I think option 1 (low-budget idea) would be the right choice. Please let me know if you implemented it with some pictures of the makeover. I would be more than happy.

My Creation in Green combined with an Achromatic Scheme...

Many of my readers have been asking me to do some scheme in the nature's own Green colour. I have personaly always liked green and so wanted to do something in green too. I had been looking around for some inspiration and then found this picture on Flickr by imelde. This put me to a thought process............. and....an instant outcome is this collage.
The products displayed here are from funrose, aunt sharon's attic, rosen berry, alcazar furniture and amara.

Thank you Blogadda....

I express my heartfelt thanks to http://www.blog.blogadda.com/ for listing my blog in their post on 9 Best Indian Interior Design blogs. Thank you once again. I will continue to work and inspire my readers with some more interesting and informative posts. To see this, please visit.....

http://blog.blogadda.com/2009/07/28/9-best-indian-interior-design-blogs

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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