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

Sophisticated Living......refreshing contemporary furniture line....from Karlsruhe,Germany

Hi Readers,

Introducing you all to a beautiful range of Furniture from Sophisticated Living. I love the fact that their products are highly contemporary with sleek lines and minimalism. But what truly brings in the beauty is the element of nature in colours, patterns and the feel infused in their furniture. Their product line consists of sofas, beds, chairs, pillows etc.,

Here is their latest line of modular furniture called PEAHI. This is a furniture that can be mixed and matched according to your needs and desires. Here is what sophisticated living says about PEAHI. "Peahi (pronounced pay-ah-hee) is a town on the northern coast of the island of Maui in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The name Peahi means "wave" in Hawaiian and is also the name given to the giant waves that break just short of this seaside town. In particular in the harsh winter months.  Our latest sofa model is also called "PEAHI" and it gathers its inspiration from no less than the first rays of the springtime sun. We created it to be modular, flexible and to offer excellent seating comfort".

I always have a special appreciation for multi-utility furniture and so here is something i really liked. A  Cube-inspired square and practical sofa. Can be combined and used in a variety of ways.

This is called REEFBREAK bed that symbolises casual elegance. The special feature is its removable cushion bed with its soft head board.

This is a SHOREBREAK bed with a fine blend of country look and classic elegance. 

Their Chair series can be used as a single eye-catcher in your room or combined with their sofa series. I especially loved the red ragtag chair and the purple loop chair.

This is just an overview of their products. For more information, please log on to the above mentioned website.

Moodboard Contest....in progress........THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS....

Hurry !!!!!!!!!! the contest closes in 4 days.....Click the link on your right for more information on this contest. Here are a couple of mood boards I made recently. 

A mix-match of a classic-country Kerala bedroom with peacock accents. This one is especially for Patricia from Colours Dekor and for her love of a peacock theme.

This one is a Romantic black bathroom inspired by the Bouganvillea Flower.

Moodboard Contest....in progress

Hello readers,

Here are some more concept or mood boards. Please click here for the contest rules.

This board is for the plant lovers. A contemporary bedroom with a contemporary interior landscape and a zen feel. I am a true lover of Paris City. This is a moodboard dedicated to the exoticism in Paris....
How many of us have secretly enjoyed a beach party??. Here is a board with the concept of a beach party at night.....

to make this competition more fun....join in and send as many entries as possible.....HURRY!!!last date is 15th July 2011.

Tallest Gothic Church in Asia....

Our Lady of Doloures Basilica

This is a beautiful Gothic church located in Thrissur, Kerala, India. While the beauty of this church is the intricate Gothic detailing and its pristine feel in an all-white scheme, the speciality is that, it is acclaimed to be the tallest and biggest Gothic church in Asia.

The interiors showcase beautiful frescoes and wall paintings in biblical themes.

Vaulted Ceilings, intricate detailing on the altars and rose windows are the prime features of Gothic architecture.

For more info on this church and how to reach there, click here.

Image Courtesy: Sreejith Menon.

Natural bathroom with refreshing Mint Green accents....Moodboard contest in progress...

The first thing I do every morning is to check my mail for the moodboards. I am immensely surprised to see the number of entries pouring in. Thanks to all my lovely readers. As promised, here is my moodboard for the day. Click here for the contest details.

A very refreshing bathroom with natural elements like stone, cane and wood. I put the accents in mint green to add a touch of nature and to accentuate the feel of a country bathroom.

Join in, 11 days more......

MOODBOARD CONTEST.....in progress

Its exciting to see my mailbox flooded with pictures of colourful moodboards for the contest. I must admit that each of the boards are done with a lot of interest. Thanks to all my wonderful readers and followers. Its a suggestion from a good friend to keep the suspense of all these boards on..till the round up day...that is on the 15th of July. Until then...I would like to keep posting a few of mine.....just for motivation..... so here is one that I did this morning.

For rules on the Moodboard contest...please click here.

An all neutral scheme with a rustic-retro look....