Warli-wise...

India is a land of Colours and Arts and its impossible not to be inspired by them! Warli was one of my first Styles of dabbling in Art. Its a beautiful Art Style..and over the years my love for it has just grown. The Style comes from The Warlis of Maharashtra. For more information on them and their lovely art , click here.

Some of my Warli paintings, collected over the years!
Most of them are drawn on Handmade paper.

A Wedding Celebration.

The main features of Warli include The Tarpa Dance, The Tree of Life and so on. The basic concept of Warli Art is based in Nature and the human and Mother Nature's interplay as are most of our traditional Indian Arts. Probably thats what increases the beauty of it!

Tarpa Dance.

Ying- Yang Warli.

Most Warli works nowadays are done on paper. But Warli was originally done on Walls of the houses etc. with rice paste as the painting medium.
The following warlis have been done on Walls of my home.

A Warli Wall Mural.

This Warli Mural was at our previous home in Bangalore. Miss painting walls now...since the house we live in now here in Germany is rented! :(

A Warli Feature Wall.

The Warli Feature Wall was done by my sister and me at our parents home in Mumbai. Sis being an amazing Artist that she is, taught me the essentials of Warli! Will showcase her Works soon !


Linking this post to
-the Weekly Story-52 at Colours Dekor!
-Toot your Horn Tuesdays at A Silly Little Sparrow!

Design Kathaa

I like weekdays. I do. They give me more time to work and conceptualise my projects! :D
Anyways... presenting to you my newest finished project..which no one guessed correctly. Its a quilt..(no)...its a chataai..(no)..Its Super-Chair.. I mean Chair...(got slightly carried away with the " superman " quotes) ;)
So here it is ! my freshly painted..Proudly presented (drum roll).........



Its a "Turkish Tulu Rug" inspired design which i have integrated into wooden furniture!
Hence the post name... Design Kathaa..stories of design in my life!

This was an IVAR chair from IKEA..
Sorry but forgot to take the BEFORE pic! :(
But midway through the designing...I remembered! :D and here is the pic!

So ..what do you think of it?! Do let me know.

Linking this to Patty's Weekly story at Colors Dekor!

And also to Metamorphosis Monday at the Between Naps on the Porch.

And to Tuesdays Treasures at My uncommon Slice of Suburbia!
Have a great week ahead !




Disclaimer: The images in this post are clicked by me. Please donot use without permission/credit. I am willing to share.

Sneak-Peek Friday!

Hello all!! Weekend's finally here...yippeee and i have my hands full with a new DIY decor project! Here's a sneak peek of the half finished project!


Can you guess what it is? Come on ..have a go! :)
Leave your guess below and i will have the fullly finished result ready first thing Monday morning!
Cheers Honies! have a Great weekend!

Peek-a-BOO! - Its Festival Time!

Even as Fall and Halloween Decor pops up all around my neighborhood, I am starting on my Diwali Decor! Come and have a look at some of my Diwali and Fall Decor.

A handmade Kundan Tea-light for Diwali.


A terracotta Diya placed in a beautiful metal lotus shaped holder.


A handmade Mehendi Candle with kundan as a diwali gift for our friends and family.

Some more handmade kundan studded Tea-lights acting as subsitute diyas for me..since we dont get terracotta diyas here.


Handmade Halloween Decor! Say hello to Peek the Angry Pumpkin and Boo the pale Ghost as you enter my home!


Some more Fall decor....
Some leaves i picked up on our evening strolls! They act as a quick , easy and pretty fall decor around the corners of the house.Thats just some of my decor for the season. Even as the day light starts dimming..My house keeps glowing with the lights of Diwali! More to come....

Linking this post to Colours Dekor: In The Spotlight event of Spooks and Sparkles!
Check out the blog...wonderful link ups are already there by some talented bloggers!

Also Linking this post to Liven Things up- Itz Festival Time Blog Party ! A wonderful festive theme and a lovely blog.



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'Fun'tastic Furniture!

Hello lovelies! The week just begins for those of us in Germany ...since it was a loong weekend due to Monday being a national holiday! Went to meet friends in a nearby district and had awesome fun visiting vineyards and enjoying hot Indian -Konkani food! After all the fun over the weekend...I thought why not have a bit of fun on the blog too...So here it is..Hand-painted furniture allllllll over my home...alll done by Moi! :D
Enjoyyyyyy!

This one is a hand-painted Warli Chair...featuring the Warli dance called ' Tarpa'.



This is the side view of the legs of the chair.


Since its usually the two of us at home..hubbie n me..we decided to conserve space by getting a folding dining table with two chairs...so when we have family n friends over..we extend the table and the following dinner bench serves as chairs. The dining table arrangement will have to wait for a later post!
The top of the bench is painted in the Mewar style. Acrylics on wood.
It depicts an elephant procession .


And last but not in the least..my fav...A side table whose sides I have painted with a Symbolic Sarasvati!




This is the other side of the side table. I calligraphed it with the Sanskrit Shloka of:

"Asato Maa Sadgamaya....


Both hubbie n me wanted a house which imbibed the Indian essence in every nook n corner..What better way than to create a fun and ethnic look which is unique to your home! And me being a self-taught amateur artist for over 4-5 years didnt hurt either!

Also..just to clear things... No am not Schizophrenic.. as my friends claim "Writing on every surface available is a sign of serious mental problems!" :D I just like to paint on every available surface! :P

Well..so much for now... More painted furniture is on the way..but these things take time.. me being a lazy bone doesnt make things much better too! :D So what did you think of my 'Fun'tastic Furniture... did u have fun looking at them as much i did painting them?! Let me know what you think!

I am linking this post to The Weekly Story-51 over at the beautiful blog Colours Dekor.
The Weekly stories are always so good..with a wide variety of topics always being linked! Thank you Patricia for such an awesome idea..This is my first link up to her blog...And hope to be a part of many more of her wonderful blog events!

Also Linking to:Vintage Wanna Bee's Talent Tuesday!
Another lovely Blog! Do check it out!


Until the next post...Stay creative dearies!

Disclaimer: All the photos on this blogpost are mine and are clicked by me. Please donot use without permission/Credit. I am willing to share!

Elegance!

Monotonously rich homes have never been my favourite..but the following homes have changed my mind. The sheer elegance of these wooden-based /themed homes take away your breath. Have a look. :)



I can imagine myself sitting by the window with a cuppa hot coffee and be at complete peace with myself!




I am in awe of this train-carriage themed bunk bed!!
Check out the source link below for more such elegant and inspiring homes!

Images Source: here



Disclaimer: None of the images in this blogpost are mine nor do i claim any ownership of these images. The image source has been duly credited.

Weekend Relaxation

Yippeeee! The Weekend is here !Draw up your baths. Light the Candles and unwind in the bath with a tune in the background. Who needs heaven when all you need is a relaxing bath.
Here are some beautiful and drool-worthy bathrooms worth a mention:


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Wouldn't you love to unwind in this cozy yet unique bath Nukkad aka Corner?

This functional yet elegant bathroom for a small home. Definitely worth looking at:

Image Source: here

This one here can brighten up anyone's day!

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I am in love with the wall paper!!!


But the one that took my breath away is this one.



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Zen-inspired serene baths!! wow..i want to live in here. Loved the leaf detailed lighting system.

Bathroom etiquette anyone?
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Just couldnt help but share this ! Probably need one in my bathroom too. Willl bring a smile (or laughter )!:D
Image source : here



Did you enjoy the Inspiration? Which one is your fav from these? Leave a comment below!

So enjoy the weekend people! Will see you all next week. Till then..Tschuess! *(Learning German or rather trying to use it as often as I can!);)


Disclaimer: The photos used in this blogpost are not mine nor have been clicked by me. Each Image has been duly credited to the source.