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Blogging (from Chicago) about India design and other worldly design inspirations while we complete an apartment in Chennai, India.

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Just Asking If You Lost a Mini Key?

Does anyone write hand-written letters anymore? Wouldn’t you like to find a hand-written letter in your mailbox so it’s not just junk, catalogs and oh the bills. Here’s what I found in my mailbox,...

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The Old Amethyst Gardens in Chennai

Yay! Today is the official start of frost-free gardening in Chicago. My gardens look really sparse, things just poking up now. So for now, here are photos of a gorgeous garden that was an oasis...

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India Design and Color at Leon & Lulu

You can find India colors, patterns and design in Clawson, Michigan where there is a store called Leon & Lulu. It’s full of fun colors and an energetic mix of furniture, art and gifts. I saw really...

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Help: The Sari Style Curtain That Got Away

If you have ever seen a curtain or a sari like this, with a sheer center, can you please let me know? This was a curtain panel that was sold at Neiman Marcus and Horchow back in 2004. I had wanted...

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Journals, Made by DWC

Usually at airports, I buy magazines about home decor, travel or food and wine for entertainment during flights. But last week at LAX, I found in Hudson News something much more interesting — blank...

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Layers and Layers of Wallpaper

Have you ever during a renovation, uncovered many layers of wallpaper? It’s like an archeological dig. Or scraping, more like it. Here’s what we found when we renovated our master bathroom back in...

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“Half-DIY” Buddha Amulet Necklace

Do you know about the idea of half homemade food by Sandra Lee? You use ready-made things, and add your own twist as you put a meal together? Well it can also be applied to DIY, and I really like...

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Color Post: Navy, But Not Conservative

Is the color navy trending right now? Because I’m liking navy. And whenever I like a color I’ve never liked before, it makes me wonder about the big marketing machine out there. Maybe it works...

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Travel Instagrams: Colors and Textures of Denver

Was there and gone too fast, in Denver. I visited for a conference and squeezed in a few sights between sessions, speaking and saying hi to colleagues from around the country. Thankfully it was...

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Is it Tassel or Tassle?

Someone else had the same question. It’s out there spelled both ways. Anyway, here’s a passel of tassels today … So there was this bead in Santa Fe. This bead is calling out to me to become a...

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Decorating a Country Courtyard House

This is a continuation of the previous post, which was a dream about a house with a courtyard in a South Indian village. I’m traveling quite a bit for work over the next few weeks, crossing the USA...

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Country Courtyard House in an Ancestral Indian Village

An ancient Hindu temple is being rebuilt in a rural South Indian village that’s two hours by road from any major city. It was over-run by roots and branches but people cared enough to want to save...

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The Truth About Our Fear of Ourselves

I don’t think of myself as a fearful person. I can be really brave about things others might see as crazy. I’ve gone skydiving, and my husband and I have frequently flown in small four-seater...

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Brown + Turquoise

Brown and turquoise. Turquoise and brown. A perfect pair. Hand in hand, you find them all over New Mexico. Even the parking structures in Santa Fe look nice. This one is by the Eldorado and Hilton...

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We’re Looking at Luopans Today

We’re looking at whaaat? People who are into feng shui might know what they are. The rest of us, we might learn something new, and really cool. I’m always looking for round objects for display,...

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Santa Fe Photos: Little Windows to a Soul

If the eyes are the window to the soul, what does that make photos? Because our photos show our interests, our passions, literally what catches our eye. While studying the pictures brought back...

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Southwest Adobe + Asian Style

We stopped in a store in Santa Fe called Asian Adobe. It looked so much like our house! Chinese cabinets with leather sofas, Ming altar tables with non-Asian art hanging above, Japanese obi...

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I Want to Live in Toast

Uh-huh. Odd, I know. Until you know that I’m talking about the UK catalog, Toast. Then you may want to live in Toast too. This is just a glimpse. There’s so much more cool stuff at Toast. Not dry...

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Santa Fe on Instagram

So cool, I just checked my Instagram online and it now makes a collage of your most recent photos. Here’s collage right now showing photos from our visit to Santa Fe, New Mexico: Click photo to see...

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Holi Colors in the House

Today’s the day people throw streams of bright color water around, for the Indian festival of Holi. Now I would never recommend tossing water and powder around the house. Unless you want splatters...

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Craigslist When You’re Traveling

Have you ever looked up Craigslist items for sale at a destination you’re going to? Just by happenstance the other day, I found this photo shared here last August in a post about bathroom pedestal...

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My Style: Natural Nomadic Luxe

I was inspired about a year ago by an Airstream trailer that was decorated in a style the designer called luxe nomadic. And it hit, that captures exactly the look I’m going for in the India...

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DIY “Art Square” with Patterned Paper and Stencil

Last month I shared a large framed panel decorated with scrapbook paper and painted stencils. Here’s another similar, smaller project: This is one of those projects where the final result looks...

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An Indian-Inspired Room, Designed

So 1st dibs ran a Pinterest contest to “design your dream living room.” The winners are great but they kind of all look the same? Of course I put an India-inspired room together and it looks...

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Astronomical Decorating

{A repeat post, this is an annual event!} No, this is not about astronomically expensive decorating. Rather it’s about decorating according to your horoscope sign. For the next month, people born...

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Soft not Scorching Pink

I’ve inked about pink here before, including the scorching pinks you see in India. Pinks so bright, a few more steps and they’d tiptoe over the edge into neon bright. So bright, I wish those posts...

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Finding Style Sense in Santa Fe

Twenty years ago I was a young girl from the Detroit suburbs who knew Hudson’s, JC Penney and Sears from our local mall. I hadn’t yet traveled west of the Mississippi, nor set foot in another...

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Horchow Happiness

Honestly, usually I’m a bit annoyed as a blog reader that header advertising pushes blog content down, making me go through all the effort to scroll down with a finger. Ugh, so hard, right? However...

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Using Nail Polish in Home Decor

Nail polish is so popular right now. It now seems as necessary as anti-perspirant to make ourselves presentable to the public. But what about us rebels who prefer our nails to be naked in public?...

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The Day Printed Paper Met Painted Wood

They call it serendipity. A few boards Mod Podged with scrapbook paper were on the floor, waiting for the next step: stenciling with paints. I took a break to open a really special package that...

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India pied a terre

Just Asking If You Lost a Mini Key?

The Old Amethyst Gardens in Chennai

India Design and Color at Leon & Lulu

Help: The Sari Style Curtain That Got Away

Journals, Made by DWC

Layers and Layers of Wallpaper

“Half-DIY” Buddha Amulet Necklace

Color Post: Navy, But Not Conservative

Travel Instagrams: Colors and Textures of Denver

Is it Tassel or Tassle?

Decorating a Country Courtyard House

Country Courtyard House in an Ancestral Indian Village

The Truth About Our Fear of Ourselves

Brown + Turquoise

We’re Looking at Luopans Today

Santa Fe Photos: Little Windows to a Soul

Southwest Adobe + Asian Style

I Want to Live in Toast

Santa Fe on Instagram

Holi Colors in the House

Craigslist When You’re Traveling

My Style: Natural Nomadic Luxe

DIY “Art Square” with Patterned Paper and Stencil

An Indian-Inspired Room, Designed

Astronomical Decorating

Soft not Scorching Pink

Finding Style Sense in Santa Fe

Horchow Happiness

Using Nail Polish in Home Decor

The Day Printed Paper Met Painted Wood

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