An Indian Summer: October 2012

Wednesday, October 10

Fashion Inspiration

For Interiors!

Lately, I have been drawing a lot of inspiration from creatively styled fashion shoots and images, especially the ones that are inspired by or influenced by India. The vivid colors, textures, textiles and jewelry, the locations, the mood, the style - all put together is very evocative of a potential interior space; a room done just so that it pulls together all these varied elements and translates a brilliant fashion photo shoot into a beautiful room. I chanced upon this fabulous blog and have been ooh-aahing over the lovely fashion inspiration. Take a look at these gorgeous India inspired fashion images, close your eyes, and tell me if you can visualize a similarly inspired room too...

The bold madras check and tribal jewelry

The elegance of raw silk in green and dark blue

Bohemian mood with kilims

Love the pink and shades of blue against the mustard! And the block prints reminiscent of summer days

Imaging color blocking a room with these shades..

Mirror work fabric and crafts from India - I can see a children's room done up similarly!

Burnt orange, gold, beige and plum - reminds of me the rich decor and styling for festivals like Diwali :)

The charm of an ethnic antique look

Dull gold does work so well with almost all primary colors!

And, here are two superbly put fashion and interior diptych by The City Sage..

Do tell me, my creative readers, does fashion inspire your spaces and rooms as well?

[Images: The Jade Bangle, An Indian Summer Likes, The City Sage]

Tuesday, October 9

Did ya

..Ikea?

Love how the tiny colorful rug brings the entire room together

Ikea has been one of my earliest design crushes and source of inspiration. I love how affordable good design (if not the greatest quality) has been made accessible to everyone by Ikea. So, it was with anticipation that I browsed through the Ikea Live site - a website showcasing real homes, ideas and spaces created by people using products from Ikea. I loved these homes - the fact that each had a distinct imprint of the people who lived in them, in spite of using mass produced furniture and products - made it all the more interesting. Here are some spaces that sang to me :)

Rough floors, rugged roof and a pristine white couch - just about perfect!

I am trying not to exclaim oh-how-pretteh!, and am completely failing at the attempt :)

Have always loved a small desk by a window nook. You got to be able to look out to something while working!

Ooh..this tapestry behind the bed, that chalkboard cupboard and those hardwood floors!

Prints and more prints!

Reclaim that wood! Now.

Look at that birdie!

What a nice eclectic mix of varied art and pillows/cushions here

As lovely as this room is, my little bloggie blog has this wicked temptation to splash some color in it! Put a bright bedspread, bring that rug from the very first image in this post to the bedside, spread a vintage mirror work textile across that bench, and put up one brightly colored hat on the wall! That's it. :)

[All images: Ikea Live]

I shall see you again tomorrow with an interesting post - I am already ooh aahing over it!

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