Latest Blog Posts - India pied-à-terre
- The Price Epiphanyon Jul 19, 2012 in Uncategorized home repairsI got smacked in the brain by something yesterday. Maybe everyone else has always known this, and I’ve been slow all these years. If so, please overlook my stupidity. I realized, no home repair will ever be quoted at less … Continue readi...
- Empty Frames, Full of PromisesBlog inspiration can come from the craziest sources! Our basement flooded and destroyed some things in picture frames. Thankfully more sentimental images weren’t ruined — like a beguiling photo of my husband’s sister dressed in...
- There’s That Chair AgainI’m talkin’ a certain chair. Notice how the chair lies low. It lets the table be the center of attention. You’re not looking at chair backs sticking up all around. Which is fine, if that’s what you want. For our Chennai apar...
- How to Create a Crusty Rusty Picture Frame (Or Anything Else)It used to be, things with rust were for the garbage. Why would I intentionally rust a picture frame? I’m not the only one seduced by rust. There’s a mass of Pinterest boards titled “Rust” with collections of crusty imag...
- Indian Wood Printing Blocks with Crusty PaintWooden printing blocks from India are pretty enough in plain wood, but they can be even prettier when crusted with old paint, showing off the bold colors of India. I recently scored this one with a fantastic circus of color (from eBay): It mak...
- Instagram Images: Indian and Southeast Asian Artifacts at the Art Institute of ChicagoIt’s no surprise to regular readers here that I’m a fan of India and Southeast Asian design. So what do you think would happen in the Art Institute of Chicago’s corridor of artifacts from these lands? I can’t take them with...
- In Awe of Decorative PaintingWith the clean slate of the India apartment’s walls, imaginations of what to do can run wild and free! There’s nothing existing to constrain ideas. No things like a royal blue velvet sectional that must be accommodated in the design. R...
- Cool and Calm Amid Chennai ChaosCool and calm. That’s what I hope to achieve in the India pied-à-terre, because it sits amid a busy and sweltering Southern India city neighborhood. Here are images that capture the cool feeling of escape that I’m aiming for (from a...
- Tempted to be TentedJust returned from a business trip to Orlando. I’d like to say that enormous corporate parks like Disney are not my thing. But then again a corporation has some rights to Angkor Wat, which I loved visiting and have written … Continue read...
- The Plant That Launched A Thousand OthersIt was glowing in the setting sun in Tuscany. Yellow flowers reaching for the rays: This was the last image, burned forever in my mind, of the glorious garden. Before we backed out of the gate and swung the doors … Continue reading →...
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